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We are back on kidding watch, our second doe due is Obie- today is day 143- as of this morning her udder looks like this:

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we took a few days off(Sat thru Tuesday) and took the kids to St. Louis- we went with 5 other from our 4-H club- we went to several museums and the Arch. Friends of ours watched the dogs and did chores for us. We had a great time and it was nice to get away! Now back to work.....
 
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Day 145 for Obie....don't really see any changes except...... she is being more bossy...running around and ramming the other goats and trying to eat their food :barnie

I also have to keep a close eye on Ellie(our Aussie) as she will pick up on the labor before us as we learned the hard way with Coco kidding. I am actually taking Ellie with us when we leave the house just to be safe.
 
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Hens and Roos said:
Do you find that the sunflower seeds and oats provide enough for them, in addition to hay and loose minerals- for all stages(bred, milking)?

IF Maggie is bred-she isn't quite 2 months along according to the date given.......:idunno
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Sorry for the delay on answering this. Like i said its super rare we grain at all, and BOSS is given in 1/4 cup amounts on occassion, maybe once a week at best. Our bucklings and wethers are strictly hay/grass/browse.
 
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Sweetened said:
Sorry for the delay on answering this. Like i said its super rare we grain at all, and BOSS is given in 1/4 cup amounts on occassion, maybe once a week at best. Our bucklings and wethers are strictly hay/grass/browse.
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You need to be careful with BOSS and oats. It can really throw off the Calcium Phosphorus ratio.
 
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right now our does are getting the same grain that they were on when we got them- very limited amounts. After doing some checking- sweet feed seems to be what is available...:(

our little buckling is not getting the sweet feed...cant get to it as the older does block and inhale it down! He is getting milk and hay and a small amount of the same pellets Melanie is eating.
 
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our weather is getting warmer and now we have to put up fence, this is what we should look at getting right? Will this be tall enough?

Non-Climb Horse Fence, 48 in. x 200 ft.
 
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