One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Ferguson K]

Three of our taller does stand in the waterer. I have to dump it daily, but, whatever works.

We have also accidentally installed a drain into their pen. Washing machine drains into their shady cool spot. Connie has dug herself a huge pit there and shares it with her goats.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Our bucks are starting to rut already
Caspians beard is already soaked
Going to be stinking in this heat
Ours typically don't really start until late Aug early Sept
Wonder if it's because we have more bucks ?

 

[babsbag]

I just noticed last night that my Alpine buck is starting to smell and the ND had his head through the stock panel drooling after a doe...and she was drooling back. WAAAAY to early and I am not breeding until Nov. this year. Tonight's project, if it gets below 100° while it is still daylight, is to run some hot wire in that pen on the doe fence line.

 

[OneFineAcre]

@babsbag
I have one doe Cookie who didn't settle last fall who I think was cystic because she was short cycling who we are breeding the first sign of heat
She stopped coming into heat so we are going to try her don't care if she kids in Dec
Oh and I haven't mentioned to anyone but @Goat Whisperer
I'm thinking about buying a buck
Just what I need
Or I should rephrase I'm buying a buck if I can round up the funds before they sell him but they aren't marketing him really hard
Surprisingly I didn't have money for a goat in my budget

 

[TAH]

Same with mine. . He is also with 2 other Nubian bucks.
Leader really starting to smell. The only issue is he is not separated from the rest of our does and our friends doe.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I was sure hoping that was my imagination! Guess not....

 

[babsbag]

Yikes, I am so not ready for rut. I am breeding late this year in hopes that the dairy will be done. This project is taking FOREVER.

I had a doe that I had to breed 4 times to get her to settle and she had a single. Last few years she would have triplets and get bred by looking at the bucks. Wonder what this year will bring?

Did you treat Cookie last year? Isn't there a hormone of some kind they give to snap them out of this?

A buck...it's only money right? Buck...money...just goes together.

 

[Hens and Roos]

@babsbag
I have one doe Cookie who didn't settle last fall who I think was cystic because she was short cycling who we are breeding the first sign of heat
She stopped coming into heat so we are going to try her don't care if she kids in Dec
Oh and I haven't mentioned to anyone but @Goat Whisperer
I'm thinking about buying a buck
Just what I need
Or I should rephrase I'm buying a buck if I can round up the funds before they sell him but they aren't marketing him really hard
Surprisingly I didn't have money for a goat in my budget

Hope you are able to get him! We don't have to worry about adding another buck until next year- it seems that adding another goat or two just aren't in the works for us this year.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Yikes, I am so not ready for rut. I am breeding late this year in hopes that the dairy will be done. This project is taking FOREVER.

I had a doe that I had to breed 4 times to get her to settle and she had a single. Last few years she would have triplets and get bred by looking at the bucks. Wonder what this year will bring?

Did you treat Cookie last year? Isn't there a hormone of some kind they give to snap them out of this?

A buck...it's only money right? Buck...money...just goes together.

Only money
That's right
He's not exactly in the cheap price range either

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Can't wait to see pics when the deal is done!