FergusonK's journal - Goodbye Java Jewel.

[Ferguson K]

Cackling Ranch Holly
Doesn't like her picture being taken. We need to get her halter broken...

Cloverhill Goats DA Lyra

Lyra is proving to have the depth and width her mother and grand dam promised her.

Miss Red
Who else thinks she's bred, not just fat? Her kid is almost 3 months old... I don't remember her and the bucks coming back in contact but who says it's not possible. That belly just keeps growing and growing and growing....

Sent off a blood test.

Chunky Dunk Farm Morgan
Would like to see some more weight on her as well.

 

[Ferguson K]

Chunky Dunk Farm Morgan cont.
Her left eye ( the one on the right side ) is the eye she's blind out of. Some day it's more cloudy than others. Most days it's a foggy blue. Today the iris actually had color!

Prudence
She's in the middle of a hard weaning. They really drug her down.

Prudence's bucklings

Texas Elite Caprine Shooter
Shooter is a "little" stunted. With help from the vet we have located the cause, and with suggestions from a few members on here he has started a treatment regimen to rid him of his problems. It's working.

Honey Doe Farm Zinnia
Zinnia will be the last of the pictures I post today. She's gained over 100lbs. I did not think it was possible to bring her back this fast. I know she still needs some on her top line but I can not get her put back together through the top of her rib cage like I'm hoping for.

 

[samssimonsays]

Wow. I am blown away with how amazing she looks already!

 

[Baymule]

So what are your plans? A goat dairy? Breeding mini-Manchas? You have some very nice goats! So far, what is your favorite breed?

 

[Southern by choice]

Morgan may not end up being permanently blind.
We had two severe eye injuries ( that is why I recommend eye wash in my emergency kit- lol). One with a dwarf, one with a Kiko. Two separate incidences. Took months, and the eye actually went grey and bothe were "blind"... like I said it took a lot of time but eventually both of them had their sight return and eye healed and went back to normal color.

Hope that happens for Morgan.

They are looking better!

 

[Ferguson K]

@Baymule I plan on making soaps and bath bombs, as well as lotion and lip balm and many other products with the milk from the does.

The registered girls will be shown and all lines improved upon. I'm really hoping to have a large productive herd next year.

Onyx and Pearl will be up for stars inn this milk cycle. They almost got them as FF and we plan on milk testing them / pulling kids.

Miss Red gives us lots and lots of milk, but her udder really needs better suspension. That's fine. Kalu should have improved that in Holly, we shall see how she freshens in the Spring. If not Holly will be bred to Money and he had nice suspension but lacked capacity in his lines. Hoping to use him to compliment the girls that need help in these areas.

I'm looking for another buckling to help improve production but that may be next year. I'm not looking that hard right now.

I love my Nigerians but the LaMancha have quickly found home in my heart. We will probably use Money on the FF does and produce a few Minis. Time will tell.

I'm really anticipating Red's pregnancy test. She's just so huge I can't imagine her NOT being bred back. Don't now HOW ( but I've witnessed Taystee and Aelia both scale the buck pen this week to get bred, hotwire and 5'5" fence couldn't stop those two ladies. They were HOT.) Red may just be fat.....

We shall see.

 

[Ferguson K]

@Southern by choice

I've known these goats most of their lives and I can't honestly remember a time when Morgan's eye wasn't a shade of blue in the iris. The last month or so it's cleared up, and I hope it goes away.

I'm thinking I can still show her since it's not genetic, am I right?

 

[Ferguson K]

Spent our evening watching nationals and playing with the goats. Annabelle here hogged the camera.

Hope everyone had a safe fourth.

 

[Southern by choice]

such a lamancha!

don't they just steal your heart

 

[Ferguson K]

She's really really sweet. All five of them are SUUUUPER friendly. Even my old market goats, who I conditioned 4-6 hours every DAY were not as friendly as these guys and on days I work they're lucky to get 2 hours of my attention ( most of my attention goes to does in milk)... It's amazing to me. I love them.

We've also decided to cover one or two more does with Duli before we send him off to his new home. He and Kalu are going to someone who has just started out and wants some nice bucks. Well, they may not be registered but these boys are what she needs. They were what I needed until I decided to focus on milk, lineage, and showing.

So far we have covered Aelia ( accidentally, 6/30 ) and Karma Gene (7/5).