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Looking for input of paying for farm help. I'm in a very rural area of middle TN. Most people here make federal minimum wage. $10 an hour is considered good pay for hourly labor workers. We needed someone to clean the sheep, goat and pig stalls. They have winter bedding so it's definitely the...

So yesterday morning we had to run some errands. On the way home we noticed a cow down in the pasture up at the corner. Something just didn't seem right so we got out and walked to the fence. She wasn't moving at all and all the other cows started walking away and left her. Now we would LOVE to...

Our year old buckling had a swollen knee a couple days ago. Since he was limping I brought him in and confined him in a small area to give it a rest. Figured I'll give it through the weekend and if no improvement I'll run him to the vet Monday. In the meantime is there anything else we can try...

Lil came up to feed the babies this morning and it looks like she may have bloody scours. She wouldn't let me close enough to check well. When she goes in her pen tonight I'll get a goid look. In the meantime does anyone know what may be going on?

I've noticed everyone of our sheep and goats ALWAYS seem to act like they're chewing, even when nothing is in their mouth. They've all always done it, for years now, from the time they're a couple months old. Never really paid much attention to it until hubby became irrationally attached to Bo...

Apparently it was one of the babies that got Lil pregnant. Without a step ladder I have no idea how they reached! Farm daddy went to feed this morning and found two little girls, still wet. I thought she had another month! She had no signs at all of being in labor. Both are active and have...

Schmoo is the 6 month old I was afraid had pneumonia but the vet said he was just depressed from being bullied. He's still inside but seems to be getting worse. He doesn't pace like he did but he still doesn't seem well and he falls once in a while and can't get up; just lays there crying. He...

We are in the process of building a larger 10 stall barn attached to our garage on one end and the peafowl and storage barn on the other. We want to find not only trail cams for the pastures, but also cameras for inside all of the barns. We want something we can check on our cells if we aren't...

Daughter found one of our 6 month old boys being picked on today. Brought him in and he has same symptoms as a guy we lost to pneumonia several years ago. Said he falls and can't get up for a while. Had been pacing the big pasture all day. Vet is closed so cant get him in until morning...

Daughter found one of our 6 month old boys being picked on today. Brought him in and he has same symptoms as a guy we lost to pneumonia several years ago. Said he falls and can't get up for a while. Had been pacing the big pasture all day. Vet is closed so cant get him in until morning...

So little Bo loves his bottle and won't eat hay or feed. He's about 4 weeks now I think. Shouldn't he be interested in food? I really don't want to be bottle feeding the brat when he's160 pounds. :confused:

I'm thinking life with a house lamb is way easier than a dog these days. He definitely gets into things and the second he's allowed in the great room he pulls all 8 pillows of the window seat, but honestly, he's a really good little lamb. I love my goats, but sheep may be taking over as my...

Something like this type, suspended from a metal truss system with metal chains? https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/index~text~5783256~path~product~part~5783256~ds~dept~process~search?gclid=CjwKCAiAs8XiBRAGEiwAFyQ-elgtVmklbSMJV5VhqWUtM1UeFOdVxWubFJnqGlFFExBwS_Cqr7p56BoC0HAQAvD_BwE We have...

Bo is refusing his bottle today. Last night he only took about half. He will take a sip or two then run off. He's still alert, active, playing with the dogs and doing lamb parcour all over the house. He has feed and hay and water but we haven't noticed him eating any. Diaper was soaked this...

I've had people for the last month telling me that my 2 year old NDG mix is preggers. She's been with a couple wethers and 3 unrelated kids, 2 bucklings and a doeling. In November we were given a very confused long haired 3 year old NDG mix billy. He seems to think he's a sheep and spends his...

We have had chickens and ducks here for 12 years now with very few issues. Once in a while one would escape the fence and get hit by a car. We had a fox that jumped the wall a couple times and grabbed a chicken. Coyote walked through the pasture before it was fenced and grabbed a chicken that...

Little Rams urine in the diaper is looking a bit dark to me. His stool is also a little light and slightly soft. He acts normal, active, alert, eats great. Should I be worried? He's6 days old.

It's entirely possible this is pinned somewhere but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone have a recipe for lamb milk replacer? We were asked to take in a 3 day old ram lamb, one of three. The mom is feeding the other two but rejected the third. He wants to eat but she seems to have no interest...

I keep reading info on cattle and I'm leaning toward Scottish Highland. That said, IF we decide to get cattle, it's a HUGE decision and I don't want to choose the wrong breed for us. We only have about 7 and a half acres right now. If we decide to get into cattle we will be buying about 20...

We took in a little ram lamb a couple months back. He had scours when he was tiny and the farmer dewormed him, said he was fine after but he stayed small so he didn't want him. We brought him home to quarantine, sent fecal to vet - clean. Finally put him with others - goats and sheep - no...