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Could I buy a young market sheep (prolly a Churro whether) and keep it with my goats? I know sheep can't have copper - that's OK because I feed mineral in their grain. So would they otherwise be OK as companions or would I NEED another sheep? I had lamb for the first time yesterday and am...

The elementary school hatched bobwhite quail and my aunt is bringing them to me on Sunday to finish brooding. They are 3 weeks old. The idea is to eventually let them loose to join the other quail flocks. They have released them near my house every year for umpteen years. Last year they let...

My friend just hatched her first batch of chicks - 7 hatched - and now she is having bad luck. They have been out of the 'bator for about 24 hours. She said some have gunky eyes that they can't open, and one has pasty butt. She is brooding them on pine chips - I suggested getting them on...

If you make soft goat cheese (sits for 12 hours), do you pasteurize the milk or not??

Granted, it's a 40 acre parcel we don't go on much, but still. They have always been super nasty to us. They used to have free run of that property until we bought it & had even built a big shed partially on it. But now a dead horse? It has mostly rotted out by now, but you can still see...

Can someone tell me the easiest way to make saddles? I remember seeing something a long time back that was super easy. My friend's hens are nekkid on their back, and she needs a fast, easy way to make saddles for them. Thanks!

How come no one ever told me how delicious raw goat's milk is??? I AM SO MAD AT EVERYONE WHO KNEW ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T TELL ME IN WORDS THAT I'D UNDERSTAND! If you have not tried fresh goat's milk, ask your nearest friend to come hit you over the head with A FRYING PAN until you smarten'...

I have extra milk now that my goat has freshened. What is the easiest way to give some to my chickens? Can I just let it clabber overnight or should I make it into yogurt first??

I'm told that what to do with buckling kids is a hush-hush topic with many people. But here I am with two bottle bucklings that I can't seem to give away. I have them listed in the paper and on Craigslist - FREE to a good home. So what do you do with them? If you'd rather PM your response...

My Campbells are 3.5 weeks old, and I'm thinking about moving them to the brooder coop. It's currently inhabited by 3 pullets who are about 3 months old - two silkies, and an EE. Would this breed of duck be safe with the silkies? They seem like they would not be an aggressive breed, but its...

I went by the store and all they had were tablets. If I crunch 'em up, how much do I put on their food? A whole tablet? Half? What what?

I didn't think mama was due yet (2nd freshener), and tonight there were healthy triplets in her stall. She was hand milked before and not allowed to raise her previous set of babies, so she is not sure about letting them nurse. She kicks at them, though she licks them and obviously is...

This hangs at the community hospital by the ER.

The good news is the goats and I have survived to their weaning age! Hooray! They are just over two months old. Over the past week, I have tapered off their milk to 16 oz. twice a day. How much longer should they be getting their bottles? They are eating hay and grain well.

I want to make some really delicious chicken, rice, and veggie soup. What seasoning do I need? I buy all sorts of stuff I never know how to use.

Wow, beautiful eggs to start out with and lots of extras! Thank you both. This has been a tough two weeks with my dad's passing, and the boxes of eggs are such a bright spot.

I have been thinking about the topic because my idiot relative, the one I asked not come back on my property, has always lied about thing since he was really little. Even things that he got caught redhanded doing - he lied and said he didn't do it. My grandma even washed his mouth out with...

They are my cousins, unfortunately, who are in their 30's and live with their dad. They have been coming onto my property - 8-10 of them at a time - and having fishing parties. They do not ask permission. They build a fire. They drink. Some of their friends try to sneak down there during...

Ummm, my doe has mucous showing. She's due around April 1. She looks lax over her topline. Bag is full, but not tight. When do I start taking her seriously? Prolly won't take her for a hike up and down the hill tomorrow...

Bad week - my Dad passed away after a long battle with CHF and to add insult to injury - I came down with shingles (ouch, ouch, ouch). Anyways, I need some as my week has been really for this tough old boot. The bright spots have been receiving hatching from AussieSharon and looking forward...