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We used to sell eggs. We just had our regular farm insurance, and never had any problems, but I'd ask your insurance agent what he or she thinks.

Tractors are built to last. I first got into farming in 2000, and my first tractor was a 1951 Ferguson TO-20. A great little tractor that I used for 14 years and sold for more than I bought it for. A year after I got the Fergy, I knew a needed a bigger tractor with a loader and I got a 1967...

If it's very fresh, it really doesn't taste that much different. Many people have tried canned goat milk, and think that's what goat milk is supposed to taste like. Not even close.

We have a pack of coyotes here. When I had my goat farm, I used llamas as guard animals. I never had a problem with coyotes.

PEople can be allergic to almost anything, so they can be allergic to goat milk. Regarding it's taste, it has to be FRESH, and you have to make sure that you keep the buck away from the does. During breeding season, the bucks get VERY stinky and the milk can absorb that stink. I used to keep...

Goat milk is much better for you than cow's milk. Goat milk is naturally homogenized. Also, for some reason it's easier to digest. Often people who are lactose intolerant can digest goat milk. and fresh goat milk just taste better. When our ganrdkids were little, they prefered our raw goat...

Depends on your weather. How could is it? I don't know where you live. If you have a cold winter, I'd just use the exhaust fan for the winter.

We have bears here. My neighbor left me a note a few weeks ago that they saw a bear. Luckily we've never had any problems with them.

Winter is a big deal here, too (upstate New York). We load up on hay and put up plastic on the windows in the barn. We put out heated water buckets and make sure the fences won't be damaged by snow.

There are basically three types of sheep, fiber sheep (for wool) dairy sheep (yes sheep are raised to produce milk) and meat sheep. We raised sheep, but just for wool. My wife and I can't raise any animal to be butchered, and we had a dairy goat farm, we didn't want to get into milking sheep...

It's a matter of convenience for both baling and feeding. I've made both round and small square bales when I was producing hay. Round bales are easier to produce, because you don't have to hand stack them in the barn. I found round bales are easier to feed large animals, like horses and cows...

We consider all of our animals, including our horses, to be part of our family. We do everything we can to make them happy.

Oooohhhh!!! I should have figured out what you meant!!!! No, I never trimmed the dead part off. The other chickens don't bother each other and the dead part eventually just falls off, with no problems. The chickens never even seem to be bothered, though the first time I saw the frost bite on...

Birdie, have you considered an exhaust fan?

You're welcome! It takes a fairly long time for the nutritional content of hay to degrade. Shipping should'nt be a problem.

Susanna, trim what off?

Susanna, your cooperative extension will be able to set you up to have your hay tested.

I've never had commercial feed tested, but I've had my hay tested. When I got my feed from Cargill, it was a service that they provided. My feed was custom made to my specifications, so if my hay was lacking in a nutrient, they could increase that nutrient in my feed. Luckily, my hay was...

Septic tanks normally need very little maintenance. They may occasionally need to be pumped if they are used heavily, like if there are many people living in the house. I've lived in houses with septic tanks my whole life. You probably shouldn't use bleach often, as it will reduce the level...

Can't you make it into silage?