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Hope All are in good health and spirits! Hope the COVID is not taking anyone out of commission, maybe soon all this stuff will be a thing of the past.

I see the forums are still going strong, been gone for a bit getting the homestead in order. Its nice to see everyone is still coming here and I see that same old familiar question I was posting when I first started..lol ''How many Cattle can I keep on this many acres?'' :bang:

Anyone here grown any corn on there own for livestock feed chickens, pigs etc ? I was thinking of growing maybe 4 acres of corn and sticking it in a corn crib.. But from what I have read there is the drying out of it or what not to make sure it doesn't mold etc, any clues on how to make it...

Has anyone been watching the News about how Starvation has risen and were going from 1 in 7 people starving/malnourished to 1 in 5 people ? Says by 2020 prices in food will rise by 20% because of it and that by 2050 Only china, U.S, Europe will be the only countries trying to stay afloat and...

I just seen on the News where Gov. Mike Beebe of Arkansas just signed into Law that its legal for Farmers to sell Raw milk them selves up to 500 Gallons a month... Is it me or is 500 Gallons a month a lot ? I mean what kind of prophet can you make with 500 gallons a month ? People are acting as...

I have a friend that just paid off his house out in the country and he wants to raise pigs. He wants to pasture raise if he can and wants to know is it possible to gross 25k a year with just 20 acres of land. He said he has about 5 or 6 acres in Woods and the rest in grass and a 2 acre pond. He...

I have been thinking of getting a few colony's of Bees here lately. I think it would help the Mrs's garden a lot and would be a great way to get free honey and even wax to make candles etc.. Wondering does anyone know a good place to get the tools etc I will need to start a colony and a good...

Well this past Monday my Baby girl was born, she was 10lbs and 5oz. The Doc was holding her up to show me and the Mrs's I said set her down she is big enough to be walking. She gonna have dad in her pocket..lol You think there big and you hold them and you realize how small they are instead. I...

Got the Kids some production Reds for kinda like a pet to teach them some responsibility, like feeding cleaning and changing bedding out etc.. Well they are about 1 month now they seem big to me but not sure how big they need to be before I take them off of medicated food. I really didn't want...

I seen a Movie once and thought it was so crazy and out there. Then I seen that same Movie tonight, Robert Duvall: The Apostle.. Man I have never seen a movie that moved me so much and made me want to get up and praise the Lord so much... You would almost think you was seeing the word come...

I am wondering whats the Best way to fence.. I want to keep pigs in the same fields as the cattle but rotating them.. 5 strands or 4 and should it be 2pt or 4pt barb ? And do I have to run Electric to the fence line too ? I know this may sound silly, and what can I fence in without going...

I am just wondering why so many people think Grass is good and so many think Corn is Gr8 ? I see a lot on Corn saying Corn causes high acid in the stomach making stronger e-coli. Is this true, and I don't see how you can make a living on cattle if you do only grass feed them? I mean I know a lot...

I want to apologize for my rude behavior in the past. I have made a complete azz of myself and poked sleeping dogs way too hard. This has been a great forum and I have gotten great advice from a lot good people on here. And I have acted like a child throwing temper tantrums and just been very...

I seen an article the other day saying that certain grasses growing here in the south is killing cattle, it releases Cyanide ? Is this true and if the grass is natural then why would the cattle eat it ? Wouldn't they naturally know that its bad for them ? Would it be because there forced to...

Love me or hate me I am still here! :cowboy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzS8p727 ... g-high-rec :stop:

When you process chickens what all can you give the pigs of it ? Like feet, heads, innards, heart, liver, feathers etc.. And how old do the pigs have to be in order to eat it ? I read some where that you could feed a pig just about anything.. And that when people process there chickens they give...

Just wondering if anyone has seen the PBS broadcast called Holy Cow ? It talks about Corn that we give cattle actually is bad for them and studies have shown its bad and that it breaks down the Rumine linning of their stomachs and causes diseases. That the reason so many antibiotics are used in...

Got another baby on the way...Woohoo! 4 down and 3 more to go! Happy Holidays :santa: Christmas Tree Picture for spreading some Holiday cheer :)

Anyone here raise chickens ? I was thinking about getting a few, and does anyone know what amount you can have in the state of Arkansas ? I read that in some states you can kill/process up to 20,000 chickens a year and in others you can only do 1,000 ?