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Fable Hill Farm
United States
Приєднався 30 січ 2020
I am a natural health professional turned stay-at-home mom running our small 10.2 acre farm in West Michigan. We raise show quality Nigerian Dwarf goats, Muscovy ducks, chickens for eggs and meat and tend our raised bed and in-ground garden during the summer-fall. If you're interested in HOLISTIC LIVESTOCK management, this is the place for you!
DAM RAISING VS. BOTTLE FEEDING KIDS (pros and cons of different kid management techniques)
Here is my long promised video comparing dam raising vs. bottle feeding and explaining why I chose to experiment this year with pulling all my kids at birth.
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THIS BABY ISN'T COMING OUT ON ITS OWN! EALLY'S BIRTH & HAGGIS' KIDS (Nigerian Dwarf goat birth)
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"More baby goats" is what my daughter and I chant when a doe is close to giving birth. We're certainly in the thick of kidding right now. Haggis tried to sneak her delivery so I didn't get footage of her birth but I'll show you what she gave me and also take you along for an assisted birth with Eally, an experienced doe who had a vaginal prolapse towards the end of her kidding which I think is ...
BUNNY BLESSES US WITH AN EASY BIRTH (fast and uncomplicated full goat birth video)
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VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED, THIS VIDEO DOES CONTAIN FOOTAGE OF A LIVE ANIMAL BIRTH. After Sedai's traumatic birth yesterday, I couldn't be more grateful for this easy, uncomplicated and bountiful kidding from our second freshener, Bunny. This is one of my most anticipated births of the season and boy oh boy, Bunny did NOT disappoint! Website: www.fablehillfarm.com Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/Fa...
WORST KIDDING EVER ON THE FARM (Nigerian Dwarf goat birth goes horribly wrong)
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The same day that Saidar kidded, her daughter, Sedai, kidded as a first freshener. Sadly, her birth did not go as planned and this birth officially goes down as the worst birth ever on our farm in four years. Website: www.fablehillfarm.com Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/FableHillFarm Facebook Page: thisisfablehillfarm Instagram: fablehillfarm Email: thisisfablehillfarm@...
ANOTHER EASY KIDDING FOR SAIDAR IN THE BOOKS & 5 MORE DOES DUE THIS WEEK! (full goat birth video)
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VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED, THIS VIDEO DOES CONTAIN FOOTAGE OF A LIVE ANIMAL BIRTH. Kicking off our busiest week of the 2024 kidding season with a fast and easy delivery of our BJDIS Saidar who has decided to continue the buck streak. Website: www.fablehillfarm.com Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/FableHillFarm Facebook Page: thisisfablehillfarm Instagram: fablehillfarm Em...
WHEW! FINAL KIDDING SEASON PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE (the baby goat extravaganza is about to begin!)
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I can FINALLY say that all my preparations for the imminent kid explosion is complete. We are days away from being overwhelmed with babies, with six does due to kid in the next week. I had to buckle down and check off my list a load of projects; from hanging heat lamps, liming and bedding stalls, getting my kidding tote situated, clean towels on deck, etc. We are READY for whatever may come - a...
THIS DOE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS HELP RIGHT NOW (how to put a prolapse harness on a goat)
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Eally is just days away from her due date and I come out to the barn to find a her with a significant vaginal prolapse. It's time to glove up and get this situation handled before it worsens. An untreated vaginal prolapse could mean a life or death situation when labor starts and the kids try to enter the birth canal and she starts getting contractions. It isn't pretty and it's very comfortable...
GOAT ULTRASOUND DAY DID NOT GO AS EXPECTED (checking if our last 6 does are pregnant)
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It's time to see if these last six does that were bred as a last ditch effort for the 2024 spring kidding season are pregnant or NOT. Hint: I didn't want them ALL to be pregnant, so finger's crossed at least one or two didn't settle. Website: www.fablehillfarm.com Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/FableHillFarm Facebook Page: thisisfablehillfarm Instagram: fablehillfarm Em...
FIRST TIME MOM HAS SUPER FAST, EASY KIDDING (our first baby Nigerian Dwarf goats of 2024 are born!)
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VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED, THIS VIDEO DOES CONTAIN FOOTAGE OF A LIVE ANIMAL BIRTH. 2024 KIDDING SEASON IS UPON US! So happy I was able to catch Beanie's birth to share with you all. Beanie is a first freshener and she waited until day 149, when the average gestation of a Nigerian Dwarf goat is 145 days (though 5 days early or 5 days late is considered normal) to go into labor. Website: www.fabl...
