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What are you if you don’t eat any meat or dairy or eggs or use leather, but have honey?

November 11, 2013 14 Comments

Image by Linn County Fair 2010 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub Question by Not kiki: What are you if you don’t eat any meat or dairy or eggs or use leather, but have honey? I know vegans aren’t supposed to eat honey but if you don’t […]

I’m getting another goat tomorrow. How should I introduce them to eachother?

November 10, 2013 8 Comments

Image by Linn County Fair 2010 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub Question by iluvmihorse12: I’m getting another goat tomorrow. How should I introduce them to eachother? My goat I have now has not been around other goats for a while. I have a doe ( girl […]

Is it legal to have a pet goat in a suburban backyard?

November 8, 2013 9 Comments

Question by funny: Is it legal to have a pet goat in a suburban backyard? I found a goat while I was driving home. I gues he wandered off a farm about 5 miles away. Anyways I put him in the back seat and brought him home. My mom doesn’t want me to keep him […]

I have tryed not dairy milks like soya milk and rice milk but it didn’t work?

November 7, 2013 4 Comments

Image by Linn County Fair 2010 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub Question by Rm: I have tryed not dairy milks like soya milk and rice milk but it didn’t work? I have very bad ezcema,its been this bad since last year october all the way to […]

If all cattle is extinct due to beef consumption what happens next? WIll people be exporting cows from India?

November 5, 2013 9 Comments

Image by terriem We first fill the sink with a sanitizing solution and run it through the lines. Then they’re drained, and given a rinse cycle. Question by Sky Flying Gorgon Witch: If all cattle is extinct due to beef consumption what happens next? WIll people be exporting cows from India? That of course would […]

what are some dairies beside the ones that come from cows?

November 4, 2013 4 Comments

Image by Linn County Fair 2010 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub Question by Zain Raja: what are some dairies beside the ones that come from cows? I know a lot of dairies that come from cows. like butter, cheese and milk. beside the egg, what dairies […]

What is the name of that syndrome that neutralizes all muscles momentarily from stress?

November 2, 2013 2 Comments

Question by Jai: What is the name of that syndrome that neutralizes all muscles momentarily from stress? The creature will usually fall over, I remember seeing a video of some goats or something which had gotten rather used to it, sometimes remaining on their feet in anticipation. It’s usually caused by stress. Feel free to […]

Is vitamin D additive in milk made out of animal skin ?

November 1, 2013 4 Comments

Image by Linn County Fair 2010 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub Question by me: Is vitamin D additive in milk made out of animal skin ? I recently got to know that all milk has vitamin D added to it and this comes from cow/pig/goat skins […]

Is there a danger for pregnant woman to eat soft cheese beyond Listeria?

October 30, 2013 2 Comments

Image by terriem Jan walks the goats daily. They drink from the pond but don’t like to go into the water. During breakfast on Sunday, Jan was walking by the tables trying to carry a bucket of goat milk and a small boy. She called out for help and by chance I was the closest, […]

How safe is it to line-breed farm animals?

October 29, 2013 3 Comments

Question by sjd143: How safe is it to line-breed farm animals? We are considering getting a few animals for our small, self-sustaining farm. We are concerned about how to breed the animals and have wondering whether line-breeding (or in-breeding) is possible. I found online that it is safe to breed within a family however to […]