greenfamilyfarm's Journal - Nubian Kids are HERE! Pictures Up

[SmallFarmGirl]

nice !!

 

[Ms. Research]

Wishing you and yours a Happy and Healthy New Year! What a joy this year will be because of all of Isabella's firsts.


Loved the pics of your healthy gardens in 2011. Look forward to see what you decide for 2012.

K

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Somehow I miscalculated when my 2 Boer does were due. I had it in my mind they were due mid-January. But, accordingly to what I have on the calendar when I witnessed Pee Dee's attempts, they were bred around Sept. 8th and 15th. So, they would be due somewhere around Feb. 5th and 12th. Hmm. So, they are most likely bred, then. I did think it was strange they weren't building too much of an udder yet. I'm super curious to see what the kids look like since this is my first experimental breeding attempt.

Just out of curosity, what color do you think the kids will be? Pee Dee (PB Nub) is black with tan trim and a frosted muzzle and ears. Drama Mama (non-reg Boer) is Black headed. Bunny (non-reg Boer/Nub) has a traditional Boer appearance, but has faint dark lines on her face.

When bred to a FB Boer buck last year, Drama's kids were black headed and Bunny's was traditional with a white spot on her chest.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I got a call yesterday from the office manager at the tax office I've worked in for the past 6 years and she wants me to come back to work. I told her I was a little apprehensive about starting back to work since Isabella arrived, but she's offered me a pretty good raise AND more hours. Also, she told me she was flexible so if I needed to bring Isabella into work with me I could. So, I start back next Wednesday. Her Great-Grandparents have agreed to watch her for me the days James has to work.

We do need the extra income something terrible. Not to go off on a tanget, but since we have both graduated college, our college loan bills are rolling in. We had planned for that, but Obama signed something-another that allows College Foundation to sell some of our loans made after 2009 (?) to another loan agency. SO.... instead of getting one bill each for our college loans, we're getting SIX. Crazy.

But, anyways, I've also been getting some calls on the GP puppies. We'll probably take that money and get Piper spayed, buy a pig to process, and put the rest towards bills.

 

[TTs Chicks]

Congrats on the job - I understand about needing the money. Good luck

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Here are my 2 "Boer" girls that are due around the beginning to mid-Feb by my calculations. I saw Pee Dee wooing these 2 back in September, but I never saw him actually get the job done. I wrote the dates down anyways. What do ya'll think? Do they look about a month away from kidding to you?

This is the first time there were bred to Nubian. Pictures are not very flattering, but are of reference and comparison.

Drama Mama - 3rd Kidding - Last year had triplets, but 1 was stillborn. Over the past couple of days, she's had a sort of crusty discharge. Hmm.

Bunny - 2nd Kidding - Last year her udder rivaled a dairy breed's udder. I can't wait to see what she does this time. No discharge.

Kidding Thread from 2011 - Scroll Down to Pictures of Drama Mama and Bunny

 

[Ms. Research]

I got a call yesterday from the office manager at the tax office I've worked in for the past 6 years and she wants me to come back to work. I told her I was a little apprehensive about starting back to work since Isabella arrived, but she's offered me a pretty good raise AND more hours. Also, she told me she was flexible so if I needed to bring Isabella into work with me I could. So, I start back next Wednesday. Her Great-Grandparents have agreed to watch her for me the days James has to work.

We do need the extra income something terrible. Not to go off on a tanget, but since we have both graduated college, our college loan bills are rolling in. We had planned for that, but Obama signed something-another that allows College Foundation to sell some of our loans made after 2009 (?) to another loan agency. SO.... instead of getting one bill each for our college loans, we're getting SIX. Crazy.

But, anyways, I've also been getting some calls on the GP puppies. We'll probably take that money and get Piper spayed, buy a pig to process, and put the rest towards bills.

I know it's tough going back to work after having a baby. I got lucky and didn't have to really go back to work until Henry was 12. But it really sounds like you have a good place to work and have many options for Isabella. Not a lot of jobs out there that will do that. Congratulations, they must think highly of you to get you back with them.

Times are tough now and understand 100% about needed extra income. Know a few with burdens of college loans and the mess made by loans being sold. Know all about that with my mortgage. What a mess that was.

Good luck next Wednesday. Know it's going to be hard for you leaving that sweet Isabella. But sometimes you have to do what's best for the family, and the way it looks, you have an Employer who will work with you so you and your DH can do what's best for Isabella.

K

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

GOATS
I had been kind of down feeling today, even though the weather is unusually nice (mid-60s). Instant Mood Lifter: Felt some kicks from Bunny's kids today! They were unmistakeably kid kicks - not rumen movement. Yippee!! So, Pee Dee DID do his job. These will be his first kids. I cannot wait to see what they look like. I hope they are some type of funky color pattern... just a COLOR besides white with a red head.

Both does are building udders, but Bunny gets really sweet and love-y when she's pregnant. She let me love all over her today, grope her udder (she even squatted like she would for kids), check her hooves, eyelids, etc. Drama Mama... living up to her name... gets kinda snooty when she's pregnant. She'll let me touch, but not for more than 30 seconds. She don't like to be violated.

JOB
About the job: I'm really blessed to be able to work for such great folks that are willing to work around Isabella and farm duties. I asked her what days she absolutely needs me and that's Thursdays and Fridays. Those are the most busy days, which is fine! I would rather stay busy than just sit. I have a strong work ethic and feel like I need to work for what I earn. So, busy = great!

PUPPIES
As for the puppies: I have 5 of the 7 with deposits or spoken for officially. I can't BELIEVE how fast they went this time. All are going to farm homes except for one, which is going to be a pet for a 5-year-old. I had a nice, lengthy discussion with them about what they needed to expect with her as a pet. They seemed ok with it. It still makes me nervous, even though they are gentle giants.

I think I'll let her have one more litter, then get Piper spayed. She turned out to be a great mother this time, but I need her to be out in the pasture with Trolley doing her real job.

Until next time!

 

[Ms. Research]

So thrilled you got that uplifting from a kick from Bunny's kids. What a joy that must have been.

Wishing Drama Mama and Bunny easy times and healthy, "funky color" babies. Can't wait to see.

K

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

So, during my daily checks of the goats, I found that Bunny has a snotty nose. It looks like a greenish crust around the edges with a snotty look closer to her nostril. She isn't weezing and hasn't lost her appetite. I have VetRx. Should I treat it with anything else besides that?