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    Considering a Pony

    I’ve kept horses before but it’s been maybe 20 plus years, but my husband and I recently started talking about getting a pony. We have six+ acres with three cows on it in central Florida. Is keeping a pony a lot different than keeping a horse? Can I turn them out and just stall them at night...
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    Cow Limping - Breeding Injury

    One of my girls is in heat and the bull has been doing his thing. They've had a few calves together and I've never had any issues post mating, but I just noticed my cow is limping on one of her back legs. I called the vet but he hasn't returned my call yet and I'm just not sure what to do.
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    Lost Lambs - Help?

    I've been keeping sheep for a bit over three years now. We have 18 katahdin/blackbellies on 8 acres in southwest Florida. Yesterday we had a ewe drop two babies (they were quite small) and some time last night or early this morning something took off with them. I can't find one of them, but I...
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    Lambs and Rams

    I'm fairly new at this sheep thing. I've had my sheep for a little over a year now. Five katahdinish ewes and a blackbelly ram. Come January and February I got my first lambs. Twin ram lambs and three singleton ewe lambs. My first ewe lamb that was born was born on New Years Eve. Tonight when I...
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    Headbutting

    I've had sheep now since December. I've got five katahdin/dorper ewes and a blackbelly ram. He was born in September and I got him from a petting zoo that were overrun with lambs. He's always been a nice guy. I haven't been overly friendly with him because I didn't want to encourage any bad...
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    Can I put cows on freshcut pasture?

    My husband is out right now bushhogging down some fields. They were cleared out a year ago but nothing's been on them and have gotten a bit out of hand. Can I put cows on fresh cut fields right away?
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    New To Cows - QUESTIONS!!

    This past year my husband and I bought ten-ish acres and a really old farmhouse and we have slowly been settling in. Now that the land is fenced in properly and we've got working gates (!!!!) I'm ready to take the dive into the wonderful world of cattle. We want cows for meat. I'd like to breed...
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    Feeding Lambs

    I am completely new to sheep. I've recently acquired three lambs (a 5month ewe, a 4month ramb, and a 2week ewe). The two older ones have full access to hay and a pasture for grazing. They LOVE the TSC sheep feed and come running for it, but I'm afraid of over feeding them. How often should I...
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    Bottle Baby

    Hi y'all. I've recently acquired a little ewe lamb. Someone basically dropped her on my doorstep. I didn't have any information on her but it seemed like she was <24 hours when I got her. So we've had her for two and a half weeks now. I have no idea what I'm doing but she's still alive and...
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