Search results

My husband and I processed 42 rabbits yesterday. It took us nearly 3 hours. I CD-ed, skinned and then he gutted them and tossed them in the cooler. The dogs stood by and stuffed themselves with heads. I then washed and soaked the hides in alum/salt brine to tan them. I will flesh them in...

As the title says :)

I am no goat expert but I know mine are healthy and very happy. We currently have them roaming free in our large backyard. They would normally be out with the horses but what with the cost of hay...I decided to allow them to just mow the over grown yard. They love it. They hop up on...

Just wanted to share my two ponyhorses. Waylon is the bay, he is an Arabian/APHA gelding, 5.5 years old, 14.1 hands. Just completed his 60 days of training and we will be pursuing endurance. Rooster is the grey, my husbands horse. He is a 16 hand, 10 year old stock horse that came from a...

Last year, a set of triplets were born here. One kid had contracted tendons. I had done my research and constructed splints for her as well as medications/vitamins. She recovered quickly and grew into a seemingly normal adult. She lived with my sister for a time, but now she is back with me and...

A couple weeks ago, one of my does kindled 13 kits. 2 were DOA, 11 alive. One kit had its eyes open. I've never seen anything like it. People mentioned "Max Factor" but since it is a recessive gene, both parents have to have it. The doe is a Cal/Flemish. The buck is a 9lb broken mutt. The...

Hi! I haven't been on this forum in a while so I thought I would post our most recent litter :D 9 kits from one of my 3/4 cal - 1/4 flemish does. The sire is my chestnut NZ/AM buck. All the kits are DARK! I'm thinking they are steels which is my favorite color. They were born late morning...

We got these 3 yesterday. I can get better photos if needed :)

We have babies! Finally. First group were born on 8/31. American Blue doe/spotted mutt buck Second were born very early this AM. I found them at about 4:30 am. 3/4 Californian 1/4 Flemish doe - Spotted mutt buck. The proud papa American blue doe Cal/Flemish doe Her babies...

Well since working at the vet hospital, I have seen way too many Great Pyranees come in with hundreds of infected foxtails and other thorns in their skin. Other dogs get them too but its mostly the working dogs that come in with hundreds of them. Anyone else have this issue? That alone makes...

I will be investing in a LGD sometime in the future. Probably within a year or so. Does anyone here utilize Komondors? I found a breeder a few hours from me. I also know of Pyr breeders locally as well as an Anatolian breeder. Thoughts? Why did you choose the breed you chose?

Alright. A friend of mine just told me that if you disbud your goats, their meat and milk is less gamey. I find this difficult to believe. True? False?

I noticed today that 2 of my doelings ears are sunburned. At first I thought mites, but then I realized that it is only where they have white skin on their ears. I put some aloe on it but I'm concerned this will happen again. What else can I do? Sun bonnets for goats?

We have about 2 acres total. The pasture is about 1.5 acres. I plan to cross fence it so we can rotate grazing. I really have no faith in my neighbors behind us to keep their dogs out of my place. We have a fence and a seasonal creek separating us but they do not have a fence and they let...

I process whole animals for our raw fed dogs as well as ourselves. This was our mean buck goat that had to go. Alrighty. We got a late start on this today due to some friends stopping by, pony rides happening and burning some brush. I forgot to take a photo of where we shoot them so...

What the heck am I going to do? We had 6 goats- one buck, 1 wether, 4 does. I recently got rid of the buck because he was beating up on the does pretty badly. Now the wether won't stop raping the smallest (and most pregnant doe). He practically squashed her yesterday so I have him on a line...

Bored on this fine friday morning :) Took a few quick photos of the 4 does that we have. Two could go at anytime, I have noticed them getting steadily larger. They were living with the buck when I got them so I have NO idea how far along they are. The other two are about 2.5 months...

Editing this since we are on a different topic! I feed my dogs raw and I need a breed that produces high meat content as well as a good solid wool coat for me to use.

A friend of ours works at a small amusement park in my hometown about an hour away. They have a petting zoo and these people are SO weird about disposing of animals. Instead of selling them when they get to rowdy or castrating them so they aren't too rowdy, they just shoot and bury...

We need to plant trees to create a privacy barrier between us and the craptastic neighbors across the creek. I want a variety of fruit, olives, figs, apples, pears, peaches...etc The trees will be on the other side of the fence but I am sure a fair amount of fruit will fall and I will...