You are a lot like me in a lot of ways when it comes to being nervous and starting research and I love my goats and try to keep what’s best for them as well. Thank you for all you do. You are amazing!
I commented this morning but I cant find it now. Anyway I was asking about Margies casein results. Great news for Breezy. Wonderful video as always! 💜👍💜 Aunt Beth
I didn't see that comment either! Maybe youtube nixed it for some dumb reason! Margie, Clover, Elsa and Feral's hair left for UC Davis last week, not sure how long results will take but a few weeks at least ♥
I think the idea of biosecurity shoe changes. But also the knowing more about the health of your herd through continuing the testing is the best way to keep on top of things, too. When I go back and watch your older videos, seeing herd members that are no longer there (and knowing what happened) always tugs at the heart strings. Chloe is such a gem - and hilarious in her own right looking for the treat. LOL
We have a herd of about 24 goats (Nigerians, Nubian’s, Alpines, etc….) and over the last year we have learned to do more and more. We just finished a round of massive improvements, hanging feeders, rubber mats, more bedding changes per week. It has been exhausting. We are building a database for the medical data for each goat. (Weight, temps, famanchas, medications, treatments, etc….) so much involved with this. We love our little goaties and hope we can keep them healthy. Thanks for all your videos and info.
I practice biosecurity as well, definitely gives peace of mind! Congrats on Breezy’s news!! I think it would be really interesting if you did the cash valley test on Christine, it’s always good to learn more about our goats and goats in general ☺️
Yay! for Breezy! My Bambi & her daughter Pinto Bean have not come back into heat so we should have kids in mid March. And now I'm like what the hay were you thinking.... Bambi tends to have 3-4 and her teats are so huge they are usually bottle babies. PBean will be a first freshener and so far her teats look pretty small. I'm hoping she is a good mamma. We shall see.
I got my herd from a nearby farm that disease tests and practices strict biosecurity. I think that getting goats from them will help increase my chances of success. One goat is pregnant and the breeder recommended Ultra Boss every 14 days during the first trimester to prevent Cache Valley disease. So far so good with the goat's pregnancy.
I have barn shoes and going to town shoes. Of course it's not because I even thought of that I might pick something up and bring it home, it's because I don't want "poo" on my shoes walking around walmart. lol
I see a lot of people who don't show the same courtesy. It takes two seconds to swap footwear. My goodness. Just imagine how many people walk around in stores, offices, bathrooms, hospitals, etc and don't take them off when they come home. Yuck!! Even if there are no barn boots walking around those places, it's still gross.
I have a bunch of baby bumps wondering around, too. 😄 Now that I have watched your video, I need to go out and prepare for the coming cold end of the week.
You could do with one pair of shoes or boots and get men’s rubbers for each different place you need to wear them. That’s probably cheaper than several pairs of shoes
Barn shoes for sure. Also, "visitor " disinfection is a must as well. I had cheap mud shoes for my volunteers that came to help on the farm. There were always disinfected after every visit.
Yes! Biosecurity is never a bad thing! I have a pair of boots I always wear for farm chores, and ONLY wear for farm chores. They never leave the property, and they’re the only shoes I wear around the animals.
Your honesty is inspiring. I want to start my own herd in the next few years and have been watching a lot of videos and the honesty and realness, yet still love and joy for caring for this animals is wonderful to see! Thank you for sharing :-)
So crazy you are talking about getting barn shoes because I was just telling myself I need to get some barn shoes! The parasite class I took the other day also had a biosecurity section we got to sit through which was super informative! Also thank you for calling my girls beautiful 😭 as soon as I heard you mention the difficulties with conceiving and ringwomb my brain thought cvv! Although severe mineral deficiencies also absolutely effects conceiving as well We had to build a new hay feeder for our does because they were literally wasting a bale a day of really good hay 🤦🏻♀️ And congratulations on the pregnancy and the negative cl test that’s so exciting ✨✨✨
I had to close my upper large pasture because my neighbor got goats pygmies with 2 does. They were in heat a few feet away from my fence line. My buck jumped my fence x2. My neighbor sold his goats due to financial reasons. I was so glad to purchase his hay. I use half as much hay when the large upper field is open. Hay here is expensive due to the drought grass hay is $12.50/50# bale. Alfalfa is so expensive not affordable. Mine waste some hay which becomes bedding. Eating from ground can elevate worm load.
