Raising lambs for meat

Raising lambs for meat

Raising your own lambs for meat can be a very fulfilling enterprise.  Not only do you get the fun part of managing your livestock and watching the lambs grow, but home produced meat is a lot cheaper (and I believe TASTIER!!) than what you buy in the supermarket. There is a lot to consider, however […]
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18 before 2018

I'm starting to do some planning for 2018, but before I get too far into it, I made a list of tasks I want, or need (!) to get done before the end of the year.  I can't remember now where I saw it but last year someone did a list of 17 things they […]
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Milk Fever in our Ewes

Milk fever, or hypocalcaemia is a metabolic disorder (calcium deficiency) that sheep, cattle and goats are susceptible to, usually in late pregnancy, when the draw on their calcium reserves is very strong.  It is usually seen in autumn and spring, when there is a flush of rapidly growing green feed in the paddocks, which is […]
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More chickens – and other news….

Our last lot of chickens have hatched, so we have six more little babies!  Very exciting!  Cam is wondering where all the chook feed is going to come from! And stating loudly that we better start getting a decent supply of eggs soon!  I haven’t the heart to tell him that there is also a […]
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