Bruce
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Well over half way!
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Hump day today for all you "workers" out there. Downhill stretch to the weekend. Least you have something to look forward to.(sure love being retired! Don't love being on a fixed low income
LOL for me that " hump day" doesn't exist -- 2 PT jobs and one is always weekends. I am going to keep at it so that I can join the trade-off group of "lower fixed income" "higher at home time"
ETA -- real trade off is that once you quit it's hard to change your mind. Sometimes they don't want to take you back! I will do one job at a time to slide in easy for the "none" day.
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As I shared in another thread, the dogs woke me up this morning to let me know RJ was breeding Dot. Couldn't put it off any longer... Ran by the vet's office today to see about getting lutelyse. Expected to get a hassle and them ask me to bring the goats in but wonder of wonders, no such issues! They asked for my name and since I have been there multiple times, no hassle at all. I explained the situation and they made it happen. They wanted to sell me a 100ml bottle at first for like $24... Unluckily for me, another tech came in from out back right then and caught the error. The 100ml bottle was actually like $80. They didn't have any smaller bottles. They asked how many doses I needed as they didn't have a smaller bottle and sold it in 5ml cattle doses @ $6/dose. Since I only needed 2ml/animal, I said lets just do 4 cattle doses, which would be 20ml for $24.00 They ended up giving me 25ml for the price of 20 
Granted, the cost for 30ml online is like $19, but with shipping costs, would have been more than what I paid. So the tech drew it out of the 100ml bottle and put it in a new vac sealed bottle for me. They confirmed 2ml/doe IM, so I'm good to go 10 days after I get RJ sequestered. I should have enough for all 10 does with a little extra.
I had planned to get back to pen building but since I had to go out anyway, went shopping instead and re-stocked my getting barren pantry shelves. That ended up costing me almost $300. Got me a watermelon and some nice peaches too.
It is pretty warm out there today... 97 but feels like over 100°, and my hands aren't working well today. Guess I'll try again tomorrow.
Granted, the cost for 30ml online is like $19, but with shipping costs, would have been more than what I paid. So the tech drew it out of the 100ml bottle and put it in a new vac sealed bottle for me. They confirmed 2ml/doe IM, so I'm good to go 10 days after I get RJ sequestered. I should have enough for all 10 does with a little extra.I had planned to get back to pen building but since I had to go out anyway, went shopping instead and re-stocked my getting barren pantry shelves. That ended up costing me almost $300. Got me a watermelon and some nice peaches too.
It is pretty warm out there today... 97 but feels like over 100°, and my hands aren't working well today. Guess I'll try again tomorrow.
CntryBoy777
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Glad to hear ya got it....even thru the confusion....wish your hands and wrists felt better, but with the fluctuating weather it is to be expected....my leg has been throbbing too........hope ya can get things tended to in a timely fashion, so ya can avoid those Jan kiddings......
....hope ya can get things tended to in a timely fashion, so ya can avoid those Jan kiddings......
Baymule
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Hope your hands feel better. It's too dang hot to go stir them up right now anyway. Do it first thing in the morning.
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Trimmed up some hooves last night at goat chore time. Man did that hurt. Try holding up a hoof while trying to use both hands to close the trimmers. Right hand was barely working. Managed to get 4 adults done including RJ. Supposed to have a possibility of some more moisture over the next couple of days. Hopefully we'll get some and hopefully it will soften the rest of them up to make easier to trim. I really need to get a look at the kid's hooves and give them their initial trims. Tonight my right hand feels a bit better and I really hope/plan to put it back to use tomorrow. 
Did hear thunder from some storms that passed me by to the north. Seeing distant lightning way off to the SE now. Looks like some real weather way out west in the panhandle, and up north into western OK and KS. Maybe it will all push this way. Some rain north of the metroplex, and "around" here but it doesn't seem to be moving... 
Temps supposed to drop back to low 90s come the beginning of the week. That will help too.
Did hear thunder from some storms that passed me by to the north. Seeing distant lightning way off to the SE now. Looks like some real weather way out west in the panhandle, and up north into western OK and KS. Maybe it will all push this way. Some rain north of the metroplex, and "around" here but it doesn't seem to be moving... Temps supposed to drop back to low 90s come the beginning of the week. That will help too.
Bruce
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Sorry about the hand Joe. I wonder if anyone makes trimmers that have some "leverage" feature that would take less force. I guess you could just make them a nice spa and file their hooves down while they have a glass of wine and read "Goat weekly" magazine.
Mini Horses
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Actually, there are some horse hoof trimmers that have some leverage, hard to find! I have a pair -- paid dearly years ago -- because as a woman my hands are smaller and less strength. These were designed, patented and selling well until the inventor sold patent and all. Buyer then went belly-up and they became unavailable I have mini horses, so these are smaller than the large horse type. Luckily I bought more cutting edges and all working well. They work well on the full sized goat does.
You can also get some electric trimmers but, if you slip it is a disaster as the goats have thin hoof wall and no hard sole like a horse, just soft tissue. A Dremel can help with a sanding burr, or something similar.
With horses, we would soak the area by water troughs and they would stand around in that, helping to moisturize hooves. Of course, dairy goats would rather die of thirst than walk in water & mud.
Sure hope the hands ease up. It's hard to do most anything when you have no grip and a lot of pain to boot.
You can also get some electric trimmers but, if you slip it is a disaster as the goats have thin hoof wall and no hard sole like a horse, just soft tissue. A Dremel can help with a sanding burr, or something similar.
With horses, we would soak the area by water troughs and they would stand around in that, helping to moisturize hooves. Of course, dairy goats would rather die of thirst than walk in water & mud.
Sure hope the hands ease up. It's hard to do most anything when you have no grip and a lot of pain to boot.
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I've seen and have heard of people using a Dremel tool to file away at the hoof wall. I haven't tried it .. yet. Not sure how the critters would love it - but sometimes they don't get a choice!
Not sure how the critters would love it - but sometimes they don't get a choice!
CntryBoy777
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We have chances of rain until Thurs and the temps are suppose to stay in the upper 80s with less humidity....kinda hoping for an early Fall, but will settle for a break from the usual unbearable heat..........hopr the hands get better Joe.
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