Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter

[babsbag]

Ever since my does have had access to our new land I have seen more jawline abscesses. I don't know if there is a weed down there that they are eating that is causing the issue or what. And while I buy hay from the same place all of the time his supplier changes so maybe it is the hay. I have another doe with an abscess, her second, right on her lower jaw, near the jaw hinge. I am sure that it is a sticker or a salivary gland, it has been there for a few months and not growing. I'm not even bothering to test at this point.

The one that Taffy had is back in almost the same place; most likely I didn't get it all cleaned out. The vet will be out next week to test the entire herd for TB and Brucellosis (anyone want to come and help?) and I will ask her to look at it and lance if needed.

 

[Baymule]

I am so sorry for Mia and her puppies. Poor girl. Is she still moping for her puppies or has she started to return back to her old self? Give her a big hug and tell her that Auntie Baymule loves her.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Sorry about your girl and her loss!

About the dog food, if you have fed it before and now they wont eat it, most likely just an ingredient change. (Food and nutrition gets me excited and I started with cat food... so sorry I can get a bit wordy....) AAFCO has a label that states if a food recipe has been tested to be nutritionally complete for all/(or whatever) life stages in an actual trial. (The studies are actually not big or long enough... but that is another discussion for another day.... )The "tested" label means they cannot change the recipe and still be in compliance. The ingredients will stay the same.

The other AAFCO label says formulated to meet nutritional standards. This means they submit a recipe that on paper has a good nutritional balance, but may have an "or"... like 'soybean oil or corn oil'... or whatever. That means they can change the actual ingredients as long as the nutrition numbers still meet the criteria. If they get one oil (or other ingredient) for cheaper, they will actually change what is in the food, but it still meets the label requirement. Some animals will have issues or balk at the "new" food, that is out of the same bag and owners are generally none the wiser...

A good food at a moderate price is Purina one, but not even all of those varieties are tested foods. (Even the Purina Dog Chow has decreased in quality in my opinion, in the last few years so I no longer recommend it as a cheaper alternative)....Purina actually designed and started the food testing back in the day and they were the leaders for years.... Money ruins everything I am afraid.

 

[babsbag]

Mia is doing better, she is eating again which is nice to see but she isn't playing and she isn't guarding. She still sleeps way too much and she doesn't want the the other dogs around her and they all take her seriously. I hope that all changes soon.

I think the next bag of food will not be Pedigree even though I had been feeding it for months. The bag before this was Diamond High Energy as my feed store had it on sale, the dogs seem to like it but they don't really need a high energy feed. My house dogs eat Nature's Domain from Costco but I don't like going to Costco so I would have to really stock up on feed if I put the LGDs on it or I would be there every week. Part of finding a good feed is the ease of buying it too, I really hate shopping and will go to TSC over Walmart any day of the week. I will have to look for AAFCO lable, good to know. My cats get super duper expensive food as I have one that needs very high protein feed so they all get it. It is the most expensive food I have ever fed an animal, but the cats do look good.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I used to buy a feed from TSC that I was pretty happy with. It was 4Health....kinda pricey but my dogs did well on it. I am using another feed now from the other feed store I go to because I despise our TSC...ugh. ( I know there are better TSC's out there - ours has been cursed with bad management) That feed is called Pro Pac Mini Chunks....both get really good ratings and reviews. I like them both. I get a little better deal on the Pro-pac at my new feed store than the 4-Health from Tractor Supply. Not sure what's available in your area, but sure hoping you find something that works for you - and them!

 

[Jeanne Sheridan]

So, where were the pics of the new goats? What were they? This is a problem I often have. Sell goats, immediately turn around and buy more!!





I am very sorry that happened to her. What was the reason they gave that rebreeding her was best for her health? Keep in mind, I know a lot about livestock and little about dogs/cats...


So glad things are coming together! I am assuming you have to pass both tests and the inspection to be able to open officially? If they are waiting until March for you to pave the coral, will that delay your opening?

The last time I was kneeling down to wash a floor was in the Corps. After my injuries that became impossible. Sometimes I wish I still could, doing some things from a standing position is harder than being able to crouch down! I am working hard to try and make everything as easy for me to manage on my own as possible. My kids wont be around forever...

When we decided 2 years ago to check out of the city to raise goats we were living in Long Beach, CA. We looked at setting up with goats in California. I'm actually a 4th generation Californian. The cost to license and water in California were just too much. My husband was born up here so we looked this way instead. We only have to water at the very peek of the summer. Our well needs to be re-dug but as it is on the deed as being here no permit is required. It won't produce a lot but it will be enough to water the yard and garden.

 

[Bruce]

I grew up in Downey. Moved away from the overpopulation in '79. Way worse now. You are in a better place @Jeanne Sheridan

 

[Jeanne Sheridan]

I grew up in Downey. Moved away from the overpopulation in '79. Way worse now. You are in a better place @Jeanne Sheridan

I grew up all over the west but moved back to California with a job right out of college. We are loving it up here. Is you picture on BYH of two alpacas and is so are they yours?

 

[Latestarter]

Hey Babs... Hope Mia is continuing to recover. I'm sure you and the other LGDs will be really happy to have the original Mia back again. I don't watch or read the news and just picked up on the wildfires out there in norcal. Is there a serial arsonist running around or something? Seems like they all came at the same time out of the blue. Anyway, the point is, I hope you're not being affected by them.

 

[Bruce]

I grew up all over the west but moved back to California with a job right out of college. We are loving it up here. Is you picture on BYH of two alpacas and is so are they yours?

And I moved AWAY as soon as I got out of college. OK, not RIGHT away, it was 2 months later

Yes those are my boys. Teddy on the left and Laddie. 6-7ish year old geldings. They were given to us a year ago by people who lived farther down the road. People I wouldn't know from Adam which is why I thought they were looking for directions when they stopped as I got my mail one Sept day. They planned to (and did) move to FL this past spring and were divesting of their animals (chickens, 7 alpacas, 3 goats). They had already given away the 5 white female alpacas but those people didn't want the boys and the owners figured we had plenty of room so we might want them.