SBC/GW's Journal- Spring shows DONE! & Update

[Southern by choice]

First- My son went down to FL to see the launch! I watched here. It was pretty awesome! I find it strange that people today don't even care about these things.
I am just glad he was able to go. I imagine he got some pretty stellar pics. He is really good with a camera. I noticed almost all my kids have a way with photography.
It is amazing how different they all are. They are all very interesting people.

Second- MUD. We haven't seen this much mud since the 2012/13 season. The 10" of snow followed by several thunderstorms and all day rain and lately raining every few days with tomorrow's forecast of rain ALL DAY, unbelievable. The ground is just saturated. Doesn't help the gutter on the side of the apt is leaking from a sag... emptying into a pen that does slope but it is all pooled... mixed now with straw, dirt, mud. Seriously stressed about it. The goats have slipped a few times... we even put out boards for them to walk on. Just ridiculous.
Wanting to go to Lowes and get the stepping stones 12x12 or 16x16 (if I can find those). Maybe like 50 of them and pretty much patio an area out of the back side of the barn.

Third- Leah I am excited! First kids of the year... 4 more days! Of course she probably won't go on day 145 but still.

My lil girl Ramona (mini mancha with ears) - gosh she is a hoot. She has this endless la di da di da, happy go lucky, clueless, happiness about her. All our goats are super sweet but this girl and her sis Beezus they are something else. Lil Princess (mini) has really started coming into her own lately. Gosh they are fun. They are like the toddlers that follow you everywhere and if they could talk they'd be saying, "whatcha doin' mom?, where ya going' mom? I'll help mom! can I walk with you? can I nibble on your clothes?shoes? Mommy I love you, I love you mommy! gimme kiss mommy, hug me mommy" and it doesn't end till you leave the field.
Maybe that is wht GW calls Ramona - The Pest.

Bingo (mini) is suddenly looking ginormous! She will be a 2F due 145 18th her udder is looking great
Raina FF (Lamancha) is looking great too. Very excited about her!
Tiff FF (Recorded Grade Lamancha) all good there too!

Pretty excited about these guys.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I didn’t know anything about the launch until I read your post about yesterday. I don’t watch the news because I don’t have time for the political drama and I’m sick of the murder/rape/neglect of children/elderly/adults/animals. It’s just easier to avoid it because they rarely present anything worth knowing.

We will soon have worse mud than we had. I’ll post a weather update on my journal. We also had a calf this morning so I know you’ll want to see those pics!

I love hearing about your goats and their personalities. We are looking forward to adding some to our WH for DD1’s benefit. (Who am I kidding?! I absolutely love the goats and they are a great stress reliever. Benefitting DD1 just helps justify my obsession and every addition! )

I can’t wait to see pics of kids and udders! Your herd will be multiplying exponential at the drop of a hat!

 

[Southern by choice]

@Wehner Homestead oooooo I will have to check out the calf pics!
You're right there will be so many goats! But my mantra is- "we are not keeping kids" x10

Forgot to mention- Boots, who is a Leah/Lil Joe daughter and due (day 145 o the 17th as FF) has an adorable udder coming in. Not sure if we will get the teat placement we want but the udder looks good thus far. Ya never know til they actually kid. It seems at least in our experience it takes almost 2 weeks til after they freshen to see the whole package.
Even if the teats aren't centered it ok, she was bred to Isaac and I really think he will bring that in. He should also bring some height in as well and she is tiny.
@OneFineAcre have been meaning to ask... with his brother, you probably don't have any of his offspring to freshen yet but as far as kids go have you seen any patterns? We will get to see with "peanut" (Red Hot) in June! She is a Ruth/Isaac kid.

I am going to pull hairs soon and do casein DNA - one at a time. I've been looking at it as 1 wether sale= 3 DNA tests

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@Southern by choice I’m trying to decide how much I believe you on not retaining many (because I see both sides! Lol)

 

[OneFineAcre]

No udders on Fortunate Son kids
He bred Zamia so I guess we will see.
Zamia's daughter from this spring Zenith does not look to have as good teat placement as her mom or some of the others.
Clarabelle's twin does do seem to have their mom's teat placement

 

[OneFineAcre]

The mud is awful here too. The path we take to the goats, around the gates, around the barn. Just awful.

 

[Bruce]

@Southern by choice talks a good game about not keeping the kids. I would suggest not counting the herd now and again in six months

 

[Southern by choice]

@Southern by choice I’m trying to decide how much I believe you on not retaining many (because I see both sides! Lol)

Minis I will be retaining some. I need too. Especially since I am doing a whole other line.

The mud is awful here too. The path we take to the goats, around the gates, around the barn. Just awful.

We had to put in a ramp/bridge on one end. So bad here. Looks like we are going to have to put planks down...all over. Raining , nasty and the wind is blowing everything around right now.

@Southern by choice talks a good game about not keeping the kids. I would suggest not counting the herd now and again in six months

LOL Nope- we did what we needed to do so now it is time. It is easy to sell kids, it is the older ones that breaks my heart because we get so attached.

 

[CntryBoy777]

The ground is so wet here that the goats are wearing the concrete squares out as they take turns walking around on them....I'm wanting to get about 30 more....they sure help with our footing too, on that slick clay. They are worth every penny of the investment....and wear hooves down to boot....

 

[Mike CHS]

We have some of that clay that adds a pound of weight to every step you take