Yes it can elevate the worm load which is why it's not ideal, it's a balance though when they waste half the bale looking for the "good stuff"! This time of year it's so cold I worry a lot less about worms.
Our goal next year is to move the goat barn add to it and make a inside manger for their hay. We just f ed round bales with a cattle panel wrap around, our does eat Alfalfa and they are picky with only eating the leaves leaving the stems. Drives me nuts. Thank you for sharing, till next time God Bless.
A foot bath type thing for your shoes could be a good idea...something you could step in just outside of your house maybe. I've thought of that for biosecurity for my pigs as well. Haven't done it yet either. Be careful of salt in your goat feed for you pig. Kunes can get salt toxicity pretty easily. A hog and sow feed would be better for her overall. GREAT news on your blood tests! Such a relief.
I just looked at the nutritional info curious to see how the salt content compares and the kalmbach power porker is what they ordered, it has min 0.25% salt with maximum 0.75% salt. The kalmbach milkmaker goat pellet has 0.5% salt so as far as salt goes it looks like the two feeds are pretty much the same. I do know the power porker is better suited for her still though and we are excited to pick it up and see what she thinks hopefully tomorrow when we go.
Shoes! That's 100% on how disease and zoonotic diseases are transferred. At the animal hosptial I worked for, we use to step in a square bucket with a heavy duty disinfectant every day before going home. I spray my shoes now learning that with our epa approved disinfectant. It's a good practice. My heart always goes out to you when you bring up you had such rough time with your lamancha's, it shows how much you care and want to help your viewers avoid the same heartache if we can. I love Chloe! Can you breed her? Thank you for sharing and another great video Heather!
We could breed chloe but I don't want to keep more than just her through the winter and juggle a boar around and all that. I'd rather just buy feeders every couple of years to grow and butcher :) Do you spray chlorhexidine on your shoes? I'm toying with that idea too.
@@SageandStoneHomestead we use sol-u-guard on a regular day out and Steramine diluted in the recommend ratio when when we go near animals. Just on the bottom sole though, it is recommend only for non porous hard surfaces. I spray it on a wet paper towel in a square bucket pan and step in it.
Many nurses have hospital shoes that never get worn into the car or home. Makes sense. I have a pair of easy step in, step out XrraTuf barn boots. They are the short ones. I can't say enough about how the ease of their on and off positively impacts the likelihood of me changing them consistently. I generally hate shoes, so that is a big deal for me!
Many might have good footwear etiquette/habits, but many don't. I've known quite a few. I mentioned it to a couple of them and they gave excuses. Sigh. Filthy shoes and scrubs after work. Filthy shoes and scrubs on the way to work. I am no germaphobe by any means but I wince anyway, especially when I see it in public. I've got a nurse friend who lived in a few different countries abroad. She said over there, you change once you get to work and change again before you leave.
@@katie7748 I used to work in a hospital and I sat down in my car, took my shoes off, put them in a bag and put on another pair before my feet went in the car. And I don't wear my shoes in the house, either. I should maybe adopt this etiquette for the barn!
That is wonderful news!!! The only difference I can think of concerning the bee sting vs the bullying is the duration. Maybe continued stress of being an animal low in the hierarchy may be more stressful. Obviously that wasn’t the case but thought that might be worth considering for anyone dealing with such. Thanks for a great video with an amazing ending!! Stay safe!🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
Something we did with our parvo pets we would do a shoe dip after we leave the rooms you can dip your shoes before you go out to the area just a suggestion I'm unsure if it will work in your life
So glad to hear breezy is good and clear! I was just thinking while watching about maybe having separate shoes just to help minimize potential transferrence. Everyone is looking so good and healthy and happy. Glad for your good news and im excited for the next stock of kids to come!
