Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Yeah, I know. I am on page 12, Jul 18, 2016, still chugging along!

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[Latestarter]

Well, let me give you one more to add... Hope all had a wonderful Sunday. I decided that my buck is getting too frisky to hold off any longer so I've begun the task of building him a separate pen and shelter to keep him away from the ladies until I want them bred. I saw him trying to mount one of the yearlings the other day. Not sure if he got her, but it appeared there was brief penetration and her back side looked "moist" afterwards. Also, the little hussy just stood there for him too, so I'm worried. So I spent the afternoon pounding T-posts into concrete soil and wiring up cattle panels.

Would anyone familiar with using lute like to share with me the procedure? The humping really started recently and as soon as I get RJ sequestered, I think I'm going to lute all 10 of the does. Does it require a vet prescription (I guess it does)? I guess I can go visit Youtube and see if they have anything on it. So it's a 2ml IM shot... now I guess I need to contact my vet and see if I can get it there or get a scrip.

So, can y'all guess what's more fun than pounding T-posts into concrete like soil? - - - - - Pulling them OUT of concrete like soil of course! Even throwing my almost 300 pounds on the puller it took a LOT of effort to get them dislodged and out of the ground. So until we have some serious prolonged rain to soften the ground up a bit, I think fencing is gonna continue to wait. Man wouldn't it have been nice to have a tractor with a FEL or bucket to deal with this... Actually, I guess the 3 point hitch with some chain would have pulled them too.

I also went to Home Depot and bought all the supplies to build him a 4' x 8' raised platform shelter. Will be 4' at the back, 5' at the front and enclosed on three sides. May also partially enclose the front. Haven't decided yet. Soon as the pen is completed, I'll start on the shelter. Hopefully that will be tomorrow. Then I need to start on the shelter for all the does.

 

[greybeard]

If tee post puller won't pull them, a high lift jack will.
Use with, or without a chain.

TSC sells one but I I never used that kind,just the type above:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/metal-t-post-puller

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @Baymule and Miss @Devonviolet,

I know I am posting on @Latestarter's journal, but I am really confused == I fear it is above my Texas Aggie I/Q. As I said above, I am currently stalking Mr. @Latestarter and I am confused about a post you made, namely https://www.backyardherds.com/threa...gripes-and-grumbles.33505/page-24#post-440838. In the post you said that it was a picture of you and your husband, Miss @Devonviolet and her husband, and Mr. @Latestarter himself. Yet in the picture it looks like your and Miss @Devonviolet's daughters posed. Is that right?

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[RollingAcres]

Also, the little hussy just stood there for him too, so I'm worried

So are you worried that the little yearling is a little hussy or are you worried that she might be pregnant?

 

[Devonviolet]

in the picture it looks like your and Miss @Devonviolet's daughters posed. Is that right?

Awww, aren't you sweet? Actually, if I'm not mistaken, I have one year on you & a few years on "Miss" Baymule!

 

[Latestarter]

Yeah RA... she's only like 4.5 months old and about half her potential size. I don't think her having a kid at 10 months of age would have a good ending... Better safe than sorry. She's gonna have to wait another year to satisfy her hussy ways... I had a yearling get pregnant last fall (she was ~8-9 months old) and she had a single with no issues or assistance, but it stunted her growth and she has still not reached full size that she should be.

GB, I was using the black steel T-post puller you linked, along with the T-post puller "jack".

with a length of chain to the hook.

Those Texas Aggies sure are smooth talkers aye DV?

 

[farmerjan]

@Latestarter; get him separated. Then call the vet and tell him you need Lute and get a small bottle. Yes it is vet. No it is not real expensive. I think you can get a 25 cc (ml) bottle. Wait 3 weeks and then see if she comes back in heat. If not, give her the shot. You can give it at 10 days after heat or breeding. Any sooner, it won't do any good since the CL won't be forming and it will be like pouring water on the ground. It causes the CL to dissolve which allows them to come in heat. If she does not come in heat after 3 weeks, then it is a good chance she caught, but if she comes back in heat, then she didn't catch.
Of course, you can just give the shot and be done - after the 10 days. If he is getting active, and anyone else got bred, they could be further along.... but still should be safe to use. In cattle it often will not work after 100-130 days....since they are 9 months, I would think 6 weeks tops for sheep or goats but ask the vet.
This is why EVERYONE who has lambs with sheep or kids with goats, gets the males weaned off by 3 months.....and keeps them separate for the rest of their lives except during PLANNED breeding season. They are early maturing and they will catch a few.....

 

[goatgurl]

i'm of no help with the doeling. I've never used lute, I hope you can find a vet that will sell you a bottle. you want to do everyone? or just the this year kids. I use a calf hutch for my buck shelter and put a pallet in the bottom for the floor to keep him up off the ground. easy to move if I need to do so.

 

[Latestarter]

Since I'm not sure who he's gotten to and who he hasn't, I don't want to take any chances, especially with this years doelings. As soon as I finish his solitary confinement pen and place him in it, I'll wait 13 days then lute them all. That way I can start fresh and wait till late September to start the process for real. None of this years babies are getting bred.

So I moved one wall of the pen and have finished his new house:

Here's the shed with RJ actually in it & L to R Champ (she who he already mounted), Beast (wether), and Three socks TS (wether). I'm considering, about 75% sure,that I'm going to enclose about 1/3 of the front to create an alcove inside. The open triangle areas will remain open for ventilation and air flow. Everything floor is PT and the plywood is PT. The wall studding and roof purlins are just regular 2x4 stock.

Here's what's left of the hoop house. I removed the trashed tarp and flattened it as best I could by jumping up & down on either side of the bend. I'm going to have to put a 4" "H" brace pole under the bent area and then try to bend it back the other way until straight.

So this has been my excitement for the past few days. Looked like we might get some rain earlier but it all stayed well to the north of me. I guess over the next couple of days, I'll just try not to break my wrists pounding & pulling T-posts and wiring up cattle panels for new pen shapes/designs.

So I found a tick on Elf's ear a week or so back. Since he's strictly a yard dog, that concerned me a bit. Today when installing the walls on RJ's shed, I looked down and there was a tick all settled in on my forearm. He hadn't broke skin yet and ended up squished, but that's 2 in less than a couple of weeks. I'm obviously not as tick free as I thought.