One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

Another concern we have

Has anyone ever actually had a doe bred through a fence ? I've heard of it happening

I guess the doe could back up to the fence and the buck jump up and place his front legs on the fence and just you know...
Anyone ever have that actually happen?

We have a doe who the last time we wrote down her heat was in September
The next time she would have been in heat we had a number we were breeding including taking Freday to be bred a lot going on
And we had a buck in this smaller pen up front where we wouldn't have obviously seen her walking the line where the other bucks are

And all of the intact buck kids were moved in July and there were 2 wethered still in there and they were banded in July the last time we saw her in heat their testicles had already fallen off

Of course we are talking about Clarabelle

 

[Goat Whisperer]

We haven't had that happen, but I do know someone who had that same thing happen.

You can pull some blood and send it out for a pregnancy check (I heard that is it far more accurate than the milk testing).
We are sending out some samples on Monday to a lab in PA. It's less than $4 a test so for us we figured we'd go ahead and test a few.

Years ago when we had to give lute (Kiko x ND is not okay!) the doe was in heat three days after we gave the shot.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

Lute has taken 3 days to work for me before.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We hadn't done a pregnancy test on Clarabelle s milk because we had not bred her but will on the next test
Zamia was luted 3 weeks ago and never came in heat

 

[Mike CHS]

I have two ewes that are pretty obviously at least 3 months pregnant and they have only been with the ram for one month it is possible with sheep. Considering goats are more of the problem solving types I would think it possible with them too.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Zamia"s sire SGCH Little Tots Estate Thalictrum made the elite buck list
Congrats

 

[OneFineAcre]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1612324695499238&id=286164251448629

 

[Southern by choice]

That is great!
Did you see Dills? Oh my goodness

 

[OneFineAcre]

That is great!
Did you see Dills? Oh my goodness

Well they do very well

 

[OneFineAcre]

Vivaldi's dam SGCH Fairlea Elise was in the Elite Doe list as well