Straw Hat Kikos

[Straw Hat Kikos]

We do all our CDT after lambing. Lambs@ 60 days and 75. Ewes in Mid Apr

I give it to the does 30 days before kidding so they get it and so do the kids then I'll give it to the kids at 30 days old then a booster in 4 weeks.

 

[goodolboy]

We just don't like handling 200+ ewes that far along. My DW doesn't like me touching at all.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I think that I would rather do them like that so you have less to give the shot too! haha But I get that, stress is a big thing and thankfully my goats are used to me messing with them and working with them.

 

[CocoNUT]

Yup...that visual was pretty funny, eh? You know...when I lived in Northwest Ontario, Lake of the Woods area....lived on a lake and off our dock were nests of leeches...was told to wear pantyhose and they won't attach...would have worked when I was cleaning nests out, except I stupidly wore a pair with runs in them and the leeches got in and were trapped in the panty hose

Also, on a vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico....saw a man swimming in a pair of panty hose to avoid getting stung by jellyfish...he felt he had to explain to every one on the beach why he was wearing pantyhose

I NEVER would've thought of them as a leech preventative...maybe I need to go out and get a couple pair? I don't like freshwater much anyways...but the thought of Leeches gives me the heebie jeebies! I just remember that scene from Stand By Me...EW! (And I"m a GIRL!)

Now...on a lunch break back during the summer...we'd hiked down to a beach...turned out to be a hippie, nudist beach. Nice OLD man running into the water, bare as the day he was born, except for his mask and snorkel! I couldn't figure that out...especially considering any of our reefs are home to Morey Eels...that like to snap at ANYTHING! I'll be good and not mention my other thoughts on it...

But the jellyfish preventative is another great idea! Having been wrapped by a portuguese man-o-war at least ONCE...I'd rather endure the public SHAME of being in hose...than deal with that again! (Much less humiliating than asking perfect strangers if they have to "pee" cause you forgot the vinegar spray or meat tenderizer!

 

[Vickir73]

I think I just peed my pants laughing so hard I'm going to be thinking about the pantyhose man all day long . . . thanks for the visual

 

[Pearce Pastures]

But the jellyfish preventative is another great idea! Having been wrapped by a portuguese man-o-war at least ONCE...I'd rather endure the public SHAME of being in hose...than deal with that again! (Much less humiliating than asking perfect strangers if they have to "pee" cause you forgot the vinegar spray or meat tenderizer!

LOL!!!

 

[Southern by choice]

STRAW IS SICK!!!!!!

yep we got him sick...he is not happy.... guess I will have to take care of him

 

[bonbean01]

Oh dear...hope you get better soon Straw

That nasty flu is nailing people with or without a flu shot this year

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Thanks. I don't care if I'm sick or not I MUST have computer time. I would die without it. Computer keeps me going! haha

 

[bonbean01]

Just keep a garbage can or some washable container beside you at all times...sometimes the flu hits your stomach unexpectedly...learned this flu tip the hard way

Take care Straw...won't last forever