One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update
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frustratedearthmother
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Ahhhhhhhh!
Jennifer Hinkle
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bayleaf Meadows
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Beautiful house goat! Do you still have Zenith, Zamia's doe?
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OneFineAcre
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Yes we do
Bayleaf Meadows
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Is Zenith bred?
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OneFineAcre
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No she isn't. We hadn't planned to breed any of the kids from last spring, but Fortunate Son had other ideas.
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OneFineAcre
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Very crowded.
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OneFineAcre
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Maurine must have got the weight on the house goat wrong. We weighed her last night at 5 days old and she just weighed 2lbs.
Must have been more like 1 1/2 lbs when she was born.
That would kind of explain things. We've had 2 lb ones before that were a lot less fragile, she is definitely more in line with some of the smaller ones we have had.
But, at this point she is getting stronger every day. Suckling stronger, and drinking more each feeding.
Her mom wants nothing to do with her, so Maurine is taking her out and letting her mom out of the stall and letting her interact with her brother, who looks like a giant compared to her.
Must have been more like 1 1/2 lbs when she was born.
That would kind of explain things. We've had 2 lb ones before that were a lot less fragile, she is definitely more in line with some of the smaller ones we have had.
But, at this point she is getting stronger every day. Suckling stronger, and drinking more each feeding.
Her mom wants nothing to do with her, so Maurine is taking her out and letting her mom out of the stall and letting her interact with her brother, who looks like a giant compared to her.
