It’s hard to know whether it was just one of the things or both. Separately, VetRX is for respiratory issues and I had one goat that always had what seemed like allergies and coughed a little bit for about a year. I dosed her with some VetRX and her cough went away. That doesn’t help me know what role it played in the lice, but it did let me know that it definitely works for some things. If you’re struggling with lice and don’t have it on hand, you can always try the sulfur without it and see! I’d love to hear back if you have success without it. VetRX is now something I’ll be keeping on hand for my goats though.

@EweGoatToBeKidding i have loved the vetrx for our chickens. Dont need it often but its worked wonders. Was thinking maybe it played more of a role then the sulfur powder. I had to go the pymitheryn (spelling?) Route this time because i discovered a really heavy load and one doe was pretty anemic. So just getting ideas as to what to keep on hand for future use

@michellewallace3152 Gotcha. I can’t really be sure, but I think they both helped. As we got our mineral buffet up, they all took some sulfur. But since I didn’t do them separately, I’m not sure. :)

Ooh, that’s interesting! I’ve never tried. And since I’ve always bred them back, they dry up. I might have to try one this year!

God has been extremely gracious to us. You may not be able to do things physically, but there’s so much you can do no matter where you are in life. Cooking more, sourcing better ingredients, just buying less in general. There are so many things!

@ I know of one thing that was a big contributor to the downfall of the art of cooking and that would be the MICROWAVE! Once the microwave came into our busy lives we thrived on prepared frozen foods. It was, also, so much faster to boil water in it for making coffee. I hadn’t used a teakettle for decades until about a year ago. Now I use a teakettle! I don’t have the courage to get rid of the microwave though, lol.

@Stones-ef5wh The microwave isn’t as bad as you think to get rid of! We were considering ditching ours, but weren’t sure we could handle it. But then ours broke shortly after our kitchen remodel. We’re too cheap to go buy a new one and it’s actually not been too bad at all. Different, yes, but we got used to it pretty quickly.

Great question! No, it is not internet connected in any way. But you program the time and it does it every day. So even if you’re gone, it’s still opening and closing. You just can’t change the times it opens and closes unless you are physically at the door.

We use an herbal wormer from Land of Havilah herbs. We order online.

I figured! I like the squishy ones.

The black containers are the two hole mineral feeders from any farm store like Tractor Supply. It’s called the Fortiflex Mineral Feeder. We had a bunch around the farm already and repurposed many of them to make this.

I hope not 😬 He fathered 12 kids last year.

You’re welcome! I’m so glad this was helpful. I’m still learning how to cook the foods we’re growing and raising and preserving. That’s an excellent place to start!

Really? What have you been hearing?

@@EweGoatToBeKiddingwel I meant most goat breeders I follow on KZbin. do you follow Weedemandreep here on KZbin? They have Nigerian dwarf goats in Arizona and for some reason they’ve had their goats have weird heat cycles, failed breeding, ect….

@@EweGoatToBeKidding I also heard that the ongoing heat has affected goats somehow. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I do follow Weed em and Reep! I haven’t watched closely lately, but yeah, they have had some issues. I would bet the drought is affecting the normal minerals in our pastures and throwing that off.

@@EweGoatToBeKidding ok. Hope it all works out eventually !

Thank you! Really?? Yours seems huge on screen!

@@EweGoatToBeKidding yeah mine is 25x40!!! I do have a fisheye lens and that makes everything look bigger. We talked about alternating animals and gardens on one side or the other every year but ours is a little small for that so we went all garden. You could totally do that though!

Good to know! He has access to the buffet but not super often. I might have to change that up some.

Ha! Yes, always. They go for those ones first.

@@EweGoatToBeKidding and cows are the same too 🤣

Aw, welcome!! Thank you so much.

@@EweGoatToBeKidding love the title. Good luck with your adventures

4 hours and 35 minutes total. 15 to cool down, 20 min warming, 4 hours to run. I haven’t. My Mother in Law does candy all the time and she said she’s never used the oven. If I try them again I might warm the trays for 30 minutes to see if that helps more of them to pop open.

