Four Winds Ranch: " Life on the Farm "

[promiseacres]

glad he's ok!

 

[jodief100]

So happy he made it through pneumonia. Bottle kids are a pain but at least they are alive.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

I have been pretty busy around here lately, so havent had a chance to update anything!
This is a pretty busy month for 4-H, Public Speaking, Record Books, Getting the Steer Leading down pat, halter making, and getting all the show clothing ready! Here is this years 4-H Sreer, Washington, at 1,374lbs!

Also, have been given 6 GOATS!!!! I am quite excited, but have no experience with goats so I feel kinda green here!! There is one Boar Buck, a Pygmy buck, and 4 Pygmy nannies!!!! The nannies are bred and I am excited and nervous about my first kidding experience, as they are supposed to be bred to the Boar Buck!!! The 2 older girls are pretty far along, as in already bagging up and swelling! I will post pic in the next day or so!

And I was also given a orphan, 1 month old kid! Unfortunatly when I got the little fella, he had a bad case of the runs! Which just got worse fast and the poor little thing didn't make it!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

I think goats just arn't meant to be my thing!!! Not right now any way! I have just found out my goats I was given, have Caseous!!!! I am not very impressed with the people I got them from, but am sure glad they are still in one of my separation pens only!!! That would be horrid if my whole herd of sheep ended up with it! Soooo the goats are gone!!!
On another note, My older Jersey is going to calve any day!!!!!!!! Her due date is the 19th or 20th!! I can't wait!!! I am hoping for a heifer!
Lol, also, I am so spoiled! For Valentines, I got 3 new ewes from DH!!!!!
Here they are before they got unloaded!

Unfortunatly my phone taked terrible pics!

Here are my Toulouse Geese in their winter straw bale house!!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

The other day, we took my goats to the sale. My DH gave me a hand to load them. DH isn't do to much with the animals, but sometimes it is nice to have someone bring up the back when moving livestock!
The goats loaded without a problem, and I decided seeing as there was room in the trailer, I was going to throw in my yearling Kahtadin/Dorper ram as well!! "Kill two birds with one stone" --- Now, Max, the said ram lamb, was supposed to go a couple months ago. He didn't go because DH decided to give me a hand catching Max, and.............. Max ended up being grabbed by one horn and his horn came off!!!!! I was horrified, and DH was feeing pretty bad, so needless to say, Max didn't go that day!----
Well, this is going to be Max's day!!! I told DH "Just back the trailer full of goats up to his pen and I will be right over to catch him, I just have to mix the bottle for the bottle lamb!"
I get the bottle all mixed up and head out the door. As I get to the barn yard, I can't see DH anywhere! Thats strange, he is supposed to be waiting for me! I feed the lamb his bottle and look around a bit more. As I peer over the shelter gate, I see him! Blood everywere!!! There is DH sitting on the shelter floor holding Max!!!!! "What happened!" I yell as I jump over the gate! DH says "I thought I would give you a hand and catch Max for you, but he tried to get away and his other horn came off..... sorry'!!
So, as everyone can probably guess, Max is still here! (And I hope DH will now leave the catching to me )
Poor Max!

Lol, The goats got to the sale fine!!

 

[BrownSheep]

Seems like a great survival technique to me! Lose a horn and stay in your comfy pen!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Seems like a great survival technique to me! Lose a horn and stay in your comfy pen!

Lol, too funny, but ya never know! Lol, oh well he is fresh out of survival techniques, so next time he will be taken to the sale!!! (I hope)!