FULL GOAT BARN & MILKING PARLOR TOUR (see our doe barn, milk room, kidding pens and nursery!)
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Before things get too crazy with our 2024 kidding season, I wanted to take you all on a tour of our updated goat farm facilities and show you the new nursery areas and the improvements we've made to our milking parlor ahead of our wave of does freshening in February. You can see how our kidding area is setup, our main doe barn, milk parlor and holding pen for our milking string and our nursery ...
2024 KIDDING SEASON IS ALMOST HERE (let's start with a little Nigerian Dwarf Goat Color Genetics)
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It's almost time for our 2024 kidding season to kick off and we are SOOOO excited to have baby goats hopping around the farm again. In preparation for kidding, I decided to put together our breeding list with all the potential color combinations for our kid crop this year so you can have a look and see what color babies might be in store for us. Website: www.fablehillfarm.com Etsy Shop: www.ets...
I THOUGHT BIRDIE HAD TWO BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE HIDING IN THERE! (last goat birth of 2023)
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It's official - 2023 kidding season at Fable Hill Farm is over with this last birth in May. Just in time for 2024 kidding season I've got the final delivery of last year edited for you. Ha. It's been a delay, but it's finally done and we are less than two weeks away from kicking off our 2024 kidding season. Website: www.fablehillfarm.com Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/FableHillFarm Facebook Page:...
OUR FIRST EVER A.I. KID IS BORN (& EALLY HAS A PILE OF KIDS BUT ONE IS REALLY TINY & STRUGGLING)
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OUR FIRST EVER A.I. KID IS BORN (& EALLY HAS A PILE OF KIDS BUT ONE IS REALLY TINY & STRUGGLING)
WHEN MOTHER NATURE PACKS A PUNCH (-12F, 40MPH WINDS & 18IN OF SNOW! HOW ALL THE ANIMALS ARE COPING)
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WHEN MOTHER NATURE PACKS A PUNCH (-12F, 40MPH WINDS & 18IN OF SNOW! HOW ALL THE ANIMALS ARE COPING)
SNOW HAS HIT (keeping the goat herd fed & watered during winter + meet the three 'needy sweeties')
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SNOW HAS HIT (keeping the goat herd fed & watered during winter meet the three 'needy sweeties')
THE BUSIEST WEEK OF KIDDING SEASON ENDS WITH TWO GOAT BIRTHS IN THE SAME DAY (full goat birth video)
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THE BUSIEST WEEK OF KIDDING SEASON ENDS WITH TWO GOAT BIRTHS IN THE SAME DAY (full goat birth video)
TRAUMATIC GOAT BIRTH LEADS TO THESE TWO BEING BOTTLE BABIES (ah the many joys of kidding season)
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TRAUMATIC GOAT BIRTH LEADS TO THESE TWO BEING BOTTLE BABIES (ah the many joys of kidding season)
2023 HOMESTEAD RECAP (and the reason why I took such a long break from Youtube)
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2023 HOMESTEAD RECAP (and the reason why I took such a long break from UA-cam)
The Herd Continues to MULTIPLY as KIDDING SEASON progresses (two more Nigerian Dwarf does deliver)
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The Herd Continues to MULTIPLY as KIDDING SEASON progresses (two more Nigerian Dwarf does deliver)
Textbook Delivery for Windy to Kickoff Our 2023 Kidding Season (Nigerian Dwarf Goat Gives Birth)
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Textbook Delivery for Windy to Kickoff Our 2023 Kidding Season (Nigerian Dwarf Goat Gives Birth)
Our Hereford Cross Cow Had a DUMMY CALF (meet our cow & her steer born without a suck reflex)
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Our Hereford Cross Cow Had a DUMMY CALF (meet our cow & her steer born without a suck reflex)
DRAWING BLOOD FOR DISEASE TESTING IN GOATS - how to take samples at home and what supplies you need
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DRAWING BLOOD FOR DISEASE TESTING IN GOATS - how to take samples at home and what supplies you need
2023 KIDDING SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US! (ultrasounds, due dates, kid counts and who is bred to who)
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2023 KIDDING SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US! (ultrasounds, due dates, kid counts and who is bred to who)
Introduction to Dairy Goat AI (what you need for artificial insemination in goats + goat AI basics)
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Introduction to Dairy Goat AI (what you need for artificial insemination in goats goat AI basics)
