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We have been thinking about raising one or two pigs for meat this year, but we have no experience with pigs at all. my DH raised some for ffa back in HS. but short of that no experience. Anyways i have been looking over many sites on the web and they all contradict each other. so i was hoping...

i just got a mare in the beginning of august that looked almost exactly like your gelding. underweight,swayed back, no muscle,hooves grown out for days, sparse coat with even a few bare spots, ect..ect. but in months with good hay/water, teeth floated and checked and hooves done,wormed and...

well it was a thought i was hoping we could make it work for the winter till next year when we could build a proper cover. I'v talk to DH about putting roofing metal panels on the top of the frame before since he is a roofer and we have them but he thinks they are to heavy for the frame to even...

we are getting a old mare for my daughter this week and i have a pen with wood post and cattle fencing about 25 x25 ft we use it for my daughters lambs my question is we live in utah where it gets snowy during the winter and this pen is open, no cover. so i was thinking, we have a frame to a...

my daughter is ten and going on her second year of market lambs. i told her she had to buy a pair of shears. so i'v been looking online at all the different kinds of clippers and shears and i am getting so confused. so i'm hoping someone can help clear my mind a little. i was looking at lister...

My daughter is raising more sheep for 4h next year but i need to get some hay now being so late in the year i am having a hard time finding it but found someone with oat hay, we've only ever fed alfalfa, so will they eat oat hay? or should i just keep looking for alfalfa, she also feeds them the...

Unfortunatly they do not do breeding classes here it is only showmanship and fitting and market that is done in our county, And around here i'm sure people spend alot of money on lambs I called a guy who is on the livstock commity he breeds and sells 4-h stock and does a little class for...

We wanted to buy her back and i talk to the secretary at the livestock counter. I still am trying to figure out the way they do the auction around here but from what i can tell they place a minimum bid on your lamb like ours was $132 and then the bidders start at 100 and go up and this price is...

Well our first year went good, shaelei (10yr) did so good and i was so proud of her. and her lamb did fantastic. I think she did extremly well and the judge kept coming back and checking her out but you know, small town politics wins out again, and the livestock counsels kids won another year...

so what type of clippers id sunbeam.....horse/cattle /dog ect. and you just use a regular clipping blade not shearing blades?

o ya and whats the best way to shear them? standing up/ laying flat, should i just tie her to the fence or push her up against one?

Ya talk to the extension office already, unfortunatly around here all the 4-hers pretty much do everthing themselves. What is the diffrence between dog clipper, horse clippers and sheep clippers?

so would regular clippers work? I got a pair of those in my bathroom!!!! How mush where the dog clippers?

My daughter is doing her first 4-h lamb this year. And its hot! I need to shear her but last time i sheared was 15 years ago and i dont remember how o and i gashed a 3-4 inch gash down my lambs side so i am a little resistant to do it my self. but all the shearers numbers the extension office...

Shows not till August, I just didn't know how bad blue kote would stain white wool. so would it be a good idea to spray it? I tried looking on the under side the other day and i can assure you she did not like that........

I haven't noticed any infection but i did notice that when she urinates it runs down her tail and i was a little concerned with that. What about using blue kote or will that color the wool should i use something colorless?. I don't want my daughter to show a purple lamb. LOL

We just got my daughters 4-h lamb last saturday and i believe they put the bands on that day, they are about 2 month old i think, about 49 lbs anyways my question is how long does it take for the tails to fall off? what should i be looking for as far as infection or stages of deterioration? and...

This is gona sound stupid but this is my daughters first year doing the lamb project for 4-h and she is going to be attending a community class with her lamb for three months. So the dumb question is what is the best way to transport a single lamb in a truck? Should we build some wooden sides on...

we are geting a lamb in about one week for my daughter to show at the fair and send to auction. this is her first year. my question is do i start him/her on grower? or on finisher? I'v read stuff saying you want to start them on about 1/4 lb of grain plus a 1/2 flake of hay and up the grain as...

thanks everyone, and thanks aggieterpkatie, i guess i'll just have to probe at her club leaders for more info.