One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

Green Acres Farm

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Chickens will eat worms and injest goat parasites which cannot survive inside of them. I think they do a better job because their beaks are designed more for pecking and their feet for scraping.

We used to have a duck. He killed 2 of our chickens.
 

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chickens won't eat worms but ducks will.

Tell that to my chickens. They smell worms from 50' away and come a runnin'. They also eat tomato worms, all beetles, maggots, mice, frogs, and anything else that moves. I have to rescue praying mantis from them.
 

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So with all
Of the excitement of the fair I didn't update our milk test last week
Gimger and Cocoa earned their stars in fat
Was really worried about the drop off after the fair
The does were being milked 3 times per day and then you start skipping to get a show fill
Well good news
All of the does except the FF are milking over 2 lbs per day
FF about 1.5lbs
 
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