One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

That is just awful! I can really picture you and how angry you had to be. Hope your blood pressure has come back down.
Really ticks me off, I can imagine how stressful it was for you and Maurine to go through that. Still really in shock that first they would do that and second the horrid response he gave.

At first Maurine didn't want me to go outside because she was afraid I would (pardon my French I know this is a family forum ) " show my a.."
Even though its mostly white now I am a red head
So I said lets go together
First words out of my mouth were you can't take these goats in that box
Why not
They won't fit
It was a heavy box that obviously held some kind of equipment but it was only about the footprint of a washer and dryer
So go look at your washer and dryer and look at the floor space
For 3 - 60lb does and 7 - 15 lb kid's
No way
Not when I've told other people we didn't have anything available now

 

[MiniSilkys]

When I bought my first goats in 2007 I really thought I was getting a great deal. We went and picked the ones out that we wanted and then went home to get our 16ft horse trailer to transport them. When we got back there they had them out of the pasture and had them in these small wire dog kennels. 7 eight month old goats in 2kennels. They could not turn or lay down. It was good it only took us an hour to get the trailer and get back. I was told they had had their shots, were wormed and tested. It was August. I got them for $25 each. They said they had too many and needed to down grade. The goats had numbered ear tags, which I removed at home. They were kiko, kiko/Boer, and 1 Boer. I lost the smallest the following January and then the boer the year after that. They had many abortions and if their kids did go to term, they died by 8 months even if I bottle fed. I sold they in 2010 after I found out they had Johne's disease. I even told the people I sold them to. After that I learned a deal like that is too good to be true so don't trust it.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Maurine was outside when I left for work this morning. She called me when I was about half way to work and told me when she went into the barn this morning Almond Joy had 2 dry babies on the ground, and Cocoa was in labor. They both had ligaments last night and neither were in the stalls. Joy was right in he middle of the barn.
Then Joy had a 3rd baby.
2 bucks and 1 doe. Vivaldi is the sire so he isn't doing to well in the buck doe ratio (4-1)
2-10 oz doe
2-9 oz buck
2-7 oz buck.

Cocoa had a 4lb 2 oz doe, and then a 2nd doe that was born dead. Have no clue what happened with the 2nd doe. Maurine was there when she was born. She didn't weigh the dead one but she said it was almost as big as the first live one. Just one of those things I guess. Valiant is the sire.

I asked her why she didn't come get me and she said she was just trying to respond to the chaos in the barn.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We were talking about the fact that Joys first 2 were already dried off and really fluffed up nicely before the 3rd was born
And a first time mom ??
Seems the work of some awesome LGD's

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Wow! Congrats on new kiddos!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Weird thing today or should I say more weirdness
Freeday our Togg kidded about 10 days ago
Passed her after birth
Today she delivered what appeared to be an about 60 day mummified fetus
Head was about the size of your thumb
She has acted totally fine
Vet told us to give her Penicillin for 3 days
Never had anything like that
Vet said 2 on ultrasound

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That is crazy! Ten days after a 'normal' birth... ugh! They are pretty weird looking!

 

[MiniSilkys]

We were talking about the fact that Joys first 2 were already dried off and really fluffed up nicely before the 3rd was born
And a first time mom ??
Seems the work of some awesome LGD's

What kind are your dogs? I need me an LGD!

 

[OneFineAcre]

What kind are your dogs? I need me an LGD!

Great Pyrennes

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Wow! Definitely some odd stuff going on there and here!

How is Karisma?