Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news
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jodief100
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I wrenched my back unloading the hay. I was awake for 2 hours not being to find a position to sleep that didn't hurt mu back. I finally got up and put a heat wrap on it all night. It is doing a little better today. My foot feels like I jammed my toe but I can't remember doing anything to it?
We had our last Greyhound Meet and Greet today. Since April of 2005, Grace and I have been going to Petsmart once a month. We set up a table to promote Greyhound adoption, let people meet greyhounds, educate about the breed and racing and collect donations. Jo Jo started going in August 2006. The hounds are getting old, Jo is 11 and Grace is almost 10. The two hours standing is getting to be too much for them. So today was our last one. We will miss all the wonderful people who come to see us and help the greyhounds.
Weather is nice but I am too tired to do much.
Bengals won!!!
Cowboys Won!!!!!
Colts Won!!!!!
We had our last Greyhound Meet and Greet today. Since April of 2005, Grace and I have been going to Petsmart once a month. We set up a table to promote Greyhound adoption, let people meet greyhounds, educate about the breed and racing and collect donations. Jo Jo started going in August 2006. The hounds are getting old, Jo is 11 and Grace is almost 10. The two hours standing is getting to be too much for them. So today was our last one. We will miss all the wonderful people who come to see us and help the greyhounds.
Weather is nice but I am too tired to do much.
Bengals won!!!
Cowboys Won!!!!!
Colts Won!!!!!
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Nissan is settling in. She is getting in the grain feeder and fighting for her share. I knew it wouldnt take her long, she does love her food. She has been letting me check her udder to see if there is any progress but will not let me pet her neck or head.
Last night she came up to me for the first time. She wont let me touch her but she came up to me to say hi. I think I should take her collar off. None of my other goats have one and I am afraid she might get it tangled on something. I havent yet because I dont want to stress her any more than I have to right now.
Her udder is warm and loose. She may be starting to fill or it may just be residual from last years kids. It is hard to tell on a seasoned doe like Nissan.
Cleo is starting to show signs she may go soon. She has some discharge and is walking funny. She also wont come near me and she usually comes right up to get the grain out of the bucket. Her udder is not tight yet and last year she had a huge udder a full month before kidding. So she may or may not be getting ready. This one knows the Doe Code well.
Ginger is getting a tight udder. Nothing else yet but I think sometime in the next 2 weeks.
I dont know why I try to estimate, I am wrong more than I am right.
Last night she came up to me for the first time. She wont let me touch her but she came up to me to say hi. I think I should take her collar off. None of my other goats have one and I am afraid she might get it tangled on something. I havent yet because I dont want to stress her any more than I have to right now.
Her udder is warm and loose. She may be starting to fill or it may just be residual from last years kids. It is hard to tell on a seasoned doe like Nissan.
Cleo is starting to show signs she may go soon. She has some discharge and is walking funny. She also wont come near me and she usually comes right up to get the grain out of the bucket. Her udder is not tight yet and last year she had a huge udder a full month before kidding. So she may or may not be getting ready. This one knows the Doe Code well.
Ginger is getting a tight udder. Nothing else yet but I think sometime in the next 2 weeks.
I dont know why I try to estimate, I am wrong more than I am right.
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How's your back feeling? Hope it's feeling better.
Love the fact that your Greyhounds loved to go with you, but you are so right. Time for them to relax. They have done their jobs to help with no complaints.
Wishing you luck on all your pending kid births. I think, after reading all kid threads here, and reading the "Doe Code", it's really tough to estimate when they will kid. I guess you just get a "ball park" date and then sweat it out till they kid. I'm thinking Goat Does LOVE to see you sweat. It helps with the pain of birth. I know about THAT pain.
Will keep checking in. Should we be thinking Pink?
K
Love the fact that your Greyhounds loved to go with you, but you are so right. Time for them to relax. They have done their jobs to help with no complaints.
