FergusonK's journal - Goodbye Java Jewel.

[Baymule]

I'm in love with Sully He is HUGE!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

He sure is! And, his face looks so smoochable, lol! What a sweetie

 

[Ferguson K]

@Southern by choice Sully in all his glory.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

I'm so sorry about your goats.

 

[babsbag]

Glad you got some milk out of her. I have spent literally hours, and I am being serious, trying to milk out a full udder. It was incredibly hard to do with an overfull udder and little tiny teats on a FF. hoping the best for you.

@TAH As far as her having only colostrum...the tragic death of her kids is not different for her physically than it would be if the kids were pulled at birth. She would have to be milked a few times to clear out the colostrum, but she should continue to make milk as long as she is milked.

 

[TAH]

Glad you got some milk out of her. I have spent literally hours, and I am being serious, trying to milk out a full udder. It was incredibly hard to do with an overfull udder and little tiny teats on a FF. hoping the best for you.

@TAH As far as her having only colostrum...the tragic death of her kids is not different for her physically than it would be if the kids were pulled at birth. She would have to be milked a few times to clear out the colostrum, but she should continue to make milk as long as she is milked.

We didn't milk her at all to dry her up. She did it all on her own. As Ferguson says she is not drying her off so yes she will keep producing milk. I didn't want our alpine in milk.

 

[Ferguson K]

Can you tell I'm off today? Aside from spending more $$$ on getting my car fixed than I intended, and nearly drowning my savings, I've taken lots of pictures on my phone around the farm and flooded ya'll with a few of them. We ended up not getting to run up north for dinner with @Baymule @Devonviolet and @Latestarter due to being stuck on errands longer than intended. Between my car tire, my rim, and his (something) sensor on his truck he spent a good bit working on cars today.

Onyx update ( last one for a few days ) we have sent a swab over to the vets office to be checked for Mastitis on Monday. Just in case. I was able to clear 8oz of liquid out, and it was very thick and yellow. Clearly still colostrum. The right udder is producing a thicker white milk, having been cleared of all colostrum it is producing nice fatty substance. The left udder ( clogged ) was massaged for another hour or so this evening. John and I took turns while we were feeding, taking turns rubbing/feeding critters kept our hands from cramping up to bad. Once we finally gave up on getting anything else out I went ahead and put her away.

I pulled Mason and Lyra out and let them finish cleaning up around the stanch. The girls dropped a lot of feed this evening. Got some updated pictures of them, even if they're laughable. They wanted nothing more than to eat and be left alone. It wasn't working time, it was feeding time! Don't break routine!

I still tried.

Here's Lyra:

And Mason:

It's hard to tell but Mason is considerably smaller than Lyra. This picture makes him look the same size because he's closer to the edge of the stanch, but, she's got about 25-30 lbs on him. He is now the size she was when we brought her home. It's amazing what a little time will do.

I couldn't get either of them to square up, but, I think they did well considering it was about an hour after they normally get fed.

 

[Baymule]

We sure missed you and John! Wish ya'll could have made it, but we sure understand about keeping the wheels rolling. Gotta be able to go back to work so you can buy more goats, feed, hay, more goats, dog food, more goats.....did I mention goats?

 

[Ferguson K]

You're telling secrets @Baymule !

Tomorrow is THE day. We pick up my anniversary present(s).

Have I mentioned my husband LOVES me?

 

[Baymule]

He sure does! more goats more goats more goats more goats