Recent content by ConcernedSheep

UPDATE for everyone who has been helping with this: the landlord says the herd can be removed sometime in the next week. I have mixed feelings about it, as I said before, because I know they're not going to be cared for any better wherever he's taking them. And, of course, we will miss them...

Ohh now we're talking! (I'm a bird lady, heh). Plus I feel like chickens would be easier to rehome if we ever had to move back to the city... This is a capital idea... 100%, it's all about respect! Hunting, fishing, or farming. We are what we eat. Glad to have found a kindred spirit ❤️

Just wanted to add, also, that we are pragmatic about food animals... husband and I come from families full of farmers and hunters. We plan to raise our own meat birds. If anything, though, I believe they should be raised with the utmost care, respect, and most importantly hygiene, which is...

We'll see! I'd be pretty hesitant to commit to raising my own livestock on rented land, if we ever had to move it could put us in a tough spot. But perhaps we could help the landlord find a more responsible person willing to graze their animals here. I'll have to research how long to let the...

I definitely know about the dangers of sheep & copper toxicity (I spent a couple hours researching, more than the owner has done surely) so I am always sure to only give it to the goats! But I appreciate the information nonetheless and I do agree 100% that the hands-off approach is best...

Thankfully the landlord was really nice about our letter, and seems to be more than willing to have the owner move the animals elsewhere. It won't help them, but it will prevent the mistreatment from happening under our noses... Now I guess we have to figure out what to do with all that space...

Yeah... I think you're right. I guess since it's been raining here in CA and the grass is green, that's helping?

I bought a bag of Goat Mineral and have been giving that to the goats a few times a week for the last couple of months... I roll it up in lettuce leaves like a cigar and they love it 😂 At least trying to combat what I suspect is major mineral deficiencies in the doe. But it's a losing battle...

Thank you all for your input. Your validation is helpful, even if it's not exactly easy to hear. We've lived here for about a year now, so considering the situation is as bad as I feared (and getting worse) I'm surprised none of the animals have died yet besides the stillborn lamb. We have...

Hi all! Came here from BackyardChickens, as I know very little about sheep & goats and I have some questions I'm hoping some of you might be willing to help with. My partner and I rent a house with a 1.5 acre pasture. The landlord allows a neighbor to graze his flock on our pasture (mixed...