Yay!! I’m happy for you and I’m sure you are relieved that Breezy is good ❤ Thank you for sharing this with us …I have learned a lot from you! I always wondered about the hay thing so that eased my mind lol. I do try to keep a tight bio security (I’m not perfect) just for the reasons you listed with going to feed stores. We have “farm” shoes and “public” shoes …this seems to work well. I struggle with having ppl over tho and making them do something with their shoes lol. Our “main” visitors tho don’t live the “farm” life so they don’t go to places that would have high traffic with other farmers. If selling an animal, I prefer to meet ppl somewhere else not on my property or I meet them down at gate so they don’t come in. Idk, maybe these ideas will help you 🙂 Also, i don’t get how stress from bullying VS bee sting is different either 😂😂
I think it's smart to consider options and do research to always be continuously improving. I wonder if maybe some wire or mesh across the middle (lengthwise) of the big hay feeder would help them not pull out so much thus not be as wasteful? I know the smaller goats still need access but just thinking like leave 6-8 inches at the bottom and block off (with mesh) a good foot or so across the middle - would that help at all? Super happy Breezy's tests came back with good results. Spring is going to be awesome to see all the kids! (I will adore them all but extra excited about minis coming.) 💚💚
I might have an explanation for why a goat being bullied would cause a false positive but not the stress of a wasp attack. A wasp attack is a one time stresser whereas bullying happens rather consistently which would allow the stress response (which causes the false positive) to build up overtime. I hope that makes sense
Yeah, we can't feed alfalfa mix hay either or they do that too. Fox's Pride in NH has a podcast on either Ringside or Goat Gab about Cache valley too. I think it's a one time thing that stunts their development that year, but you'd have to ask them for more info.
Have you ever thought about those heavy duty black ground feeeders? I have one five foot one for my sheep and absolutely love them for feeding pellets. They can’t seem to flip them and everyone has room on either side
CL is one of the milder of the 3 diseases. Personally Johnes scares me the most since it is so long-lived in the environment and is devastating to the animal.
@@kb19907 Jhones milk either, there are links with jhones and chrones disease. The thing with CL is it does pasteurize out. Jhones does NOT which freaks me out a lot.
@@kb19907 I don't disagree. We would cull for CL. It just isn't my most feared because the abcess needs to burst to spread and because we keep close tabs on our girls I feel good about it. But if we had to pasteurize all of it I still would. Since 80% of all dairy cows have jhones and it does not pasteurize out, our milk would still be cleaner plus I love the whole process of keeping and raising goats :)
Have you considered having a couple of Nubian does? They give a rich delish milk and are very friendly and easy to milk. A good Nubian will give you a gallon of milk a day and the wethers are bulky and provide a good meat source.
Nope! Elsa the Lamancha was milking 12lbs of milk a day in her peak and it's delish too :) Lamanchas are also great meat, we put them in the freezer every year. No real need to breed-switch :)
@Maris-q13fc I currently have LaMancha dairy goats. Mine give at least 1 gallon per milking and they are smaller and require less feed. I had Nubians ( registered very high ADGA ) they were the loudest unruly goats I ever had. About 30 years ago. Great butterfat for cheese but were so loud I never had again. LaMancha butterfat is very comparable and they are quiet and gentle. I need some easy for senior to handle. Nubians are not for everyone.
@@vixxcottage they definitely are loud and proud, but mine were never unruly. Two strands of electric wire kept them in their own designated area with lots of forage . They could be deep in the woods and I call, they would coming running like lap dogs. I loved my Alpine, she was the first dairy goat I purchased then I added the Nubians.
The bullying question isn't so much about stress, but if an animal is forced out of the herd due to being/smelling sick and therefore attracting the attention of predators.
The lab told me about how the goats response to stress can alter their immune system and that can skew the numbers on the CL test. Bullying can throw higher numbers according to them, which does make sense.
I’m pretty new to your channel and I’m a little puzzled- I think I see you handling quail eggs occasionally, but I’ve never seen quail or heard about quail on the farm?
The quail are about to all go to freezer camp soon. They are not a main character at all but they have been nice to have. We need all new birds in spring and I'll chat about them then :)
It's ok to let them spoiled girls eat what hay they can off the ground where THEY put it! Lol! We do that here from time to time. If I recently filled their hay troughs and it emptied super fast but there was a huge pile that they put on the ground, I will not refill it until I see the girls eat some of that good ground hay, lol. My girls are rotten, too. Little brats, lol.
