Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[jodief100]

Congrats on the bucks!

Thank you, we still have 10 weeks to go and August is going to be the "make or break" time for parasites.

 

[elevan]

on the turkeys. I learned they could fly well when they went easily over the neighbors 6 foot fence.

on the bucks!

 

[BrownSheep]

From what I've read for heritage Turks you need 8-10 foot fences...or clip their wings....or if your me give up and grant them the run of the place.....they have walked into the house before....my mother was not impressed

 

[jodief100]

From what I've read for heritage Turks you need 8-10 foot fences...or clip their wings....or if your me give up and grant them the run of the place.....they have walked into the house before....my mother was not impressed

It is gettign dark and there is one turkey on the satellite dish, one on the power line and a third on the roof cap.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

We have heritage turkeys and good luck containing them. They go where they want to go.

Congrats on those bucks!! That is awesome the are doing so good. I hope they keep it up!!

 

[jodief100]

Here are the pictures of Nilla and her torn ear. From the time she tore it until we cauterized it was less than five minutes. That was a LOT of blood. Nilla is a solid white goat.

Here I am covered in blood.

 

[elevan]

Ouch! Did she rip out an ear tag?

 

[jodief100]

Updates from the buck test! We are still doing well with all of our bucks still in the running. We had the second highest average ADG and the lowest average FAMACHA scores of any producer.

ADG= Average daily gain (this is post weaning gains from June 14, bucks were born between December and March)
FAM= FAMACHA score
FEC= Fecal egg count (2000 is considered clinical)

start weight 7/26 weight 42-d ADG 7/26 FAM 6/28 FEC 7/12 FEC
32.5 44 0.274 1 33 175
47 59 0.286 1 114 325
58 70 0.286 1 0 475
48 59 0.262 1 300 825
51 63 0.286 1 100 550
40.5 54 0.321 1 50 533

 

[autumnprairie]

CONGRATS

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Wow! They are all doing well. I hope one of your bucks win. Congrats on all of them.