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rachels.haven
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Proof of cockatiel.
Proof of cockatiel eating sheet music. Nom. Nom. Nom.
Such a little bird.
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Proof of cockatiel.
Proof of cockatiel eating sheet music. Nom. Nom. Nom.
Such a little bird.
Baymule
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A friend of mine had a cockatiel that lived to mess with their cat. He would fly into a room calling Here kitty, kitty, kitty. The cat would run in the room, the bird would fly into another room and repeat the joke. One day he got out and was in a tree calling Here kitty, kitty, kitty! Her kids were crying, certain that all the neighborhood cats would eat their bird. They set his cage outside with treats and he went in his cage.
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They can TALK?!
Oh dear, that adds another layer of care to taking care of him.
Oh dear, that adds another layer of care to taking care of him.
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We had a cockatiel once. Had him for about a year. The constant squawking became a nails on the chalkboard thing for me. I gave him back to the friend who gave him to us. But he was a friendly little guy!
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rachels.haven
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Forced mommy time after primary milking to take the held back milk and feed the slow one. 2/3 kids ate breakfast on the bottle. This one is holding out.
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rachels.haven
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I am not a cow person, but this is a cute cow. Appears to have a bonus teat, but still cute in a ploppy kind of way. My youngest would turn green with envy.
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Interesting video. I would have a cow trained to be tied ahead of time so she wasn't so spooky.. That may have been the spreading of the straw. But she did stand to be milked pretty good. The original way to milk by hand was always on the cow's right side, but it is good that cows will allow people to milk from either side.
She milks very easy, the teats are good sized. There is nothing worse than the little tiny short teats. But I like to use more than my thumb and forefinger to milk.
I like them higher off the ground. I don't worry about a little hair or straw in the bucket because it gets strained out in the house.
I have milked a few times with one hand on the bucket in case someone wants to pick up their foot.
I would not give a lamb too much straight colostrum like that though. Never had a cow to foster a lamb though, That's pretty good disposition.
She milks very easy, the teats are good sized. There is nothing worse than the little tiny short teats. But I like to use more than my thumb and forefinger to milk.
I like them higher off the ground. I don't worry about a little hair or straw in the bucket because it gets strained out in the house.
I have milked a few times with one hand on the bucket in case someone wants to pick up their foot.
I would not give a lamb too much straight colostrum like that though. Never had a cow to foster a lamb though, That's pretty good disposition.
Bruce
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We would miss you!!!! Just pop off from the nasty sites.
Doesn't sound like a great plan.
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This Ava rejecting her babies thing is hard. Today she wants them back...but really only the biggest white one, just like last year she picked "Sugar", her white doe as her favorite and only wanted to feed that one. The other two from last year are still around 25 lbs and may wind up being sold as pets if they are not 40 pounds at a year because I did not catch that mom was underfeeding and it didn't click that I should pull and bottle feed like I am now.
Ava is really something else. Even though I can milk her this year without getting bit every time I pass within reach around during and after and she's not terrible and milks about a quart per milking after overnight without forced mothering sessions (goes to the babies) I'm wondering if I want this doe in my herd at all now for this other reason. She's really a terrible mother. She was herself rejected late as a kid, and that was why she was offered up for sale so now I'm suspicious if bad mothering runs in her particular dam line, and if that's the case, I don't think I want any more does from her, so she should go, and pay for hay.
IDK, I'll have to think about it a bit. Sheesh, goat.
Logically speaking, if I don't want any more does out of her, as soon as the antibiotic with drawl on her milk is done she should be listed.
Her white doe, Sugar, from last year that is big annoys the bananas out of me with the same attitude as her mother had last year, so she may be listed. She also has the keg shaped build I am trying to avoid (as if she's a meat goat) and is always obese. Even though those things alone aren't bad, it's still like, WHY YOU NO DAIRY GOAT? There's a chance she may mature into a deep bodied milker, but I'm not sure if I want to stick around with it.
The other two does out of her are milder mannered but small because Ava did not love them. I will probably retain them and keep applying groceries for a little longer. The tricky thing is, they also tend to get fat, but not grow taller. I'm not sure applying groceries now will make up for not enough milk early on, but we'll see.
And of course, Ava's bucks will also be listed. Keeping those little buggers was never in the plan, as cute and nice as they are.
I may just be having a crabby morning, but I can't help feeling that the above will make my herd more peaceful, stable, and quiet. We'll see. I have to stew for a while.
At least Ava and the bucklings should go, logically speaking. The others need to be evaluated.
Ava is really something else. Even though I can milk her this year without getting bit every time I pass within reach around during and after and she's not terrible and milks about a quart per milking after overnight without forced mothering sessions (goes to the babies) I'm wondering if I want this doe in my herd at all now for this other reason. She's really a terrible mother. She was herself rejected late as a kid, and that was why she was offered up for sale so now I'm suspicious if bad mothering runs in her particular dam line, and if that's the case, I don't think I want any more does from her, so she should go, and pay for hay.
IDK, I'll have to think about it a bit. Sheesh, goat.
Logically speaking, if I don't want any more does out of her, as soon as the antibiotic with drawl on her milk is done she should be listed.
Her white doe, Sugar, from last year that is big annoys the bananas out of me with the same attitude as her mother had last year, so she may be listed. She also has the keg shaped build I am trying to avoid (as if she's a meat goat) and is always obese. Even though those things alone aren't bad, it's still like, WHY YOU NO DAIRY GOAT? There's a chance she may mature into a deep bodied milker, but I'm not sure if I want to stick around with it.
The other two does out of her are milder mannered but small because Ava did not love them. I will probably retain them and keep applying groceries for a little longer. The tricky thing is, they also tend to get fat, but not grow taller. I'm not sure applying groceries now will make up for not enough milk early on, but we'll see.
And of course, Ava's bucks will also be listed. Keeping those little buggers was never in the plan, as cute and nice as they are.
I may just be having a crabby morning, but I can't help feeling that the above will make my herd more peaceful, stable, and quiet. We'll see. I have to stew for a while.
At least Ava and the bucklings should go, logically speaking. The others need to be evaluated.
B&B Happy goats
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Sounds like you and your herd would find it much more pleasant without Ava and Sugar in the mix.....now may be a excellent time to sell them ....good luck with the decision making 
