One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

Ginger Shea Cicoa and Taffy were not far enough along to tell
Clara Belle didn't settle the first breeding he thinks she is pregnant
All of the others are bred
Cookie he only thinks she has one
The others he could see at least 2
His machine is old so we can't get pics
But he is getting a new $11k machine in 2 weeks and said he'd like to come back when he does

 

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[OneFineAcre]

So with Roaie the brown and white spotted doe vet said he was going to go out on a limb and say she was having 2
But it might be 1 or it
could be 3
But definitely pregnant

 

[Hens and Roos]

that's great!

 

[Southern by choice]

Seems lot lots of folks are having ultrasound done this year.

 

[OneFineAcre]

First off it's really cold
16 degrees tonight and the high tomorrow is only 35
That's cold for NC in Dec

Milk test was today
Gimger recovered nicely she milked 1.8 lbs
Clarabelle 2.1 and Rosie 2.0
So those 3 have all made their star for volume now
Taffy did 2.1 and Zamia 2.0
Cocoa dropped to 1.6
The FF Shea was 1.6 and Opal
Just over 1 lb
Opal is finished all the others we will test once more

 

[OneFineAcre]

Seems lot lots of folks are having ultrasound done this year.

I thougjt about this today
Several people we know have bought there own ultra sound machines this year

We hadn't planned on doing ultrasounds
Dairy One can do pregnancy tests on your milk samples
But Mairine was talking to Cole and he offered to do it for no charge
Can't turn that down

 

[Goat Whisperer]

We can usually tell pretty soon if they took.
I'd just like a guesstimate on how many with the goats that tend to have 4-5 kids. You always have a risk on a kid "hiding"...

 

[OneFineAcre]

We can usually tell pretty soon if they took.
I'd just like a guesstimate on how many with the goats that tend to have 4-5 kids. You always have a risk on a kid "hiding"...

Our theory has been if she doesn't come back in heat she is pregnant
That's worked well
How many she is having hasn't been relevant
Just find out when it happens
Besides all of these people buying ultrasounds I doubt they can tell how many

 

[Goat Whisperer]

The folks who we have talked to seem pretty happy about it, but I'd imagine after dropping big $$$ on one you should be happy.

We are considering having a few ultrasounded.

We have always done the "wait and see" but again we have a few that have lots of kids.

I do think you can tell approximately how many they will have, same with getting a dog ultrasounded to get an idea on how many pups she will have. But I think you need to know what you're doing to distinguish what are kids and what aren't.