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Worms and parasites are the number one issue on any homestead, that keeps goats and sheep. Parasites harm the animals, reduce weight gain, and hinder health. Parasites can even kill your animal. Most commercial farms use veterinary anti parasite chemicals routinely, whether or not the subject animals actually have a worm load . Like antibiotic [...]
Why avoid chemical antibiotics in the barn: While factory farming makes extensive use of routine antibiotics in livestock feeding and animal husbandry, most homesteaders avoid the use of antibiotics in all but extreme emergencies. This is a good change. Routine use of antibiotics in food livestock has given rise to antibiotic resistant bacteria — deadly [...]
Yesterday, at 6am Robin came in from the barn, holding a cold, wet, limp baby goat. She had her eyes open but she was completely unresponsive. While still breathing, there seemed to be no life left in her. Her tongue was cold. Her stomach empty. She had only minutes of life left, without immediate intervention. [...]
Homestead sheep and goats Today there is a baby angora goat in a box in my kitchen. She was born premature and is not yet standing. When she came into the house on Sunday, she was limp and cold. She hadn’t yet fed on her mom. If you raise sheep or goats on your homestead, [...]
Probiotics improve health and digestion. According to the Organic Authority the human body is host to billions of microbes that are essential to health. “Our Standard American Diet, which often includes products from animals fed excessive amounts of antibiotics, and our own routine exposure to antibiotics (approximately 10-20 different types before we hit puberty!) create [...]
Having a homestead, raising your own food, ensuring that your animals are fed wholesome, GMO free feed which then will nourish you, is an extremely satisfying lifestyle. With some foresight you can avoid many of the mistakes that cripple a homestead venture and cause unhappiness, sending the defeated homesteader back to the city, broke [...]
Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart
