I had my neighbor's goats sorta thrust upon me, so my herd almost tripled in size over a few days.
My dairy does have a south-facing run. With the addition of more goats, they couldn't all fit in the shed. So DBF made a "goat-zebo" of a tarp and t-posts to add shade to their run. Well, one doe...
Ach, how do I get myself into these situations!
OK, I had a small meat/milk business. Sold milk to a co-op, sold meat to whoever. Had my herd settled, knew all of my goats quirks, how much they ate, how much hay I needed and how much room I had. All seemed to be going well ...
So then, my...
In the tradition of the great Bill Engvall.
We had a thread for this on BYC. Here are some great moments from my past.
Cashier at TSC: (rings up my 2 bags of layer feed) You got chickens?
Me; Nope, it's cheaper than cereal
This one was me
Friend: Lucy's having puppies. Did you guys want one...
We got him.
No pics yet as there was hail and 3 inches of rain falling when we got in last night.
I'll try and get some today.
His name is "Kurish" which I don't really like. We're thinking either Kodiak or Thunder. Open to suggestions though...
:rolleyes: OK, I'm probably the only one who found the acronyms amusing.
Moving on from weird rescue/inheritance/old lady that doesn't know what she wants ...
We sold DD's pony (the ad wasn't even complete and I got a call on her!). Luckily, the woman who is buying her does distance riding--I...
Back in the late 90's, as a teenager/young 20s I worked horses for a woman who had some heart issues and couldn't ride herself. Even though I'm no longer working her horses, we are still friends.
Her husband died last November. He wasn't the technical owner of the house, it was in a trust to...
OK, maybe not a breed, just an old ugly Jacobs ram that I was given.
I figured he needed some press since I'm always talking about the goats and horses.
He was passed around from farm to farm and ended up with a friend of mine who bought him for her son to use for roping practice. Since he was...
How do you guys clean wax for reusing?
I've saved wax from the consumed cheeses, but there are bits of cheese on it and I'm not sure the best way to clean it.
Thanks.
I have a small meat herd of Boer-cross males. Their enclosure is partially in the woods (pine and cedar), along with calf-hutches and a 3-sided shed shed for shelter. All of these are bedded with straw. WHen I did chores tonight, one of the males-one that I plan to use for breeding--has some...
Well, the mucuous presaged labor. At 9:30-ish, our first 2013 kid was born, a 3/4 Boer, 1/4 Alpine buckling, white with dark ears. Pics coming soon!
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My Alpine/Boer is my first one due to kid (her little teats are practically sticking out sideways from her full udder). Today when I was cleaning out her pen, I noticed that she had a gob of white, opaque mucuous hanging out of her vulva. I put on a pair of gloves, wiped it off. Felt her...
I now have 2 Boer/cross bucks and I'm trying to decide which to use for breeding. Camera battery is dead so I hope to post pics later.
Buck #1: 7/8 Boer, 1/8 ???. Short bodied, downhill build. But rounder and more muscular. Pretty easy to handle. Not aggressive. Nice hooves. 2 teats. Born last...
I had bred my goats previously to our 4-H leader's ennobled Boer buck. But I recently acquired an unregistered Boer buck as part of a package deal. Today when I went to grain the does, the 8 month old Saanen/Boer doe's tail was whipping around like a helicopter. On a hunch, I led her over to the...
I've gotten into meat goats this past year (kinda happened by accident) and there is a large Hindu family in southern Michigan who are my main purchasers of goat meat. I slaughtered 5 wethers earlier this year, ate maybe 5 lbs of it myself, and then my father who works with the wife of the...
Long story, but my friend is getting divorced and is dispersing her sheep herd. I used to own her ram (a Jacob sheep) and she gave him back to me along with a ewe. Well, DBF broke an arm over a week ago and has to use 1 arm to do things. When I went to unload the sheep, I grabbed the ram since I...
I bought 4 Angora goats, 3 wethers and a doe. Picked them up this afternoon and brought them home.
They are still adjusting, obviously, but I'm getting nervous because they're not eating or drinking. I have hay both outside and inside their small barn, water both outside and inside. I just went...
OK, been going through a rough patch lately. Lost my husband to a heart attack last year. Began dating last summer, found a wonderful man and he and I have decided to start a life together. Well, last winter I found out I was pregnant. The pregnancy was difficult, I was sick most of the time...
I will be getting 3 wethers in mid July after they are weaned. Yea! Looking forward to raising them for their lustrous fiber.
Anyone else with Angoras?
Yea!
Going to be starting a mohair/Angora goat farm to go along with horses and chickens!
Just bought 3 wethers--not weaned yet--from a breeder in the southern part of the state. I will get them mid-July after the youngest is weaned. Looking forward to spinning and weaving. I plan on doing a...