One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[frustratedearthmother]

We are going to get someone to come to our place for our validation test.

I think that's the best idea!

 

[Southern by choice]

This is the part I am confused about. When we went to the class there were a whole lot of people that are part of a Round Robin group. Usually 3 people per group and each person goes to the other farms in the group to do the weighing etc. That way no "fudging"... yet they too, from what I understand, still need a verification tester. So why do the round Robin?

The people I would be doing this with in a group are in different counties... 45 minutes away. My herd would be the largest.

I know there is unsupervised... but then what is the advantage to doing RR?

I ordered my tags... don't really want them on the goats though... such a strangling hazard. Ruth said YOU MUST HAVE THE NUMBERED TAGS ON YOUR GOAT! she said that emphatically. I wonder if we just put the tag on when the tester comes if that would be good enough.

 

[OneFineAcre]

These are the requirements. I was close last night quoting off the top of my head. So, it goes from 600 lbs for 2yrs and below up to 690 for 5 and older.

 

[OneFineAcre]

This is the part I am confused about. When we went to the class there were a whole lot of people that are part of a Round Robin group. Usually 3 people per group and each person goes to the other farms in the group to do the weighing etc. That way no "fudging"... yet they too, from what I understand, still need a verification tester. So why do the round Robin?

The people I would be doing this with in a group are in different counties... 45 minutes away. My herd would be the largest.

I know there is unsupervised... but then what is the advantage to doing RR?

I ordered my tags... don't really want them on the goats though... such a strangling hazard. Ruth said YOU MUST HAVE THE NUMBERED TAGS ON YOUR GOAT! she said that emphatically. I wonder if we just put the tag on when the tester comes if that would be good enough.

I think if you self report, you may not qualify for certain things. Like Top 10. Not sure exactly.
It is confusing.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I think that's the best idea!

We are going to run the numbers based on the last test and see how many points they would have gotten on a 24 hour test. If they have a chance of getting a star for the 24 hour test then we will test them. Zamia barely missed it last year. Maurine wonders if maybe she had just worked on stripping her out a little bit more.
It looks like Zamia and Taffy would be close, so we may try them on the 24 hour test.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Topy 10% producers for Nigerians are north of 1000 lbs.

This was the number one Nigerian for 2014. SGCH Rosasharn GX UDiamond (Owned by Farm Olde South)
I'm planning to get some semen from her son Marquis.


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I've been trying to get my arms around this Nigerian doe producing 1509 lbs all day
That's averaging almost 5 lbs per day
I know this lady and I know she milks 3 times per day but still that's incredible

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've been trying to get my arms around this Nigerian doe producing 1509 lbs all day
That's averaging almost 5 lbs per day

That's pretty stinkin' amazing!

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I know some milk 4x daily. Wish I had that kind of time and really see what some of these does can do!

 

[OneFineAcre]

I know some milk 4x daily. Wish I had that kind of time and really see what some of these does can do!

I think for DHIR you can only milk 3 times per day for the test but I guess you could do 4 times in between
Mairine said they did a study with cows when she worked at NC State dairy and 3 times boosted some by 20 percent

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Sheesh.... I can barely milk just ONCE a day! Retirement can't get here soon enough....sigh.