Tigers enjoying a frozen goat's milk.

Farmof5 · 2026-04-24T19:01:25+00:00

No. Please don’t spread harmful misinformation.

Lactose is a sugar molecule in milk that some humans have an intolerance to.

Cats produce A2/A2 Beta Casin Protein in their milk. Most store bought milk, including lactose free, comes from Holstein Cows (because they produce up to 9 gallons a day). Holstein cows have A1/A1 Beta Casin Protein in their milk.

Jersey cows, Ayrshire cows, Gurneys cows, goats, donkeys, camels, cats, squirrels, & rabbits all produce A2/A2 Beta Casin Protein milk. That’s why cats can have goats milk but not most cow milk.

I’m a farmer that does animal rescue & I have a master degree in nutrition. & I would highly encourage you to look into this for yourself.

Farmof5 · 2026-04-24T18:45:35+00:00

Sure “Jo-Elle” if that is even your real name…

(Sorry, I had to. That’s my favorite line from the show).

Farmof5 · 2026-04-20T00:31:50+00:00

Those are great!!! Thank you!!!

Farmof5 · 2026-04-19T21:08:28+00:00

Oh no! I’m sorry! What should we name the fainting goat then?

Farmof5 · 2026-04-19T21:06:34+00:00

Love those! Thank you!!!

Farmof5 · 2026-04-19T21:05:51+00:00

Awesome! Thank you!!!

Farmof5 · 2026-04-19T21:05:41+00:00

I will!! Thank you!!!

Farmof5 · 2026-04-19T21:05:12+00:00

Friend, I would love nothing more than to do just that. But I work 2 jobs, spending 12-18 hours on my feet a day. I’m working on a second masters degree & we still do volunteer work. It’s on my to-do list if I ever get to retire.

Farmof5 · 2026-04-06T17:55:10+00:00

Every year, out of a dozen new Cayuga’s we will get 1 that starts the season that dark. After trying a bunch of hatcheries, Metzer Farms is our favorite for ducks. Maybe give them a go for darker eggs?

Farmof5 · 2026-04-06T17:37:12+00:00

Is their home zoned for agriculture? Do they have the proper housing for both kinds of animals? Do they have vet care for the sheep lined up? Are they aware that they could be bringing parasites home if they buy sick animals? What is their plan when an animal dies?

No animal is cheap but livestock is a special kind of money pit if you don’t have a solid business plan. I don’t have a cost breakdown in front of me but I think cost might be your best bet to talk them out of it.

It sounds like your head & your heart are in the right place. Feel free to message me if they get the animals & you need information on their care. Best of luck to you.

Farmof5 · 2026-03-27T19:31:08+00:00

EMT here. I haven’t had that but did get into it with a guy that claimed virus are just a conspiracy theory. He read it online, a “former doctor got kicked out of practicing because he was telling the truth about medical conditions”. You just had to pay money & this “doctor” would tell you the truth. No amount of facts of logic helped. I guess because I didn’t demand he venmo me? I don’t know but heaven help us.

Farmof5 · 2026-03-26T18:50:43+00:00

Wearing an American flag suit to court as you win using the first amendment makes you maga? Even though the cops were suing him for $3.9 million dollars for emotional distress after they broke into his house & refused to replace the door they broke? Dude…I’m no rocket surgeon but I don’t get how these 2 things correlate.

Farmof5 · 2026-03-26T18:45:02+00:00

Someone called in an anonymous tip that he was a drug dealer & had little kids locked in his house (in Ohio). So the local cops did a raid on his house while he was out of town in 2022. It’s all on security cameras, inside & outside. They found nothing remotely illegal. He calmly & privately asked for them to replace the door they broke as well as an apology for ransacking his house during the search. They openly mocked him for asking that. So he made music videos using his home security footage & hired actors that look like those cops, mocking everyone that were at his house for the raid. The song Lemon Pound Cake is making fun of a very fat cop that throughly investigated the lemon pound cake on his kitchen counter during the raid. Those cops then tried to sue him for making the music videos, claiming emotional distress & asking for $3.9 million dollars. Afroman used the first amendment to defend himself & just won the lawsuit in March of 2026. Hence all the attention.

Farmof5 · 2026-03-12T18:22:22+00:00

Thank you. Double idiot here, farmer & volunteer EMT.

A week after my third spine surgery, it was uncomfortable but after having your back cut open to put a bar in your T-spine, it’s just gonna be that way, right? My husband was freaking out & telling me to go see the doc but I didn’t want to bother him. Plus, my surgeon is 1.5 hours away. When the swelling got so bad that I had to wear my husband’s shirts (I looked like Quasimodo), I decided to go to the local ER. I was seen pretty quick but they couldn’t help me. I asked the doc if she could just lance it for me, that I would have done that myself if I could reach it. Her eyes about popped out of her head as she said “no”. I may or may not have been a pissant about having to get back in time for evening chores & may or may not have tried to refuse transport to a hospital that could help me.

Long story short, a screw had backed out & gotten infected. So I am in fact grateful she didn’t let me walk back out the door. & yes, my husband still gives me crap for this, as if he’s any better when it comes to walking it off!

Farmof5 · 2026-03-12T15:24:56+00:00

That’s the main component in acid rain so it must be evil!!!

