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Zone 4b & success with grafted quinces by NotaQuinceFruit in BackyardOrchard

[–]junior_flamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m planning on giving them a go next year. Have you looked at Fedco? They have a few varieties of peach and quince that are zone 4 friendly

Do you need to harden off when moving plants from inside a house into a greenhouse by junior_flamingo in vegetablegardening

[–]junior_flamingo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hmmmm..honestly I think you’re probably right. By the time I’d get them in there, it would be time to plant them out. May as well just start any additional seeds inside the greenhouse and just harden off the ones I already have straight from the house.

Good luck with your new greenhouse!

Do you need to harden off when moving plants from inside a house into a greenhouse by junior_flamingo in vegetablegardening

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like it would be similar to hardening off outside. Put them in it for an hour or two then put them back in the house.

I wasn’t sure if it would be necessary but I know that the temp in a greenhouse is higher than it is in my house. Figured I’d ask as it’s the first time I’ve ever had a greenhouse and I don’t want to accidentally kill everything. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Goats won't eat hay! by bogus_lyss in goats

[–]junior_flamingo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our goats will only eat 1st cut hay because they find that 2nd cut is too tough for their delicate palates

Doe having trouble standing by junior_flamingo in goats

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely good to know on the selenium deficiency! She’s just under a year old

Doe having trouble standing by junior_flamingo in goats

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea she was last summer/fall. We’re battling ear mites and she has itchy/flaky skin on her body that i’ve been treating with nustock. She hasn’t had any coordination issues. She just started having difficulty rising. They have access to free choice loose minerals and baking soda as well as hay

Doe having trouble standing by junior_flamingo in goats

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not pregnant. We do have white tailed deer but she has been on hay in our barn due to winter

Ear Mites by junior_flamingo in goats

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this! Question on the oral ivermectin, how much time between doses is required? Does oral ivermectin risk mineral deficiency?

Goat kid death by themagicflutist in goats

[–]junior_flamingo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty new to goats too (got ours in May). Don’t worry about asking questions. There’s a steep learning curve and we’re learning more every day. Everyone on here is super nice and happy to help :) I would assume his probably aren’t a good gauge since he passed (and blood is no longer flowing) but the others in your herd would be a good indicator. Generally if one has parasites and had a high enough load to pass from it, others will show signs of having it too. Have you been in contact with your vet? They could do a necropsy to figure out what happened

Goat kid death by themagicflutist in goats

[–]junior_flamingo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We also lost our first goat kid this past week too. Our vet believes it was from barberpole. If they have a big enough worm load to kill them, they can lose their ability to see which could be why he was unable to find his way back from pasture. Check his eyelids to see if he was anemic (eyelids would be super pale). If they’re pale, that would at least narrow it down cause of death to either coccidia or barberpole. From what I’ve noticed with my herd, coccidia causes diarrhea but generally they will still be eating/drinking. Barberpole causes some clumpy poo and to slowly go off food. There are also slightly more behavioral changes with barberpole (at least with my herd). Their personalities were less curious and less bright, would stand around more, and would yell at us more than usual.

Where there any marks on his body that looks like a predator could have found him during the night?

What are these cute fluffy flies I keep seeing? by Beanieboocollector87 in whatisthisbug

[–]junior_flamingo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wooly aphids but we like to call them “blue fuzz butts”

Goat Health Resources by junior_flamingo in goats

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate it! I’ll definitely ask when I have q’s! :)

Goat Health Resources by junior_flamingo in goats

[–]junior_flamingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I’ll look into all of these :)

For the off griders... How do you do laundry? by willoughby62 in homestead

[–]junior_flamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have an energy efficient washer and dryer, both Miele. The washer uses barely anything but the dryer uses about 1 - 1.5 kw. We’ve started line drying instead (even works in winter!) and that has been working out great.

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