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Just a little update for you guys. Grandma pig joined us in the barn Wednesday, had 6 piglets and they all seem to be doing well now. We've got the runt from the original litter in our bathroom under a heat lamp. She has latching issues so she's learning to drink replacer from a bowl. She's...

Thank you. The piglets seem ok, with the exception of the runt. They were all over her last night trying to nurse while she was standing, but they have not seemed weak or lethargic at all. She is eating well, not shaky and very active- I suspect that is part of the problem. She seems antsy and...

Thank you! We just saw her nurse them for about 10 minutes so are feeling optimistic. The runt really suffered during this little hiatus. We didn't think that she was going to make it through the night last night, but we brought her inside under a heat lamp, drenched her with molasses and goat...

Hi All, We have a 1 year old gloucestershire old spot sow who had piglets a week ago. This is her first litter and our second time going through the farrowing process so we're still newbies. She had 8 piglets and they were all doing well. Last night we castrated the three boys and that went...

Oh, that's a great idea! I use those on my cats. It never occurred to me, thank you!

HI again everyone, I'll probably be blowing up this thread until we get settled in with our new goats ;) To recap for those who did not see my other post: We just got two new Nigerian dwarf X Pygmy goats, The mothers name is Star and she is appx 5 years old, and the little 2 month old...

Thank you both for the reassurance! We really were hoping to eventually be able to let the goats and dogs be together in the fence, but of course I am not comfortable risking my dog's safety. We'll give it some time and see how they do. Hopefully the goats will get used to my dogs...they really...

Thanks, Kristen! I think we were being a little naive in thinking that because our dogs are so good with other animals everything would be copacetic. Hopefully in time we can have them together, but I am definitely feeling cautious about it right now.

Hello everyone! Yesterday we got our first goats. They are Nigerian Dwarf X Pygmy. Very cute. The Momma is 5 years old and the little buckling is 2 months. They came from a farm that has Corgis. Before we even went out to see them, I asked the girl who was selling them how they do with dogs...

You know, I buy raw milk and cream from a local woman with Jersey cows, and the cream I get from her is solid as well. I too have to dig it out with a spoon. Not sure why this is? Perhaps someone else will know?

Hi! I'm not trying to hijack this thread, but I was wondering about this as well. When we get our milk cow, (next year) I would like to share with the calf too. We don't need that much milk, and it would be wonderful to not have to milk twice daily. I had read that the problem with doing...

Hello from Orange County NC!! I'm a BYC addict too, LOVE my chickies! I joined here because goats and cows are in my near future, and I love these forums for learning!

Great, Thank you so much! We live in NC- will have to look and see if there are any classes in our area. We are planning to go to amish country for our honeymoon (we're odd 27 year olds!) Maybe we could find some classes while we are there. Great information, as always, these forums are just...

Thanks for the reply! I was thinking more along the lines of raising a team over serveral years from calves born at our place. It just seems to me like it would be great to have the option of doing that with whatever breed we end up with. I was tending towards Mini's because we are only on...

Hi everyone! I'm Andrea, and I just joined here, but am also a member of BYC. My Fiance and I are building our little homestead bit by bit. The next step will be a family cow. My first reason for getting a cow is for milk and dairy products. I very much want to be able to make my own cheese...