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I think the problem is the difference between sheep and goats!! Goats are ALWAYS BUSY doing something. They cannot resist climbing things and trying to get out of any pen, no matter HOW NICE the grazing is. Sheep I have known are "just not like that!" Wethers especially, have no hormones...

Well, a specialty horse like that, probably needs some x-rays done before investing. They get used hard, have lots of miles on them learning their skills. For his uses, past use time, I would get some basic x-rays on it. Suggestion here, would be to have your daughter spend some time with a...

You can spend an amazing amount on a pre-purchase, as much as the horse costs! As Deb said, how do you plan to use the animal? For a working or performance horse, getting lots of work, you want to make sure his body is capable of what you will be asking. You the buyer, should have some skill...

The Vets and experienced cattle friends, want the heifer to calve after she is two years old at the minimum . Especially if she is a larger breed animal, who will take longer to get bones solid and fill out. But even the little Dexters were not recommended to be bred young. Still wanted them...

I am pretty sure you are supposed to use the circular saw with the blade in backwards. Sounds silly, but works. Let the saw cut, don't push hard as you move along the line. Pushing can burn out the saw by working it too hard. You move the mats with vise grips, c-clamps, gripped to one...

Without the papers signed over to present possessor of horse, she really can't get rid of him. She needs to get things in order, take the case to Court, gain legal ownership from the Court. Her evidence of non-payment, money spent to feed and care for horse, should give her some rights in the...

There are a number of things to keep in mind when Driving an equine. Again, the animal needs to be comfortable working for you. You don't want to go with cheap equipment, it seldom is made well or fits well, so animal is able to work to his maximum ability. Like a shoe that pinches, just...

Forgot to say, your rotation for those small areas, sounds a little too long of time grazing. If you have that many little paddocks, you may want to rotate every couple days. Waiting four weeks to get back on, means you will need to mow and waste tall grass growth they could be eating, Grass...

You may want to reconsider the hay field, use it as pasture instead, so you can rotate the animals. Do you have machinery to do hay with? Cost of machinery, might be too big an investment to pay for doing your own hay. More cost effective to just buy hay as needed. Counting on friends to do...

The Zoo folks I know, say Zebras are on the top 5, of the MOST DANGEROUS animals in the entire zoo. Zoos shut EVERYTHING DOWN and use tranq guns to recapture Zebras if they get loose. Zebra temperament is VERY undependable, so with teeth and hooves, the animal is dangerous from any...

Sorry, I meant mini horses being slow developers, not talking about mini Jerseys. I would think Jersey calf, normal or mini sized, would have both testes down at two months for examination. If not, he may not be bull quality. Only one down, or none, is a genetic factor, NOT good breeding...

Camera does sound helpful, to find out where the problem lies. If you are indeed leaving cages and gates open, the camera will tell you. If someone else is the problem, camera will show you that as well. Sounds pretty awful, but I would not tell ANYONE about the camera and put it up myself...

Is this calf for future use as a bull, or aimed at being freezer beef? At two months, you should be able to find both testes pretty easily, cattle are not like equines. Minis especially, seem to be "shy" about finally descending enough to be seen or felt. Does make for harder time getting...

Larger scrotal size is definitely a plus when picking a male breeding animal. Part of the judging factors in looking at a class of mature bulls, sheep, goats. Larger testicles SHOULD be more productive in numbers of sperm available to get your female animals bred easily. I expect other breeds...

A Pre-Purchase is as extensive (read expensive) or to the point of only specific items, as the prospective buyer chooses to make it. Depending on horse price, on cheap ones you might save money just taking the animal "as is" over spending a $1000 or more on checking him out. Better to save the...

Something you don't mention, is that Highlands all come with HORNS. Large, SHARP horns, that could be a problem at some point. Cattle are cattle, and if they wear horns, you can BELIEVE that they know how to use them when scared or angry. Any cow you get, should be tame and easy to handle...

He would probably survive, if you did that. But why have a horse, especially a young horse needing training, if you don't plan to work with it? The other "bad" thing would be the colt/filly turning to cattle as playmates, play TOYS. Horses are social, and young ones LOVE to run and tear...

I also have read that maggots only eat the dead tissue, but flies coming to the wound, chewing on the flesh, laying more eggs, sure doesn't let the body heal on holes afflicted this way. So something has to be done, clean up the mess and remove larvae/maggots and contamination of the wound...

Were they small little maggots or big ones? Could be larvae if large ones from the big flies. Usually only 1-2 if the biggest flies, instead of numerous little rice sized larvae from regular flies. Either way, I would be removing them, covering the wound with something so flies have no...

Sorry, have to disagree on the dense bone thing on mules and donkeys. Dense bone is developed with exercise, consistant work. Most Minis just don't get that kind of exercise or work. I am also going to disagree that weight your pictured animal could carry, should be up in the 80-100 pounds...