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I tried to band my calf this afternoon but the band was too small. I got the fancy tool from TS to stretch it but both testes simple would not go through. Calf is 5 months. Any ideas on stretching it better? Or do I just need to cut? I need to do this ASAP. Thanks.

Hi all. Got a 2yo Jersey with a ~350 lb, 5 month bull calf. I'm planning a trip out of town for a few days, and have someone to take hay and water daily. I was anticipating being able to leave them penned together during this time, figuring the calf would consume all the milk. She's been on once...

Is there a ruminant animal (mini goat, pony) that could do well in a 16x32 pen, reset onto fresh graze each week? This amounts to about 0.6 acres a year through a 52-week intensive grazing environment. Thanks.

I have a new hay feeder set up and I just noticed that it is out in the open and presently being rained on. The hay is stored in a dry area and set out in the feeder daily. Will it be a problem for my sheep if the daily hay gets wet?

Planning to run some AGH piggies through a garden with a wood chip cover. Will the pigs eat the wood chips, or dig/root around them? I do NOT want the chips be be eaten, FWIW. Thanks.

Is that enough to contain American Guineas? Not sure i can run electric (even solar) where i want the pigs. So could hog panels on t posts work in a permanent setup? Thanks.

I have about an acre i want to use for a pig rotation. IF i plan on pen sizes of 16' by 32' an rotate once a week, is the 1 week on / 51 weeks off rotation enough to keep the land from becoming 'pig sick'?

I hear that pigs readily eat cattle manure. Anyone have first experience with this?

I don't understand it, but i hear it often. Can anyone explain why? Thanks

Specifically, talking about American Guinea Hogs. I like them, and am looking at the possibility of breeding once per sow before freezer camp right after weaning then selecting a choice piglet to become the next gen mother. Good idea / bad idea? My concept is to not have to contantly be feeding...

Looking at both Red Wattle and American Guinea hogs next year. The diet will be largely milk based. I like the size aspect of the Ag better than the RW. Question is, do the AgH's do well on milk, clabber, and whey? Anyone here with experience on that or a resource to point me to? Thanks.

Curious if anyone knows, or can point to a resource for, how much a red wattle pig will eat. This would include both weaners/feeder up to 200 lbs, and also full-grown breeding stock. They would be kept in rotated pens, 16x32', and primarily milk/veggie fed. Obviously in this discussion is how...

I'm concluding year #2 'round the farm this year. I've done some very cool things, and had some great successes and some horrible failures. The words "I'm learning" have never been far from my lips this year. I want to do lots more next year (milk cow, rabbits, more garden, etc.), but the wife...

Here's my situation: I have 3 Katahdins (one ram, 2 ewes) that I plan to keep as breeding stock and use the lambs as meat. I have a full-size donkey. I am 75/25 toward getting a Jersey milk cow. On my property, I have 5.4 acres total - about 2.5 can be used for pasture (after the buildings...

If this is set out in the field (and secured down, of course), would it provide adequate shade for a single Jersey? http://www.marketumbrellasite.com/market_umbrellas/cantilever_market_umbrellas/cantilever_market_umbrella.html I like it because it is offset, giving the full spectrum of shade...

Anyone do it? Can't afford the fence, and I have heard that this is common practice for family milk cows, particularly in underdeveloped countries. I have plenty of trees to tie to, including cedar which can be cut into posts and installed at tethering intervals. I have my donkey on a half...

Hello all, I was hoping those with experience could provide some recommendations on barbed wire fencing. Here's what I have: 3 Katahdin sheep 1 full-size donkey 1 Jersy milk cow - planned, do not own yet several chickens I have an rotational/electro-net setup right now which is working great...

I'm wondering about options for a low-cost fence for a full-size donkey and cow. I'm considering using a high-tensile fence, as cost is a major factor for me. However, I don't necessarily want to electrify it, since parts of it may be in areas that get overgrown - thus shorting out the hot wires...

I've had my 10-year-old gelded donkey for over a year, and sheep and chickens for about 2.5 months. I currently have them fenced off into separate yet adjacent electro-net pens (the pens share a single net line on one side), donkey in one and sheep and chickens in the other. I do this mostly...

So I will likely be getting a cow and some pigs (most likely red Wattles, as they're common and inexpensive round here) in the next 1-2 years. I'm trying my bestest to think and to plan ahead. Ye Olde Grande Vision is to have 3 separate, permanent pig pens that the piggies will rotate through...