One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

Hope Rocky is okay.

Is Pepper the yearling you had at RM?

Yes on Pepper the black and white doe
I thought her sister was better but the judges didn't agree

 

[Green Acres Farm]

I think the line up for the ADGA National Show is going to be Zamia, Cocoa, Shea, Marigold, Taffy, and Pepper
6 is all that will fit in the back of the Suburban

Woohoo! I’ll be looking for them on the livestream.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Banded 8 bucklings this evening
We sold a couple of bucklings as unregistered but the only one we are going to offer as a registered herd sire is Zamia's

 

[OneFineAcre]

So at least now it seems Rocky might make it
Vet said if he made it 3 days he has a chance
He's eating hay, chewing cud, drinking water, peeing, moving around some, and his poop is like pudding now before it was like water
So guarded optimism now

New problem
Rosie has pink eye, and one of the kids.
And another starting to squint
Flies are bad this year and that's how it spreads
Had several bucks get it last year
Got to nip this quick with Nationals coming up

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Glad to hear about Rocky! Praying the pink eye clears up.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

X2

 

[Wehner Homestead]

X3!

 

[OneFineAcre]

@Southern by choice
You asked if we were giving Rock Penn G
Cole told us to give him Excenel for 7 days

 

[OneFineAcre]

Hope Rocky is okay.

Is Pepper the yearling you had at RM?

I know you remember her
Because she was RGC to your 2 GC in ring 1 and 2
Dairy Strengh is more points on the scorecard than body capacity

 

[Southern by choice]

You mentioned possibly him getting into dog food. Years ago when we had the Kiko's, one of them decided to eat dogfood. Of course we didn't know this at the time and we come out to water diarrhea. We were panicked. This is the first time we ever had a goat with abnormal poo and it was watery diarrhea! Of course I ran a fecal immediately, ran the temp too. Nothing. No parasites, no temp. Called the vet ... we bought a gallon of Kaolin pectin. Gave that to start... started firming. Still couldn't figure it out. Then we realized it was the dogfood! Gave us a scare. We never had to give anti biotics. Now the 4 goats that got sick from the chaffhaye- whole different story. The goats that got sick off the bad hay a few weeks ago... only 1 ran a fever - it was not high but still a fever- scary though. It is amazing how just 1 day can make them look like death warmed over.
Glad he is doing better.


Another note- Did you see the numbers for Nationals? I haven't seen it broken down by breed by oh my goodness!
Maybe in a few years we will have the courage to go. I know any show is a bio security risk but 2600 goats.... that has to be an even bigger risk!
Last year many had sick goats afterwards... I really think more from all the travel than the show itself. Still so scary. What building are you in?
You know we will be watching and cheering for you all!
We looked at the expense and it just wasn't feasible... maybe down the road in a few years.