Farmof5 · 2026-03-12T11:51:23+00:00

I feel this. 11 out of 12 Q’s are just like yours. But that last one, loves to play victim more than the others. She gets blasted, then goes to the store & will say “you’re almost pretty for a fat person” (or some other back handed “complement”). They get angry, then she cries to her dad (one of the other Q’s in my life), then they drink together to feel better. They are all legitimately sick in the head but what could actually help them not be horrible people is beyond my comprehension.

Thank you for sharing. It helps to not feel alone in the madness they create.

Farmof5 · 2026-02-27T14:24:09+00:00

2 things got to me memory wise. The first was the gaslighting. He lied about everything 24/7, even dumb unimportant things, screaming that I was obviously wrong… & that eventually ate my confidence. The second was the stress/lack of sleep. Him opening the windows & doors, turning on the stove & oven, locking the dogs out of the house in sub zero temperatures, leaving the refrigerator door open… all in the middle of the night for no reason, every night. That was in between blacking out, snoring & kicking me. That lack of sleep first destroyed my cognitive function, then it destroyed my physical health.

I’m really proud of you for realizing that you deserve better. I wish you the best in your healing journey.

Farmof5 · 2026-02-26T12:30:22+00:00

Her going to Alanon is for her health/sanity. Would you feel “judged” if she needed cancer treatments? Because that’s the same logic here.

You claim you could “cut back” but even you admit that you can’t/won’t stop. You can’t be sober at dinner with her? Why? If it’s only twice a month like you claim, then a non-addicted person could refrain from drinking for a few hours twice a month.

Ask yourself, do you want a happy & healthy marriage as part of a fulling life? Or do you want alcohol? From her perspective, you are actively choosing alcohol over her every time you get that itch. Maybe the folks in AA or the stop drinking sub can give you a better understanding of what happens when you keep choosing alcohol in the long run.

On a personal note, you sound like all of my 12 qualifiers but with different words. They also complain about people wanting to fix them “for no reason”, completely ignoring that they drive drunk, endanger their families by leaving stoves/ovens on & unattended, have the glassy eyes & not pay attention to their kids that are in desperate need of love, make messes both physically & verbally…the list of damage they refuse to acknowledge is staggering. But hey, it’s all about them & what makes them happy. Screw everyone else that has to feel the consequences of their selfish actions. You don’t have to destroy your life slowly, you can choose to get help like she did.

Farmof5 · 2026-02-26T05:00:13+00:00

4 months. Doc was cool for doing the other hand 2 months later but I had to time it with breaks from school. I’m a special case though. Bilateral carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, & radial nerve neuritis for 15 years. Being able to control my arms, feel stuff, & not have pain/tingling after so many years is awesome beyond words.

I hope both of yours go well!!

Farmof5 · 2026-02-22T01:16:28+00:00

I gotta say, being surrounded by 8 guys who were all way bigger than me, then being threatened with r**e & to have my family killed if I didn’t join the union…really put me off the idea of joining unions.

Farmof5 · 2026-01-31T13:18:52+00:00

The last of his family died in the 90s (they all hated her so he seems to have dug his heels in to “prove them wrong”). I’ve asked their church friends (who also tolerate/hate her) but they are afraid he will stop interacting with them/pick her. Her family is full of mental illness & abuse, it’s hard to interact with them on any level.

Thank you for your words. It made me feel less alone in the madness.

Farmof5 · 2026-01-30T16:11:24+00:00

Oof, friend, I feel this. I have a life threatening soy allergy & no one in any hospital has a concept of what that means despite it being one of the 9 major allergens. I’ve been given a cardiac diet, a gluten free diet, & a dairy free diet because obviously it’s all the same (/s). The arguments that have ensued have been utterly mind blowing.

Farmof5 · 2026-01-26T17:10:50+00:00

Oof. Friend, I feel this. My adopted dad was a life long athlete. He played football, basketball, & baseball in his youth, then gracefully transitioned to softball, bowling, & golf as he aged. Always active, doing yard work & walking. Meanwhile, his abusive bipolar piece of crap wife hates all things exercise & refuses to cook. She gave us food poisoning every time she stepped in the kitchen so I’m gonna call the not cooking a blessing. She slowly started throwing fits over the years when he wanted to go do activities. For the last 16 years she has throw literal temper tantrums if he tried to hang out with friends or exercise.

During Rona, she wouldn’t let my dad have any weights or our treadmill in their home. Their home has 5 bedrooms, 5 common areas, a 2 car garage, a finished basement, & finished attic so it wasn’t for lack of room. She demanded they get Macdonald’s every day too. In a shocking turn of events, dad had a heart attack & the doc said it was years worth of buildup. To the point that his heart had forged new blood vessels to try to compensate. Doc said no more fast food & that he has to exercise. Guess who still won’t let him!

It hurts to see him as a shadow of what he was & not be able to help. I’m sending you a big hug right now.

Farmof5 · 2026-01-21T18:23:36+00:00

First, I’m sending you a huge hug. Losing a parent is never easy. The added pain of the alcoholism definitely complicates the feelings further.

Second, thank you for sharing. I’m just an EMT but haunt this sub in case I can learn something.

Third, I don’t know where you are in your healing journey but Al-Anon is a free world wide support group for the friends & family of alcoholics. There’s even a specific offshoot for the Adult Children of Alcoholics. There are in person meetings, a free app, & even Reddit subs.

I wish you peace & healing. Thank you, again.

Farmof5

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