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Poultry. I have many more of them than anything else. I have quite a few breeding pens, growout pens, and quail pens going at any given time, generally 10--15 total.

I don't know if I can make it without BYC until tomorrow! Can't wait to see the new update.

This is more than a little late—sorry about that—but thank you for the idea. I've been thinking about putting in something similar. It's a little difficult, as the goat run is on a fairly steep, wooded hill, but I am all for less frequent hoof trims. They do have a stack of rocks in there, but...

Thank you very much for your detailed reply. I will try those things. I do have a rasp, which I use for the same purpose. Is a plane better?

Thank you! I do have a milking stand, and can procure a helper if needed; I only wanted to ensure I wouldn't cause her behaviour to worsen by forcing the issue.

I have one older doe and one yearling doe. The younger one isn't the best with being trimmed. She stands reasonably well when she has grain in front of her, but when she finishes it (in a matter of seconds) she begins wiggling like an inchworm that's taken yoga classes. This obviously makes it...

Awesome! Thank you.

Also, how are Lucy's feet looking? I'm not sure if I'm getting them even enough.

I got the camera out today.

I know, shame on me! This is the only recent one I have, and it's just them in their shed window. I got a bag of alfalfa pellets from the feed store, and it has definitely been helping Lucy keep her weight on.

We had a bit of a scare a few weeks back. Lexie bloated, and was down by the time I found her. Thankfully, after a dose of Peptol Bismol (recommended by a goat person I know) she stopped screaming and was up and walking a bit a few hours later. I still don't know what caused it, because their...

Welsh Harlequin.

I'll try and get some soon! Winter has made it difficult to get any good photo shoots.

Hoof care is 'interesting', to say the least. I'm still working on getting them back into shape. She's almost dried up now. I'm milking less than once a day. Lexie is getting her winter 'pants' in and looks adorable.

They managed to clear this out in just 2--3 weeks.

We got the electric fence running today. Lucy took one look at it, heard the snapping, and wouldn't even come close. Lexie took a few shocks to wisen up,

So, I was told by the last owner that Lucy's feet wouldn't need to be done for a bit, but I checked them a few days ago and they are REALLY bad. The edges have curled under and made a new surface on part of it with packed in manure underneath. I've been trimming a little at a time every time I...