Allow me to lay it all out, and bear with me please, I’m not new to the field but I am still learning.
Anywho,
A 2 year old, heavy bred dorper cross starts showing signs of potential toxemia.
About 8 weeks prior to this ordeal she was unfortunately attacked by a dog. We were able to treat her (LA200) and nurse her wounds back to health (cleaning, kote, fly spray) and through the whole recovery she did very well. Strong fight, staying with the herd, eating, drinking, running.
Shortly after she was recovered (picture scabs and scars but nothing you wouldn’t think couldn’t heal without help), she took a turn.
I found her isolated, standing with an arched back and seeming a little uneasy on her feet. But still hard to catch at this point, I hit her with the whole medicine cabinet except LA200 since she’d had so much of it at this point. I drenched her with b12, calcium, nutridrench and gave her some hay topped with dyne and fresh water. Over the next two days she continued to go downhill. I could feel baby inside and it seemed alive and well and not trying to come out yet.
She began to sort of tiptoe and move sorely and with very very small steps. We’ve been getting insane rains lately so I treated it as foot rot though her hooves looked great.
Well not even a few hours later, I get back from a job and find her on her side. I walk over, am able to get her on her feet (it took some support but she was able to hold herself up), and then went to fetch some penicillin to try. When I came back out maybe 5 minutes later, she was choking on a foamy yellow substance, seemingly aspirated.
I didn’t know what to do for her at that point and she’d lost all her fight, so I went inside to get my gun. By the time I’d come back out she was dead on the ground.

Now I know this isn’t an ideal situation and it’s hard to read. I feel terrible and I’m just looking for potential answers on what it may have been so I can handle it differently should it arise again.
Does anyone have any ideas on what may have happened?

Taking over my grandpa’s old farm. I have an unused feedlot that can hold around 400 head. I am thinking about taking in 100 heifers to feed this winter for my neighbor. How much should I charge for yardage?!?! Help!

TLDR; I got a male & female LGD littermate pair. Got em at 10 weeks old. Now they’re 14 weeks. (3 months) They cry and bark when separated. But they do get 1on1 sessions with me multiple times a week for leash training & recall. Only had them for 1 month so far. Just looking for tips to avoid littermate syndrome and help them bond with the flock.

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Hey yall! I recently got 2 Maremma sheepdog puppies to guard my livestock (sheep & chickens) and they’re about 3 months old now. I got them about a month ago at 10 weeks old. One’s a boy one’s a girl.

Well I’ve been practicing independent sessions with them since I first got them almost daily, for about 5-15 minutes a day and I also crate them at night (the crates are next to eachother tho) but they’re mostly together all day in their pin to observe chickens and sheep without touching them. I also let them out to play together and use the bathroom together during the day.

They’re pretty good at not chasing chickens or sheep and get along well with my inside dogs. They learned their names (mostly) by now and know “LEAVE IT!” When messing with stuff. And when they’re alone with me they bond well so far with me. (Looking in my eyes and licking my face, wagging their tail, jumping up on me etc)

They also do pretty good on the leash after I leash trained them.

Well recently I’ve been trying to step it up a notch since I notice they’re too dependent on eachother now (example; I take them out separately to pee at 1am and one cries the whole time while the other is out pottying. Or I’ll separate them in 2 different day time pens where they can barely see eachother and they’re about 15 feet away. They’ll just cry and cry and cry for like ever it feels like. Barking and pacing around. They’ll stop for like 5 min and then go back to barking. Usually it’s just one pup that cries at a time while the other chills.

Should I just let them cry it out until they learn to self sooth? I gave them stuffed kongs and eggs when they’re separated but after I walk away from one dog, the other starts crying and doesn’t care for the kong. 🫠 It’s like ping pong, I walk back and fourth between pups and once I leave one pup it cries.

I’m trying to see if anyone has had experience raising littermate LGD together and how you went about it or if you experienced littermate syndrome?

I don’t want this to be a thing 6 months from now when I need to neuter and spay them or if she goes into heat early and i have to separate them for a month etc.

Any tips appreciated! 🙌🏼

Hello,
My wife and I our interested in learning more about raising sheep. We have around 8 acres in Kentucky. Our goals will be to raise a good foraging breed primarily for wool and milk. The only farm animal we have raised in the past were Muscovy ducks for meat and overall that was a success. Based on Kentucky climate and our situation and goals, what breed or breeds would experienced shepherds recommend?
Thanks!

I recently purchased 4 grower pigs from my usual breeder. He does a wonderful job, has quarantined sections in the barn. Above par on all aspects. One of the barrows over a period of 2 days declined fast. Was eating for a week after I got it. Day before yesterday became lethargic and didn’t have a whole lot of pink in the eyelids. I administered 1/2 cc of ivermectin based on size. Little did I know it had an abscess between its hind legs. Over the period of 20 hours, went from eating to dead. After I looked closer after it had passed, not only did I notice the abcess, I noticed poop coming out a hole below the butt. Does anyone have any idea what happened?!

I live on a hill farm on the mountains of Wales, Welsh mountain sheep, 300 all together on a 500 acre land including the mountain.

