I am ENTIRELY new to raising goats. The two Toggie does I am going to buy will be a little over a year old when they move in. I know the people who have them and the doelings are currently with their mothers. I guess what I want to know is:
1. What are Toggie does usually like? Temperament?
2...
I am positive this question has been asked before, but can goats and sheep be kept together?
I know they have to have different grain supplements and minerals. I am probably going to have 2 Suffolk ewe lambs and most likely two Boer does. Temperament-wise how would this work out? I realize size...
I plan on raising two ewe lambs for 4H next year. I also want to raise a Holstein calf for 4H.
The problem is that we don't have the money to build two fences around two pastures....
I have read that sheep and cows can live together, but I have never talked to someone who has done it!
Any...
I have some questions.
Will they be fine in a 3-sided shelter all year?
If they aren't in a large pasture how much hay and feed should be fed?
Does hog paneling make good fencing for sheep?
I plan on having only 2 or 3 sheep for 4H! Thanks!
I have some questions.
Will they be fine in a 3-sided shelter all year?
If they aren't in a large pasture how much hay and feed should be fed?
Does hog paneling make good fencing for sheep?
I am taking twice as many birds to fair this year as I did last year and I need a better way to transport them than using cat cages. If you have pictures or cheap ways to make carriers please post them! Thanks!
I keep my show birds at my dad's house (20-25 miles from moms). My question is: can i keep my chickens in cages? they would have to be outside but are mostly wood so how well would that work in wintery conditions? i could cover them with plastic during the winter months.
we had to put my dog of 11 years down today... and i was wondering when to get a new puppy because i heard it helps the healing process....so how long should we wait? thanks.
hello this is my first show ever and my first year in 4H and i was just wondering what the requirements to show my birds and also what do they judge them on??
smaller part of the BIG chicken coop where the silkies are living
roosts in the bigger part of the BIG chicken coop where my layers and Rocky my phoenix roo are kept
all the nest boxes...they were all there when i moved in!
"appalachia hut" as my gpa calls it...my first sad attempt at a...
i have had 2 silkies hatch out so far! the first one got killed by its broody mama...second one was pipped so i moved it to a different broody hen whose eggs are hatching too, then i put the rest of the silkies under a different broody hen with fake eggs...the silkie that was pipped is out now...
i really want to know what would happen if i bred a buff orpington hen with my buff silkie rooster?
would i get a medium size buff orpington silkie cross??? thanks!
This is a list of my current broody hen population! I am so lucky to have all these mommys!
all but 2 of them have never had chicks
i know it sounds cruel but since i dont have room i plan on combining all the chicks once they hatch which requires taking the babies away from their...
My favorite broody is currently sitting on eggs, her first batch this year. Last year she hatched two batches. I actually have 8 broody hens right now. One is a Black Australorp, 3 are Buff Orpingtons, 3 are Phoenix bantams and one is a Buff Silkie bantam. The australorp is sitting on 10 silkie...
my golden phoenix hen is BROODY! yay she had 4 phoenix eggs (the eggs she became broody on) but i took those away cuz dad said no phoenixes so i gave her 2 buff silkie eggs! hope they hatch! shes been setting for a week!
i want to buy a few meat turkeys meat chickens and a couple pet or meat ducks...can they live together until they are old enough to go outside on their own? i only have one room to keep them all in so i was hopin they could survive long enough to get outside! THANKS!
my temp spiked AGAIN! 105 yesterday 106 today! i left for school and both days i left it at 98-99 degrees! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING??!!!!im soo mad right now!