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I have a ff doe who kidded a single buckling last June. I pulled the kid and bottle fed it, and have milked the doe ever since. I've been down to one milking for a few months, and get about 4.5-5.5 cups a day. I'd started to dry her off last winter after breeding her, then got suspicious that...

I just finished the last of my lard. Here is a little video I made of how I will use everything....nothing is wasted. Pig fat is loaded with nutrients so even my hens and dogs will benefit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIAijmQR8_s

....rated G! Plum and Dorian courting. I made this video and a few others in response to friends who were worried that I was shoving unwilling does in with the buck.....sigh.....cityfolk! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckq9234hJsA&NR=1

Don't worry, he is fine. I, on the other hand, think I lost a few years of my life when I saw him do this for the first time! Link found on my blog: http://blueviolafarm.blogspot.com/

.....posted on my new blog: http://blueviolafarm.blogspot.com/2011/11/dorians-big-day.html?showComment=1320932270980#c3045684000514884806

...from the guy who bought three weaned and banded wethers from me this spring/summer. He said, "Thanks again for giving us the best goats we could ever have asked for." Remember the little brown boy with the twisted foot/ankle? That I was able to straighten? He is their favorite! He'd...

I'm cleaning out my books and selling this collection. $150 plus shipping (actual), and I can take VISA or MC through my office.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XfCk9TGp9Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP6avJQsYPk :D

....and it is a must-see! We went to an artsy-f^rtsy theater and there was a group discussion afterwards, with some interesting people on the panel (including the editor of the movie) and some very interesting audience members. Several organic farmers were there, and many health professionals...

I've never done a question list, but I'm game to start! Here goes.... 1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? in New England, with all four seasons clearly defined....keeps things interesting!

Here is my cheese press, made about three years ago and serving me quite well ever since.....in spite of it being so....er....rustic! http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10596

I just poured out four and a half gallons of milk into my cheese pot to warm up for a Gouda....and two of the gallon jars had some kind of coating on the BOTTOMS of the jars. Usually there is a coating on the tops from the cream. This was there as well as a slightly yellow-green (maybe, or it...

I just got word that I am getting over 1.25 ton of organic wheat......FREE!!!!! I plan on replacing the does' oats with the wheat....anyone have any experience with feeding wheat? I've fed barley with great results, so I imagine the wheat will be fine, too. :weee

My three bucklings were banded a couple hours ago. They are still lying down and working their jaws and crying sadly now and then when they see me. I had to carry one of them half of the way from the pasture to the stall for the night, and the other two the entire way. What was all this I...

....and a bit nervous. I have to band the three bucklings around the end of this month before they go to their new homes and it will be my first time banding. I went to TSC to buy a tool and bands and came home empty-handed....they had two options for banding tools and one option for bands...

One of my does has a shiny, hairless abscess that came up where she got her vaccination sub-q, on her thigh. I've never seen any signs of CL in 8 years, so I'm not too concerned about it.....should I lance this? How?

Can anyone help me? I just had someone back out of buying two doelings....they reserved them a month ago before they were born and we were sending messages back and forth about when they could come to see them. They also offered a deposit before I even asked. They were supposed to come...

He also had the loose hocks that went too far forward, but a day after his first BoSe injection, the hocks are fine. This crooked leg is rather firmly crooked, however. I try to "physical therapize" it by gently stretching it towards straight...it feels pretty firm, though. He can walk and...

I am wondering, with so little experience, if this is a pattern or just one of those coincidences.... Two years ago I bought a nice La Mancha buckling from show lines (good udders) and bred two does and got two singles...both doelings, which I kept. This past year I bought an Alpine buckling...

A ff is in labor and it seems slow. She has been pushing for at least half hour. NOthing, no bubble, just some blood. I want to go in but.....I don't want to interfere unnecessarilly....canlt' spel.l.... someone with lots of experience call me? xxx.xxx.xxxx I'm getting worried. Please...