Comments on: Barncast 101 — Making a good home for your livestock http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/ Switching hemispheres -- what could go wrong? Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:23:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gunter in California http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/#comment-33236 Gunter in California Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:02:27 +0000 http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/#comment-33236 Hey, In a previous podcast you were talking about buckwheat and what to do with it. I don't remember where I heard it, but the leaves(when young) work great in a mixed salad. Some flavor and great texture. Experimented with Amaranth(the grain plant). Not as good but o.k. Keep well Gunter Hey,
In a previous podcast you were talking about buckwheat and what to do with it. I don’t remember where I heard it, but the leaves(when young) work great in a mixed salad. Some flavor and great texture. Experimented with Amaranth(the grain plant). Not as good but o.k.

Keep well

Gunter

]]> By: Sandra in Southern Ohio http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/#comment-33042 Sandra in Southern Ohio Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:50:58 +0000 http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/#comment-33042 Hi Misty, thanks for responding so quickly. An even 8 oz of Corrie would make me happy, too. my email address is listed in this comment form, so you can contact me there to exchange mailing addresses. I loved Ohio Valley, and named their operation because I recommend their services...I had an excellent experience! Kent gave us a detailed tour of their operation, and we spent several hours chatting. Hours. He shears for the Cincinnati Zoo, and gave me tips on shearing. I don't mind a little VM but that seems to be the first thing spinners comment on. The skirting issue is a good point. I've only had my does since May. I chose Angoras because of the spinning possibilities and because I could also get a little milk if I bred them. Hazel & Myrtle are very sweet, so I raise them mostly for the enjoyment. It is a challenge to keep them clean...they constantly burrow their noses in the hay feeder, etc. I never heard of brushing them, which I can't imagine they would stand for, to begin with. But I don't think they're particularly high maintenence. I worry a lot about the Strongyle, but evidently last summer was just a bad year for worms. I know you guys had a time of it, as well. Having the long coat, their backsides are slightly discolored. I thought it was the scours. Vet said they were fine, though...solid stools and no anemia. Just discoloration from urine and then dirt. I'm happy to sit for an interview, but I'm painfully new at this. I reckon we can chat, though:) Hi Misty, thanks for responding so quickly. An even 8 oz of Corrie would make me happy, too. my email address is listed in this comment form, so you can contact me there to exchange mailing addresses.

I loved Ohio Valley, and named their operation because I recommend their services…I had an excellent experience! Kent gave us a detailed tour of their operation, and we spent several hours chatting. Hours. He shears for the Cincinnati Zoo, and gave me tips on shearing. I don’t mind a little VM but that seems to be the first thing spinners comment on. The skirting issue is a good point.

I’ve only had my does since May. I chose Angoras because of the spinning possibilities and because I could also get a little milk if I bred them. Hazel & Myrtle are very sweet, so I raise them mostly for the enjoyment. It is a challenge to keep them clean…they constantly burrow their noses in the hay feeder, etc. I never heard of brushing them, which I can’t imagine they would stand for, to begin with.

But I don’t think they’re particularly high maintenence. I worry a lot about the Strongyle, but evidently last summer was just a bad year for worms. I know you guys had a time of it, as well. Having the long coat, their backsides are slightly discolored. I thought it was the scours. Vet said they were fine, though…solid stools and no anemia. Just discoloration from urine and then dirt.

I’m happy to sit for an interview, but I’m painfully new at this. I reckon we can chat, though:)

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]]> By: Sandra in Southern Ohio http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/#comment-33022 Sandra in Southern Ohio Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:50:07 +0000 http://geekfarmlife.com/2008/01/13/barncast-101-making-a-good-home-for-your-livestock/#comment-33022 Currently obsessed with the podcast, you guys. Misti, I just got back my mohair from Ohio Valley Natural Fibers. If you're still interested in trading, I can offer 8 oz of natural (cream) 50/50 merino mohair roving. It's my first time sending my fleece out for processing, and it came back with some vegetable matter. Not a lot, and it picks out easily, but I wanted to know if yours comes back really VM free and what the generally accepted norm is. Also, did you ever find/replace your orifice hook? I twisted one out of bare copper that I dug out of my electrical contractor husband's scrap pile. Pop a bead on that sucker and it looks freaking artisan. Ha! Take care, and keep warm. This weekend's supposed to be REALLY cold. Currently obsessed with the podcast, you guys.

Misti, I just got back my mohair from Ohio Valley Natural Fibers. If you’re still interested in trading, I can offer 8 oz of natural (cream) 50/50 merino mohair roving. It’s my first time sending my fleece out for processing, and it came back with some vegetable matter. Not a lot, and it picks out easily, but I wanted to know if yours comes back really VM free and what the generally accepted norm is.

Also, did you ever find/replace your orifice hook? I twisted one out of bare copper that I dug out of my electrical contractor husband’s scrap pile. Pop a bead on that sucker and it looks freaking artisan. Ha!

Take care, and keep warm. This weekend’s supposed to be REALLY cold.

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