One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[farmerjan]

Don't have any knowledge of that type of grass. Never heard anyone ever mention it around here. Our real "bad" grass is fescue. Have some johnson grass that comes up and can take over a field but if it is not drought stressed, it is a great grass/hay. Animals love it so you just have to make sure it is not stressed to where it could be toxic. Sorry, I can't help you with the goosegrass.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Do you think the seed came in with hay? If you want to kill it out, maybe build your pig pen on top of it.

It's in front of the goat barn
In the most compacted areas
Couldn't put pigs there

 

[farmerjan]

It's in front of the goat barn
In the most compacted areas
Couldn't put pigs there

I'm assuming that the area is where you have alot of traffic, in and out? If it is compacted then the hogs would do a bang up job of digging it up for you. The best garden I had was the 2 years I put the hogs in it for the winter. Not only did they root it up and thoroughly "turn it" but they ate every weed there was and had the very BEST AND BIGGEST cantalopes the next 2 years. If I ever get on my own place again where I live where the animals are, then I will definitely have pigs again. And have them in the garden space for the winter....

 

[Mike CHS]

I only had pigs one year but compacted was not in their vocabulary.

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

Any results on setting Zamia's buckling? How many goats are you still looking to sell?

 

[OneFineAcre]

Any results on setting Zamia's buckling? How many goats are you still looking to sell?

No not yet. Somebody supposed to be doing another ad with the great pics of Zamia but can't seem to get it done.
We have 2 bucks to sell and 2 does (4 year old and a yearling). Could sell the does bred to a nice buck.

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

It's one of my standard prayer intentions now- sell the bucklings. I finally have a buyer for one of Yubi's. She is from Pennsylvania and saw the post on the registered Nigerian Dwarf fb site. He is the first, only, buckling of mine to be sold this season (if it goes as planned). I have six left. I do get inquiries, but sometimes the buyer is not really prepared for the challenge and sometimes they want that special color pattern or eyes, etc. Nigerians are blessed and cursed with a possible pet market in addition to dairy herd market. Some of the demand just isn't well informed on what a quality goat is all about and some are just uninformed in general.

 

[OneFineAcre]

It's one of my standard prayer intentions now- sell the bucklings. I finally have a buyer for one of Yubi's. She is from Pennsylvania and saw the post on the registered Nigerian Dwarf fb site. He is the first, only, buckling of mine to be sold this season (if it goes as planned). I have six left. I do get inquiries, but sometimes the buyer is not really prepared for the challenge and sometimes they want that special color pattern or eyes, etc. Nigerians are blessed and cursed with a possible pet market in addition to dairy herd market. Some of the demand just isn't well informed on what a quality goat is all about and some are just uninformed in general.

The 2 bucks I have to sell are both yearlings from last year.
Learned my lesson about bucks.
I think we had about 20 buck kids this year. Sold 2 of them as unregistered bucks. We have Zamia's buckling still. The other 17 were wethered and all are gone.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I wish I could pull off buying Zamia’s buckling. I have faith that he will sell!

 

[OneFineAcre]

So poor Climate Control injured her leg a few days ago
She's getting better but we have decided to switch her to once a day milking
She made the leader board last year but isn't milking as good this year
She was thin last year when she was a leader but she's thinner this year when she isn't
We can scratch her from.linear appraisal because of her age
I think she needs a rest
If we are going to keep breeding Toggs we need a healthy baby from her next year