One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Southern by choice]

You have a herd of children! Remind them you gave them life and they owe you

My children are wonderful, no problem there, but they are not conscripts. When the adults come home for a visit, it is special... they don't owe me anything but to be good people, contribute to society... I did not raise snowflakes!

I need a tractor, an arborist, someone that can haul junk away!

 

[Bruce]

We ALL need a tractor

There is a company here called "Got Junk?". I gather they will clean out your junk from anywhere on the property and take it away. Don't know how much it costs.

 

[OneFineAcre]

@OneFineAcre how come no baby pics?

Pigs are huge

I'll get some
Still bummed no doe
He's mostly white with a few black markings
Kind of like Rocky
Not really flashy
Out of a GCH 2*M doe X Valiant
should be worth something

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I think so too Don't forget her 90 LA score with an E in mammary.......

You can't be too mad, she did give you what you needed last year, with an extra of course

 

[sadieml]

So, OFA, you're running high with the bucklings this year, huh? I still need an unrelated stud down here to the south of you. Let me know what's available when the time comes, and I'll try to work a deal with ya! Funds are still at a premium, but you can only scrimp just so-much when you're trying to build a nice little herd. Most of all, I need to be looking at does, of course, but my goatie-pal here, Mark, has Tulip (the one that miscarried) who could use a good servicing *wink, wink, nudge, nudge*. If nothing else, maybe we could buy some frozen "goods" from you and try AI? According to Mark, Tulip is a great producer, and I know she's a good mom. I'd love to get her bred for him, 'cause he'd still be willing to share kids with us if we provide the studding (even if it's AI).

Tulip's a real sweetheart. Every morning when I go to milk Laurabelle, Tulip wants to go, too. I'm sure she wants the "treats" (grain on the stanchion), but she actually enjoys being milked. I tried to get her "in-milk" after her miscarriage, but I guess I waited too long, 'cause I only ever got a little colostrum, and only drops at that. I'd looove to get to milk her, though.

 

[OneFineAcre]

So, OFA, you're running high with the bucklings this year, huh? I still need an unrelated stud down here to the south of you. Let me know what's available when the time comes, and I'll try to work a deal with ya! Funds are still at a premium, but you can only scrimp just so-much when you're trying to build a nice little herd. Most of all, I need to be looking at does, of course, but my goatie-pal here, Mark, has Tulip (the one that miscarried) who could use a good servicing *wink, wink, nudge, nudge*. If nothing else, maybe we could buy some frozen "goods" from you and try AI? According to Mark, Tulip is a great producer, and I know she's a good mom. I'd love to get her bred for him, 'cause he'd still be willing to share kids with us if we provide the studding (even if it's AI).

Tulip's a real sweetheart. Every morning when I go to milk Laurabelle, Tulip wants to go, too. I'm sure she wants the "treats" (grain on the stanchion), but she actually enjoys being milked. I tried to get her "in-milk" after her miscarriage, but I guess I waited too long, 'cause I only ever got a little colostrum, and only drops at that. I'd looove to get to milk her, though.[/QUOTE ]

 

[OneFineAcre]

Wow
Molasses our FF milked 4.3 lbs on milk test today
And here was a big surprise
Opal a 2nd freshener who kidded 16 days ago milked 4.2 lbs on her first test
She has really increasesd from her FF
Will post the others tomorrow
They all did well

 

[OneFineAcre]

Cookie milked 3.0 lbs
Dee a FF milked 2.6 lbs
Moonpie milked 2.0 lbs

 

[Goat Whisperer]

That's great! Leah is giving a half gallon a day now, I'm so happy I haven't weighed it, I just know she is filling 2, one quart jars.

I can't wait to see Molasses as a second and third freshener! She's a milk machine.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Moonpie would be looking more and more like a cull especially considering how her elbows kick out
But she is Molasses dam
But we don't have Fortunato who is Molasses sire
Don't really know what to do
We have got to make some cuts