CBL=) Journal

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Thanks!

We got our meat goat. Not sure of her name yet. Her name was Heidi, then we changed it to Nugget, but now she's wearing a collar that says Yukon, so.. She's our brown meat goat! Anyone know how to get a goat used to being led? She's not good at all, lol. Should I just work with her every day until she gets it? Right now it's half me dragging her and half her trying to drag me
My doe, Molly, the holland lop, had kits. 1 black tort, 3 blue. 3 vienna marked, 1 not. They're a weeksish old today. They'll be 6 weeks 6/1/15.

We have someone coming out to visit them this Saturday. They're gonna get one (or two possibly) as pets.

Oh, yeah, and we went to our state FFA convention. This is my schools first year doing it. And I did a few CDEs. Vet science? I GOT FIRST PLACE!! AND SO DID OUR TEAM!!

Everyone had been making fun of me for being a freshman (only freshman on the team) and doing newbie treatment and stuff, so when they called my name it was just like, "Well I guess freshman whooped yo butts.". (It was all in good fun of course)

I don't mean to brag or anything.. But it was SO exciting!!! This was our first year and we did AMAZING. It was SO much fun, and I got to meet a TON of new people, make new friends, see cute boys , and overall, had a wonderful time. Just absolutely wonderful.

But yep, that's all that's been going on. Can't wait for school to be Over, and can't wait for the fair. My FFA friend is going to let me (among others) do showmanship with one of her pigs.

 

[norseofcourse]

Awesome job at the FFA convention!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Easiest way to teach one to lead is to teach it to be tied up first. And, if you can tie it to something that is 'elastic' it'll be even easier. We used to nail a bicycle inner tube to a post and then tie the critter to that. They'll set back, the tube will stretch, and they'll learn that when they step forward the pressure is decreased. Takes a whole lot of pressure off of you! After they figure that out, leading them is a whole lot easier!

 

[jodief100]

Congratulations on whooping some behinds!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Thanks all!

The baby goat is still standoffish but were going to bottle feed her (and the lamb we got!) to help gain weight. And of course to make them tame. We've got so much milk! It's crazy! And we can't sell it unless we've sold goat shares! Ahh!

And I have no idea how shares work. Lol

The baby rabbits have opened their eyes. We've got someone whose planning on getting 2 as pets, and I was thinking of keeping one or two. I really want meat rabbits!

Otherwise all has been well here. Lots of milk, lots of fixing fences, (these goats sure love figuring out how to get out of fences), lots of working, lots of school work to be done.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Congrats on all the exciting things happening in your life! I love the bunnies! They're very cute!!