One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[frustratedearthmother]

They have a Pygmy show on Sunday in the same building
Our show finished early so I watched some

Cool! Was it a big show?

 

[OneFineAcre]

Congrats on the show! How did Rachel do? Is she "into" the goats or not so much?

Don't forget we have a nice show down here in March.

We've had those, "No way! Can't believe it!" moments before. Last January it was showmanship. The girl that won had never shown before and she even thought it was a joke. The Senior that as shown for 8 years and gone to Nationals- was second from the end- and she wasn't having a bad day. None of the above were my children. The judge seemed reasonable with the goat placings- but she should not be doing showmanship. The only thing she asked the Intermediates was their goat's name.

I hear you about the larger breeds and weight. It's so much more work to keep it on them. I'm trying to bulk up a LM that's been in milk for 8 months and she eats like a ... hungry goat... but she just makes more milk the more I feed her. Shiny coat, happy. Just not packing it on like a Nigerian would that's for sure.

Rachel isn't into it too much right now
She was being a real pill during the show
I think that had something to do with the placing
I think judge placed Rachel and not Clarabelle
And truthfully that's fair
Even though it wasn't showmanship and they are judging the goat, why reward the kid not putting in the effort
I will tell you our approach is going to change next year with regards to showing

 

[OneFineAcre]

Cool! Was it a big show?

That I don't know

 

[OneFineAcre]

Shea was 1st placed 3 year old
Cocoa is her dam

 

[OneFineAcre]

Shea has a really wide rump
It is the same width from the hooks to pins
Judge iin the Open Show really looked at that closely

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

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Cocoa was 2nd placed aged doe
But she placed one spot ahead of the doe who finished 5th place 5 year old at ADGA National Show
Not to shabby

Very nice photos. Was that the Fair's photographer's shots?

 

[OneFineAcre]

Very nice photos. Was that the Fair's photographer's shots?

No
It was a friend /member of the club
Did you see the whole album on FB ?.
I shared it
It was Panache that Cocoa placed ahead of

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Did you see the whole album on FB ?.

Thanks for sharing the album. It was great to see some photos taken with a good camera and someone who knows what they are doing. Your does look great, and their udders have really nice shape. I love their medial and their teat placement. (BTW, I'm up because I heard goats calling and had to check if anything was amiss because of the storm- nope, all's fine except that the boys are love sick. I did scare a couple of raccoons away from the chicken coop while I was there, so it wasn't a wasted trek.)

 

[OneFineAcre]

Forgot until @Bayleaf Meadows forwarded this picture
We had 3rd place dairy herd ( 9 entries )

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Very nice!