Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[jodief100]

Here is the picture of Nissan's girl Nissan's Rusty. It was gettign dark and she wasn't coperating but yuo can see she is a very pretty girl. I think Roll will see the resemblence to her momma.

Here are the new girls I got this last weekend. They are supposed to be bred to this wonderful looking Savanna buck. He was 9 months old and already solid. Not huge, big but compact. I like bucks built like that.

My husband is calling this one "P". I am not sure why but I suspect it is short for PIA. She got loose when we were unloading. She got wet in the sddon downpour we had yesterday. She has a few dark spots on her, not quite solid white.

My stepson named this one Antelope. She leaped over his head off the tailgate when unloading.

This is Mocha. I LOVE this girl! Solid, compact, wide chest (for a kiko). She is still young I am excited to see how she will fill out.

Big Red. Everything you could want. Big, solid, long, nice chest, never been wormed. I asked why they were selling her. They said she had a bad attitude. She is difficult to handle but I have 40 does and can work with them. The herd they come from is over 300 does. We will see if this works out.

I can't wait to see the kids! Hoping they are bred. They were with him from June 18th till we picked them up Sunday.

 

[daisychick]

I like Mocha and Antelope the best. They look "solid" for lack of a better term. Nissan's girl is sure growing up fast!

 

[Roll farms]

Big Red is a nice lookin' doe. Like her depth.

You sure that long legged thing came out of Bullitt and Nissan? LOL She must be in her gangly teenager phase. She's verrrry feminine and pretty! She does have Nissan's face.

 

[jodief100]

Big Red is a nice lookin' doe. Like her depth.

You sure that long legged thing came out of Bullitt and Nissan? LOL She must be in her gangly teenager phase. She's verrrry feminine and pretty! She does have Nissan's face.

Rusty is in a gangly phase but she is longer than she looks in that photo. She just wouldn't coperate. She is very feminine, very pretty. Her legs are a little on the thinner side but I think her chest and rump will fill in nicely. I have to admit I am absolutly smitten with her.

 

[jodief100]

Day 70 Buck test updates. We have 5 of the top 10 bucks! The last weigh in, FAMACHA and FEC check is Thursday, September 6th, next week.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Wow! That is so awesome!! Keep it up.

 

[autumnprairie]

Wow! That is so awesome!! Keep it up.

X2

 

[jodief100]

We got a big storm in Sunday. The creek came up about 5 feet in under an hour. I checked the electronets, one was down in the corner so I put it back up. Hubby did the evening feeding and forgot to do the head count. I didn't worry about it. We have never been short on evening head count unless there are little babies in the herd, which there are none right now.

Monday, we ran the goats throguh the head gate, FAMACHA checked, trimmed hooves and sorted into breeding pens. Molly was missing. I looked for her everywhere. I couldn't find her. I checked all the pens, shelters, went out into the fields around the pen she was in, no Molly. Down the road, up the hill, back field, front field, no Molly. At thsi point I am stiff, sore and it is getting dark. I know she was there Saturday night.

We walked down the creek to the river yesterday. No Molly but there was a lot of debris washed down the creek, including a cow carcass. She must have gotten out when the fence was down. Where it was down had she run along the outside of the fence she would have only had a very narrow strip before a drop off into the creek bed. She must have gotten out and then swept away by the fast rising creek.

I am heartbroken! Molly was a good doe. One of the few boers who rarely needed worming. She raised big kids, was friendly and easy to handle. Her boy is my top buck out at the buck test right now. I know when you have a big herd, you loose them occasionaly. I never expected to loose one like this. I am so upset with myself and with my hubby. I keep wondering what we did wrong, what should I have done but there isn't much we could have done. Even if hubby had counted Sunday night it was probably too late.

She always had boys so I don't even have a daughter of hers to love on right now.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

So sorry Jodie.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I am very sorry about Molly.