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I have an older doe Sandy, who bagged up this summer and is absolutely not pregnant, we have no bucks. I've had her about ten years and this has never happened before. It isn't mastitis, just milk and only on one side! She still hasn't dried up! A couple of months ago she started to act like...

I discovered one of my myotonic goats has lost weight and was weak yesterday and not eating much. His butt looked like he may have had diarrhea, but he's pooping normally now. I've separated him from the herd an he won't eat anymore. He had some alfalfa pellets yesterday and choked on them...

My neighbors father's farm is for sale. Its 20 tillable acres, currently being farmed. A four bedroom 2 bath house and a big white bank barn and corn crib, for only $250k! The catch is that the house is in a flood plain and any bank holding a mortgage on the property would require very costly...

I got a mini donkey back in September. She was just 5 months old at the time. She was penned in a small corral (no pasture) with both parents. Her mamma weened her at about 4 months old. The guy who owned them asked me to come get the baby because he said the Jack was starting to become...

I wasn't sure where to post this since it pertains to both sheep and goats. I only have goats right now. I'm considering getting a couple of sheep for the fleece, for personal use. I know sheep are sensitive to copper, and goats need copper. I also have horses, so I would have to keep the...

I have a rescued goat who has been with me for a few years now. She's never been the most thrifty, but she's shown much improvement over the years. I have no history on her and no idea of her age, but she's old. Possibly VERY old. She looked her absolute best over this past winter and early...

My farm is not a "working farm" yet. I don't have any income to speak of and I don't have any tax exemptions either. I would like to produce something here on our farm and pull in some income some day. I'm just not sure how the taxes would work? First of all, I'm "clean and green" which...

My mare (20 years old this year) has been on almost 24/7 turnout for over a year now. I only bring the horses in when the weather is really bad, otherwise they are out round the clock only coming in for breakfast and dinner and then going right back out to the pasture. They get blankets when...

Do you think its possible to have a LGD that is fully socialized with people, even living in the house part-time and still have it follow the instincts to guard and stay with the herd when necessary? I'm not about to try it, but I'm wondering is anyone has or thinks its possible to have a dog...

I know that some people mix a little herding breed into their LGD bloodlines. Is this a good mix? Is a LGD x with something like a GSD a good idea, or is the submissive nature of the LGD and the high prey drive of a herding dog inappropriate? If you did have a mixed breed, what percentage...

Does anyone know anything about this condition in goats? I just adopted a pet-quality wether with this condition. It doesn't seem to bother him for the time being. His pee-pee sticks out all the time. He sometimes pees on his back legs, but otherwise he seems fine. He's about 5 months old...

How old could this thing be? I've never seen one with a koala bear on it? I thought Wintec was manufactured by Bates, or weren't they always? This thing is so odd, and I can't find anything like it online.

I have a Karakachan/Great Pyr cross, intact male. I have a friend in need of a LGD and I wouldn't mind having another guardian myself. She has a Golden Retriever that desperately wants to have puppies. She's a great dog, but not really a guardian dog. Has good instincts does not have a...

I'm trying to figure out if my mare has lost weight or not? The weight tape says no, but she's a little ribby-er this spring than in the past. Now she is a Thoroughbred, and she is 19, so some ribs showing is normal, but they seem to be a little more obvious this year. I'm not even sure if I...

I told my husband years ago that I didn't want goats because I remember how horrible my goats were when I was a kid. They were awful. These goats embodied everything bad that you hear about goats. Well, somehow we now have 11 goats. Never had a problem with any of these guys. No one walking...

I don't have rabbits, but a friend does. She recently lost two very suddenly and is trying to figure out what could have happened to them. The male rabbit had a small slit between his eyes that seeped clear liquid and irritated him. He lost control of his movements and eventually died. The...

I have a recently adopted OTTB gelding. He's big and has extremely high withers. I think the poor guy has been a victim of poor saddle fit in the past due to the white hairs on his withers, his hunters bump, the deep hollow areas behind his wither, and the poor muscling along his spine. I...

I know its early, but I'm wondering if anyone can see any improvement in my rescue horse? He's got a long way to go. He had some skin issues hidden by his winter coat. He still has bites and cuts that are healing. His winter coat is shedding out in a strange way, but his summer coat is...

I have a new horse from a rescue. I've had him since February I think? Anyway, he was pretty thin in my opinion when he arrived and he was covered in bite marks and really beaten up by the other horses in the pasture where he was being fostered. All of his cuts and bites are healed now and...

I have had two bottle babies for one week now. They are two weeks old today. They were with their mom for the first week. It wasn't easy getting them on the bottle. It took a few days for them to catch on. They are now taking the bottle just fine, however they are not as ravenous about it...