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I had found that my goats milk tastes great for the first 3 days, then starts to taste like a goat! For a long time I drank fresh, raw cows milk and a gallon would last me over a week and it never tasted odd to me. But for some reason my goats milk tastes funny in just a few days. Could it be...

I have another thread about my Nubian does I got about two weeks ago. What I have learned is since they hadn't been hand milked and both had a kids nursing on them they have started the drying up process. I am not getting as much milk as I had hoped when I purchased them, I was given the...

What is the earliest u wean your baby rabbits at? Mine are a day shy of 3 weeks and already mom is trying to get away from them and doesn't let them nurse much.

I have two Nubian does I got just over a week ago. They have had diarhea and I figured just the stress of moving. I gave probiotics and it helped one, but then it came back. I brought a sample to my small animal vet and he saw large amounts of strongyles he said. They hardly have an appetite...

I have been back and forth with so many people on how this all works. I have been told u need to milk an animal every 12 hours to keep production up because it trains the udder to produce more milk as if calfs or kids need it. I have also been told goats are different than cows and can get by...

Hey yall! I got my two Nubian does this week and i have been trying to milk. I say trying because they havent been hand milked in a long time so they aren't thrilled about it. And also I am new to milking so I'm slow. Recipe for disaster right!? Well with all the kicking and what not, and not...

I'm in the process of purchasing two bred alpine does. They are supposed to be due around April. They are about 2.5 hours away, so I am nervous about the transport taking a toll on them and causing problems. Is there anything I should do to be sure they don't get too stressed or sick from the...

I am looking into rabbits, I have been doing my homework for a while now and I am ready to get my rabbits. I am wanting to get breeding age does, and I am having a hard time deciding what breed I want to go with. These will be to provide meat to my family, so im not needing pedigree and show...

i have a 3 month old jersey calf we are raising for meat. he is eating hay and southern states jump start pellet. pasture is not available right now. he is in with an angus calf, so I do not know whos stool is whos, but one is somewhat softer than the others and I assume it is his. he has quite...

I have an angus cross heifer, or not sure what age they are considered a cow, but she was bred last January-February and was confirmed to be pregnant in May. She was a year old when bred, and I had her measured to be sure she was ready. I bred her to a friends Dexter bull to be sure she had a...

I have cydectin cattle pour on that I give my sheep and goats orally. unfortunately I cannot find a thread with dosage for goats. I totally forget! I checked eyelids today and they are looking a little pale, and my doeling is lagging a little bit so I think it would be good to deworm her. I...

I have a jersey bull calf that I am planning to make a steer shortly. He is a good size calf so far in difference to the other one I got with him (who recently passed for reasons unknown) I know jerseys are not primarily a meat breed, but heard the steers are good to raise up for a smaller beef...

My friend found a calf in his pasture yesterday and thought mama would be back to get it soon. Afterwhile he realized no one would let the calf suck and he has so many cows due he cant pin point who mom is. Late lastnight he took the calf up and i ended up with it. He believes its a couple days...

I have a doe acting off so i checked her eyelids since i have not dewormed her for some time. They are pale. She kidded the end of june and her kid is still nursing some. Also i saw her breed back 5 days ago. I have cydectin cattle pour on that i give orally. My TS store has such a poor...

I have a jersey bottle calf a week and a half old. Has been doing good on the bottle and i have been slowly increasing. Right now both calves get 2 pints in am and 4 pints in pm. They are on the medicated powder for pneumonia and scours. This am he didnt finish the 2 pints and was doing like a...

I am slowly getting tomatoes from my garden. Not enough at a time to can salsa or sauce. Can i freeze them whole while i gather and save enough?

This morning when letting my sheep out one of my ewes didnt want to put weight on her back foot. I also noticed her front knees are swollen. I didnt notice this yesterday but could have been. It has been so so wet and rainy my first thought is foot rot on her back foot/feet and maybe her front...

I canned my first batch of pickles ever tonight! I used my cucumbers from my garden and have many more to do! I used a friends canner and basically saw that it was a large pot with a rack in it so the jars cant sit on the bottom of the pot. She paid a decent amount for it and money is tight...

I am overwhelmed with the amount of grass growing in my garden since we have had so much rain. I cannot keep up with it but i am trying to keep my vegetables as organic, or chemical free as possible so i hate to spray with round up or other chemicals. Is there an organic grass killer out there i...

I have been struggling a long while to keep my horses, i have too many and not enough pasture for them. I have sadly decided to find homes for two or three of them. Two are senior horses that are in need of a retirement homes to live out the rest of thier lives. One is a green broke paint horse...