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They say things happen in 3s - well, as of today we've had our 3, so I'm crying "uncle." About 2-3 weeks before the dog incident, we had someone break into our horse trailer and garage, but they were evidently scared off by our dog that was tied outside for the day (he has a run line and stays...

I have the registration papers for the buck and doe I bought last weekend The doeling's papers will be coming in the mail in the next few weeks, but she's not the daughter of my buck. I'm wondering what I have here, since I know absolutely NOTHING about the best "lines," etc. when it comes to...

I got a much better photo of my new doeling this morning while she and two of my other girls were browsing in the backyard. Are her spots considered moonspots? This whole color thing is new to me :)

After losing my 2 pregnant does to a neighbor's dogs two weeks ago tomorrow, I was perusing CL last week and ran across these three. We drove from central VA to the OBX yesterday to get them. All three are registered, so are actually an "upgrade," though I still miss my girls terribly. As you...

I've found a trio of Nubians and will be picking them up this weekend. I'm planning to leave the buck with the girls until spring (kidding time), and then I'll separate them. I was told this buck killed another buck a few weeks ago by smashing his skull (he's a BIG boy), so would it be safe to...

As you know, I lost 2 of my pregnant Nubian does (each carrying one fetus - hubby checked postmortem) last week to a neighbor's dogs. I'm trying to type up a bill to send to the dogs' owners, and need to know what to charge for the two does lost. The 2.5-year-old was a grade doe, as was her...

Rather than re-explain here, I'll just point you to my farm page on FB. This has been a heartwrenching week, and I'm still in shock over the whole thing :( https://www.facebook.com/Harvest.Moon.Farm The reporter was here today and did an excellent job -...

I banded my buckling at 8 weeks old (on June 16). His sack is dry and looks like it should, but I noticed he wasn't acting normal this evening (laying around, not wanting to move much), and found an open sore at the base of the band (the band it cutting through like it should, but appears to be...

Just went out to check on my pigs (I have a sounder of AGH hogs) and found my newest sow laying by the fence. I did everything I could do to try to make her get up (offered food to the others, etc.), so my son finally went in the pasture and made her get up (with the aid of an apple). When she...

What do you all use to house your pastured hogs? I want something inexpensive and portable (which means fairly light). Any ideas? If anyone has pics to share, that would be great!

I have a 7-month-old AGH gilt. Is it normal for a gilt to develop noticeable teats if she's not bred? She's in with a boar (has been from day 1), so I'm wondering if this is a sign she's been bred or just normal development. As you can tell, this is my first foray into the world of hogs. :)

She's 2 weeks old today, but I forgot to post a pic here. We bought the doe in January and were told that she had been bred in December, so I was expecting her to kid after my other doe who's due late April. Hubby went out to feed on February 20th. He called me from the barn and said, "You...

My doe who kidded yesterday has one normal teat and one teat that is tiny. I milked her out earlier and, although the small teat is producing, it's not much and that's the side her doeling prefers. What can I do to ensure that we don't lose production completely on that side? Also, what...

Hubby went down to the barn last night to feed and lock everyone up. He also wanted to check on one of the heifers that belong to the boys leasing some pastures from us, since she's due to calve any time and had been acting a bit strangely yesterday. He called me from the barn and said, "You...

I picked up my feeder piglets yesterday. Up until Friday I had only planned to purchase two, but after speaking with some friends who want me to raise and have one processed for them, I bought three barrows. My daughter took this as soon as we got home with them. We went to check on them...

I purchased a young breeding pair of American Guinea Hogs two weeks ago. Irene - the gilt - was born in August, and Magick (the boar) a month or so later (I don't have their papers yet, so I'm not sure about exact dates). Right now I have them pastured together, but I'm wondering if they'll...

I'm picking up 2 AGH weanlings this Saturday. We have a nice stall for them in the barn with plenty of straw. I'm wondering about supplemental heat for them, especially with our unpredictable temps lately (55 last night, 21 tonight). Any suggestions?

We just moved the goats to a new pasture with board fence because my wether had decided that my new AGH pair were fun to butt. The board fence has 2 strands of high-tensile wire - one about 4 inches off the ground and the other between the middle boards of the fence - and we attached a 10 AC...

My friend and I purchased a goat today that we found online. We're splitting the cost, but she's doing the processing and we're sharing the meat. It's been bothering me all day that this poor goat had to die. I'm just wondering how all of you who raise goats to eat dealt with your first time...

If her current owner can't meet me any closer, I'll be driving 3 hours one way to go pick up this doe this weekend. She was exposed to his purebred Nubian buck in late October/early November, so we should have kids in a couple of months :) Meet Barbie!