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I keep my ram with my horses which started out accidentally. It turned out better than I could have hoped for, and now when I have to move the ram any where I catch the horses and he just follows them where ever I need him to be. The horses are exceptionally gentle with him and very patient...

While I know nothing about the Polish Tatra, I do have Pyrenees female that I had the same problems with. We use Hi Tensile electric fencing for our sheep, and while small the pup was able to go through the fences and get to the chickens. While she was not aggressively attacking them, she...

Boykin, no lambs yet. Any day now, am impatiently waiting..... Tried to upload last years babies, but dang computer is slow today. Must be the rain. Or old computer. Or old operator???? Like dkosh says, it is hard to tell by the udder. And first timers frequently show little bagging...

Ewe lambs with their first time lambing can be difficult to predict when they are due. Some will show obvious signs and others will not even look “that” pregnant and you go out one day and there it is. My ewe lambs (Dorpers) typically don’t get much of a bag until they are ready to pop. I...

I watched a friend butcher a lamb for me a couple years ago. He hung the lamb and cut a small hole in the belly then used an air hose to loosen the skin. The durn thing blew up like a baloon and skinning was quick!

I have processed Cornish X from 7 wks to 9 wks. What I have noticed is that the older they were, the more fat they had.

Thank you for the replies. I have looked high as well as low, but know I am not looking everywhere. I don't think they can make it to the hay loft, but even looked in there. I think it may be the grass as I have heard them in there, but by the time I get to the area, they are gone and the...

Unfortunately, my chickens are quite spoiled and seem to be more interested in following me than the other way around. But I am trying to be more observant and see where they are coming from. I think they are smarter than me though!

We had a lot of flooding where I live, and roads were wiped out. Where I usually go for feed now takes about 3 times as long to get there due to detours. So my last batch of Cornish X was fed different than last years due to feed store limitations. I started them on 20% chick starter /...

I have a flock of about 30 hens that I believe are hiding their nests. The flock consists of mostly RIR, BA, BO, as well as some mixed breeds. Most are just under a year old, with 2 being about 2 yrs old. Late winter, early spring, my egg production was just creeping up to about 24 a day...

I raised 2 batches of Cornish X last year. The spring group was processed at 8 and 9 weeks (I did half one weekend, then the rest the next weekend). The week before the first processing I had a lot of crowing. Some of them were pretty funny to hear, but some were very strong sounding. My...

Border Collies are very social. Their minds as well as their bodies need exercise. If your dad is home a lot during the day and keeps the dog with him it will help tremendously in the training. The dog will bond with him and have a desire to please him. If your dad works during the day and...

I use a hoop coop with a lightweight portable 4 foot dog kennel that I use for an outdoor run. Cardboard works well - a square in each hand - to push them out of the coop into the out side area. I keep the feed and water out there as well during the day, and now bring just the water in at...

I have 2 horses that were severely obese. One even grass foundered in the middle of the winter! I did not have a dry lot to keep them in, and they were very unhappy being stalled. I decided to give the grazing muzzles a try. We are now in our 3rd year of using them and while they don’t like...

Quote: This was from the topic "Dead Cornish Roaster???" late March