One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

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Maurine and Rachel just left for the show in VA. We are looking at some potentially severe weather this afternoon. Very good possibility of tornados. There has already been a couple of funnel clouds and I'm watching the weather now and there is a storm showing a tornado on the radar now a couple of hours south of us. But, there was a break in the weather and Maurine and Rachel are headed north. It looks like it was timed perfectly to avoid bad weather.
I'm going to have my hands full with the babies left behind. Opals and Cookies are 7 weeks old and are so/so with a bottle. If they didn't have one all weekend they will be fine. Peppers are only 5 weeks old.
Zenith lost both of her kids and she has been a good "aunt" for all of the littlest triplets. Give her some food on the stand and she'll let anyone nurse her. Spice has a single, so I can shut her up for a while and put her on the stand too.
Sounds like a lot of work when I think about it.
I hope they do good at the show. Opal and Cookie are both "aged does" now and neither have ever won a Grand Championship. Cookie has been reserve several times and Opal was reserve in the youth show at the NC State fair last year. They are both nice goats. I think Pepper may be our best one day, but she is a FF now. They have done 0 clipping so far. Plan is to do it tonight. The plan is to use a 4 blade and just clip in the direction of the grain. Will clip tight around the back of the legs and the udders.
I know others have clipped short but we just aren't going to do that.
They are showing 37 Sr does and 16 Jrs entered on the FB page, but I don't think that includes ours, we just registered last night. I think we will make it 40 and 20
Pretty good show.
 
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We are getting all kinds of warnings. Not watch this time but tornado warnings.
Hope Maureen and Rachel have safe travels!

When I read this....
They are showing 37 Sr does and 16 Jrs
I went :ep what? They are taking how many goats not clipped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Then I finished reading. :D
entered on the FB page, but I don't think that includes ours

I was like whoa... that's alot of goats! :lol:

Good luck! I am sure you guys will do great! Hope it is a fun show for them.
 

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How's it going?

Glad they got there safely. Those were some pretty nasty storms yesterday! How does Maurine like the facilities? I thought about going but we just had 25 kids born and most everyone is newly fresh.
 

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How's it going?

Glad they got there safely. Those were some pretty nasty storms yesterday! How does Maurine like the facilities? I thought about going but we just had 25 kids born and most everyone is newly fresh.

Pretty good. They've finished 2 rings.

Ring 1 Sr.
2 year old Pepper 3rd
Aged Doe Cookie 3rd, Opal 4th.

Ring 2
Pepper 2nd
Cookie 1st, Opal 2nd.

Ring 1 Jr.
Sr. Yearling Godiva - Reserve Grand Champion.

Ring 2 Jr.
Godiva - Grand Champion.

For the Sr. Does a 3 year old Oldesouth Farm doe was Grand in both rings and a 2 year old Hidden Palms doe was Reserve in both.

We should be competitive in the other 2 rings of Jr. Does we had 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Sr. Yearling in Ring 2. About 10 in class Maurine said.
Happy about Pepper Maurine said there were 12 in that class.
 

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Congratulations! Nice to get those dry legs outta the way :)

For the Sr. Does a 3 year old Oldesouth Farm doe was Grand in both rings and a 2 year old Hidden Palms doe was Reserve in both.
I know who you’re referring too, super nice lady! We’ve shown against her several times, she’s done a good job building her herd!
 

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