Recent content by tdurant

This has been very helpful. I have had pigs wintering in the barn with my goats and have noticed that all of the animals have this same problem. I have checked them repeatedly for lice but cannot find any. I shaved two of my goats, washed them with Dawn, and sprayed them with permethryn and now...

It is so nice to have people like you out there who are raising sheep and share your knowledge. I am one of the quiet ones who just reads and learns but does not reply. I just thought you should know how much I appreciate you, as a fellow sheep owner.

So here is an odd situation that maybe some of you have experienced. I have a hermie sheep. She/he will be going to the sale barn at the end of summer because she has no purpose on the farm since she cannot breed, her wool is awful, and she is becoming aggressive. This lamb was born a Shetland...

Agreed. I seldomly have made it out in time to assist with kidding, Mother Nature just takes her course and voila, babies. Only once in six years have I used a supplement, but only because mama (FF) had a hard time getting the milk down. Once that was handled, the baby nursed fine. It is good to...