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Last year she hardly bagged up at all. I'm not sure if she'll bag up this year or not so planning ahead. She's a great mum otherwise and allows me to feed the lambs and her look after them the rest of the time. We don't buy new sheep in as we only keep them for meat and eating grass. She...

Has anyone got any tips on how to tell if a ewe is ready to drop without her bagging up? She hasn't produced milk for a couple years so I've had you bottle feed the lambs. Just want to be prepared for this season. Thank you

I was thinking a cart and he can help take the veggies and fruit from the garden. He could also help with getting food and water to the sheep and horse. And we do a horse/sheep poo mix and sell any leftovers. I'll be adding the goat's in as well. Yes, I'm selling as many ducklings as I can...

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I don’t really want to eat him. I’m thinking he can eat down some thistles once he’s eating a bit more.

What do you use your wethered goats for to make life easier for you and for them to earn their keep? I was given a goat as a present for doing so well with my bottle lamb. I really love the little pain in my neck. Anyway, I was wondering if there’s a way for him to help me round the farm? Every...

Our current ram wasn't bottle fed but comes up for pats like a dog does. I still keep an eye on him though even though he's only ever rammed into our dog because the dog was sniffing him and getting in the way. They were best friends though so it didn't affect him too much. I've tried to give...

We will be asking the lady if she still wants him. We put the ring on the other lamb a couple of weeks ago so he no good. The lady specifically asked for a bottle ram. I think she likes to be out there with them. She's giving us a bottle ram too.

We have whiltipoles. Yes, we're trading him for another ram.

With how small he is we thought he could've been a twin and a fox or something took the other lamb but at this age I would've thought that he would be a bit taller.

I have a 2 month old ram lamb named Kenny who is going to be traded so we'll have some new blood lines. The only problem is he looks about half the size of another ram lamb in the paddock who was born 3 days after my bottle baby. Kenny didn't have any colostrum and for a week or so at the start...

At the moment, it isn't possible to get another goat as my parents brought him for me and it took a bit of convincing to get them to let me have one (I'm 15). He is fine when with the lamb and they get into all kinds of mischief when together. I've been letting the goat out for a couple of...

I recently got a kid born 5th of September. He was a triplet so while he was with mum he also got supplemental bottles so is used to the bottle. I’ve also got a bottle baby lamb who I have been keeping with him in the yard. The last couple of days the lambs been wanting to hang out in the...

How do you soften the teet for a bottle? I've got a 3 week old lamb who is good a sucking. He has a good go but now he's drinking too much from his bottle so I'm going to be using a proper lamb bottle (originally using a soft drink bottle with a teet). The only problem is this teet is tougher...

Thanks for all the advice. He seems to be doing a lot better now. For every 500ml powder milk/ hot water I add an egg, a spoonful of yogurt and a bit of honey so it tastes a bit better. He's drinking around 300ml every 4 hours (12 days old. He is a small lamb and we're thinking she had twins but...

I've done a bit of research and am thinking of getting a couple of goats for milk. I don't want it to be too difficult as I've got school and other responsibilities but I believe I've got enough time to milk her before and after school. According to my research a Nigerian Dwarf Goat would be a...

I’ve dropped the time between feeds down to 2 hours (previously 4). One of the feeds last night he didn’t drink anything so I brought him inside in front of the fire. He stopped his shivering and drank a little bit but it’s not enough to keep him alive. He went back out with the ewe this morning...

One of our ewes busted her bag last year. We sewed it up and thought she was fixed. This year she had a lamb and is looking after it but after a day or so we realised the lamb wasn't looking so good. We brought her and baby into the yard and tried to milk her and she enough she had none. She's a...

Thanks for the help. I've been walking her around and stuff to get her in shape. I don't have a round pen but I was thinking I could just set up the portable electric fence. I won't turn it on but she doesn't jump and she won't try to get out.

Hey, is there anyone in Victoria, Australia who knows of a good trainer? I've got a pony who needs to go over the basics again but I don't know how to/ Where to start. She's a good pony, just needs to have a bit more training. She was out in the paddock not being ridden for a few years and is a...