Hi Alaskan, Congratulations on your new baby! My sister just had my nephew Alejandro via C-section last Wednesday. He was breech so it was planned ahead of time, and she still feels pretty lousy physically. I'll pray for your family whenever I pray for theirs. Their other two children are...
Okay, what's with the New Egg title under my name? I hope I don't have to pass some kind of farming competence test to get bumped up to the next level. Just kidding, I'm figuring it's automatic once you reach a certain number of posts. If so, how many, and is it alright that over half of my...
We have recently acquired our first two goats: Isabelle, a fourteen month old dairy goat, and Phillisa, a five and a half month old whom we're hoping to have bred this fall. Where can we buy a not-too-huge salt block for them, and what essential minerals should it contain? They get unlimited...
They're still eating grain that we got from their first farm, but the hay is different, and we haven't gotten around to getting their salt block and minerals yet. My husband's going into the city on Saturday morning. (It's Thursday night now.) I kind of have a feeling that's the problem, but...
We have a new dairy goat, Isabelle. She kidded on July 10th and we got her four days later. When we first got her, her milk was good and sweet, but lately it seems to be getting more and more bitter. It's not goaty-tasting at all, and I'm almost sure the problem is not sanitation or cooling...
Our family just bought two French Alpine goats this week! Isabelle is a year-old dairy goat, and her little sister (same father, and related mothers) Phillisa is five months. Their previous owner did their ear tattoos a few days before we bought them. My question is, will the inside of their...
We don't have the goats yet, but in about four weeks we'll be getting two French Alpines. Phillisa is a year old and will be freshening this month. The younger one, Isabelle, was born in February.
We have 25 young ISA brown hens-to-be and are getting ready to make them an outdoor pen. They will share one wall of their pen with two dairy goats. Is there any kind of fencing with small enough openings for hens, but that the goats won't climb on and tear up? It would be nice if it looks...
Oh, she's beautiful. We're getting ready to get our first two goats in a few weeks, both French Alpines. The farm we're getting them from is named Grace-Hill, which is how we chose the name Phillisa-Grace for the dairy goat. Her "little sister" who was born in February will be Isabelle. Our...
At what age do hens usually start laying eggs? We got our 25 Isa browns as little chicks on April 15. They've grown a lot, but we're expecting it to be several more months before they start contributing to our breakfast. - Stephanie