Ik typ dit even in mijn eigen taal want ik wil de juiste woorden gebruiken. Maar als er hier in Nederland een besmettelijke ziekte heerst op het platteland dan worden er wel lage bakken met desinfectiemiddel geplaatst waar je doorheen moet lopen zodat je niets onder je schoenen meeneemt. Misschien een idee? ❤
Danish: Ja, du kan skrive på dit eget sprog når som helst, jeg kan oversætte det online! Det er en god idé, og nogle få har nævnt det desinficerende fodbad eller spray, jeg synes, det er en perfekt mulighed! Tak!
Dutch: Ja, je kunt op elk moment in je eigen taal schrijven, ik kan het online vertalen! Dat is een geweldig idee en enkelen hebben het desinfecterende voetenbad of de spray genoemd, ik denk dat dat een perfecte optie is! Bedankt!
So happy that Breezy is well and preggers!!❤
The highlight of my morning COFFEE TIME WITH HEATHER 🎉🎉❤🕊️
This time I actually have my coffee poured too!! ♥
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You are a lot like me in a lot of ways when it comes to being nervous and starting research and I love my goats and try to keep what’s best for them as well. Thank you for all you do. You are amazing!
I commented this morning but I cant find it now. Anyway I was asking about Margies casein results. Great news for Breezy. Wonderful video as always! 💜👍💜 Aunt Beth
I didn't see that comment either! Maybe youtube nixed it for some dumb reason! Margie, Clover, Elsa and Feral's hair left for UC Davis last week, not sure how long results will take but a few weeks at least ♥
So happy you got the results you needed! 💙
Yes! Thank you, me too!
I think the idea of biosecurity shoe changes. But also the knowing more about the health of your herd through continuing the testing is the best way to keep on top of things, too. When I go back and watch your older videos, seeing herd members that are no longer there (and knowing what happened) always tugs at the heart strings. Chloe is such a gem - and hilarious in her own right looking for the treat. LOL
Chloe was too focused on begging to notice she was fed, lol!!
We have a herd of about 24 goats (Nigerians, Nubian’s, Alpines, etc….) and over the last year we have learned to do more and more. We just finished a round of massive improvements, hanging feeders, rubber mats, more bedding changes per week. It has been exhausting. We are building a database for the medical data for each goat. (Weight, temps, famanchas, medications, treatments, etc….) so much involved with this. We love our little goaties and hope we can keep them healthy. Thanks for all your videos and info.
Great job!! I need to be more organized with the medical stuff!
So glad to see all is well with Breezy and even more so she will have kiddos for you. God Bless
I practice biosecurity as well, definitely gives peace of mind!
Congrats on Breezy’s news!! I think it would be really interesting if you did the cash valley test on Christine, it’s always good to learn more about our goats and goats in general ☺️
I think I will do cvv with our biosecurity screen next year for Christine! Just to see...
Good news all around! Whew!!
Yay! for Breezy! My Bambi & her daughter Pinto Bean have not come back into heat so we should have kids in mid March. And now I'm like what the hay were you thinking.... Bambi tends to have 3-4 and her teats are so huge they are usually bottle babies. PBean will be a first freshener and so far her teats look pretty small. I'm hoping she is a good mamma. We shall see.
Yay Breezy! ❤
I got my herd from a nearby farm that disease tests and practices strict biosecurity. I think that getting goats from them will help increase my chances of success. One goat is pregnant and the breeder recommended Ultra Boss every 14 days during the first trimester to prevent Cache Valley disease. So far so good with the goat's pregnancy.
Where are you located?
@SageandStoneHomestead Henryville IN , about 20 miles north of Louisville KY
@@janeewilliams975 I've heard a lot of people like ultra boss, not sure about using it during pregnancy though.
I think you’re wonderful at caring for and loving your herd. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. God bless. ❤
Thank you so much!
I have barn shoes and going to town shoes. Of course it's not because I even thought of that I might pick something up and bring it home, it's because I don't want "poo" on my shoes walking around walmart. lol
Valid!! lol!
I see a lot of people who don't show the same courtesy. It takes two seconds to swap footwear. My goodness.
Just imagine how many people walk around in stores, offices, bathrooms, hospitals, etc and don't take them off when they come home. Yuck!! Even if there are no barn boots walking around those places, it's still gross.
Am so glad for you that Breezy has tested negative for CL and is pregnant! Love your videos'you are so honest and a really good teacher
I have a bunch of baby bumps wondering around, too. 😄 Now that I have watched your video, I need to go out and prepare for the coming cold end of the week.
