LHF kidding 2012 PHOTOS AFTER THE STORM

[20kidsonhill]

You may get more money putting your cull does on Craigslist. But then you have to deal with craigslist.

Trust me, you don't want to buy my cull does. When If I have chosen to cull them, there is something wrong with them. I realize on occasion people go to the stockyard and try to buy does to take home, but trust me, they aren't getting a bargain buying my culls. I have sat through the auction a few times, and 90% of them go to slaughter, and that is exactly where they need to go.



This year, there are 6 going to cull.
3 of them are 9 years old, and have various aging issues, blown teats, feet that need constant attention, ect...
1 prolapsed the last two times she kidded
1 had to be pulled every time she kidded. WE gave her 3 chances. This year we were able to save 1 of the 3 kids she was carrying. Last year we saved 2 of the 3, and the year before 1 of the 3.
1 carries a high worm load and has poor feet as well, generally unthrifty, she is 5 or 6

I doubt anyone wants to buy them.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I sold my first full-blood doe, Ever. But I kind of feel like this. I will miss "Cher" our bottle baby. She is going to a farm with 100 acres in Maryland, she will live a good life and be well taken care of, they also purchased Nova's doeling from me. I know some of you who have been following along, know how much I was wanting to keep that doeling. They will be coming to pick them up at the end of the month. I hope they are happy with them, I always get nervous selling to beginners. They raise show pigs and have cattle and horses.

This is how I feel:

:/

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

You may get more money putting your cull does on Craigslist. But then you have to deal with craigslist.

Trust me, you don't want to buy my cull does. When If I have chosen to cull them, there is something wrong with them. I realize on occasion people go to the stockyard and try to buy does to take home, but trust me, they aren't getting a bargain buying my culls. I have sat through the auction a few times, and 90% of them go to slaughter, and that is exactly where they need to go.



This year, there are 6 going to cull.
3 of them are 9 years old, and have various aging issues, blown teats, feet that need constant attention, ect...
1 prolapsed the last two times she kidded
1 had to be pulled every time she kidded. WE gave her 3 chances. This year we were able to save 1 of the 3 kids she was carrying. Last year we saved 2 of the 3, and the year before 1 of the 3.
1 carries a high worm load and has poor feet as well, generally unthrifty, she is 5 or 6

I doubt anyone wants to buy them.

Gotcha. Better that they to to slaughter. Also that's your farm rep on the line if someone buys one to breed and then has a crappy experience.




Is that farm up by Westminster?

 

[20kidsonhill]

You may get more money putting your cull does on Craigslist. But then you have to deal with craigslist.

Trust me, you don't want to buy my cull does. When If I have chosen to cull them, there is something wrong with them. I realize on occasion people go to the stockyard and try to buy does to take home, but trust me, they aren't getting a bargain buying my culls. I have sat through the auction a few times, and 90% of them go to slaughter, and that is exactly where they need to go.



This year, there are 6 going to cull.
3 of them are 9 years old, and have various aging issues, blown teats, feet that need constant attention, ect...
1 prolapsed the last two times she kidded
1 had to be pulled every time she kidded. WE gave her 3 chances. This year we were able to save 1 of the 3 kids she was carrying. Last year we saved 2 of the 3, and the year before 1 of the 3.
1 carries a high worm load and has poor feet as well, generally unthrifty, she is 5 or 6

I doubt anyone wants to buy them.

Gotcha. Better that they to to slaughter. Also that's your farm rep on the line if someone buys one to breed and then has a crappy experience.




Is that farm up by Westminster?

I have no idea where the farm actually is. But they seemed like nice people and for sure doing there research before starting the adventure in the goat business. It is a small world, so possible you have done business with them or know them.

 

[neener92]

That's exciting, glad you are selling lots of babies!

 

[RPC]

Sorry you are selling Nova's girl but atleast she is getting a good home. Good luck with the rest of your sales.

 

[snapnzap]

I just wanted to say I love this thread. Thanks for all the info and great pictures.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I just wanted to say I love this thread. Thanks for all the info and great pictures.

Thanks, glad you are enjoying it. I need to get new pics of the pregnant girls, 2 to kid in around 10 days. and one in June. The one in June is already getting huge, poor thing.

 

[snapnzap]

OooO yeah you do, I love the round ones pictures almost as much as the babies.

 

[20kidsonhill]

okay, I will try to get pregnancy photos today.

Guess what???? Guess what?????? Guess What????

I thought Biotis(AKA Aunt B) aborted about 4 weeks after she was bred ,she had an obvious bloody looking discharge, but not a lot. Just figured the reason it wasn't a lot was because she was only 4 weeks along,

I noticed she was getting kind of big bellied, but wasn't sure if it was just because she was getting extra, since she is in with the nursing moms and they have hay out all the time, plus a pretty good amount of grain and protein tubs.

But yesterday, I realized her ugly, wrinkly udder was looking smoother and on closer inspection, she is bagging. This doe has blown teats, I purchased her because I just really wanted to try and get a couple keeper does out of her, and figured if anything she would make good show wethers. Last time she kidded she had two huge stillborns, a buck and a doe, and a small runt female. Who we kept. That would be Little B, She is due in 10 days, and I will get photos of her as well. Man her stillborns were nice.


So since I have had her a year and a half, she has had one doeling and aborted ones, she was suppose to kid in February with the rest of the does.

She is my doe that has no horns and is low man on the totem pole and will not go under any shelter, regardless of the weather, unless I lock her in. We are now going to keep her with the youngest of the replacement does in the fall and winter. Although right now she is with the entire herd, but we have lots of pasture.

Then her udder is shot, She has one very badly blown teat and one half way blown teat. Wasn't a problem with just one little kid on her, I just milked out her one side for a few days and then let it dry up. Not sure what I will do if she has two or three live kids.

okay I carried on about that long enough. Anyway.


She IS PREGNANT Oh, she is bred Prooved It. and I think she is due May 30th, according to some of my notes.