Wishing you luck on all your pending kid births. I think, after reading all kid threads here, and reading the "Doe Code", it's really tough to estimate when they will kid. I guess you just get a "ball park" date and then sweat it out till they kid. I'm thinking Goat Does LOVE to see you sweat. It helps with the pain of birth. I know about THAT pain.
Will keep checking in. Should we be thinking Pink?
K
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Well, I'm sure glad she's settling in. I didn't think she'd end up being picked on / or if she did, not for long. A bit of a heifer, is Nissan 
If you don't want / need that collar for anything else, would you mind bringing it back next trip? I'm thinking she had one of the big, good ones and those aren't cheap. (If you want to keep it, that's fine, I'm just sayin' if you were gonna toss it, bring it home, lol).
I dunno if you'll want 'chicklets' or not, (really the only way I sell them b/c I don't have the space to grow them out) and I've been holding off mentioning it until I candled....but I have fertile silkie eggs in the incubator, I checked yesterday.
I know you want hens, but look at it this way....you can turn extra silkie roos loose to be pretty bug eaters / lawn ornaments.
And since their daddy is a $50.00 show roo, you might just sell some for breeding stock.
If you don't want / need that collar for anything else, would you mind bringing it back next trip? I'm thinking she had one of the big, good ones and those aren't cheap. (If you want to keep it, that's fine, I'm just sayin' if you were gonna toss it, bring it home, lol).
I dunno if you'll want 'chicklets' or not, (really the only way I sell them b/c I don't have the space to grow them out) and I've been holding off mentioning it until I candled....but I have fertile silkie eggs in the incubator, I checked yesterday.
I know you want hens, but look at it this way....you can turn extra silkie roos loose to be pretty bug eaters / lawn ornaments.
And since their daddy is a $50.00 show roo, you might just sell some for breeding stock.
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Well I doubt I will be heading your way until February. The only one from this first group you would be interested in isn't bagging up so I think she is open. I am going to bring her down from the field pen to the pen next to the bucks this weekend and see. She is a screamer when in heat so I will know quickly. So those little chicks will probably be too big by then. I do want some eventualy. Remind me about the collar when the time comes.Roll farms said:I dunno if you'll want 'chicklets' or not, (really the only way I sell them b/c I don't have the space to grow them out) and I've been holding off mentioning it until I candled....but I have fertile silkie eggs in the incubator, I checked yesterday.
I know you want hens, but look at it this way....you can turn extra silkie roos loose to be pretty bug eaters / lawn ornaments.
And since their daddy is a $50.00 show roo, you might just sell some for breeding stock.
My back is doing better, thank you for asking. My shoulders hurt now since they are compensating. Those heat warps are FABULOUS!!!!! Lucky for me the boss has a huge stash in his office. He worked on the design of the machine that makes them so he had a bunch from all the test runs.
Roll farms
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Well I wasn't in any hurry to get rid of them....If you didn't want them I'm going to keep them for my own breeding stock.
My point was, even in Jan / Feb, I won't be able to tell bucks from does on the silkies...but you're welcome to some if you'd like.
Glad to hear your back feels better.
My point was, even in Jan / Feb, I won't be able to tell bucks from does on the silkies...but you're welcome to some if you'd like.
Glad to hear your back feels better.
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So glad to hear your back is feeling better but now your shoulder due to compensating is hurting? Isn't it always the way when we get older? Hoping you feel better.
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For this first group to kid I want 4-H wethers. Most of the does are bred to my Boer buck and I don't plan on keeping too many from him. Ginger had discharge last night but her ligs are still firm.
Nissan let me pet her last night. I scratched her neck and back, she liked it.
Holiday pot-luck at work today, my chevre and home processed sausage is going fast. The wild caught smoked sockeye and imported scottish cheese is popular too. The goat fudge is almost gone and it is not even 8:00.
Nissan let me pet her last night. I scratched her neck and back, she liked it.
Holiday pot-luck at work today, my chevre and home processed sausage is going fast. The wild caught smoked sockeye and imported scottish cheese is popular too. The goat fudge is almost gone and it is not even 8:00.