Yes from record highs to record lows here!! Stay toasty!
You could do with one pair of shoes or boots and get men’s rubbers for each different place you need to wear them. That’s probably cheaper than several pairs of shoes
Good idea!
Barn shoes for sure. Also, "visitor " disinfection is a must as well. I had cheap mud shoes for my volunteers that came to help on the farm. There were always disinfected after every visit.
Great advice, thanks!
Yes! Biosecurity is never a bad thing! I have a pair of boots I always wear for farm chores, and ONLY wear for farm chores. They never leave the property, and they’re the only shoes I wear around the animals.
Thank you for sharing. Thoughts and Prayers. Love and Blessings.
Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Thank you Doris, hope you are well!
@@SageandStoneHomestead Thank you Heather. All is well. Love you lots 🤗
Good morning! Glad for good results! ❤
Thank you!
If I remember correctly you can use a teat tape to stop the flow of milk, and help prevent bacteria from getting in.
She leaks so badly the tape comes off. So far no issues other than less milk ♥
Your honesty is inspiring. I want to start my own herd in the next few years and have been watching a lot of videos and the honesty and realness, yet still love and joy for caring for this animals is wonderful to see! Thank you for sharing :-)
Thank you so much!! ♥
Margie is so beautiful.
So crazy you are talking about getting barn shoes because I was just telling myself I need to get some barn shoes! The parasite class I took the other day also had a biosecurity section we got to sit through which was super informative!
Also thank you for calling my girls beautiful 😭 as soon as I heard you mention the difficulties with conceiving and ringwomb my brain thought cvv! Although severe mineral deficiencies also absolutely effects conceiving as well
We had to build a new hay feeder for our does because they were literally wasting a bale a day of really good hay 🤦🏻♀️
And congratulations on the pregnancy and the negative cl test that’s so exciting ✨✨✨
I noticed your new hay feeder and I love that you don't have to throw it across the barn anymore lol!!
I have a pair of muck boots that are just for my farm when it gets colder I just add another pair of socks
I had to close my upper large pasture because my neighbor got goats pygmies with 2 does. They were in heat a few feet away from my fence line. My buck jumped my fence x2. My neighbor sold his goats due to financial reasons. I was so glad to purchase his hay. I use half as much hay when the large upper field is open. Hay here is expensive due to the drought grass hay is $12.50/50# bale. Alfalfa is so expensive not affordable. Mine waste some hay which becomes bedding. Eating from ground can elevate worm load.
Yes it can elevate the worm load which is why it's not ideal, it's a balance though when they waste half the bale looking for the "good stuff"! This time of year it's so cold I worry a lot less about worms.
Our goal next year is to move the goat barn add to it and make a inside manger for their hay. We just f ed round bales with a cattle panel wrap around, our does eat Alfalfa and they are picky with only eating the leaves leaving the stems. Drives me nuts. Thank you for sharing, till next time God Bless.
We have inside hay too but I tend to prefer feeding outside when I can because cleanup of the waste hay is easier out there :)
A foot bath type thing for your shoes could be a good idea...something you could step in just outside of your house maybe. I've thought of that for biosecurity for my pigs as well. Haven't done it yet either.
Be careful of salt in your goat feed for you pig. Kunes can get salt toxicity pretty easily. A hog and sow feed would be better for her overall.
GREAT news on your blood tests! Such a relief.
our local feed store has a hog feed on order for me ! It's not something they normally carry but it's on the way ♥
@@SageandStoneHomestead perfect! Great that they can order it in for you.
I just looked at the nutritional info curious to see how the salt content compares and the kalmbach power porker is what they ordered, it has min 0.25% salt with maximum 0.75% salt. The kalmbach milkmaker goat pellet has 0.5% salt so as far as salt goes it looks like the two feeds are pretty much the same. I do know the power porker is better suited for her still though and we are excited to pick it up and see what she thinks hopefully tomorrow when we go.
Yeah, good news!
Shoes! That's 100% on how disease and zoonotic diseases are transferred. At the animal hosptial I worked for, we use to step in a square bucket with a heavy duty disinfectant every day before going home. I spray my shoes now learning that with our epa approved disinfectant. It's a good practice. My heart always goes out to you when you bring up you had such rough time with your lamancha's, it shows how much you care and want to help your viewers avoid the same heartache if we can. I love Chloe! Can you breed her? Thank you for sharing and another great video Heather!
