Vickir73 & The Chunky Dunk!! - pics of first show

[Vickir73]

well - I've borrowed a lot of decorations from friends and then we went to the dollar store and found the CUTEST!! cups. I'll definitely be posting pics. I've researched luau cakes online and figured out the design I want to use. It will be 3 layers - definitely the most difficult I've done so far so we will see.

The last poultry show of the season (or at least for me) is tomorrow in San Marcos. If anyone lives out that way come on by. Check in starts at 7:30 so I'll need to leave about 3:30 I think. It's in a different facility than last year so I'm not 100% sure where I'm going and I'm going by myself so I need to allow for a little more time for check in since I'll be getting everyone ready by myself - but the advantage is . . . . I will be by myself

I'll try to remember this time to take some pics for y'all. I hope everyone will have a great weekend. My girls still haven't kidded. Masey is due the 16th and is HUGE and Daisi is due the 18th. Masey's udder is coming in fantastic - doesn't look like quite as tight attached as I hope, but overall I think it looks great - I'll try to get y'all some pics this weekend. Daisi's udder looks ok - not near as full / big as I had hoped, but more of what I expected. But she is still a good week out so it might still fill up more.

Will hopefully be coming home with some new chicks tomorrow - which will give me pullets to show when the season starts again - keep your fingers crossed for me.

Lots of stuff growing in the garden, but since I didn't keep a chart I can't remember what I planted where It will be a surprise Sweet corn isn't coming up as good as I hoped, but with the rain we got this week maybe it will help. The (not)sweet corn we planted in the front is coming up well.

Replaced the liner in the pool last Sunday. I was only helping, but it 'bout near killed me. Took Monday off to rest, but it didn't really help. Laying on the couch all day just made me feel worse.

Saturday is the poultry show and then Sunday there is a Free Family Fun Day at the camp we are sending Harli too this summer. It's from 10:30 - 5 Sunday, so it will be a very busy weekend for us.

 

[autumnprairie]

I would love to go I wish I lived closer. I picked up some Jersey Giants and will be getting a variety of colored Cochins on the 26th

 

[Vickir73]

busy, busy, busy weekend. Got up at 3 am and left for show in San Marcos. I didn't place as well as I hoped, but none of us really did as we had hoped. Our judge (although very experienced in judging poultry) wasn't as experienced in the breed - and he even said he doesn't have many chances to evaluate the breed as much as he might need to. We are all learning together

Got home at 8 pm and by the time I got unloaded and settled it was 10. Needless to say, I pretty much passed out.

Yesterday was the Free Family Camp Day at Camp Cho-Yea. It was a blast. Harli is now definitely excited about going this summer.

Masey is due tomorrow - no sign she is going into labor. Her udder looks great tho. I'll try to post some pics.

I've got a lead on a new buck so I'm going to sell Jack and ghost. I'd rather have a great boy with papers than a great boy without papers and since all my kids are now related to Jack, it won't hurt to get some new blood lines floating around.

 

[Vickir73]

current Angie pic

Emma trying to get Richard's coffee

Emma really likes coffee

the pic doesn't do Masey's belly justice - she's huge

and I think her udder is coming in nicely. could be a little tight attachment - but I'm happy with it.

Placing Jack and ghost on craig's list to sell. I talked to a breeder earlier today and will be one of two bucks from her. She has several for sell but there are two I like. Once is older and is proven to be very fertile and the other will be old enough to breed this fall. The older is a lighter color and the younger is a darker color - he looks very similar to Emma but he has a huge stance from the back and that would give a doe plenty of room for an udder. So i'm still kinda up in the air?

Do you have any thoughts about it (1) older and proven v. (2) younger but maybe a little better - but they are pretty close in type

 

[autumnprairie]

Love the pictures, I personally would go with an older and a younger. That way you increase you chances of them being bred. You can sell him next year for another younger buck that way you have the ages staggered. This is only my opinion.

 

[Vickir73]

that's a good idea, but since it's so hard to get rid of bucks, I'm probably just going to be getting one for now. And since I only have 3 does that will be needing to be breed this fall, I don't think having 2 bucks around is a good idea. One is bad enough

 

[Vickir73]

I have sent a PM to Staw because I thought I read a post somewhere where he described lancing a CL abscess. I don't think my 3 month old buck has CL, all adult goats have tested negative and I'm not around any other goats, but has an abscess on his mouth - toward the back and it's getting bigger so I'm planning on lancing it. I know Sraw has been really busy, so has anyone else done this?

 

[Vickir73]

still NO babies!!!!! Can goats decide to change their minds?????

 

[autumnprairie]

No but they will make you wonder that

 

[Vickir73]

here are the unexpected guests at my daughter's birthday party Saturday. They arrived about 4 pm.

1 doe and 1 buck - my first doeling!!!! I'm so excited Their names are Chloe and Eatem