Wehner Homestead 2018 Calving: Done

[Wehner Homestead]

That’s funny about the chicks!

Most animals around here get names from movies. Jordan and Reggie are from a Space Jam and we can only assume Rockstar is because I don’t know where else they would’ve gotten it. Beast is from Beauty and the Beast. Popper is from Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Alex is from Madagascar.

 

[RollingAcres]

That’s funny about the chicks!

Most animals around here get names from movies. Jordan and Reggie are from a Space Jam and we can only assume Rockstar is because I don’t know where else they would’ve gotten it. Beast is from Beauty and the Beast. Popper is from Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Alex is from Madagascar.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Took some pics of Reagan and her currently contained hostage. Negotiations for release are rocky as she seems quite unstable (in her ability to breed with any regularity! )

I give up on guessing. It’ll arrive when it arrives.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Reagan’s calf is still a hostage. We noted that her udder changed over night (yesterday) and still no calf. She’s one that doesn’t really show all the signs, she just does some random prepping and then drops it. Who knows. I won’t miss this yearly guessing game that lasts months.

This pic was taken two nights ago.

Calves are sleeping in the creep feeder most nights now. We’ve seen 7 of the 9 calves go in and eat. The other two are still young enough that we aren’t surprised that they aren’t going in yet. We are having to replace the feed every evening and they eat about 2 flakes of hay too.

 

[Mike CHS]

They can be a pain in planning but your stock looks really good.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

They can be a pain in planning but your stock looks really good.

Thanks! We try really hard to maintain them well. We are often told our animals are fat because so many around us don’t do anything extra. I’m struggling with getting used to owning dairy goats...lol

She’s not typical as far as breeding. Our others breed in a three month stretch or get a year off/sent to market. Her issues have been tolerated for sentimental reasons and based on ownership.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Reagan still hasn’t calved in case anyone was wondering. Her udder continues to grow and she’s swelling in her rear. So ready to be done with her craziness!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Reagan calved while DH was mowing hay this afternoon! Our 2018 calving season is finally done. She welcomed a mostly black bull calf. We will give them several weeks to get situated then sell them as a cow/calf pair.

DH sprayed them because the flies were flocking to them. He also took care of spraying the navel with iodine while he was invading their space.

 

[Mike CHS]

Flies are terrible here also.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@Mike CHS I have fly strips hanging in my house! With dogs and kids going in and out, they’ve basically invaded. Grr!! The kitten box is covered with a towel and the kids know to leave them covered or the bugs will kill them. Gets them to leave them alone and I don’t want to deal with insects in their box. The kittens in the barn dumped some water while I worked over the weekend and it soaked some food they dumped. It didn’t get cleaned up and it had larvae in it!! Love Summer other than the bugs!!!