One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Latestarter]

Kinda reminds me of one morning when my at the time live in girlfriend's cat was going bonkers at the sliding glass door. Blinds were closed so didn't know what was going on till I went and looked. There was a 4 foot cotton mouth water moccasin trapped between the door and the screen... and boy was he pissed! I like snakes and even I was nervous about opening that door to open the screen so he could get out. Needless to say I did NOT want him coming in!

I can't really help you on how to get rid of him. If you have a hoe or something you could use as a snake stick to hook him out where you can reach him, you could offer him a burlap sack to go into to hide, then transport him a few miles away to a farmer's field or something. If you keep him on your property, odds are he'll keep returning to your deck. Would hate to see you kill him... they eat a lot of vermin (as well as eggs if they can get them)...

that's a beautiful pic Kate! sweet lighting/coloring!

 

[TAH]

@OneFineAcre What happened to the snake?

 

[OneFineAcre]

I haven't seen him again.
Hopefully he moved out into the woods.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Congrats on your awards!

Those are some sweet udders OFA! I think you need to send some of those genes this way......

 

[OneFineAcre]

So our hosts today bought a Jetsey Bull calf as a companion to their heifer
While they had help they disbudded him and castrated him
Not going to post pics of the castration
He had what they called a left flank
One of his testicles wasn't descended but you could push it down into the scrotum
But not a routine castration but these girls are vet techs and they got it done
Got a few pics of disbudding
They are going to eat him

 

[OneFineAcre]

And here is the heifer

 

[OneFineAcre]

Congrats on your awards!

Those are some sweet udders OFA! I think you need to send some of those genes this way......

Thanks
I'll be glad to send some your way
They fly them out of RDU every day
Actually I can make you a deal on one of Clara Belles
If you want some great teat placement
I've got a buckling we will sell
She was bred to her half brother with Zamia the grand dam on both side
I'll make you a deal ...,

 

[misfitmorgan]

the calves are so cute!! i love jersey's

 

[babsbag]

The problem I have found with flying stuff West this time of year is that it gets too hot at some of the stops along the way and the airlines won't let you ship. I guess maybe you could find a direct flight but even then it has to be below 75 or 80 at the airport they will be landing in and in CA in the summer that is darn near impossible unless a flight comes in in the middle of the night.

@ragdollcatlady ...you just need to make a road trip and pick up the mini nubian from @southernbychoice (or did she want yours?), the buckling from @OneFineAcre, and then bring me back a mini Alpine buckling too.

 

[Ferguson K]

Too much trading!