Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[elevan]

Good luck! You might have to arrange a stake out and sit and wait and hope he jumps while you're watching.

 

[jodief100]

I couldn't catch him last night, he caught on to the "grab a leg while his head is shoved in the feeder" trick. SO I fooled him. I moved him and Bullet along with Bullet's girls into his pen and then moved his girls into Bullet's pen (the one he keeps jumping into). Thsi morning he was contentedly grazing with his girls in Bullet's pen. Let's hope he stays.

 

[elevan]

Reverse goat psychology, eh. Hope it works!

 

[SheepGirl]

I would put a marking harness on him just so you have an idea of which does he bred so you don't have to do a DNA test on every kid. That could get expensive!!

 

[KinderKorner]

Where do you get our dna tests from?

My mother had a jumping buck this year. And she is worried he bred some of her does.

We have sent off a dna test before. It cost us $80 and we never even got the results back. It was so frustrating, and now we are scared to do it again.

 

[jodief100]

Where do you get our dna tests from?

My mother had a jumping buck this year. And she is worried he bred some of her does.

We have sent off a dna test before. It cost us $80 and we never even got the results back. It was so frustrating, and now we are scared to do it again.

We have our DNA tests done through one of the Kiko registries. They all do it. It costs $35 and is done by UC Davis.

Since Quantum is black and Bullet throws almost all white or brown kids, I hope some of them I will have a good guess at the Sire.

 

[autumnprairie]

Is Quantum finally behaving

 

[jodief100]

Quantum is staying put with "his" girls in the upper pen. Bullet is in the smaller pen so I have been having to give them hay. He has a lot more girls than Quantum which is why I wanted Quantum in the smaller pen.

We are doing a final check for the Appalachian Kiko Invitational and Mid Atlantic Small Ruminant sales. This weekend, all of the girls consigned are getting a good look over, hooves trimmed, coats brushed and just an overall check for prefect health. I won't consign a goat to a breeding stock sale unless she is one I would keep for myself. I am going to miss a few of them but that is the nature of farming.

Mid Atlantic Small Ruminant, Chantham, VA

http://www.pmg-epd.com/

Appalachian Kiko Invitational, Gray, TN

http://appalachiankikos.org/

 

[jodief100]

We have a lone chicken that likes to hang out with the goats. Every time I move the goats, 1-2 days later, Chicken is in the field with them. She always goes where they go. She eats what they spill from their feeders and contentedly grazes with them. The goats usually ignore her.

Every since I moved Nissan's daughter into the barn pen to get ready to go to the sale, Nissan has been hanging out with Chicken. They sleep together, eat together and last night Chicken was riding around on Nissan's back. I tried to get a photo but she wouldn't stand still.

 

[jodief100]

We had the most parasite resistant buck at the MD buck test but none gained enough weight to make the sale. Oh well, we won last year so I guess it is someone else's turn.