We could breed chloe but I don't want to keep more than just her through the winter and juggle a boar around and all that. I'd rather just buy feeders every couple of years to grow and butcher :) Do you spray chlorhexidine on your shoes? I'm toying with that idea too.
@@SageandStoneHomestead we use sol-u-guard on a regular day out and Steramine diluted in the recommend ratio when when we go near animals. Just on the bottom sole though, it is recommend only for non porous hard surfaces. I spray it on a wet paper towel in a square bucket pan and step in it.
Many nurses have hospital shoes that never get worn into the car or home. Makes sense.
I have a pair of easy step in, step out XrraTuf barn boots. They are the short ones. I can't say enough about how the ease of their on and off positively impacts the likelihood of me changing them consistently. I generally hate shoes, so that is a big deal for me!
Thank you I will look into those!
Many might have good footwear etiquette/habits, but many don't. I've known quite a few. I mentioned it to a couple of them and they gave excuses. Sigh. Filthy shoes and scrubs after work. Filthy shoes and scrubs on the way to work. I am no germaphobe by any means but I wince anyway, especially when I see it in public.
I've got a nurse friend who lived in a few different countries abroad. She said over there, you change once you get to work and change again before you leave.
@@katie7748 I used to work in a hospital and I sat down in my car, took my shoes off, put them in a bag and put on another pair before my feet went in the car. And I don't wear my shoes in the house, either. I should maybe adopt this etiquette for the barn!
That is wonderful news!!! The only difference I can think of concerning the bee sting vs the bullying is the duration. Maybe continued stress of being an animal low in the hierarchy may be more stressful. Obviously that wasn’t the case but thought that might be worth considering for anyone dealing with such. Thanks for a great video with an amazing ending!! Stay safe!🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
Something we did with our parvo pets we would do a shoe dip after we leave the rooms you can dip your shoes before you go out to the area just a suggestion I'm unsure if it will work in your life
I love the idea!
So glad to hear breezy is good and clear! I was just thinking while watching about maybe having separate shoes just to help minimize potential transferrence. Everyone is looking so good and healthy and happy. Glad for your good news and im excited for the next stock of kids to come!
Thank you so much!!
Yay!! I’m happy for you and I’m sure you are relieved that Breezy is good ❤ Thank you for sharing this with us …I have learned a lot from you! I always wondered about the hay thing so that eased my mind lol. I do try to keep a tight bio security (I’m not perfect) just for the reasons you listed with going to feed stores. We have “farm” shoes and “public” shoes …this seems to work well. I struggle with having ppl over tho and making them do something with their shoes lol. Our “main” visitors tho don’t live the “farm” life so they don’t go to places that would have high traffic with other farmers. If selling an animal, I prefer to meet ppl somewhere else not on my property or I meet them down at gate so they don’t come in. Idk, maybe these ideas will help you 🙂
Also, i don’t get how stress from bullying VS bee sting is different either 😂😂
We do have shoe covers for visitors that go beyond our main yard :)
@@SageandStoneHomestead I need to do this!
Great results!
Thank you!
I’m having this same issue with a traded in sheep and I’ve kicked myself every day since.
I think it's smart to consider options and do research to always be continuously improving. I wonder if maybe some wire or mesh across the middle (lengthwise) of the big hay feeder would help them not pull out so much thus not be as wasteful? I know the smaller goats still need access but just thinking like leave 6-8 inches at the bottom and block off (with mesh) a good foot or so across the middle - would that help at all? Super happy Breezy's tests came back with good results. Spring is going to be awesome to see all the kids! (I will adore them all but extra excited about minis coming.)
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That's a good idea!
I might have an explanation for why a goat being bullied would cause a false positive but not the stress of a wasp attack. A wasp attack is a one time stresser whereas bullying happens rather consistently which would allow the stress response (which causes the false positive) to build up overtime. I hope that makes sense
That does make sense! Thanks!
Yeah, we can't feed alfalfa mix hay either or they do that too. Fox's Pride in NH has a podcast on either Ringside or Goat Gab about Cache valley too. I think it's a one time thing that stunts their development that year, but you'd have to ask them for more info.
Next round I may have him just get orchard.
