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I have 14 laying hens from 1 year to 2 years old. In the fall I was getting 10-12 per day. Production went down when the winter came. As winter ended production went back to 10 per day average. Now that it is spring and 75 degrees during the day, I am only getting 2-3 per day. Most of my...

I live in south Alabama and would like to know what others plant for the warm season pasture for goats. I will be planting a small area for 2 goats (approximately 1/2 acre). Currently, I have wheat and rye mixture from the winter planted. Any suggestions?

Interested to know what others use to prevent/kill worms in poultry. I have been using food grade DE mixed with their lay pellets.

I just brought home 2 new goats. One is a 9 week old female. Question: When will she begin to eat goat pellets? All she will eat is fresh hay and collard greens from my garden. The other is an adult female nubian. She will not eat the goat pellets either. All she will eat is fresh hay and...

Light worked for me also. Have 20 laying hens Egg production dropped from 16-18 per day to 2-4 per day Have light bulb that comes on at 4AM and goes off shortly after daylight Within 2 weeks of the light extension, egg production is back up to 12-14 per day....boy are my egg customers happy again!

I can get 12% Allstock from our local co-op for half the price of the 16% at the feed store, but the allstock has molasses in it. Will this hurt my goats?

Just to be sure I'm understanding right... After they turn 8 weeks, they can be fed regular goat pellets, hay, and of course browse on trees, bushes, etc, with no need for milk?

Thanks for the help! So if I left it with the mom for 2 more weeks, does that mean when I get it at age 2 months it will not need a bottle? I thought I had read that weaning took place at 4-6 months???

I am getting a 6 week old kid from a friend. I was going to leave it with its mother to be weaned, but have decided to go ahead and get it so it can be bottle fed and bond with our family at a younger age. What do I feed it? How much? How many times a day? Can it be fed regular goat pettets...

what type "straw" is everyone using? Is it the the same quality hay you are feeding them or like pine straw?

I am getting goats next week and have closed in part of my barn for them to have a large stall to themselves. Here are my questions? Do goats sleep on the ground or should i build them some sort of wood decking in the stall? If I use old hay that may have a little mold in it for the floor of...

nubians i also have a neighbor who is willing to give me a kid once it is weaned. It is a female. When it is weaned will it get along OK with the nubian wethers?

I am looking into getting goats for our family. I have a friend who is willing to give me 2 adult wethers. Will it be OK in the future to add does with them or will the female, when she is in heat, "make" the wethers become agressive? I can't have agressive goats due to small children.

I have 22 laying hens and was getting 15-18 eggs per day until daylight hours were reduced. My egg production rapidly dropped to 2-4 per day. I put a light in my coop that comes on at 4am and goes off at daylight and after 2 weeks of the light, I am up to 10-12 eggs per day.

I am in Wilmer, AL....anyone near have goats for sale? Want to get a couple for my 2 boys shortly after Christmas.