Youngfarmer2019 3:19 farms Journal

[Youngfarmer2019]

Notre Lees ligaments are now softening, not gone yet...hopefully she has her baby in the next week or so, I think shes only got one in there.

 

[Ridgetop]

On your hoof trimming, you should take more off the toes. They are still long. Cut straight across the tips. Start small so you don't cut too close to the quick. When I trim hooves, I angle the shears so I leave the soft tissue but take off some of the horn above it at an angle. That allows the goat or sheep to walk down the soft tissue and keeps the hoof horn from growing out so fast. I will try to get a picture of the hooves we will be trimming in the next couple of days and post them.

Is the Nubian you bought the same one that you posted the original pix? The first one had horns, the second picture of the one you bought did not seem to have any horns. Was she disbudded? Her color seems different too.

 

[Youngfarmer2019]

On your hoof trimming, you should take more off the toes. They are still long. Cut straight across the tips. Start small so you don't cut too close to the quick. When I trim hooves, I angle the shears so I leave the soft tissue but take off some of the horn above it at an angle. That allows the goat or sheep to walk down the soft tissue and keeps the hoof horn from growing out so fast. I will try to get a picture of the hooves we will be trimming in the next couple of days and post them.

Is the Nubian you bought the same one that you posted the original pix? The first one had horns, the second picture of the one you bought did not seem to have any horns. Was she disbudded? Her color seems different too.

Yes, same doe. The camera I used blurred out the horns for some reason.

 

[Youngfarmer2019]

On your hoof trimming, you should take more off the toes. They are still long. Cut straight across the tips. Start small so you don't cut too close to the quick. When I trim hooves, I angle the shears so I leave the soft tissue but take off some of the horn above it at an angle. That allows the goat or sheep to walk down the soft tissue and keeps the hoof horn from growing out so fast. I will try to get a picture of the hooves we will be trimming in the next couple of days and post them.

Is the Nubian you bought the same one that you posted the original pix? The first one had horns, the second picture of the one you bought did not seem to have any horns. Was she disbudded? Her color seems different too.

Thanks for advice on trimming, I would appreciate pics! I’m still a beginner…

 

[SageHill]

Yes, same doe. The camera I used blurred out the horns for some reason

Ah - I’ve got that answer if you used your phone camera - it was in “portrait “ mode - it automatically blurs out and softens the image. So you can be “artistic”

 

[Youngfarmer2019]

We picked up a white Lamancha doeling today. She came from registered parents but is not registered herself. Brings us up to a total of 8 goats. Her hooves need trimming BAD, elf boots and side walls curling in. I’ll try to get pics.

 

[Youngfarmer2019]

So, y’all, we got her home, and I started trimming her hooves and noticed one of her teats looks odd, would this be considered a fish teat?

 

[Mini Horses]

Could be...and I know your trying for close up but, it  might be just odd shape/growth at tip. Can you see if there is only one orifice?
When I zoom in it looks like it tried to be two teats...which may or not both work. It probably won't interfere with use...just messy milking by hand if both at working. If she's from a reg herd, is this why she wasn't? It is considered a "flaw" in dairy, certainly not on par with conformational ones.

 

[Youngfarmer2019]

Could be...and I know your trying for close up but, it  might be just odd shape/growth at tip. Can you see if there is only one orifice?
When I zoom in it looks like it tried to be two teats...which may or not both work. It probably won't interfere with use...just messy milking by hand if both at working. If she's from a reg herd, is this why she wasn't? It is considered a "flaw" in dairy, certainly not on par with conformational ones.

Technically she is registered (from what she was saying) but the lady didn’t give us papers for her (supposedly because she gave us such a great deal she didn’t feel we deserved to have the papers) looks like both have an orifice, my sister plans on selling her and retaining the baby possibly because she came bred.

 

[Youngfarmer2019]

It’s a pity really, her mom had a beautiful udder