20kidsonhill said:I really need to post a picture of the runt on Snowball, She has a heart on her back. with a traditional dark red head and white body. I was thinking so close to valentine's day, I could get her on a bottle and advertise her for like $500 and sell her as a Valentine's gift.
There is a story, behind us still having some of these does that clearly we needed to have let go a year or two ago. My husband was very ill for about a year, and it put our farm on stand-by. We sold all our kids we had two years in a row, and just kept the main does and one buck we had, since it was easier and cheaper than feeding replacement stock. But know we have come to a point that it is time to replace some of these animals. Husband is doing much better and we are working on turning over our does and improving our herd by adding some new genetics. Mean while, we are just going to be happy with what we get out of some of these old does.SuburbanFarmChic said:
Life happens and you have to make do with what you have. I think we've all been there. I think you are doing the right thing and taking a hard look at your herd and seeing where you need to improve and what can go another year or so. You improved your bucks this past year. I imagine you'll be working on the does over the next year or two. It's a process. I hope you are able to get some keeper does out of this years crop of kids and it saves you having to do as much doe hunting. Absolutely wasn't criticizing your girls20kidsonhill said:
They got you through a tough time and are still producing multiples for you at an age when many does are broken down or have long been culled. It's hard though when it's your foundation stock that you are thinking of culling. I put down my the first doe I ever bought not long ago and it was the toughest thing I've ever done farm wise. It ate me up for weeks and it still does. I often think though that culling to market can be kinder than culling to random backyard where who knows what will happen to them.
