Margali's Griffin Wood Ranch

[farmerjan]

Any thoughts to letting Dottie raise one of the twins? Salvage a lactation on her, and since she is a first timer... let her figure out the whole momma thing? Just a thought although I know most ewes raise twins just fine... and maybe letting her dry up and just go on and get bred back sooner is better...
We often will pull a twin off a cow and get it grafted on someone else in a case of one losing a calf and another calving with twins at nearly the same time... little different than sheep, but if she is crying for a lamb, it might help her and maybe better to let her just get rebred and start over with her own. Too bad someone didn't have trips so you could put one over on her...

 

[SageHill]

Congrats on the twins!! One of each too

 

[Margali]

Dottie had zero interest in these lambs. She spent a bit of time last night licking her dead one. This morning all she cares about was going to graze. *Shrug*

Shy Lady is taking good care of both her babies.

 

[Ridgetop]

First kids I had to pull were a set of quads. I was going to a funeral and kids came to get me because doe was having trouble. All showered and dressed in good church clothes! Went down to the barn, realized there was a real problem, stripped off to underwear, pulled quads, ran back up to house, quickly washed off, got back into funeral clothes just as friend arrived to pick me up. Oh yeah, and sprayed on extra cologne. Made it to funeral in time. LOL

 

[Baymule]

Only you…. Heckfire, maybe me too. For that matter, more ‘n likely, all of us! We’re all a bunch of wackos anyway.

 

[Margali]

Umm... I ended up sitting in side section without carpet today waiting for kids to finish Sunday school. I forgot to change out my muck boots and was leaving footprints even after wiping on grass. I also apparently had hay in my hair.

 

[Baymule]

 

[Ridgetop]

We’re all a bunch of wackos anyway.

But we are FUN wackos!

I forgot to change out my muck boots and was leaving footprints even after wiping on grass. I also apparently had hay in my hair.

You remind me of myself. DD1 (age 12) informed me that I was to wait until half an hour after school ended to pick her up because I "embarrassed" her. The reason? I came straight from working in the barn wearing one of her dad's old work shirts over my T-shirt, in the pickup, with pig poo on my muck boots and jeans. No farm moms in that school area. Horse moms in fancy riding gear but no actual muck moving farm moms. The life of a mother is hard, and our children don't appreciate us until they have their own ungrateful children! LOL

to all farm moms!

 

[Margali]

@Baymule Do you think I could get buy with 8'x6" uprights? They are $480 per 30 which would cover what I need. The 8'x7" are $405 per 22. The cost difference covers getting the 6.5'x5" cross braces and hardware.

 

[farmerjan]

Yes, you can get by with the 8'x6" posts. There will be some that are a little bigger, and some that are a little smaller. Pick out the biggest ones for corners/brace posts to pull to or against. Use the slightly smaller ones for inbetween posts. Make sure they are sunk in good and well braced and you should have no problem. You can always pick up 2 or 3 bigger ones if you absolutely have to have them. Posts are terribly expensive now I know.
But, that is for @Baymule to decide since she is coming to help and I am not.