Getting the boys ready for dates- update, pics page 3

[Roll farms]

Yesterday we trimmed all the bucks' feet, gave BoSe shots, checked eyelids, and just gave them an overall pat down / check for soundness.

Do any of you other breeders have any special things you do for your bucks to help make sure you have a good breeding season?

The 1st group of does started being 'flushed' 2 wks ago (extra grain - hopefully 'tricks' their body into thinking "Wow, be extra fertile b/c there's plenty of groceries").

All the boys here passed muster and look 'ready to work'...Breeding starts in July for our Dec. babies.

 

[lilhill]

Sounds like you're ready.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

I know you're on top of copper bolusing, but as a general question about prepping for breeding I'd be sure everyone's been bolused prior to breeding season. Good luck and thinking multiples for ya!

 

[Roll farms]

I think I'm done trying to copper bolus and am going to go to sprinkling the rods on wet feed or something. I tried 3 different applicators / methods on all the boys yesterday and got all 6 boluses spit back out and a severely bitten (back teeth are lethal) fingered-dh. He is NOT PLEASED and not ONE bolus stayed in / did any good....all we got was frustrated.

 

[jodief100]

Don't know what to tell you about the boluses. I modified a balling gun last year and have not had trouble since.

Good luck! So exciting.

 

[Roll farms]

We have a modified balling gun, and tried the drenching gun w/ the rubber tip for the big boys' boluses (and had great luck w/ that last time) and tried the marshmallow trick...no go...then tried the empty syringe / tip cut off thing again.
More copper spit out / boluses spit out than got in....again I say

 

[elevan]

We have a modified balling gun, and tried the drenching gun w/ the rubber tip for the big boys' boluses (and had great luck w/ that last time) and tried the marshmallow trick...no go...then tried the empty syringe / tip cut off thing again.
More copper spit out / boluses spit out than got in....again I say

Here's an idea:
Make some of Goatherd's goat cookies (recipe in one of their posts) and bake the copper rods in it...

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

The molars can deliver a NASTY bite indeed!

 

[Mossy Stone Farm]

yea no kiding, i made that mistake once too... OUCHIE!!! boy but when A goat clamps that mouth shut it's a party trying to open it

 

[freemotion]

I've read of flushing the boys, too, but not necessarily with grains....with veggies.