Colorado

[Poka_Doodle]

Yeah. Not to say we couldn't get things running again...

 

[Catahoula]

Wow, Haven't been on the forum for awhile... Wanted to say hello. Still have goats...one boer and 3 alpine plus a mini alpine kid who is 13 days old. I still have my wethers but have added a pregnant doe (now a mama with a buckling). Still living in the mountain at 8150'. We have had some heavy snow...2+ feet in March and then 3+feet in April. Not tired of snow yet but I am getting too old to dig paths for the goats and...oh yeah, got chickens and couple geese also. I think a lot of people had gone to Facebook, including myself.

 

[Alexz7272]

Hello Catahoula! I have to say I am excited to see someone who knows about the breed! I have two sister Catahoula's, I have fallen completely in love with the breed!

 

[TAH]

Welcome back.

 

[Latestarter]

Great that you stopped by! Some of us were on FB and have left it (moi).

 

[Alexz7272]

All right Colorado people! Lets pick up the pace here
What has been the toughest things to worry about this year so far?
Mine would be the sudden rain storms, I know they are common here but it seems lately-ish they just roll out of nowhere up here. Literally one minute I am hammering in a t-post and the next there is lightning next to me and downpour rain. Also the wind, I have learned my lesson plenty of times about how strong the wind is where we are at. Trying to build a DIY structure that can withstand the snow-load & wind has been a challenge. Also my grass/field. Too much rain then no enough has burned my front field pretty badly. Still working on managing it correctly, but it is tough.
Anyone else care to share?

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Okay, lets try!
The rain has been a struggle. My toughest thing was probably the workload this year compared to others. The meat birds were a lot and I had a few other pens of chickens. Normal chores changed from ten minutes to thirty minutes.

 

[Alexz7272]

Okay, lets try!
The rain has been a struggle. My toughest thing was probably the workload this year compared to others. The meat birds were a lot and I had a few other pens of chickens. Normal chores changed from ten minutes to thirty minutes.

How many meat birds did you have this year? Have you processed them yet?

 

[Poka_Doodle]

I had 24 this year. We processed 18 on our own, one died earlier and was done one its own, three went to fair and sold and I still have two.
Have you ever tried meat birds?

 

[Alexz7272]

I have not tried meat birds yet. I want to though! Just need to figure out what kind of pen I need to build. is there a specific breed you prefer?