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As a stop gap between us getting our own calf to fatten up and not having any good beef - supermarket beef is nasty - I bought an 8th of a grass fed cow from a ranch the other side of the state. It has a nice flavor but OMG its like rubber bands :rant Having moved over here from Ireland where...

We have our first ever pigs and one of the three is smaller than the other two. I am feeding them scraps and peelings and veg from the garden all cooked up fresh each day with three handfuls of pig pellets thrown in. After watching them closely it seems the smallest of the three only sucks up...

Hi, we have pigs (WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!) for the very first time and are sooooooo happy about it :D But now the worry sets in lol. Our pigs are at our 4H grounds and I suddenly remembered a pig from last year. They had a batch of 4 and one of them got sick, not bad sick, just a...

My mum was remembering her childhood visits to her Uncle's dairy and said she remembered a cream strainer for separating the cream. So we went online and, yep, they exist :lol: $30 on e bay! So our question - as we are going to get our goats in just about 8 weeks time - is will a cream...

We are almost finished with the fence so have started shopping around for two or three goats. Am SO EXCITED!!! I have only wanted goats for 30 YEARS :rolleyes: GOSH!!! They have certainly gone up in price since last year, havnt they :ep I have found a local breeder that sells mixed milk...

Am working to clear an area at our 4H grounds and it has quite a few pine trees in it. Having been told that goats eat tree bark and so kill the trees I got to wondering........... Do goats eat pines? Will I have to put chicken wire around the trunks of the trees I want to live or will they...

There is a fellow at the farmers market selling wild hog/pot bellied pig crosses for $20 each. What do you all think of the cross, both for taste of meat and speed of growth and adult size? Am quite tempted as they would be our first pigs so their smaller size would be a BIG plus, as would...

My eldest son (almost 9)is doing breeding sow as his project in 4H. We picked that project because we get to keep the pig and all our hard work at teh end of the project BUT.............. Last night was the first time the pig project leader was there - we have only just started so its all...

Sounds a bit like how much wood does a woodchuck chuck if......... But the local zoo has a Zebu pair and they are TINY! And the hair is like velvet. And as we are about to start a goat project at 4H it suddenly occured to me that a couple of mini cows would fit in the goat area just fine...

I am thinking of buying a steer off of Craigs List, shooting it in its field, loading it in the van adn butchering it at home. Does anyone have any tips on butchering a cow? I have done 200 plus hogs and the steer I am trying to buy is under 300 pounds so other than being TALLER, are cows any...

Being down here in Florida at the start of the citrus season the adds for free pick your own are starting to show up. Can you feed oranges and the like to pigs?

Hi, we are joining the 4H and are getting three piglets. My hubby wants to know down to the penny (or as close as I can get :rolleyes:) how much it will cost to feed them. I will be giving them all our kitchen scraps but the bulk of their feed will be store bought so how much does it cost on...

Finally got settled into the new house and went looking to get three Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats. Turns out there are ordinances against, but not limited to, chickens, pigs, ducks, geese, turkeys, horses, and GOATS! I have been back and forthing with a nice person in city planning about getting...

I want to get my kids three Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats, both as pets and as a source of milk. We have plenty of room in the back yard and I have saved enough money to build a fence, a shelter, lay in some hay and feed and get the goats themselves. Problem! The city ordinances forbid all hoof...

Hi, I usually hang out over with the chickens but today I had a question that needs something a bit different and maybe you nice folks can help me :D We are house hunting right now and a large yard is all we are going to manage :( but I dont want to give up on the dream of having a couple of...