@@EweGoatToBeKidding I’ve only seen people suggest the oven for some of the organic candies like giggles cause they don’t pop as much as regular skittles unless you use the oven

@letsstartahomestead Ah! That’s good to know. It seems like warming them longer in the machine should work then…. I’ll have to keep trying it. I genuinely enjoy the ‘normal’ ones mixed in so I’m not too worried about it. 🤷‍♀️

@@EweGoatToBeKidding I baked them for 20 minutes at 225 degrees and they all popped nicely! I did giggles and sour giggles

@letsstartahomestead oh awesome!! Thanks for letting me know.

That’s amazing!! I hadn’t seen one either, so I’m glad it was helpful.

First time we did then we didn’t do a tray warm, and we had some of them still chewy also. Im wondering about an even longer tray warm and drying time to see if we can get them all to pop. Have you tried the YumEarth version of anything else yet? I’d love to do more dye free stuff. But as the other person commented, I haven’t seen anyone else do anything on the Giggles, so thank you!

@alixandraraymond8414 LetsStartaHomestead mentioned she got it to work on most of them by heating in her oven. She told us how in the comments below.

@@alixandraraymond8414 all of mine popped and none were chewy I think from the baking! We also did yum earth chewys which is their starburst also baked at 225 for 5 minutes and they turned out great!

Yes, exactly!! I’ve been unsure on what to do and this is awesome.

Awesome! It’s an investment, but it can do so much!

Yep! I do that with things I’ll use quickly, but if it’s going to be a few months, the bags are easier to store.

Thank you so much!

Aw! Each dog is unique. And training is key for sure. We were inexperienced and definitely could have done better. But I do have hope for her as she continues to mature.

@@EweGoatToBeKidding Yes, each dog is different! I've loved seeing River grow!

Thank you 💕 She’s pretty great!

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much!!

Thanks, they are all awesome ❤️ Good thinking! I will make a note on the bags.

A little! But not as much as I was hoping. It’s been raining for the last few days, so maybe they will now!

Thank you so much! This year has been such a challenge, but I’m so happy with how they are doing too.

Thank you! I’m glad they’re helpful.

Yay! I know I appreciate learning from you. I’m so glad you guys are still going!

Man! Praying you get some soon!

Aw, I’m so sorry. I see your profile picture ❤️❤️

@@EweGoatToBeKidding yes 💔🥹 I hope you have a wonderful time with your dog ❤️😭

Thank you. It’s a good reminder to enjoy her even when she’s being naughty.

@@EweGoatToBeKidding 😭🥹❤️

I’m excited, I’m just not sure if she really is. Crossing my fingers though!

@@EweGoatToBeKidding she looks Ike it to me. You can feel babies in front of the udder more towards her right side. Easiest to feel when they are on the milk stand

@SageandStoneHomestead oh cool! I’ll check her out tomorrow morning.

It’s never been this bad! We sometimes need a rubber mallet, but this is crazy.

She’s so big now!! It was so fun going through the old video clips and seeing her grow. 💕

Lol! That’s so good to hear. I definitely have hope for her, but that is so helpful to know yours did figure it out, just a little later.

Thanks! Maybe I will!

Thank you! It can be so discouraging, but then we get a big harvest. I'm so thankful to get anything really!

Thank you so much!

Dairy goat prices vary by region. In my area (TN) they can go for $300-700 or so. It all depends on whether they have registered milking lines, come bred, etc.

Yes they are mini’s! How long have you been using the mineral buffet?

@@EweGoatToBeKidding 14 months.

That’s great. It has been working really well here.

He hasn’t. We haven’t seen any sign of him. 😭😭😭

@@EweGoatToBeKidding oh I am so very sorry. But knowing cats there is always a chance he will be back. Fingers crossed he comes to his senses and comes back home.

@kric3900 Thank you! We’re still praying he comes home too. It’s hard not knowing, but there’s still some hope and that’s good too.

I’m heartbroken. 💔 I didn’t know I was this attached. 😭😭

Thank you so much! See you next week :)

@@EweGoatToBeKidding you’re welcome and just want to say I love your channel name 🥰😍

We’re in 7b. That one plant on the edge is super tall! My other plants are not as big as that one.