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I am pondering on purchasing an extra wether this year to feed out and butcher. I have never eaten goat meat before. So tell me what does it taste like and how does it cook up (greasy, lean etc)

Can anyone tell me what they look for in the pullets? The only thing I have heard is they want a well matched pair. Can anyone elaborate on this?

My son is taking pullets to the local fair. This is our first time showing poultry. Just wondering if it's a good idea to give the birds some type of vaccine or med before they go to fair. These birds will come back home after fair so I was just wondering about this and if so what should I...

Sorry to start new thread but I need an answer quickly and I don't have time to sit and read all these post. My pullets are 12 weeks old, I have a bacth of mature laying hens and a Rooster. When and how can I put them together. They need to move in with the bigger birds for saftey reasons...

Our family has Niggi babies everywhere and 10 more does to kid. My SIL and MIL have several kids (great 4-H animals)and a few breeding does for sale. Interested parties please email or PM me.

How much hope do you give them? Should I pull the plug tonight???

GGGRRRRR!! I have eggs in the bator for the first time ever and my turner stopped working. I am not sure how long this has been a problem. The motor is running but the bars are not moving. This is a Little Giant (I know, I know get a hovabator) is this a common problem that the turners...

These pics are from this summer.....o how I wish it was summer again!!! But here are some of my goats, I guess the others must be camera shy! Our dog Hoss, couple birds, and my boys. Being lazy in the summer sun, Sparkie, Pokey, and Milkshake Miller Tyme and Sparkie Boo (the fainting goat)...

I don't have time to read all 103 pgs of post and there is no sticky that I see sooooooo........ I have questions 1.What is the sugar water for? 2.Do you have to give electrolytes and vitamins? If so how long and what kind? 3.You start at 95 degrees for the first week then drop 5 degrees...

I put my eggs in the bator this morn!! I am nervous, happy, scared, eggcited!! I do have a question, I had my temps regulated and then I put the eggs in. They have been in there for an hour and the temp is only 92 degrees. Is this ok? Not sure how long it takes temps to come back up.

I need help, I have read, and tried and failed. I read the FAQ section on Avatars then I went to photobucket, uploaded, resized and tried to copy. I copy then go to my profile, click upload avatar, paste link then I hit upload and nothing happend..............help.

How do you get the subject line in bold and how do you get that cute little chic beside your subject?

I have 2 hens with bare spots on their backs then one that that has bare spot on her back and her butt is bare. They all act fine, eat, drink, lay. They are cooped up with my roo. I keep them in the coop because I think it's too cold for them (teens and 20's with snow and winds) I have been...

More questions, i happened to stumble across a water wiggler last night. Yippee for me. But I got my 2 Accurite therm/hygro combos now my questions. If you have the probe inside a water snake then can it mesure the humidty properly? And you only put the probe inside the bator, not the...

I have a coulple questions. I am in Indiana and looking for these famous "Water Wigglers" I know from pics what I am looking for but were do you find them. Dollar General, about 4 different ones, think I am nuts! No luck at the Dollar Tree.........please help. Second question it's been...

This is my first year with chickens. My hens look as if they might be molting. But since I'm not sure what this looks like, I need some help. Most of them have lost a spot of feathers on their back, and it seems that new growth is coming in. However, I have a buff Orp who lost all of her...

Is there anyone in Northern Indiana that would like so split and order?

I have found many Isa Browns for sale in my area. What are these? Are they a crossbreed for laying purpose? Please help

To vaccinate birds do you just give the electrolyte/vaccine powder, the kind you add to their water, and how often do you do this? Is this the only disease control you should do? I did this for my birds when I purchased them but not sure how often to do this.

Is there any way to sex ducks by wing pattern, or do go stictly by color? A friend has ducks and I am trying to get info for him. I'm what you could call "duck stupid" lol