One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

btw, OFA, nice choices with the 2 you bought. I really like the look of Jukebox in that 2-year pic. NIIICE buck.

You should see his dams udder

And look at Buck Finns dam and sisters udder

 

[OneFineAcre]

This is really an amazing thread. I never thought AI could be so interesting. Thanks for the pics and all the info. I don't plan to use AI, but you never know. When our Jaeger starts to age out, we might want to put some of his seed away for future crops. After all, you really do get incredibly attached to these guys. Especially when they actually start to say "Mama". It's so close to their normal sounds, it's easy for them to learn. Gets me right in the heart. Little buggers!

We are always learning and I try to share
I may not have as much to offer as far as information as some folks do but I share what I can

 

[sadieml]

BEE-YOU-TI-FULL!!! My daughter still thinks I'm nuts. She may be checking into involuntary commitment for me soon. Good thing DH needs me to take care of him, and John and Jacob love my cooking. With Turkey Day right around the corner, they'll never go along with her. If I ever stop cooking, though, I'll have to watch my back.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

 

[OneFineAcre]

I forgot to say that we have to go back tomorrow
They freeze the semen and then they check the motility after it is thawed
Some individual males of all species sperm doesn't regain motility after freezing
This company is very professional
Not only is your farm name on the semen their company name is too
If the semen isn't viable you don't have to pay for the collection
Another thing
They use fresh chicken egg as at least part of the medium for the semen straws
Not sure why
Will find out tomorrow

 

[Poka_Doodle]

This is interesting to one who knows close to nothing about goats

 

[OneFineAcre]

This is interesting to one who knows close to nothing about goats

Reproduction is the same for all animals

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Reproduction is the same for all animals

I know, it is just interesting how much it is talked about

 

[OneFineAcre]

I know, it is just interesting how much it is talked about

It's very important
It's probably the most important thing you can learn about with livestock

 

[OneFineAcre]

My cat Zoey has a problem, not sure what it is.

No matter what happens, I've done very well by her.

14 years ago we were standing behind my office and she walked up to us, a tiny thing. She was gnarly looking and had a gash on her back. We were on a dead end road, and she was obviously part of a litter that had been dumped out. Somebody said, take it across the street and dump her in the library parking lot. I took her home with me. Cooked chicken on the grill that night and fed her some of that. Told her if she was smart she would stay on the deck. Next morning she was still there. All I had was some dog food, so put some in a bowl and told her if she knew what was good for her, she would stay on the deck while I was at work that day. Got home that afternoon and she wasn't on the deck. Said "kitty kitty" and she popped out from under the deck
Called Maurine and told her to stop at Wal Mart and get some cat food, a litter box, and some kitty litter.

Took her to the vet the next day. She weighed 12 ozs. They weren't sure exactly how old she was she was in such poor health. She was very wormy. W eventually got her straight, but she has always been small, weighs 13 lbs now.

So 14 years later, she had an obvious issue yesterday (I'm very tuned in to all of the animals) It became very apparent today that she wasn't moving very well. Her back leg is swollen, it almost looks like she is inflated under the skin, and actually makes a "squishy" sound. It's almost like there is air under her skin. She went to the vet today, Xray is clear. He took urine and blood, and we will have the results in a couple of days. He said he actually hadn't ever seen anything like that.
But, cats her age can develop diabetes very quickly, I think that's probably what it is. It can do weird things.

You can manage that with a cat for a while, but we should probably love her as much as we can for as long as we can