Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[jodief100]

The frustrating part is this is all due to my own arrogance. I was convinced that it couldn't be worms. I was doing everything "right". I rotated every 1-3 weeks. I left them off fields for at least 4 weeks before putting them back in that field. I never let the bulk of what they were eating get below 5 inches. I FAMCHA checked regularly, though admittedly not as often as I should have. I just never considered the possibility that while all the adults and bigger, stronger kids were fine, the littler ones were being forced to eat the shorter, lower quality forage available.

So after 9 hours and a lot of bruises, everyone was FAMCHA checked, wormed and copper bloused as needed and sorted into groups. 23 girls went up in the pens with the boys, all the little ones were put in the adjacent field. There are not as many bigger ones in with them and they have a bigger field with only a few trees and lots of weeds.

The adults were all fine. The bigger kids were all fine. It was the little ones with trouble. There are a few I am keeping a close eye on for a awhile but I think we got to them in time. My vet got me some iron injections and that should help get them back up to speed.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Sooo sorry about you kids!!!
Don't beat your self up about it!!! It happens to the best of us, you did your best!!!!
Glad you got everything under control now (hopefully), and here's to everything turning out good and all the little kids being just fine!!!

 

[elevan]

x2!

 

[autumnprairie]

X3

 

[jodief100]

Everyone seems to be on the mend. I moved 22 girls into the two boy pens and they are really stinky! Butthead was supposed to be bred already but she was flirting with Quantum through the fence. I put her in and he went right to work. One escaped while I was feeding last night and I had to round her up again. She was having a drippy, gooey heat so I don't know why she wanted to get out.

The girls going to the production sales are looking really nice, except one. She got herself stuck in something and rubbed all the hair off her neck. If it doesn't grow back soon, she will be staying home. I decided to sell the 2 year olds exposed so they are in with Bullet right now.

There are 40 or so guineas running around. They are about half grown and they are loud. They had better be eating all the bugs!

I will be processing some roosters this weekend. I really don't want to do it in the heat but they are getting big.

We really need some rain. The creek isn't flowing at all.

 

[jodief100]

we got some rain. Not enough to get the creek flowing again but enough the fields are growing now.

I put two more girls in the buck pen that were supposed to be bred because they were flirting through the fence. I am not too concerned. These were bred in May. It is off season so I didn't expect them all to catch.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

How did your rooster processing go? Glad ya got a bit of rain! It is horribly hot here to, which is awesome for getting the hay and grain in, but I have processing to do too!! And yes the heat isn't the best to do that in! I will be doing 30+ rabbits!

 

[jodief100]

Processing went well. I found it is much easier when I skip the plucking and just skin the birds. Most of them I crockpot and pull off the meat to use.

Quantum has jumped the fence into Bullet's pen of girls 2 days in a row. I am going to have to submit two DNA tests for every kid to get it straightened out. Not to mention he is really screwing up my breeding plans since I have all of the PB girls up with Bullet for a reason!

 

[bonbean01]

Sorry about the fence jumping...just had one sheep for the first time figure out she could jump over the gate in the catch pen

As for the roosters...we found the same thing...much faster and easier to skin than to pluck...the younger ones just aren't worth the plucking part!

 

[jodief100]

Quantum was in Bullet's pen again. I can't figure out how he is gettign there so I can't fix it. He is going to drive me crazy.