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? :/ ?redtailgal said:
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um yeah, I'm not sure how i did that. 
I was TRYING to get you to go the LOL barnyard critters page
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=14295
ok lets see how I did this time.
I was TRYING to get you to go the LOL barnyard critters page
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=14295
ok lets see how I did this time.
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Well, we have decided that we are going to cycle breedings so that all our kids will be born in the winter months.
Reasons:
(1) Makes for hardier kids
(2) Kids will be old enough when the cocci months come along, that they should be a lot less susceptible.
(3) Less going on around the farm, so being available when the time comes for kidding won't be an issue.
(4) Kids will be weaned by spring, just in time for going to their new homes.
In cycling breedings we will be having does bred once every other year. Giving does ample time to get into prime condition after drying out before breeding again.
We may have to rebreed Daisy next summer. While she hasn't shown signs of heat since going on her rendezvous, or shown the typical creases around her vulva, I haven't felt any kid movement, and if she is pregnant, then she would be kidding between November 28 to December 8... I could have sworn I felt kid movement in both Momma & Maude at 2 months prior to kidding... but I feel nothing but muscle tissue and pocket on Daisy... We may bite the bullet and pay to have her tested, so that if she isn't pregnant, we aren't waiting, biting our fingernails hoping that she is alright, and then bringing her to a vet over an hour away just to find out $300 later that she wasn't pregnant after all. $5-15 to know for sure instead of around $300 just to feel like idiots... sounds like a better deal to me.
Reasons:
(1) Makes for hardier kids
(2) Kids will be old enough when the cocci months come along, that they should be a lot less susceptible.
(3) Less going on around the farm, so being available when the time comes for kidding won't be an issue.
(4) Kids will be weaned by spring, just in time for going to their new homes.
In cycling breedings we will be having does bred once every other year. Giving does ample time to get into prime condition after drying out before breeding again.
We may have to rebreed Daisy next summer. While she hasn't shown signs of heat since going on her rendezvous, or shown the typical creases around her vulva, I haven't felt any kid movement, and if she is pregnant, then she would be kidding between November 28 to December 8... I could have sworn I felt kid movement in both Momma & Maude at 2 months prior to kidding... but I feel nothing but muscle tissue and pocket on Daisy... We may bite the bullet and pay to have her tested, so that if she isn't pregnant, we aren't waiting, biting our fingernails hoping that she is alright, and then bringing her to a vet over an hour away just to find out $300 later that she wasn't pregnant after all. $5-15 to know for sure instead of around $300 just to feel like idiots... sounds like a better deal to me.
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Have someone interested in purchasing our 14 month old buck, Marly. I hope all works out well and he can start giving his wonderful genes to another herd. His kids are too beautiful and we can't keep them all(though I would 
it if we could)!
Speaking of his kids, His daughter Olivia weighed in as the heavy weight(I've nicknamed her "Porker") today!
Here are all the kids weights, in order of age(oldest to youngest), with their breed, when they were born and their litter size.
Sheba (PB Nigerian, 1 of 4, born May 12, 2011) : 20.4 lbs
Onyx (PB Nigerian, 1 of 3, born May 16, 2011) : 26.6 lbs
Pearl (PB Nigerian, 1 of 3, born May 25, 2011) : 27.4 lbs
Olivia (Pygmy X, 1 of 1, born June 4, 2011) : 30.0 lbs
HighNote(PB Nigerian, 1 of 2, born June 7, 2011) : 18.8 lbs
His kids are too beautiful and we can't keep them all(though I would it if we could)!Speaking of his kids, His daughter Olivia weighed in as the heavy weight(I've nicknamed her "Porker") today!
Here are all the kids weights, in order of age(oldest to youngest), with their breed, when they were born and their litter size.
Sheba (PB Nigerian, 1 of 4, born May 12, 2011) : 20.4 lbs
Onyx (PB Nigerian, 1 of 3, born May 16, 2011) : 26.6 lbs
Pearl (PB Nigerian, 1 of 3, born May 25, 2011) : 27.4 lbs
Olivia (Pygmy X, 1 of 1, born June 4, 2011) : 30.0 lbs
HighNote(PB Nigerian, 1 of 2, born June 7, 2011) : 18.8 lbs
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Hey guys, Jaqui here - I found a tiny tick, after feeling it bite, on my left side this evening while making supper... and after looking at images of the different types, it looks like it was a deer tick...
Praying that I don't find a bullseye around the bite mark tomorrow or the next day... hoping you all will pray with/for me too.
Praying that I don't find a bullseye around the bite mark tomorrow or the next day... hoping you all will pray with/for me too.
daisychick
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Tick bites are scary. I found this, I thought it might help. There are lots of articles out there about it, I am addicted to Google .
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pa...-do-after-a-tick-bite-to-prevent-lyme-disease
It seems it is a pretty low chance of anything bad coming from a bite. Hoping your bite just goes away without any problems.
. http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pa...-do-after-a-tick-bite-to-prevent-lyme-disease
It seems it is a pretty low chance of anything bad coming from a bite. Hoping your bite just goes away without any problems.
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NH is in the high risk of Lyme Disease catagory, along with most on New England. And I know at least 3 people that have been diagnosed with it, too. Most people in the US don't have to worrty about it, but here, there is great chance of contracting it.daisychick said:Tick bites are scary. I found this, I thought it might help. There are lots of articles out there about it, I am addicted to Google
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pa...-do-after-a-tick-bite-to-prevent-lyme-disease
It seems it is a pretty low chance of anything bad coming from a bite. Hoping your bite just goes away without any problems.
Here is a map of confirmed Lyme Disease cases. Note most of NH(specifically the center of the state/on the Maine border, where I live) is all in blue.
elevan
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If you didn't kill the tick then you can put it into an old pill bottle or empty water bottle or something along those lines and take it to your local health department. They can send it out for testing to find out if it was carrying Lyme Disease.
If you did kill it then use a black permanent marker and draw a circle around the bite...about an inch in diameter and then keep an eye on it.
If you did kill it then use a black permanent marker and draw a circle around the bite...about an inch in diameter and then keep an eye on it.
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Unfortunately I(jaqui) didn't think about sending the tick off for testing, and I flushed it. So far there is no rash or bullseye... but I have heard that people don't always get one.
We have decided to sell our Nigerian cross buck, Marly & our Nigerian x Pygmy doe Daisy as a starter pair. We are keeping Momma over winter as a warming buddy for the girls. Come spring we will be selling her also though. We are working down the herd to become purebred Nigerian Dwarfs with the exception of Olivia(our first born). Still can't wait for the 2012 summer breeding season and the following winter kidding season.
We have decided to sell our Nigerian cross buck, Marly & our Nigerian x Pygmy doe Daisy as a starter pair. We are keeping Momma over winter as a warming buddy for the girls. Come spring we will be selling her also though. We are working down the herd to become purebred Nigerian Dwarfs with the exception of Olivia(our first born). Still can't wait for the 2012 summer breeding season and the following winter kidding season.