HARD LESSONS LEARNED FROM FREE RANGING MUSCOVY DUCKS (december muscovy duck update)
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HARD LESSONS LEARNED FROM FREE RANGING MUSCOVY DUCKS (december muscovy duck update)
GOAT MILKING PARLOR TOUR (a look at where I milk my dairy goats)
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GOAT MILKING PARLOR TOUR (a look at where I milk my dairy goats)
We Got a Cow! (and why buying a cow when you breed competitive dairy goats is so difficult)
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We Got a Cow! (and why buying a cow when you breed competitive dairy goats is so difficult)
Clipping Dairy Goats for Show (with 7F and 10 blades)
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Clipping Dairy Goats for Show (with 7F and 10 blades)
It's Goat Show Time! (2022 Tri State Dairy Goat Association Show)
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It's Goat Show Time! (2022 Tri State Dairy Goat Association Show)
Thankyou😊
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You should say step two is finding the right genetics your looking for and THEN buying the semin...so 1 getting tank. 2 researching genetics and different bucks, 3 buying the semin, and then so on so forth
which time stamp is the olive egger breeding info?
They will bite you if you are not careful.
So sorry to hear that bad news. Let's hope next season is better .. Thankyou for the news although bad about the ducks getting into feed. And also I will check my stream lines for nests too. Mainly because we have eels in stream but mainly through summer. But will look out for nests. Please take care and I pray for you to have more blessings next season and that they stay where they belong. That wasn't fair..Maybe next time if you could borrow or hire a camera to hook up or send to tv a recording or alert you if it's going to happen again. Would only be once you will need it if they are caught..Or put dog near them.
Thankyou for that info.. just got 6 muscovys asked for 2 . Guess the lady had a problem with a bit much. Fallen in love with my 6. Wonderful social birds. We have a stream running through our 15 acre proprty. They are on the other side of stream .Heap abundant water cress insects etc. They seem happy settling in. Getting their huts finished just found out they like high roosting Yhey are at moment walking. Past and looking in few signs of them in there threw in straw for now. Getting on to dummer had a lot of rain. Plenty of shelters mature trees for shelter.. Have got wheat barley dried peas corn. They get extra greens thrown in occasionally..Getting some hogh orotein and laying mix next shop next week. That would be 2weeks here. What characters they are ..
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Play some Barry White for the girls.
Hi fable hill farm do you have anglo nobian goat?
I have Muscovy ducks. I have two females and a male. The female laid two clutches and set on them well. None were fertile. Do they need a pool to mate in. I don’t understand the why. Any thoughts?
What's the best thing to feed a Nigerian dwarf doe in milk?
I need some lessons
Hi seeing from Goa india i have a male and female muscovy duck pls help me to know their food i feed them tomato,jowari,bajra rice
Thank you!
Please answer my questions do muscovy males mate with normal ducks outside their breeding season
You used the word demure. Fast forward 4 years to now and that word is annoyingly popular 😅😂😂🎉
I had a terrible time with my older doe last kidding but I couldn’t get the kid out it was half in one horn and the other half was in the other of her uterus. The vet got one out before calling a second vet in. All tri color buck skin does were doa but I was so scared my doe Liz wasn’t going to make it vet said after all she went thru he would be surprised but thank God she still is our herd queen and will til God needs her for his fields.
Il parto di un treno Frecciarossa
hills have eyes lookin
you call them all stinky yet your mouth looks worse
Do you have any advice on the ideal size of two piece dog houses to use for muskovies?
Wow ! Morticia snapped.
Hi . I just got 9 hens and a drake from a lady in the parking lot of the feed store. I had one lonely Pekin drake. He was happy to have a flock .
I love duck eggs ! ❤
Dark ducks are geared towards wild? I didn’t know that…I have 7 black ones and most are browns
Sounds likr good problems.. Tnx!!
I live in SWFL and have always wanted to harvest muskovy but didn't want to deal with plucking. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
There is literally NO REASON to not keep Muscovy.
Do you have muscovy? still?
