Straw Hat Kikos

[autumnprairie]

I was so intimidated by the smart phones I put off getting on for the longest. I'm still figuring out how the things work - I've had it over a year. My kids know more about it than I do - but I LOVE it!!!! I plug in the earphones and watch tv at my desk while working oh and hte gps thing is great too

 

[ksalvagno]

I got a smart phone, too! Lol I got it yesterday. The samsung Galaxy Note 2. Paid for it myself haha I love it!

I recently got the Note 2 as well! Love it! One of my requirements was that I could text without putting my glasses on and that was the only phone that I could see everything without my glasses. I can't believe everything that these smart phones can do! I went from a flip phone to the smart phone and had no idea what the technology was out there.

Congrats on your new phone SHK, you will love it.

 

[Vickir73]

just thought I'd say hi Straw - miss hearing your stories.

 

[autumnprairie]

just thought I'd say hi Straw - miss hearing your stories.

X2

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Well here's one for you. The other day I went to get "certified" in FAMACHA, something I've been doing forever. Also, went to check out in person the McMaster slides and fecals. I had never done them but knew how so they let me do my own fecal (people didn't do their own). Well I took Moses' fecal. Moses was born 1/1/12 which makes him just about 16 months old. Moses have NEVER been wormed with anything. Ever. He has perfect FAMACHA scores always so I wanted to see how he would do. Moses had a 950 EPG count. That is pretty well below when you worm and along with his FAMACHA score there is no need to worm him. That is awesome! As we can all see he is very parasite resistant and I'm confident he'll be passing that on.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

His coloring is so handsome. And I love wattles personally. If you are ever visiting the fantastic NW Indiana region....

 

[autumnprairie]

Congrats, I hope he does pass on that part of his genetics

 

[Southern by choice]

I think this is better explained this way...........

The McMasters method uses a special 2 chambered slide. The ones with the green grid lines is best.

26grams fecal solution
4 grams of fecal

mix solution and fecal
stir 18x
take pippette/syringe and fill both chambers of the slide
let sit for 5 minutes
count eggs in both chambers
add together egg count then multiply by 25

Example- "Moses" ( Kiko meat goat) was 18 (Left chamber) + 20 (Right chamber) = 38

38 x 25 = 950 EPG

This method is extremely accurate and much faster.

The kit is the best way to start out.

http://vetslides.com/paracount-epg-fecal....ounting-slides/

 

[Vickir73]

Moses is so stinkin' handsome - and I think he knows it

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Straw, I have a couple questions regarding Kikos;

Do all Kiko goats have long hair like that? I think if I was to get a do over or if I had to start all over I would go with Kikos instead of Nubians. Believe me I love my Nubians more than anything but it would have been prudent of me to get a dual purpose animal, plus they are rare and no one has them out here. How much do they usually go for in your area?

Thanks!