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Previous $141 in the red.
25 in floor wire, makes $166 in the red.

Also got 19 new bags of feed, but need to get receipt from car to see how much it was. Ugh.

9 bags of poop ready to go away & make me $45.
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$166 in the red, 45 in poop, makes $121 in the red. Still need to count the new feed bill.


Moved Speckle kits to grow out pen.
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Random comparison pic. Rex at 16wk, rex/sf choc at 13wk, sf/rexnz at 10wk & 3/4th sf at 8wk. Hoping the rex from pedigreed buck makes them grow faster. Need to compare the two rex in the barn to the 2 out here, but they were smaller before.
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Tuesday-

Got weights of Speckle's kits.
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Only 2 are does to pick from the biggest kits. Broken tort is a buck, but I'll keep it anyway. The next 2 biggest are bucks, so they're going away with the others.

Have way too much meat in the freezer. Lost a ewe & lamb, so the dogs are full until Wednesday/Thursday. Then I'll start culling Speckle kits for the dogs, 2 per dog & pull processed ones from the freezer for them as well until most are used up.

The older broken is 10wks is a doe and finally 5#, but I kept the buck from her litter. To keep or to cull...🤔
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Wednesday-

Unfortunately, one of Amber's kits has vanished.
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The previous bun hides are drying.
Lost a ewe & her lamb, only the lamb was able to be skinned. Decided to try and salvage something from the loss.
We'll see how well it works out.
Washed the wool with powerscour 4x and scrubbed with a comb, surprisingly, most of the stains came out.
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Yesterday-

Blackie, first timer, Grumpy's daughter, had 12!!
She's being a little stupid & stompy. I redid her nest a few times to try & get kits in a safe place.
My calendar says next week, but this morning, she pulled herself BALD! So, I quickly hung up a nest and ta-da, kits!!
Legs, neck, chest, belly are all bald on her. Lol, wtf...

Half the fur I removed from cage.
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Gave Choco a nest as well, even though it says next weekend for her as well.

Got the cups. Outside mount failed, blocked plastic when remounted inside. Hoping they work, then I'll buy a ton of them & all will have them.
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The two black does I held back. Kept their choc sister. Forgot which was heavier, will weigh tomorrow & move out the smaller one to sell/cull.
Better shaped-
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Most even silvering I've seen-
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You say "in the red".....but, are you giving any value to the meats used for self and dogs? That bag of dog food is big $$ now and you have at least two big dogs, right?

Just thinking. 😋 I know it helps me feel better when I buy goat feeds -- sell some milk, use it for cats, chickens, self (milk, cream, cheese, yogurt) and when I consider those expenses reduced, it makes me feel better. :lol:
 
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