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And make notations on production on the legs since they are the closest available writing surface....:gig
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Oh, you have no idea. He escaped with a pen with no diaper and beat a path to the beat up love seat and drew on his...everything. Little boys are CRAZY. Why would that even occur to him?
 

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Pete June 24.jpg

Pete likes to step on my heels and broke my crocs. Pete likes feet. (and he's been bolused a few weeks ago, so now we wait, I'm suspicious it's shedding old, fadded hair but he gets another round in a month or so if he doesn't color up) He's now almost as big as the does and looks like he's getting bigger.
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Both boys.
 

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One more photo from today. Sorry about the grain. A doe I'm working on putting weight on is a dish dumper. I'm also working on putting weight on this one. I think she's starting to show improvements. She has a lot of ear.
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Pete is looking to be a handsome boy!

I have a couple of ewes that put it all in the milk bag. They get a rest and extra feed. I’m sure your two girl appreciate the separation from others so they don’t have to share!
 

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All mine have those ears!🤣 Those saanen are hard to add weight. The more you feed, the more milk they make!! It's in their DNA. I've got some thinner than wanted right now, just weaning kids off. She's looking normal for breed...they don't fatten like Nubians. It's hard on us keepers.
 

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A good dairy goat should look angular and sharp - dairy talk for bony and gaunt. As long as they don't have worms, are getting free feed grazing or hay, and pound for pound grain for milk, they are healthy. A dairy doe that is in milk and is fat is not a good dairy animal. She is putting it on her body instead of into the pail or into the kids. Dairy does will regain some of their weight while they are dry even with pregnancy. Fat does have hard labor and sometimes dystocia. So do ewes and I know this from experience. Have reduced feed in last month of pregnancy and no more having to pull ginormous lambs.
 

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I finally finished a thing I'd been wanting to do for a very long time. Ready for next year while working this year, I guess.

Right to left, Allie (dry, needs weight, recovery from bad mastitis/2 rounds of worms), Dot (dry yearling), Josie (Saanen, needs weight), Galaxy, Betty.
 
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