Latis

Are Cameroon sheep available in Thailand?

In addition to bee keeping, any ideas of where I can buy 15 Black Turkey breed? Or Bourbon Red Turkeys?

I am looking at buying 10 baby turkeys at Chatuchak Market and want to send them to my small farm in Ubon. Hiring a truck for THB 7,500 is an expensive way to send them. Is there a cheaper form of livestock postal/shipping service from province to province in Thailand. Is there a shipping system in Thailand that accepts livestock to be shipped?

Anyone know of the smallest pig/boar breed in Thailand as I'm considering raising 4 pigs in Ubon.  

On 3/3/2018 at 7:16 PM, Ian1980 said:

Hi Latis: if you are still interested in this kind of rabbits or any other kind, please pm me.

Ian

Hi Ian, I didn't locate any Belgian Hares.

On 4/24/2018 at 11:09 PM, Slugs11 said:

We have a small farm 45km outside of Ubon Ratchathani, keep a few RIR and Light Sussex chickens. Sell eggs to the locals in our village also any suplus cockrels, if you are interested. Also have white and bronze turkeys. 

Which of the white and bronze turkeys are easier to raise in Ubon?

On 11/15/2013 at 8:09 AM, crayfish said:

^{Hi Bunnydrops}

^{You ask about water temperature. Crayfish can live from 1 degree above freezing to 34 degrees centigrade. When they go under 10 degrees they go into a state of hibernation, If they actually freeze then they die. Keeping them here in Thailand is safe providing you don't have them in direct sunlight. They need to be kept in the shade and preferably in running water which cools as it flows.}

^{last night one of the females laid eggs, these are the first eggs from the redclaws and made me very happy as I have waited several months for this. I celebrated with a little too much beer.}

^{Keep in touch}

are you still keeping crayfish?

biodegradable coconut coir pots may be what you're looking for. Grow the plants and then plant with pot into the ground to avoid transplant root shock.  Check our coco-pots dot com

Has anyone had success with vanilla?  I heard that it's very difficult and not sure if they would grow at my small plot in Ubon.

There was a discussion a few years back about growing vanilla and I heard someone in Chiang Mai was successfully growing it. Not sure if they continue the project. I too am interested in growing vanilla but will test if it grows in Isaan.

Thanks serfdom for your advice. Much appreciated.

Waterfront land is picturesque and a fraction of what you'd pay for waterfront elsewhere in Thailand. Whilst it's surprising to see prices skyrocket, it's irrelevant as I'm not selling my home. 

On 05/02/2018 at 6:27 AM, surfdog said:

where I picked up my

On 03/02/2018 at 9:15 PM, surfdog said:

for me I chose to keep 1 Mu-Ki Pra because it is native to here, doesn’t need antibiotics and shots. At least that is the plan. And I keep it to eat scraps and till soils.

Every year or two eat the pigs, plant in the pen for crops. Then start a new pen. Pigs consume and trample and break down so much green waste. Vigorous weeds you would otherwise need to burn after cutting can be thrown into pig pen to be eaten or tilled.

My pig also eats snails and grubs. two big pests on my property.

I just got mine 10 months ago and only money spent was on steel pipe and mesh 2000 baht. the rest of the pen built from trash.

I am thinking about crossing my Ki Pra with Mu Kret, but my Ki Pra is starting to warm up to me, so I think second generation will bond to me better.


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u-KiPra for 300 baht, they also had big pink pigs they were raising. I don’t think I have enough kitchen scraps or built a strong enough pen for one of those.

Where can I get a couple of Mu-KiPra pigs. You're right, it's better to have native pigs

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On 03/02/2018 at 8:45 PM, surfdog said:

called Mu-Kret, very expensive and popular now as pets.

A slightly larger option is Mu-Ki Pra it is a wild pig bit mine is starting to accept me after 10 months but still very jumpy.




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Do they grow to a large size as adults?  Where did you get yours from?

Sorry for the delay in replying.  I didn't track down any Belgian Hares.  I know there are some in Thailand as the shop at Chatuchak was selling a few dozen babies

Asia's property prices continue to increase and outperform other areas, according to Knight Frank Research 2017. And land prices around Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand's northeastern-most province, continue to outpace other waterfront properties in Thailand, with one rai of land selling for THB 3.2 million last month.  Has anyone seen land prices jump significantly in their neighbourhood in Isaan in recent years?

Does anyone know where I can get a thick brass plaque and have it engraved maybe with a laser as I'd like to have a logo, name and thirty words etched into it.

Thanks.

One question on planting trees, do you know where I can find a guide to what trees are suited to Isaan climate, so I don't waste more money planting trees that just can't cut it in the climate and soil>?

That's good news that you're selling your produce at a market in Yosothon.  Are you using chemical fertilizers or have you thought about going organic?

Good luck with your small farm project. You're an inspiration. I have 21 rai at Sirindorn Dam in Ubon and have planted trees. Some do well, particularly mangoes, others just don't suit the Isaan climate or soil. I am planting not for profit though and have an intention to plant a lot more varieties of trees that are suited to the Isaac climate and soil to create a biodiverse area of trees.  Staying away from Eucalyptus as they destroy the soil but are a good cash crop.

There's a video of a pet show in Bangkok and displaying micro pigs but not heard of anyone selling them and didn't attend that show

Prime waterfront properties are worth an average of 60% more than their inland counterparts, according to a European real estate agency’s waterfront Index. 

A waterfront property is defined as having a direct line of sight to water. Interest in waterfront properties is not abating. However, some waterside locations in Thailand have been overlooked by developers. That is until now. 

In the past five years there has been a healthy increase, year on year, in web searches for waterfront property. Keeping in view the property development fever that struck Thai beach resorts, such as Phuket and Pattaya, over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in prices. 

I have been looking for Red New Zealand rabbits but not sure if they are available in Thailand. 

On 27/11/2016 at 2:27 PM, Autonuaq said:

Farming is not alowed for foreingers unless they are promoted to be ans expert in a certain subject and they they may support the farming done by the Thai.

 

It's a Thai owned homestead of 17 rai and a Thai farming family have been employed for the past 14 years.  The "farm" is not commercial and just a hobby on a very very small scale.  I am talking about 6 to 10 birds, not commercial breeding. I have been in Thailand for 27 years and also hold Thai residence permit and fully aware of the restrictions here, which I think are good as they protect the Thai people.

On 27/11/2016 at 2:02 PM, hdkane said:

Please do not attempt this endeavor...rheas are a bit difficult to raise...they eat quite a bit, and the market isn't there...once upon a time, back in the 80s, they were popular as exotic animals...then people woke up to their demands and termperament...and now they can be had for free from people just wanting to give them away...

in india, some folks tried to find a new market, and the result was that thousands of these animals were starved to death...thais have no empathy for animals, so i can only imagine the same scenairo here...

 

if you want to raise an animal, try thai ridgebacks...they sell for 1000s in the usa, and the few people here who raise them are pretty deplorable and know nothing about dogs...there's a pathetic american who breeds them in isaan, and he has allowed some of his dogs to die of starvation and heat stroke...when i talked to him about the animals, he sounded like a punter in cheap pattaya bar who actually had no idea about breeding or standards...i would raise these dogs myself if i had land...

 

Thanks for your advice.  That is terrible the way animals are mistreated.  I have 13 geese, 16 peacocks, 50 Guinea Fowl as a hobby, not for sale, and the feed alone costs me at least THB 7,000 a month of bird feed and paddy rice. They are also free range and not caged, with 17 rai of waterfront land to roam freely around.  Thanks for the tip and the horror story of folks abusing livestock.