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Did that help, Deb? I didn't even think about how it may show up - just copy and pasted from a file I had saved to the computer.

Here's an article I read, It's not all herbs, but a few are listed. I'm planning to put a few of these ideas in to practice: Planting a Goat Garden Variety is the Spice of Life By Suzy Hassler The following information is taken from Good Beginnings With Dairy Goats by J.E.Eberhardt...

I just read somewhere recently (can't remember where, since I'm ALWAYS reading something somewhere!) that goats with high butter fat content can have some of the thicker fat (cream) settle in the teat - then it comes out with the first squirt or two. Don't know if there's any truth to it, but...

I have a basement, but completely unfinished - no plumbing there yet. I might be able to put them on a tray in there and haul it outside to do the rinsing. It has to be semi-convenient for me to be able to work it into my day - if my daily duties become too complicated I get overwhelmed and...

The 1/2 cup is twice daily, so it's actually about 1 cup that their getting each. I don't mind going up on BOSS if it would benefit them, I thought I read somewhere not to give too much BOSS, but then, I don't know how much too much is. Anyone know?

Hey free, I don't have a place indoors that I can sprout conveniently - it'll have to be outdoors. I have put it off due to our weather extremes here. Now it's pretty mild, getting near 60 daily but come summer we'll be above 100 for days on end. Will I be able to sprout in that kind of heat...

I'm bottle feeding a buckling that I'll be using to breed my does to this fall. He's 7 weeks old. He gets 3 12oz bottles each day and free choice alfalfa/grass mix. We let him out daily for a bit to run and graze on the fresh weeds/grass that are coming in. I also have a 4 week old doeling...

Since the last several weeks of gestation I've been giving a little Calf Manna to my goaties. With me being so new to goats I was a little nervous about toxemia so I added it for extra calories. Since kidding they have dropped condition so quickly that I kept giving it. My doe that is 7 weeks...

do you think it getting thicker over the course of a few days in the fridge and a few lumps are normal? It smells strong - sour, but not bad milk sour, just strong buttermilk smell. Good? Bad?

I made buttermilk for the first time this past week. At first I thought it didn't turn out, didn't seem as though it had thickened any at all after 36 hours. I put it in the fridge to give to the chickens the next morning. As I was pouring it over their feed I could smell good buttermilk...

Interesting on the kiwi - how's the yeild? I'm zone 5-6 in central WA. We get a bit of extremes -we hit 110* in the summer and hover around zere or a little under (occasionally dipping lower) in the winter, so I have to have fairly hardy plants.

I just wanted to mention that my chickens seem to be doing well on this, thank you to all who have posted such helpful info here. I'm using Azure Standard's barley and oats (at 50/50 mix) as well as what they call their chicken wheat (mix of wheat and seeds). I have 15 laying hens and we...

I can't can on my glass top either. We're getting one of those big 3 burner propane stovetops - I borrowed one last year to do my canning on and LOVED doing my canning outdoors. I can fit two big canners on it - much less mess, much less heat, and I can still cook on my regular stove while...

are grapes a good option? I want something that has decent yields. We love grapes, but I HATE seeded grapes. I'd want a seedless variety. I'm not interested in making juice or wine - these would be just for snacking on fresh and maybe feezing or drying a bit. I have an area that I'm...

don't know how it comes out in the by-the-bean cost comparison, but I just received my vanilla beans from Azure Standard. They're on sale until the end of April (12% off) $5.15 per ounce. I'm starting them now to make gifts for Christmas. We'll put them in cute little bottles and attach some...

Good idea - I'll check the thread - thank you!

I'll have to give it a try and see what results we get. I'm looking for an easy way to get a good thick(ish) sour cream type product from my milk. We've used yogurt as sour cream before, but it's not quite the same. I was hoping for something quick and easy. I like quick and easy! :P

Bubblingbrooks - I came across that same info myself. It was the very reason we started declining specific vaccines. There are some pharmaceutical companies that use other means - can't remember the specifics but one of the polio vaccines used monkeys instead. It's been years now, but back...

I'm still planning to SFG, but not exclusively. I liked it, and I can fit alot into the boxes - but it's limiting too. I'm going to keep my three boxes and add a 30x10 garden plot as well. Not exactly sure how I'm going to work it all yet. I'm going out today to stare at the area a while and...

last year was my first attempt at gardening. I used the square foot gardening method - great for beginners like me. I want to step it up a notch, but keep it simple too, since I'm still such a newbie. I have 18 cabbage and 18 broccoli starts that need to get in the ground this weekend. I'm...