HunkeredHillbilly
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Thats awesome. At the shooting range i met a woman from the Netherlands she was so pleasant to talk to. she explained over there they can not do these thing. Makes me love the US even more. hope things in Finland are good.
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HunkeredHillbilly
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I used to live in Tennessee. I lived in Knoxville, Luttrell, Maryville and Alcoa
Howdy from Georgia!
HunkeredHillbilly
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husband lived near Augusta and thank you
Danil54grl
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If you plan on milking I have found the easiest for both you and your does is to start getting used to having their teats touched early on. Even babies will cock out a leg. That is the natural stance when milking. I start rubbing them all over, including the underside as soon as they are born. The first ones I started milking, I did not do this and had a time of it the first couple weeks till they learned to routine. I do put them in a milking staunch but they can and will kick if they are not used to being touched in that area. It can be a real challenge with a newbie so the easier you can make the experience in you both the better. If you can not get her to relax she will hold in her milk as much as possible.
The one thing I can not stress wnough, if you need to supplement their feed with grain, only buy goat food. It has to actually say goat food, not all stock or sweet feed that has a picture of a goat on it. The boys tend to get crystals in their urinary tract and if not treated will kill them. I put out loose goat minerals and keep baking soda out for them at all times. Oats are something I give for my milkers while in the staunch. Add in a little molasses or honey and they are in heaven.
The one thing I can not stress wnough, if you need to supplement their feed with grain, only buy goat food. It has to actually say goat food, not all stock or sweet feed that has a picture of a goat on it. The boys tend to get crystals in their urinary tract and if not treated will kill them. I put out loose goat minerals and keep baking soda out for them at all times. Oats are something I give for my milkers while in the staunch. Add in a little molasses or honey and they are in heaven.
HunkeredHillbilly
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Danil54grl
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Another thing is when buying hay, look for a good quality that has been kept dry inside. Mold on hay will cause your goat to get very sick and possibly die. Green acorns are another thing you don't want them to gorge on. My neighbor cut some oak limbs and threw them to his goats right before he left for a weekend trip. They were all dead when he got back. As long as they have no acorns on the limbs it's fine, but I don't even do that. There are oak trees in their pastures and as they drop, a little eating is ok, just not too much.
HunkeredHillbilly
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Is everyone from Texan???? yall could have a meet & greet in Texas alone
tmttactical
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Warm Welcome from the Arizona valley folks. 
tmttactical
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HunkeredHillbilly
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Warm Welcome from the Arizona valley folks.
Arizona......cool. I hear its beautiful there, but very expensive to live
HunkeredHillbilly
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Nope some of us are from even better states.
better states huh.......i am wanting to sell my house. I have property still in NC, but my house is a pain. I love it here tho. I have the mountains and the ocean
tmttactical
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If you want to live in the northern retirement areas, yes it can be expensive. Since I love the heat, I live in the southern valley areas and the prices are very reasonable. Like our climates, it all depends on where you look and what you want.
You can have mountains here but you will have to wait until the Left Coast falls into the ocean to get any beach front property.
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Welcome from Washington State
jontte
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fairly okay,sure it's a pain in the azz to get permits for certain rifles,but I'll live with it,we still feel this country
is worth protecting and people are finally wakeing up to see what those mussies really are and stand for.
then we have the bear in the east,well,that's why we train and will be doing that this weekend again with my reserve unit.
take care over there.
is worth protecting and people are finally wakeing up to see what those mussies really are and stand for.
then we have the bear in the east,well,that's why we train and will be doing that this weekend again with my reserve unit.
take care over there.
Arcticdude
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Welcome to the forum Hillbilly.
