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I've had a couple of really fancy meals, paid for by my past employers. The first was a filet mignon at a local fancy restaurant (delicious, BTW). We also had a business trip to Denver and we ate at a couple fancy restaurants while there. The "fanciest" dinners I've paid for myself weren't...

Just got done planting a small fall garden. I planted kale, swiss chard (never planted it in the fall before), lettuce, beets, turnips, and collards. I wanted to plant spinach, but I didn't have any seeds left over and I can't find any anywhere! I may plant garlic a little later on too.

And OR, not sure if you knew it or not (because I wouldn't have known by just reading it) but the "j" is pronounced like an "h". :)

CAE is very common in the US. Most people don't even test for it.

CAE is transmitted through the milk, so in order to be safe the kids should be pulled (as in taken away, not physically pulled from the doe) right away. In order to be totally safe the doe shouldn't even lick the kids. Plus, it prevents her from bonding with them and makes it an easier transition.

If I remember correctly you're not supposed to apply anything on the tick because then the tick will regurgitate before letting go. You're supposed to just use tweezers to grasp as close to the skin as possible and pull it out. Ticks are so very common in our area, and especially for those in...

Bingo. It irks me to no end to hear people talk of "teens these days" or stuff like that. Every generation says it. It's pretty common to think young people are lazy and entitled and rude, but realize that EVERY generation says that about the younger generations. And did the "old people" ever...

I haven't tried but there are recipes using cream in one of my soap books.

Awesome! Have you done cables yet? I was so intimidated by them but when I tried them I was amazed at how easy they were!

We haven't started getting things ready for winter like blockign chicken coop windows, putting the front on the sheep shelter, etc. September for us is still more summerish than fallish. We've got plenty of time to get those types of things ready. The big thing we're working on now is whether...

No, I do not secretly wish TS would HTF, because I have a feeling it would be an incredibly huge wake up call for EVERYONE. We can all prep all we want, but if things really got horrible I have a feeling it would be WAY harder than anyone could imagine. There would be total chaos, and I don't...

When I was in college I worked on the campus farm. One day in January my boss got a call from campus security that one of the ewes was at the mall (not shopping mall, think like the mall at D.C.). Apparently some drunk frat guys (i'm assuming) stole her out of the pasture and brought her...

Well, I can understand that goats really like browse and prefer it to grass, and they're very happy when you bring them browse. I just don't think there's anything wrong with having goats out on pasture with no browse. Many producers feed this way. The only thing I can think that may be "bad"...

I'm thinking a warm epsom salt (or regular salt, ouch) bath would help. I second getting another tetanus. Not something you want to mess around with!

They caught on to everyone buying them for soap! :P

So last night I made soap with Glenolam's recipe and tried 2 scents. I made a 4 lb batch with the "Goat Milk & Honey" scent, and a 4 lb batch with the "Lavender Vanilla" scent. They smell so good! I can't wait to un-mold them tonight. I think I need to break down and make some wooden loaf...

Yep, you can just go cold turkey. Heck, the other day my doe was being a jerk about coming out for milking, so I left her in the pasture and totally skipped the morning milking. :rant She was ready to be milked that afternoon. I told her I don't have time for shenanigans. :plbb If a goat...

There are a few actions near us. There's a very large, well known furniture auction just down the road from our house. They've got a lot of neat things there. It's always on Wednesdays though, so I can't go unless I take off a day from work. There's also a livestock auction in DE not too far...

Bubbling Brooks, I have seen you post numerous times about how goats should not eat grass pasture and in this thread you said it can cause problems. May I ask where you heard/read that? Grass is not harmful to goats. They prefer browse, but grass is just fine for them (after all, hay is...

I've tried the "other oil" (any other oil will work to dilute/take away the pepper oil) with mixed results. I find soaking the area in cold milk makes it feel better. Other than that, ya just got to wait it out.