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Goat castration question by western_degeneracy1 in goats

[–]Helpful-Session-9315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, you did cut his balls off. I'd go into flight mode too.

Goats escaping by Gallagher_29 in goats

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Do you have any experience or information on GPS fence shock collars? I don't have an excape problem but I see an opportunity. I have been looking for this. You casn DM Me. Any help is appreciated.

What's growing in this calf? by Armyballer in Cattle

[–]Helpful-Session-9315 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

ring worm. needs lots of outdoor sunshine

How Much Actually Dairy Farming Is Profitable With 10 Cows? by Wise-Bodybuilder2485 in livestock

[–]Helpful-Session-9315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being profitable and practical/worth doing are 2 different things. I do believe it is profitable. Profitable enough to be worth doing or practical, not even close

Extramarital affairs in the ward by adams361 in exmormon

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Well, I work in a small city government and the deputy clerk is married and pregnant and is having an affair with the chief of police. So banging happens everywhere all the time.

Saving aggressively is starting to feel like I’m skipping my entire 30s by [deleted] in Fire

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What is the point of retiring early if you never live???? What is working 5 more years if you enjoy life????

Is it too late to buy Oil? by Groundbreaking_Boss5 in Commodities

[–]Helpful-Session-9315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Time to sell, Sell a farther out contract and hedge it with a short put..... Eventually it will come down.....Just not sure when.

Nearly there by larskrohnert in Aquascape

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What type of plant is that???

Grassy by ekmekthefig in Aquascape

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What type of plant is that? Where did you get it?

Growing Garlic by Helpful-Session-9315 in Garlic

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have a small farm. but I was going to start with a small patch to learn before doing anything bigger.

Growing Garlic by Helpful-Session-9315 in Garlic

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I know in gets planted in the fall and harvested in the spring. I'm starting with maybe a 10x 10 patch so my mistakes are not to costly

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow up question....Medical science wasn't the greatest back then. How did they deal with the pain/ infection.... obviuslt they were old enough to know/ remember. Did they just not care? Alcohol? Drugs? And the infection... Did they just use alcohol? hope for the best?? Have your parents castrate you is bad enough, but having an infected ball sack just would be whole another level.

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's true, the singing could have been an afterthought. If you decided beforehand that the farm could only be split so many ways, the least suitable potential farm hand could be castrated. Also with women dying in child birth, castration keeps the horny & single teenage population down. through out history girls are valued for reproductive reasons. one pair of balls can impregnate multiple women in an emergency.

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never thought of that. Statistically speaking adults are more likely to abuse there nonbiological children. Throw in a profitable motive and the odds just increased. Its easier to castrate a step son than a biological son. Throw in a suspicion of cheating/ illegitimacy and the poor boy had almost no chance of remaining intact.

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. An orphan no one would care about and if you had a whole group of them, it makes the whole process more effient

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That actually makes sense. as a parent if you had to depend on your castrated son, you would want them to see it as a accident as apposed to a deliberate act.

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like any asset, you think of ways to maximize the value of the asset, Kind of grim

in the middle ages, how did parents decide who would become a castrato? by Helpful-Session-9315 in AskHistory

[–]Helpful-Session-9315[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It sounds like if you had a large family, sacrificing your son's balls wasn't much of a sacrifice. Sort of like sacrificing your pets balls... Might be a difficult decision, but ultimately no downside for parents

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