Hey Kaylen! I also slow roast for 8 hours when I cook whole rabbit: Pressure cooker Cavenders Beef stock Rosemary Alliums (onion, chives, garlic, etc. whichever you want) Roasting veggies (potato, carrots, celery, whatever is around) set n forget it falls off the bone! It's a GREAT way to cook meat from animals who were butchered at an older age.
We just brought home our 10 month maremma and I'm very confused about whether he should be outside with the animals or in the house 'bonding' with us. He was raised in a farm, had working parents and never been inside. He is crying at night so we're having him sleep on our deck vs the barn which seems to help. It seems a lot of discussion forums push for the dogs to live in the house until they are 2. This is not what we understood or had planned. In our house is not ideal for us. Any advice would be gladly appreciated!
My Peking ducks is bleeding from its back end. It's 4 months old. Could my Muscovy male hurt her?
Thankyou so much for opening up my mind about 5 tips ❤keep it up girl 🎉🎉😂
We are going to start a homestead in north spain next to Atlantic Ocean coast. So weather can be pretty windy andy rainy and temperatures can fall down to a few degrees celsius (over zero!). I saw a video saying that this isnt so suitable for muscovies and this makes sense to me cause they come from south america. Still doable and enjoyable for muscovies or better a different breed?
@@marcelschroetter8189 Give them a nice, dry, deeply bedded house for the cold months and make sure they have plenty of food and water AND most importantly enough space per bird…they’ll be fine. My birds regularly live through -6 to -12 Celsius with possible lows of - 20 Celsius. Muscovies like rain and that is plenty warm for them. Make sure to factor in wind direction when you build their house and as long as their shelter is adequate, go for it,
@@FableHillFarm meanwhile I figured out that they (or ducks in general?) love rain. So we have very good circumstances for ducks I guess :) Thanks for the advices regarding the housing!
Shut up you stupid
My hens set two times and not one egg was fertile. They set faithfully. Young drake. I have two Muscovy hens and one drake. Help. What is wrong? They have small pan of water. No swimming pool. Do they need a pool to mate
I had your video on the muscovy color genetics bookmarked, and so I came back to see how it went with your breeding plans. I am SO sorry to hear about your losses. We recently had a guy come and buy as many drakes as we'd sell him because he said he thought he had some "two-legged predators" stealing his drakes. Now that I'm seeing your video (late), I'm going to ensure that our electric fences are zapping hard this winter & our security camera has a big no trespassing sign beside it. Did you keep any muscovy from this summer's clutches?
Why do the most informative homestead animal videos come from Michigan....particularly West Michigan? Go Michiganders! Now, I need to see an Upper Peninsula video on making black bear jerky....the best of the best of any jerky in the World.
These ducks can fly very well so you need to cut there wings often as possible, my father use to mine them, studying to start back something of my own
We are also in Michigan. We have Alpine dairy goats. We breed for milk quality. Sell famly milkers. You have a mice setup. Thank you for sharing, till next time God Bless.
"Boys! Go away!" The boys: "ĂăɐʤeĖëġ!!!"
Pin feathers: long nose pliers. Only need to pluck to first wing joint to speed it up. When scalding dip & brush feathers "against the grain" while submerged. Get it right & the breast & some of the rest will almost rub off clean except pin feathers (which are a moult/age thing). Beware of cooking the skin by over-doing the scald. Cutting leg off, make a short cut along the leg from bottom of thigh where plucked clean, along to above the drumstick knuckle joint, which has a depression in the right place. Then break & sever the joint without cutting across the skin. The skin will separate both sides of joint exposing the knuckle & can be pulled down the bone to expose the drumstick end. Cut the skin off where the scale/remnant feather bit stays on the leg.
Thank you for giving mercy❤
We are consistently correcting our GP, who is 4 months old, but is there a stretch of age where it's most challenging? I've never raised a dog from a puppy and there are times when she is great, and other times when she is manic, jumping on me and my kids, chasing the barn cats. Generally it's not the chickens or the geese much anymore, so I'm thankful, but it's hard to tell what is puppy energy that will pass with time and what is behavior that we need to really focus on (like with an e-collar). Right now with jumping and cat chasing we use verbal correction and a quick scruff.
Its true; i started with 1 an I have over 60 now an starting to loose track! They makee laugh everyday!!
Welcome back. I am looking forward to more muscovy videos.
The 5 reasons you give for NOT having muscovies are the 5 main reasons I keep them. To each his own.
Utred, Son of Utred!
Thanks