Do you have videos about kids and farming? Wondering how you balance it all and love tips.
I don't but I get this question a lot, I'll have to cover it soon! My youngest is 7 and age plays a big role/factor.
Have you ever thought about those heavy duty black ground feeeders? I have one five foot one for my sheep and absolutely love them for feeding pellets. They can’t seem to flip them and everyone has room on either side
Do sheep jump into stuff like goats do? Might be a worse brawl haha
Hallelujah!!!! CL is my biggest fear
CL is one of the milder of the 3 diseases. Personally Johnes scares me the most since it is so long-lived in the environment and is devastating to the animal.
@ you can’t drink milk with CL.
@@kb19907 Jhones milk either, there are links with jhones and chrones disease. The thing with CL is it does pasteurize out. Jhones does NOT which freaks me out a lot.
@@SageandStoneHomestead yeah but why even do it if you have to pasteurize it. At least in my opinion. Goat diseases are scary.
@@kb19907 I don't disagree. We would cull for CL. It just isn't my most feared because the abcess needs to burst to spread and because we keep close tabs on our girls I feel good about it. But if we had to pasteurize all of it I still would. Since 80% of all dairy cows have jhones and it does not pasteurize out, our milk would still be cleaner plus I love the whole process of keeping and raising goats :)
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Have you considered having a couple of Nubian does? They give a rich delish milk and are very friendly and easy to milk. A good Nubian will give you a gallon of milk a day and the wethers are bulky and provide a good meat source.
Nope! Elsa the Lamancha was milking 12lbs of milk a day in her peak and it's delish too :) Lamanchas are also great meat, we put them in the freezer every year. No real need to breed-switch :)
@Maris-q13fc I currently have LaMancha dairy goats. Mine give at least 1 gallon per milking and they are smaller and require less feed. I had Nubians ( registered very high ADGA ) they were the loudest unruly goats I ever had. About 30 years ago. Great butterfat for cheese but were so loud I never had again. LaMancha butterfat is very comparable and they are quiet and gentle. I need some easy for senior to handle. Nubians are not for everyone.
@@vixxcottage I really am excited about the mini lamanchas and increasing the butterfat with the cross! Goats are fun all around :)
@SageandStoneHomestead I agree never a dull moment with goats 🐐
@@vixxcottage they definitely are loud and proud, but mine were never unruly. Two strands of electric wire kept them in their own designated area with lots of forage . They could be deep in the woods and I call, they would coming running like lap dogs. I loved my Alpine, she was the first dairy goat I purchased then I added the Nubians.
The bullying question isn't so much about stress, but if an animal is forced out of the herd due to being/smelling sick and therefore attracting the attention of predators.
The lab told me about how the goats response to stress can alter their immune system and that can skew the numbers on the CL test. Bullying can throw higher numbers according to them, which does make sense.
I’m pretty new to your channel and I’m a little puzzled- I think I see you handling quail eggs occasionally, but I’ve never seen quail or heard about quail on the farm?
The quail are about to all go to freezer camp soon. They are not a main character at all but they have been nice to have. We need all new birds in spring and I'll chat about them then :)
It's ok to let them spoiled girls eat what hay they can off the ground where THEY put it! Lol! We do that here from time to time. If I recently filled their hay troughs and it emptied super fast but there was a huge pile that they put on the ground, I will not refill it until I see the girls eat some of that good ground hay, lol. My girls are rotten, too. Little brats, lol.
Ik typ dit even in mijn eigen taal want ik wil de juiste woorden gebruiken. Maar als er hier in Nederland een besmettelijke ziekte heerst op het platteland dan worden er wel lage bakken met desinfectiemiddel geplaatst waar je doorheen moet lopen zodat je niets onder je schoenen meeneemt. Misschien een idee? ❤
Danish: Ja, du kan skrive på dit eget sprog når som helst, jeg kan oversætte det online! Det er en god idé, og nogle få har nævnt det desinficerende fodbad eller spray, jeg synes, det er en perfekt mulighed! Tak!
Dutch: Ja, je kunt op elk moment in je eigen taal schrijven, ik kan het online vertalen! Dat is een geweldig idee en enkelen hebben het desinfecterende voetenbad of de spray genoemd, ik denk dat dat een perfecte optie is! Bedankt!