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ok thanks for the help. it really looks like newborn human milk poop too!

sorry I see now this is the goat page 🫣

This lamb was born yesterday early morning and her poop has turned to this yellow mess. Does this look ok or should I help in some way?

Thanks. Our ewes jumped right up and knew the drill. The ram had second thoughts lol. He'll have to figure it out too for occasional hoof trimming..

Thanks. Any credit is probably due to how nice the lumber was. It was really cool working with 2x4s that were actually 2"x4". We did milk them last spring and are hoping to again. Last year I just tied their halters to our porch and it was hard on my back to say the least! Hopefully we have...

$40 worth of wood from Amish ...not too shabby!

Ours are really small. They aren't breeds known for making loads of milk. Probably could do it by hand if you were determined but the pump only takes a few minutes per side. We are going to check out what the Amish neighbors charge for wood...might be a good deal! Just winging it for ours too.

We're going to dip...glad to try not clipping though!

Ok I've got my iodine and small cups ready to go. We will try the no clip dip this year :) We built hoop houses and I sewed canvas tops and we put thick plastic on the ends. The sheep's house is the one on the right. It doesn't have a front on it because they haven't seemed to need it. They...

We milked them with the hand pump from premier1 with decent success last year. We must have found the same teat wash recipe because it was castle soap and essential oils. Reminds me I need to mix up some more. The whole gang drank the milk and we were all fine. It is really good milk. We...

We had two first time ewe mom's last spring who handled the births like old pros. One was eating hay one minute then next thing I knew she had a little one she was licking clean. The other girl I noticed had started laying down and pushing so I was able to watch the whole process. Really...

Do you trim the cord at all or dip the whole thing?

When you say remaining cord are you trimming it then dipping it or just dipping the whole thing? I'm going to gather a small bottle and iodine so I'm ready. The necropsy for the lamb we lost last year showed a well walled off abscess that had burst but the vet said it was a really strange...

They are wool sheep who we shear in the spring. Luckily their shelters have dry floors even with all the flooding we had from snow melt. I put down a ton of mulch hay and straw where there was mud and puddles in their paddock

How do you all handle your lamb's umbilical cords? Last year I trimmed them and put on a clip (similar to ones babies get in the hospital) then dipped them in iodine. The clips were difficult to use and I slipped with one of the ram lambs who developed an abscess under his belly button. He...

We are well past our cold snap now and everyone was fine. Their wool was only wet on the top not down to their skin and they somehow got themselves dry right before the temp tanked. They spend the whole cold 10 days walking around like any other day. (pigs, ducks, bunnies, and dogs were all...

Thanks for the advice. I'll go back out and see if it's all the way wet to the skin. So far no one has been shivering. They have shelter they used more last year. This year they only go in sometimes 🤷‍♀️ Our ducks make me laugh because they are the only ones completely undeterred by rain. :)

This winter has been rainier than usual and my flock has been wet for weeks. They used to take shelter in rain and now they just hang out getting wet. I am worried because our temps are about to drop for the next 5 days to high in 20's and lows in the teens. Should I bring them in and towel...

We have a 8 month old duck named Penny who has been wheezing for maybe 5 days. I have a call into the vet, but I'm wondering if anyone here has had a duck go through something like this. She is eating and playing normally. I tried to catch it on video but with all the background noise it was...

Family photo we took last month on our little homestead. We are new to farming and so far have Jacob sheep, Ancona ducks, and our latest addition kunekune piglets. With our trusted German Shepherd and Great Pyrenees we have a real black and white theme going on :)