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My doe had 3 good falls offs Sept 24. I put nesting box in with her last Monday (28 days) All she wants to do is pee in it and isn’t pulling fur…what should I do about her peeing in it? There are just a little soft pine shavings over cardboard in it

Looks like he chose you. Once they own you like that, you can’t give them up. It’s like when we pasted construction paper together in kindergarten. Can’t do it without tearing both pieces. He looks like a ❤️ love. Maybe even a blessing! 😂

Wondering how many beans you need to plant to get 20-40 lb? I like the idea and think I have the garden space…I’m dehydrating more Comfrey today because I sold out on Comfrey Salve again!

Well dang, guess I must be saltier than you cuz the sweat running into my eyes burns me blind! Of course I don’t sweat from roofing my home in triple digit weather, I sweat walking to the kitchen 😂

Mine is a Yogourmet. I got it because I go thru a LOT of yogurt and it makes 2 quarts at a time in one big container. Not sure if you would like that or not, but here is the link...

I have all 3. I am giving up the goats, however, as they keep tearing down fences and are much harder to deal with. The cow provides more year round, but we love lamb and the hair sheep are so low maintenance. Hair sheep are not seasonal breeders, so you can get 3 lamb crops in 2 years. Mine...

I had a love for horses ever since I was a kid. I lived in the #1 drug center in the country as a kid, but my activities with horses kept me out of that mess. Boys and everything else took a back seat to my riding. I spent every free minute with them and trained show horses and riders for 30...

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We use potato slices or cucumber slices....I like cucumber best! :)

Eloquently stated. I'd like to add, that all of them will die somehow, I'd rather mine died a humane death with purpose than to suffer disease or old age or be destroyed by a predator.

I slice mine when cool, then wrap in plastic wrap, then in tinfoil and freeze it. It's just like fresh when we take it out. All but one loaf will go in, and that one will remain unsliced and we slice as we use it...it only lasts a day or two anyway cuz we go through it so fast

You can shake your heavy cream in a jar, use a stand mixer, or food processor..I have a Jersey cow so I have an electric churn as I do 2 gallons at a time. Make sure to rinse all the buttermilk out of it or it will go sour quickly. Use COLD water when you rinse it, of course! :P

3 How many goats for adequate milk, butter, cheese, and soap supplies? Do you have a cream separator? It's hard to get the cream off of goat milk as it is naturally homogenized. For a family of 5 a dairy cow might be a better option...it will supply you with adequate milk and cream plus yearly...

It's not so bad. Our boss and his immediate family are really great. They treat us like family and let me have my milk cow, goats, sheep and chickens here, as well as my horses. They let me do what ever I want to the house and yard and gives me the use of a couple of the pastures just for...

Actually, it's not our property. We are just ranch hands and it was the boss' dad I was worried about as he won't slow down, he's hit their dogs here as well. It was just for a weekend, thankfully! :th

I realize some folks have no choice, but if there IS a choice, kids grow up so fast, and there is no way to redeem the time that is lost. Thats my 2 cents worth!

Before they came here, we had a cougar attack a Border Collie right in front of the house and a bobcat trying to get in the chicken pen by day. I haven't SEEN a predator in 2 years since they came here, except for the owls and hawks that have unsuccessfully tried to cross the "no fly zone". LOL

I think its easier to take sourdough starter and turn it into the sweet starter (like Herman's or the friendship bread) than the other way around. You might be better off to see if someone will just send you some of their dried starter to rehydrate. I use my sourdough for waffles, pancakes and...

I had to separate the rams from the ewes and lambs, so I put all the goats, ewes, lambs and one cow/calf pair in a different pasture, which left the 2 rams in a 20 acre pasture alone. The Maremmas normally are free to go wherever they want on the 250,000 acres here, and don't travel far, just...

Love it! I used mine, with a top, for a mini green house this year!