RPC~ Picture of our 4-H wether

[20kidsonhill]

everyone is looking really good. we are going to try to get some weights on some of ours this weekend. I think it is a good idea to let the kids that are smaller nurse a while longer, as long as you does are not getting too thin. From the pictures it doesn't look like anyone is getting too thin.

 

[RPC]

Once I move the 5 bigger kids i am going to try feeding some Calf Manna to Storm and Cindy. Cindy is 54 days old and only 18 pounds 8 oz. Storm is 53 days old and 27 lbs 6 oz. Cindy looks good in pictures but she is sooooo small. She is at a stead .23-.24 ADG, I don't know what to do with her does anyone have any suggestions.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

Wow, what amazing looking animals you have. Thank you for the pictures.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Nice pics. They are some nice looking kids their. So is Cookie Dough the one you got from Rolls? I like him.

 

[RPC]

Ed, Yes I got Cookie Dough and Caliber from Roll Farms. Then Bonequiqui's grand dam I bought as a bred doe from Kim also.

 

[Roll farms]

I really like Jan's topline and thick neck.

They all look good.

 

[RPC]

She has always been my favorite of the 3 girls but she will be sold after the fair.

 

[RPC]

Today is a pretty chill day. I am throwing a diaper party for my friend at noon. Well really all I had to do was call Hooters tell them how many people, and then invite all the guys, and buy a package of diapers. You may ask "Whats a diaper party?" Its like a guys baby shower but all you do is sit back and drink and watch tv but everyone has to bring a package of diapers. I guess its the new "big thing." I have never been to one before so this should be interesting. After the party I may get some more of the pen cleaned out. But I don't really have any big plans for today.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Once I move the 5 bigger kids i am going to try feeding some Calf Manna to Storm and Cindy. Cindy is 54 days old and only 18 pounds 8 oz. Storm is 53 days old and 27 lbs 6 oz. Cindy looks good in pictures but she is sooooo small. She is at a stead .23-.24 ADG, I don't know what to do with her does anyone have any suggestions.

I am not saying to give up on the one doeling, she may start putting on weight better as she gets on creepfeed and is weaned, but I am wondering when is your fair and is their a lower weight limit? You may want to be considering a back up plan in place of Cindy, if you do have a lower weight limit.

I don't have any magic answers, other than to keep her wormed and do the cocci treatments on her on a regular basis, and have a good creep feed available to her. I wish I could tell you that I have always seen kids out grow a slow growth rate, but I haven't. We have seen a couple kids here and there grow slow and just never improve in time to consider them for the fair.

 

[RPC]

20- Luckily she is just one of the kids breeding does so there is no weight limit. With that being sad it also sucks because you want them to be big and she will be small for her age. She does get in there and eat just fine with the creep feed but she is just soo small. If I do her ADG for just 1 weeks time she is at .33 which is a little better. I guess we will just see how she does. Storm has improved alot in the last week so I think he is back on track.

We also don't have a weight limit to show we just have a weight limit to sell and that is only 40 pounds so it isn't hard to make that. Cookie dough and Bonequiqui have already made that and the fair is not till July.