Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust

[misfitmorgan]

Yes i know things are different now...it just gets you down.

On happier news....Sara is better, she was anemic. Normally that doesnt happen but i assume it was from labor, she had a heck of a time with 2 of the 11 which included a 20 minute "pause" for each.

We still have 8 piglets and they are healthy and fat looking. Sara is back to being a good momma.

 

[farmerjan]

Glad to hear that you could solve the problem Sara was having as easily as that. Nice to be able to not have to spend a huge amount of money, or time or loss. The little fixes like that make you appreciate it , because as you well know and have experienced, there are always those "fixes" that are expensive or result in tragic losses. Just found one of the "last calf" old cows out flat dead the other day. That group had just started calving, and she was on flat ground, not like she got her back down the hill or anything. She was in good flesh and have no idea what happened. So I can well sympathize with problems and losses.

 

[misfitmorgan]

It really sucks when you do the "things you're suppose to do" and the animals appear in good shape and then poof, dead.

We have only just realized today, we have a bigger problem. We now have no herd guardian for the sheep/goats.

We are glad sara improved from just a shot of iron....i was so relieved. We were really shocked when she wasnt acting right because her weight is perfect for farrow, she wasn't dehydrated. She has also been on dirt for the past 4 months so should have had access to iron. We have discussed getting an oral iron supplement and dosing our girls that are close to farrow. Also possibly getting sweet iron mixed right into our pig & sow feed, the mix is 12.5lbs(1 bag) per ton with a cost of $16 per bag.

 

[Baymule]

Sorry about your cow @farmerjan it sucks to find one dead and you don't know why. You do everything that you to know to be right and still kick yourself wondering, why. Big hugs.

@misfitmorgan I am so happy that Sara is better. I am glad that your husband found what the problem is and was able to "fix" it for Sara. You know I'll be wanting more pictures of those adorable little porkers!

 

[misfitmorgan]

Sorry about your cow @farmerjan it sucks to find one dead and you don't know why. You do everything that you to know to be right and still kick yourself wondering, why. Big hugs.

@misfitmorgan I am so happy that Sara is better. I am glad that your husband found what the problem is and was able to "fix" it for Sara. You know I'll be wanting more pictures of those adorable little porkers!

We will be doing piglet iron shots today so i will get you some more pictures Bay. Unsure how we are going to do the shots as we have no pen to move Sara or the piglets too to do them, last time we ran the piglets into an adjacent stall thru a piglet door and blocked it off to do iron shots, then again to do castrating for the sold piglets. Should be interesting, Sara has her usual sweet disposition back so that should help.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Is Rosie not ready to guard the sheep and goats?
Glad that Sara has made the turn for the better...that has to be a relief for y'all.

 

[Latestarter]

You say you "now" have no herd guardian...What happened to the one you had?

 

[Bruce]

I think she said Rosie is supposed to be the chicken guardian. Or not, if I just remembered wrong.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

You say you "now" have no herd guardian...What happened to the one you had?

I think she’s referring to the loss of the male llama...

 

[Bruce]

Right. The llama was the guardian for the 4 legged herd.