M Waisman

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Questions I'm getting--
- It's on both teats, i attached a photo of the other side too.
- She lambed this spring and everything was fine; we noticed no symptoms until today.
- It doesn't look like any mastitis, sore mouth, warts, or even staph to me and we noticed no symptoms in the other sheep
- I did not touch it but she didn't seem sore.

I'm stumped and can't seem to get help until Monday. I think we'll spray it with iodine tomorrow (it's dark and raining now) and drench her with a garlic and ACV concoction too.
1 day ago
We just handled all of our sheep today and were very pleased with everyone overall, then just as we packed up supplies, I noticed this. It looks to me like the tissue is necrotic after the lesions form then subside (the smaller bubbles appear older and are black). I'm worried about the brown spots on her udder around the teats too. This ewe is gorgeous in every other way and shows no signs of distress.

Is there anyone out there with experience or knowledge of what this might be? Treatment?

It doesn't look like staph or mastitis to me. Some other bacterial growth maybe?
1 day ago
Holy basil and the green garden smell
fresh quince + honey
saint john's wort blossoms in olive oil

These all make my eyes roll back in my head and sparks everything good inside.

Just under a year ago, I had a friend dying of cancer. She was paralyzed from a tumor around her spine and had long stopped eating. I took a bowl of quince for her bedside table one day to fill her room with the delicious aroma and she died that night.
1 day ago
You can review them on google and share your wisdom there, too. They can write a response, which gets posted alongside your review, so being accurate and clear is most helpful.
We got a large livestock guard dog 3 years ago and I've noticed a huge surge in the number of rabbits and squirrels around our farm. I figured out that it's because he's keeping the coyotes (and aerial predators) at bay. He's fenced in but he'll bark and bark and bark, and marks all along the fenceline. We still hear coyotes at night, especially in May and Sept.

Two other ideas to consider- 1. male urine along property (I've always heard it needs to be male's). Can't hurt, might help. Establish a boundary and pee on it. 2. donkeys. they are dog aggressive and effective protectors. One story I heard concerning a guard donkey for a goat (or sheep?) herd said their donkey turned them into coyote paste.
1 week ago
I was picking tomatoes last week and watched a praying mantis on my tomato plant poop. I try not to take my phone to the garden but I wish I caught that on video! Some things are once in a lifetime.
2 weeks ago
I got permission to share this after Linda posted to a conservation list serve that we are both on. I don't know her or the property first hand- but I LOVE WISCONSIN!

Here is her message:
After 45 years of partnering with the land, growing most of our own food and fuel, developing an on-site market business, making our own lumber, we need to move on and sell. 112 acres in Juneau County, WI: 1/3 woodlands, 1/3 tillable/grazing and buildings, 1/3 wetlands.   1 acre fenced in garden with raised beds, fruit trees and bushes. Operating aquaponics system with bluegills and catfish. Sawmill, sugar shack, tractor and equipment are all a part of the deal as well as a flock of chickens and bees. Looking for someone wanting not just the land, but lifestyle. Contact Linda at mosquitoranch58@gmail.com
2 weeks ago
I'd like to know too...I still use Blu-Kote on chickens but I am concerned about the safety of gentian. I stopped using it on my hair (such an easy way to counteract mineral buildup brassiness) and hope mothers are considering it's safety for treating babies with thrush. If it were a mammal, I'd probably treat with a homemade salve, saint john's wort oild, calendula  or honey but that's not helpful with keeping chickens from pecking.
2 weeks ago
Gorgeous kitty! He looks like a Maine Coon.

We feed our 2 barn cats about every other day. I buy cheap kibble that doesn't have food coloring (that's my best, low bar). When there's not rain every couple days we will give them raw milk or water. My goal is to let them go for the plentiful ground squirrels as their first choice, and I try to feed them enough to not get them tempted to go after birds. Once in a while they get birds but rarely, especially rare for these two. I do try to feed them lots in the spring during migration and hatching seasons.

No need to do anything with poo/pee unless they start making a habit out of using a space you don't want them to. They will figure it out.

We have one barn cat that is about 7-8 years old and the other nearly 13. They have never been to a vet and have never had anything more than a tick bite. I'm not much of a fan of vaccines, but we also don't have a lot of rabid animals around here. For parasites, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin and raw garlic can all help (note if they start looking skinny and tired). There are also cottage businesses like Land of Havilah that make multi-species herbal dewormers. We give them good table scraps- soup bones, questionable eggs, let them lick a bacon sheet clean, etc. Ours will find food in any guests' cars if they leave windows open (yesterday, fried chicken bones).

I found the cutest little cedar dog house on the curb 10+ years ago and put used bubble mailers and an old worn sweater in the bottom. They also find warmth in the barn/hay when needed. We'll leave our attached garage door cracked on the bitter cold winter nights and they snuggle on the wood stairs against the house.

We name all of our cats after treats...Licorice, Jello, Truffles, Jelly Bean (RIP, beloved), Ginger, Shortcake, Half-pint... Barn cats are SO useful. I just found a rodent nest in my woodshop this week and took care of it so easily and cleanly. We also have fewer ground nesting bees close to the house, which I appreciate,
1 month ago