One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[frustratedearthmother]

My pygmy goats would do that too... usually they "took" on the 5 day later heat.

http://www.thegoatspot.net/forum/f197/5-day-heat-101052/

 

[Poka_Doodle]

I'll probably just put it on our farm thread
We have 5 more diue in the next couple of weeks
We have some that are kind of funny
You breed them and then 5 days later they get bred again so you don't know which date to go by

Okay. Sounds good. I don't want to miss kidding pictures

 

[OneFineAcre]

Just got our new scale for DHIR milk testing
It has to be a scale that can be certified by the state
Calling the state office tomorrow to get it certified

 

[babsbag]

Am I remembering correctly that you use an Udderly EZ milker? I have 3 does that I need to milk and I hate to mess with the big milk machine right now just for them but I have tendinitis in my elbow and just learned tonight that hand milking is not something I can do...oh the pain. The rest of my does are raising kids and I am letting the kids milk them for me until the dairy is done.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Am I remembering correctly that you use an Udderly EZ milker? I have 3 does that I need to milk and I hate to mess with the big milk machine right now just for them but I have tendinitis in my elbow and just learned tonight that hand milking is not something I can do...oh the pain. The rest of my does are raising kids and I am letting the kids milk them for me until the dairy is done.

We use an udderly ez. Works good for our Nigerians.

 

[samssimonsays]

Congrats on the puppies and new babies!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Pups are doing good
Weighed today and all have doubled in weight
Got Pebbles,Ginger,Zamia,Rosemary, and Cocoa up starting Wed
Zamia and Gimger had a second breeding a week later hope it works out that the second is the correct one
Got our scale certified by the state for milk testing
He said it was a good little scale
It was only off by 1/2 oz at 30 lbs
It's an Ultraship 55
$32 on Amazon

 

[OneFineAcre]

So pups are 11 days old now.
Here is the pic of the pups in a barrel the night they were born.

Here is the pups in a barrel today.

I think I'm going to need a bigger barrel.

More Pics

Pebbles had twins. A buck 4lbs and a doe 3-5oz. The doe is the one with more black
She is a first freshener and is actually one of Gingers kids from last spring. We don't normally breed ours that first fall, but she was so huge.
She did great and had two big kids

 

[Latestarter]

As usual OFA, all your animals look great! Probably the last time that barrel will be used for puppy shots. They grow so fast. Pebbles did good for a FF. Will you be keeping mom &/or kids?

 

[OneFineAcre]

The buckling will be a wether for sure.
We know some folks that raise Belted Galloway cows and they have an order in for 2 black and white wethers.
Not sure about the doe kid yet.
Going to hold on to mom. Really hard to tell about a FF. She has tiny teats, which is odd because her mom and sisters all have nice sized teats.