I don't know where else to post this. I asked  the vet and he wanted to give her a injection of some drug, but I was wondering if there was a natural supplement that will make her come back to her milk ( Read more... )

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While I am not entirely sure if I would want unpasturized milk for my family, I like being able to make that decision for myself.

I just read an innovative idea for making raw goat's milk available in states where it is illegal. In Michigan, this small-scale dairy goat farmer charges people to become shareholders in the operation ($100), while they ( Read more... )

Ah, I have a dilemma. I'm hoping some of you animal lovers can give me a pep talk. I need a little encouragement to do the right thing, whatever that is.

First off, I'm a suburban homesteader. I'm in the process of trying to become as self-sustaining for food as possible. One of the ways we're doing this is getting a a pair of dwarf goats. Roll call ( Read more... )

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I love animals, and I love the idea of gradually producing more and more of our own food. We have an ordinary suburban plot of about 8,000 square feet. The house uses 1,400.

Gradually, we are devoting more and more land to food for our family. The experiment is still young, but it is deeply satisfying to cook with our own vegetables and fresh eggs ( Read more... )

 
The city allows dogs, cats, birds and other common domestic household pets.  If you are planning to acquire an unusual pet, you should call City Hall to make sure it would be allowed.  Chickens, geese, goats, for example, would not be allowed.  The city’s ordinance on dogs and cats states that no person shall keep more than 3 dogs or cats over 16 ( Read more... )

 I just joined today. I didn't eve know about this community till a new person on my Flist told me about it. 
I live in the northern Pan handle of WV. My BF and I have a really big back yard. I think it's about 3/4 of an acre. I know it's not like having acreage, but I figure it's big enough that we can start trying to live more self sufficiently, ( Read more... )

So in January I built a coop and run for five of these:

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After caring for a flock of 8 hens and 2 roosters this winter, i'm ready to start my first larger flock -- 50 hens.

they should arrive this week -- i'm all ready for them, have tested the brooder area, and am excited!

this website has been really useful to me, and i'd like to pass it along:  Backyard Chicken Forum.

I also use some books, and ( Read more... )