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    Jersey cow advice needed!

    Thank you for welcoming me into your group! I’ve always dreamed of homesteading and I’m proud to say I’m one step closer!! A family member is gifting me a pregnant, lactating Jersey cow that is very small and I’m having a hard time figuring out how much supplemental feed I’ll need for her. I’ve...
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    Jersey cow supplemental feed question

    A family member is gifting me a pregnant, lactating Jersey cow that is very small and I’m having a hard time figuring out how much supplemental feed I’ll need for her. I’ve never had a cow, let alone milked one. We have about an acre of grazing space but how much hay/feed should I expect to...
  3. Childwanderer

    SOLD - Gulf Coast Native Ewe and Lamb for Sale (Splendora, TX)

    The unregistered, Gulf Coast Native ewe ("Dido" DOB 2/10/2019) and her band-castrated lamb (DOB 12/28/2020) were both sired by LFF Ariestotle GCA 3066. Dido's dam was bred on Laughing Frog Farm in Hempstead, TX, but unregistered due to missing records. The ewe has been exposed to the same ram...
  4. Childwanderer

    Fiber Artists Near Houston? I have some brown alpaca fiber and several scoured fleeces worth of GCN sheep wool I need spun!

    Hello! I love knitting, felting, and dyeing, but I need lessons in spinning before I can make yarn that satisfies myself. Spring/shearing season is right around the corner, and I would like to get this fiber processed before I get any more wool in! I would like to take lessons in spinning, hire...
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    Who Has Jacobs in Texas

    Anyone have purebred Jacob sheep in Texas? I know someone looking to trade to get new blood in their flock!
  6. Terisa Carpenter

    Hello from North Central Texas

    Hello! I am new to all the herding stuff. But I jumped in with everything in me. In the last two months I have acquired so goats, six potbelly pigs, chickens, quail, ducks and bunnies. I am currently interested in expanding my bunnies and showing. Looking for a reputable breeder in or around...
  7. tressa27884

    Moving to Texas

    Hi y'all - I'll be coming to Texas 7/27-7/31 to look at properties. I'll be moving with my two children aged 16 and 7. If any of y'all live in these areas, I'd appreciate your input on the quality of schools, and how family friendly they are. I looked at Paris crime statistics and they have me...
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