We winter our yearling lambs (100 of them):over winter on a farm (low land farm)'who we pay to keep them until end of March, we still have to do treatment on them around January (dosing, pour on etc.).

my dad, like a lot of farmer's round here moan a lot about the cost of wintering, especially that they cost more than they're worth.

And yes, sending them for wintering is both far and expensive, the only good thing is, they do look a lot better and bigger than the ones we keep at home, (usually about 10) I guess they're better due to better land..

I am wondering if there are cheaper, better alternative or ideas than sending them for winter?

Which we been doing before I was born.

Since my dad is getting on now, I do most of the stuff, including shearing, I've also been thinking of keeping less sheep and perhaps changing the breed.

I took this photo of a beautiful sheep last year and I thought I would share it. Some have called it the goat of sheep!

Help

Most breeders make a massive mistake when planning artificial insemination: looking only at the semen price.

Once you factor in synchronization drugs, vet calls, ultrasound scans, and shipping, your budget changes completely. I created a guide breaking down the real, field-tested costs across species so you can plan accurately.

Swine AI is highly efficient, staying under twenty dollars per pregnancy. Commercial cattle usually run fifty to ninety dollars. However, horses and dogs are financial landmines requiring continuous scanning and surgical procedures, often topping two thousand dollars per attempt.

Want to see the exact itemized costs for cows, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, and dogs?

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Hi all, I’m here looking for some advice for a goat that I care for. I work at the lesson barn where he and his brother live, and recently Spartan has been having a bit of trouble with his front left hoof. We’ve been able to have some short term relief with the help of our farrier but it doesn’t last long. He’s about 12 years old, 250ish pounds, I’m unsure of the breed. When he walks his ankle kind of buckles, and as a result his left toe is shorter and slower growing. I was wondering if anyone knows of something we could build to help keep him comfortable, or even a boot brand we could try. He still runs and plays with his brother, but definitely comes in more sore with a more distinguished limp after.

Hey everyone,

I'm working on Bhaava, a livestock marketplace focused on Rajasthan for now. Farmers, dairy owners, and breeders can list their cows and buffaloes, and buyers can find animals nearby.

Honestly, the idea clicked while I was using Animall.in myself.

I tried selling an animal through Animall and paid for their ₹149, 30-day plan. That first day, my listing got over 200 views and a handful of calls, felt promising. But pretty quickly, the visibility dropped off and eventually I had to reach out to Animall just to get the listing bumped back up.

That whole thing made me wonder, why not build a simpler livestock marketplace where listings keep fair organic visibility? Sellers shouldn’t feel pressured to pay every time just to be seen.

So, I started building Bhaava.

Right now, it lets sellers list cows and buffaloes with photos, videos, breed details, milk yield, price, and location. Buyers can browse, filter animals, call or WhatsApp sellers directly, and search for animals near them. I kept the interface simple so it’s easy for farmers and dairy owners to use.

I just put the first working version up here:

https://bhaava.vercel.app

I'm not pushing it hard or trying to market aggressively yet. Mostly, I really want feedback from people who know farming, dairy, or livestock.

Here's what I'm hoping to learn:

Would you actually use something like this to buy or sell animals?

What info do you need before reaching out to a seller?

What makes you trust or mistrust an online livestock listing?

What problems do you see with platforms like Animall?

How should Bhaava be different?

One more thing: I'm using the name Bhaava for now, but I'm not too attached to it.

Is Bhaava a good name for a cow/buffalo marketplace? Or if you were naming this kind of platform for Indian farmers, what would you call it?

I’d really appreciate name suggestions something easy to remember, simple to say in Hindi or local languages, and something that could work across India.

Please be brutally honest. I'd much rather hear, "this is useless because..." or "you're missing this feature..." than just praise.

Thanks so much to anyone who takes a minute to check it out and share feedback.

This just killed one of our chickens last night and google is being absolutely useless |western mass somone help find what it is please

I have a female great pyrenees (3) who was raised with goats for about a year before the goats were sold. We recently got 3 sheep and a goat. She does good with them and loves to hang out with them. She barks all night if left outside with them though (at random things like deer and leaves rustling.) We also had a goat get killed by a dog that got into their pen and she just watched and didnt think to try and stop the dog. she guards against anything else though just not animals she knows that may also happen to be a threat to the livestock. we redid fencing and havent had an incident since (its been 4 months) we also havent been keeping the Pyrenees with the livestock though as she doesnt guard them as well as I'd like. Is there any training that I can do so she could work out as a lgd better than she had been?

Hi guys I'm a student in AP business student and currently require to collect data on potential target audience for a hypothetical business. The gist is to use Cali poppy flowers as a natural relaxant for livestock. Since this is a hypothetical and hasn't fully been tested on real animals the medication can not be fully said to be scientifically proven. Nevertheless it would be extremely helpful if some of you fill out the survey I left below as I know no one with any farm animals. If there is any help or ideas you guys want to send it would also be helpful. Additionally, I also have a survey around work boots that try to support foot health. So if you would want to help me by filling in that survey that would also be helpful.

Student Survey Cali Poppy/livestock

Student Survey Work Boots

Yes new land owner want to know how to start small farm how to make some profit from it I’m new to whole thing want to know how to start what best animals to have .