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  1. newton the goat

    newton's the goats journal

    Booo how can they remove points for the hat?? It looks awesome on her :lol:!!! And I agree! I'm so happy that the water is gone! Though.... we only have rain showers that last up to 20 mins now... it's not the best for crops but it's better than it pouring and pouring for days like it was before
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    newton's the goats journal

    Ya I do everyonce and a while not often, I'm going to try using that to coax them over across the property to the next feild :D =D
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    newton's the goats journal

    Hey Bruce :D Good to be back! It's been kinda a bit rough recently and all. We finally got our first crop planted and actually harvested last week! We are working on setting up the second pastured area for the sheep which is great! But it means they need to learn how to follow me to the other...
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    The Best Cattle Contest~ Ends August 25th 2017

    Category (Cow/calf/bull): bull Calf Use (dairy, meat, pet, ect...): beef Breed: Holstein Age: 4 months Gender (if known): bull Name: buddy Picture:
  5. newton the goat

    newton's the goats journal

    Ok here's a big long update thanks to my long time disapearance from this site :D I just finished my first ever 4h competition with my overly butch looking heifer calf smurf that I'm borrowing from the farm I work at. I placed 14 out of 19 in the first round and 14 out of twenty in the second...
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    newton's the goats journal

    Hey don't plan my funeral yet ;) I'm still here just got locked out of my account as well as dealing with a hectic lifestyle :hide
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    newton's the goats journal

    The record is 19 kittens back in 1970 lol trust me I checked :lol: momma is so far taking good care of all of the babies, and all of them are well fed I check on them a few times daily, and jasmine (mom) takes those few precious moments to escape and got get something to eat and drink ... poor...
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    breeding after weaning.

    Well ya lol I kind figured that just o was I have Katahdins, all my ewes are in good condition and so is our ram. I was mail wondering how long it takes for the moms to be out of milk, like If I seperate the babies from the moms for a week would the be able to keep suckling if reunited after...
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    breeding after weaning.

    So finally I was able to wean my lambs from my sheep. (A little later than I'd like) and I was wondering how long after the lambs have been weaned will the mothers be ready to breed? Our young ram will soon be getting to a breeding age and we hope to have them bred early to mid summer. Is it...
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    newton's the goats journal

    Lol I've kinda figured out they don't listen to the word no lol, so honestly she kinda deserved that kick from buddy and I don't feel bad in the least
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    newton's the goats journal

    It feels like forever since I last posted (reality check, only two weeks) ramsay and the girls are doing great though the babies are angry at me because I personally weaned them last weekend, they are still yelling at me till the odd hours of the morning (I swear my neighboors hate me now ) how...
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    You might be country if ...

    If you have baling twine in a container off to the side and find yourself insisting that you will someday find use it for it
  13. newton the goat

    newton's the goats journal

    When my dad gets home I'll give it a shot since he is very protective of his knives :lol:
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    newton's the goats journal

    I don't have scissor sharpeners, would a knife sharpener work?
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    newton's the goats journal

    They are straight
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    newton's the goats journal

    We clipped her hoofs right away after she had the kids, we need to find a way to sharpen our clippers so we can do it again .... I know she needs them done :(
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    newton's the goats journal

    Yikes I hope you don't get as much as they are predicting. I'm glad they are no longer swimming as well but we now find ourselves down to our last hay and straw bales.... since my grandfather couldn't find the straw bale he used and entire bale of hay as bedding :ep So even though the rain is...
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    newton's the goats journal

    So pictures of the pallets we have set up Ramsay and toot get along pretty well. They seem to act like typical boys always butting heads and playing the who's got more testosterone game lol
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