I started a previous thread back in early July, regarding others here who may be involved in beekeeping. I had already been making purchases of...
Well, we have cows (another calf should be born in about 9 months), chickens, ducks, fish in the pond, and aquaponics. (Going to expand to other...
People make things more complicated than they need to be when it comes to hogs and farrowing. They need a dry, wind free, well bedded area and...
Ended up with 164 in the unexpected farrowing and now my regular sows that are meant to farrow will start next week and they all drop big litters...
Thunder 5 Ranch Homestead Community | Facebook While the numbers may be new, the bacteria is not. All livestock has a risk of bacteria being...
Been poking around the boards looking at what other folks have as far as critters. Guess I am a bit different, I can't stand goats or rabbits....
Well I had 2 new Zealand whites. Doe wouldn't produce so she is gone. Well found a cheap replacement but she might be a mini Rex instead of a...
Running debate in our home. We were talking livestock and in the future will be purchasing some. The kids think that a horse or two would be the...
I started out about 4 years ago with 3 sheep and 4 goats, I now have a herd of 23 animals. Overall I have had about 35 in all. My goal was 20...
I don't see any post mentioning animals for survival apart from hunting. When I lived off grid I had hens and a few goats. the hens were for the...
This is an excellent post written by a true farmer. In his words: Inarguably the most important tool of survival is your brain. The next most...
Man I have some bad luck. Twice this year I've thought I had a plan to get out of the city and twice my plans have fallen through :( . I have a...
[ATTACH] Probably the easiest livestock we've ever raised in all our years of living this lifestyle. The Large Black Hog. Super intelligent...
not to long ago i cleared a spot out back to run a few goats. right now i have a boer billy, a band nubian(i entend to eat him) and a nubian/boer...
[ATTACH] Stealth livestock. When you say those words it elicits images of cows wearing black SWAT uniforms or ninja goats. However, it is a lot...
We all know how expensive feed can be for our small livestock. Some could be well served if started on and fed a diet of Kudzu. Animals, just...
I have a family of four and wanted to get a goat or two. I've done seraches online, but was wondering if any of you guy have any suggestions for...
Just learned of a really neat little goat that would be a great provider for someone with limited space. It's the Nigerian Dwarf. Now these aren't...
After Blackjacks Questions on goats I go to thinking about pack goats. A goat can carry 25% of its body weight, about 5-12 miles a day, depends...
Questions for any goat people out there. I had a goat when I was a kid (no pun intended), but we didn't milk her, she was just a lawn mower. 1)...
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