One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[frustratedearthmother]

Congrats!

 

[farmerjan]

Congrats. Goat kids are adorable, as are baby lambs.... then they start getting into everything, and getting their heads w horns stuck everywhere.... then they want to jump up on you. That is my biggest "thing" about goats. Hate the jumping up. Don't let any of my dogs, anything jump up on me. Must've been because I had to wear nicer clean clothes to work and didn't want to deal with having to change or a ruined pair of stockings etc. And surely don't want the calves starting that.....

 

[OneFineAcre]

Today was day 148 for Blondie
Her twin That's So Raven will be 148 tomorrow so most likely more babies soon

 

[OneFineAcre]

Next up OFA That's So Raven

 

[OneFineAcre]

Why it's so hard to get a decent goat picture.

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

That's So Raven is beautiful. Hoping for does!

 

[OneFineAcre]

So still waiting on Blackie

But working in selling some goats
@Southern by choice I saw your post about retaining animals to build your herd but now time to make cuts
We have 7 FF getting ready to kid
We are going to keep 3
I think Marigold, Susie and Eclipse
The other 4 and their kids will be sold
Had a visit today by some people who live pretty close to us and I think they are going to take a starter mini herd
Blondie and Blackie and their kids and maybe Milky Way who is Cocoa's kid from last spring
Our friend who helps out on the farm will be Joy and her kids she is interested in showing
We also have a buyer for Dee, her kid from last year Goldilocks, and Dee's doe kids this year she is due Feb 14th

And also the lady in VA we sold Moonpie and Molasses to had contacted us shortly after she got them and said that she didn't think Molasses was bred
She got back with me today and said she was pretty sure
Since they were sold as bred I offered to refund some money or....
Will give you that as a credit on a buck
Even offered a sweetheart deal if she took 2 bucks
She has a couple of other does so I'm pretty sure she will take at least 1 of the bucks but I made the deal super sweet so I wouldn't be surprised if she gets both
And the 2 bucks are cousins but not closely related to the does she got from me and not related at all to her others

 

[Southern by choice]

I enjoy selling small starter herds, I hope it works out for you all.
Seems like we are all in the same boat this year... seeing everywhere the same thing.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Ok
So the lady who bought Moonpie and Molasses as bred and it turns out Molasses isn't bred
There is never a guarantee on that but I offered to refund her $75 or credit to a couple if bucks I had .
So she said to just send her the $75
Ok no problem
But then she made another comment about how she was so dissapointed and " that's why she wanted her to stay with us until we were sure "
That wasn't my exact recollection of things
My recollection was we brought her that Saturday after she was bred or the next week
Well Saturday was best for us
I thought I was being fair but she seems upset.
She's upset because Molasses was bred to Vivaldi
So I made another offer.
I have 3 FF bred to Vivaldi
Marigold, Susie, and Joy
All 3 won Jr Championships
Joy won a Best in Show
Ill give you your choice of bucklings
I mean isn't that fair ?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Would Molasses be a FF?

I also want to clarify...you sold Molasses as bred or exposed??

Something could’ve happened while she had her or with the stress she aborted/miscarried. Do you have any proof of pregnancy prior to leaving you?