Goatgurl - life goes on at someday farm

[goatgurl]

trust me these weren't easy, had to dig thru the fat to find them. I've never seen a scrotum like his. as thick at the top as it was at the bottom. yes we just cut the tip off and yes she wrapped the cord around her finger but it was almost to thick to pull apart. globs of fat were hanging out after we got the things out. darndest thing I've ever seen. and he is 11 weeks old. the day after he was running around playing and eating like nothing happened so I guess he'll be ok.
penny the pig is finally going to freezer camp this Thursday, yea!!! thinking real seriously about keeping the bacon bit till the 4th of july and having a pig roast. i'll just be glad when they are gone. the plan was to butcher them right after Christmas last year until she turned up pregnant. won't have to raise another piggy for at least a year and trust me that doesn't break my heart. @Latestarter's pig is still MIA but she has been seen twice on game cams about a mile from my house. I told the guy that there might be a reward if he caught her in his hog trap. just what LS needs, a litter of half wild pigs. I can attest to the fact that they taste good so it might be interesting.
went and picked up feed today, met a friend who raises bees and he gave me a couple of pounds of wax that i'm going to make lip balm and stuff with, went to the grocery store to get the coconut cream to make dstr#5's birthday cake tomorrow, delivered some things to dstr#4's house, spoke for some 2nd cutting hay and sold a couple of rabbits. pretty productive day in all. may the good Lord bless and keep youall. nite

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ewwwww - that sounds like it was a mess! I used to cut 'em, but thankfully never had a problem like that. Much easier (on me at least!) to band 'em.

 

[goatgurl]

i'm dang sure going to go back to banding. they go from some nuts to numb nuts to dry nuts to no nuts without out problems. I think sister#1 and I were a lot more traumatized then the kid, lol

 

[babsbag]

Well you have convinced me that banding is what I will stay with. I have never had a problem with flies or infection and some we don't even do until 4 or 5 months.

 

[Baymule]

Where's the video?? Of course, only us BYH'ers would find it funny-not exactly what you would send to America's Funniest Home Videos. I haven't tried the banding, cutting is so easy and it is over in minutes. So funny goatgurl!

 

[Bruce]

One variation on the "cut and pull" we used in class was "cut and scrape and pull". Grab the end of the testis with pliers and scrape down on the cord while pulling. Might be easier with those thicker cords to thin them down so they will separate.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well, I wouldn't be opposed to cutting, as long as there was observance, instruction, and experience while being supervised.....but, if there are kids in the future, for me anyway they will be banded. I'm sitting here Cringing with the cut, pull, snap, and scrap testimony on such a delicate area.....

 

[Bruce]

Ah but it is over in a few seconds! With banding, they have that pressure for days. I think of it somewhat like a bandaid. Do you rip it off FAST, or peel it off SLOW? With one the pain is extremely brief, the other drags it out. You guess which is which

 

[CntryBoy777]

Yeh, and you were "Instructed, Taught, and Experienced" it, also, ya "Witnessed" it. So, if it is up to me to "Guess", then I will go with what gives me the best opportunity for "Success"....not only for me, but for the animal too.

 

[goatgurl]

@Bruce I've never had a lamb or kid hurt for hours much less days. it doesn't take long for the numbness to set in after the band is on and they go about their business romping and playing.
well penny the pig went to freezer camp last Thursday. i'm pretty glad she is gone but the bacon bit seems kind of quiet. I think he misses his mom.
just checked on the dark Cornish hen who is setting on duck eggs that are due to hatch tomorrow and i'm happy to say that two of them are already hatched. she about chewed my hand off when I tried to check under her. crabby little thing. now I have 3 ducks and 3 hens setting on nests in the hen house. plus a hen and a duck setting under one of my out buildings. if youall don't hear from me ever again I have probably been covered in poultry. i'm thinking of the good eating later this fall.
goats are good, sheep are good. last two ewes have lambed. two singletons. first freshener had the brown ram lamb and old lama had a single eweling that's white with dark brown spots. ff gets a pass for having a single, lama has singled for the past 3 years so she will be culled after she weans her lamb. should have done it last year but dang it I like her personality. both doing great. i'm just so impressed with how well marco is doing with the new moms and babies. in my opinion you kind of gamble when you bring an older pup into the fold. you never really know how they are going to be with the young ones but he has just been the best thing. kind, patient, unintrusive and gentle as can be. proud of him so far.
you all take care and i'll catch you later.