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Good luck at the fair
About the tattoos
After I clamp the tatoo I rub the ink in really good with my finger
We then take a tooth brush with baking soda and rub in with that

OneFineAcre said:

Good luck at the fair
About the tattoos
After I clamp the tatoo I rub the ink in really good with my finger
We then take a tooth brush with baking soda and rub in with that

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Thanks! Our tattoos seem to be holding up pretty well....we did them similar to your way but no baking soda...what does that do? The only problem we had was with our rabbits- I put the wrong number in 1 of the spaces so they aren't what we were thinking they were!!

So far the kids have been judged on foods that they made- they did very well. Yesterday was take the animals in and be judged on other non-food projects-arts, woodworking, photography, etc- they did well. Today started animal judging-poultry for them- they just showed turkeys in 2 classes. DS(11) received Champion for his turkey hen in the breed class and DD(16) received Reserve Champion for her turkey hen in market class. DS(14) isn't big into showing animals but did show his Cavy and received a 2nd due to the Cavies color pattern not being so even . Tomorrow is rabbit judging and then Sat is dairy goat judging! We will probably need all 3 vehicles to bring their projects home...DH told DD that the turkeys could ride in her jeep

All judging is complete for the kids as of today!! The last couple days have been very hot/humid here and while the barns have pretty good ventilation it still gets warm. Both DD and DS(11) are very warm kids and this heat is making them extra warm.

Goat judging was this morning and DD, DS(14) and DS(11) were all planning to show. DS(14) ended up not showing due to the concession he received last night at the small animal meat sale. DH was called away for a water emergency and so he was helping his brother and was lifting DS(11)'s turkey off the table when the turkey managed to get its wing out of the hold DS(14) had on it and proceeded to hit DS(14) across the top of his head about 6 times. DS(14) was able to hold onto the turkey and set it down carefully so DD could take it from him. Once he got by me(I was helping with paperwork so was a little was over from him)it was apparent that he was in extreme pain and we ended up taking him to be check out. Still feeling the after effects today.

Since the goat judging is at fair- all dairy goats are judged so the kids were in classes with the standard size goats. Of course the power went out just as the show started and so the judge wasn't giving a lot of commentary to the crowd. He did like our group of ND's that we took.

DD showed- Coco in showmanship- received a 2nd, Coco in breed class- age 3 under 4- received a 2nd, Basil(Coco's doeling) in intermediate class- received a 3rd, Coco, Melanie and Clove in exhibitor's herd-received a blue-judged made the comment that he would take her herd home if he could. He also said it was hard for the smaller goats to compete against the bigger ones.

DS(11) showed- Melanie in showmanship- received a 2nd, Melanie in breed class- senior under age 2-recieved a red, Pepper in intermediate class-received a 3rd and Coco and Basil in breeders improvement-received 2nd blue- the judge liked the improvement in the top line from Coco to Basil but couldn't make comments on the udder because Basil is too young and hasn't freshened yet.

Those turkeys can really hurt with their wings. Sorry DS got the smack down. Hope he's OK. Are you happy overall with your animals performance? Seems like they all did pretty good for a start up crew. Grats to you, the kids, and the animals for their performance(s).

Good job

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Those turkeys can really hurt with their wings. Sorry DS got the smack down. Hope he's OK. Are you happy overall with your animals performance? Seems like they all did pretty good for a start up crew. Grats to you, the kids, and the animals for their performance(s).

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DS will be okay, he just has to take it easy for the next few days.....we cant complain that our life is boring!! I am always happy on how the animals and the kids do. This is the 1st year we were able to show the older does so it helps to get some feed back and then its a time will tell for how the doelings develop. The judge felt that by 4-5 months we would have a better idea. Thanks! the kids worked hard on all their projects and accomplished a lot despite the challenges we have going on!

That is great on the goats!

The turkey .... just nuts!
People that have never worked with turkeys just don't realize how dangerous they can be.

All the does/doelings are back home again....everyone was glad to see each other! I'm glad things are done for another year....I'm tired

Yesterday was a very rough day for us here. Since mid May we have been struggling to get a hoof injury healed up for Maggie and despite our best efforts, we ended up having to do the right/best thing for her. We will miss her greatly