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Sure, Valmom. I'll let you know when I've got it brushed out. Then I've got to send it somewhere to be carded, or whatever the heck that's called. You know what? There's a new yak ranch in Vermont. If you're really interested in fibre, you might give them a shout. All I know about them is...

Oh! Fences. Our property was a horse farm prior to us buying it. It was already set up with 3-rail split rail fencing. That works just fine. They are not fence testers. The babies will go anywhere they want, and will step right through the rails. They won't go too far away from their...

You guys sound like me and my husband did when we first got our yaks. The puns never end. LOL! I'll try to answer your questions. Please keep in mind that we yakkers are learning as we go along, so whatever info I give you is based on my own experiences, and experiences of others who...

Hopefully, as we yakkers continue to breed, it will result in the cost becoming more affordable. There just aren't that many out there right now, so they command a premium rate. Like I said, though, if you don't ind waiting for awhile.... you can pick up a couple of calves or yearlings at...

The cost depends on several things. You could get a decent Imperial yearling heifer and yearling bull for about $1000/per head. Royals are a little more, Goldens are alot more. Mature breeding stock would be much more. We chose to roll the dice and get a couple of young bulls that had not...

Raven, our Imperial bull. He's 2 1/2 yrs old Jessie, our grey-nosed-black bull. Also 2 1/2 yrs old. From left to right: Zelda nursing her baby boy, Dash, then Baby Keskey, a 6 month old steer, and Larry, a yearling steer who will be the first to be processed for meat this Summer or Fall...

This is me with my little bottle fed baby boy, Bayak Obama. This is Bayak with his friend, Fricken Chicken

LOL! Thanks for the interest. I'm working on getting our website up and running. I'll cut and paste what's going up on the webpage, and that should explain it all. As far as what to call a herd of Yak, though, your guess is as good as mine. Due to trade restrictions, it is nearly impossible...

Thanks! Yes, it's yucky ucky cold here right now. BRRRRRRRR! I grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, and just moved here a few years ago. I do love it, but this bitter cold stuff takes some getting used to. My darn fingers stuck to the chain on the chicken waterer this morning as I was trying to...

You guys are awesome. I am SO going to do this. Especially after reading that it can also be used as a dishwasher detergent. I go through so much of that stuff! And we are new to farm life, thus new to well water/septic systems. We've been talking about coming up with a way to limit the...

Wow. Well, I just read every single post on here from start to finish. I've toyed around with the idea of making soap since we moved onto our farm this past May. We raise Tibetan Yak, amongst other things. Come Spring, I'll have Yak milk, yak fat (from processed carcasses), sheep milk, sheep...

Responded to an ad on CL for free ducks. Have 5 ducks in the freezer now that I didn't have to pay for. :D