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Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust
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We did get the rams and bucks separated about 2 weeks ago. Most everyone is looking really good. Only down side is Ivy can not be kept in a fence period and Charlotte, Latte, and Espresso can fit thru the gates because they are still smaller so those 4 may be bred early. The rams did show interest and try mounting one ewe before we got them split up so hopefully none are bred. We plan to turn in the big ram in first with the ewes, and big boy first with the goats then wait 3 weeks and put captain in. This should hopefully insure we get mostly big ram lambs.
We are flushing the ewes and does because several were underweight and a couple still are under weight for what we would prefer. We are hoping to get some twin lambs this season, we specifically selected ewes that were twins or triplets to try for twins but so far the only ones who gave twins were the mutts. We think this is mostly to do with the poor quality feed we were unknowingly feeding them for the past 1.5yrs before we switched feed mills.
The sheep that are still skinny are 294(always have issues with her), 308, and capatin. We will be worming again soon, copper bolus for goats and hoof trims all around. After breeding they will be coming home probly late october. The goats and sheep will again be spending the winter in their drylot unless by some miracle we get a pasture fence up.....without anything to clean the property.
Yes we know ground feeding is bad....they refuse to stop pooping and peeing in the grain feeders and we have not devised a way to stop them yet.
Big ram in the backround, Captain in the foreground.
For anyone wondering how big our sheep really are, that potbelly pig is approximately 2ft tall and that is a standard sized donkey gelding. The big ram is on the other side of captain. The geese were born this spring.
Here is big boy and the buck. DH put up those fence panels inside all the gates to try to keep the little goats where they belong.
We are flushing the ewes and does because several were underweight and a couple still are under weight for what we would prefer. We are hoping to get some twin lambs this season, we specifically selected ewes that were twins or triplets to try for twins but so far the only ones who gave twins were the mutts. We think this is mostly to do with the poor quality feed we were unknowingly feeding them for the past 1.5yrs before we switched feed mills.
The sheep that are still skinny are 294(always have issues with her), 308, and capatin. We will be worming again soon, copper bolus for goats and hoof trims all around. After breeding they will be coming home probly late october. The goats and sheep will again be spending the winter in their drylot unless by some miracle we get a pasture fence up.....without anything to clean the property.
Yes we know ground feeding is bad....they refuse to stop pooping and peeing in the grain feeders and we have not devised a way to stop them yet.
Big ram in the backround, Captain in the foreground.
For anyone wondering how big our sheep really are, that potbelly pig is approximately 2ft tall and that is a standard sized donkey gelding. The big ram is on the other side of captain. The geese were born this spring.
Here is big boy and the buck. DH put up those fence panels inside all the gates to try to keep the little goats where they belong.
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This is DH trying to get the girls to come up from the back of the pasture...they were way over that hill in front of him.
He finally convinced them.
That goat butt on the far right is Charlotte, Ivy's spring baby. The white fluff ball to the left of the pig is the white mutt lamb.
That fluff ball in the back left....thats the white mutt lamb born this spring.
Dukette and the wether lamb are in there someplace. 294 is the in the middle back of this picture, she has almost no fleece and is the worst looking in the herd, this is her third and last chance to breed i believe. We will keep grain on her and see what happens. The mutts are fat, sweetie is the best i've ever seen her look. 310 looks amazing.
He finally convinced them.
That goat butt on the far right is Charlotte, Ivy's spring baby. The white fluff ball to the left of the pig is the white mutt lamb.
That fluff ball in the back left....thats the white mutt lamb born this spring.
Dukette and the wether lamb are in there someplace. 294 is the in the middle back of this picture, she has almost no fleece and is the worst looking in the herd, this is her third and last chance to breed i believe. We will keep grain on her and see what happens. The mutts are fat, sweetie is the best i've ever seen her look. 310 looks amazing.
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The herefords piglets are doing great and very friendly, sarahs girls are also doing well though a little small and less friendly. We will be selling the boar piglets as a registered boar, keeping the two girls are registered stock to watch them grow and gifting the run to our friend for a pet. Sarah's girls will both be held back still for breeding. Sarah has finally shed out completely on this new feed and has a nice shiny coat.
DH has been working hard to modify the barn, he has cut a door out on the far end and is building an outdoor pen for the boar that we can also doubler as a sorting pen or loading gate. We will be putting down concrete on that far end of the barn and building another farrowing pen, a boar stall and a piglets pen. That will give us 2 farrow pens, a boar pen, 3 regular pens and 2 piglet pens.
In other news we now have 30some round bales and approx 100 square bales of hay as well as 75 square bales of straw thanks to our hay field and DH traded work for the straw. We had enough round bales DH sold 9 of them. We should have 5-7 months worth of hay depending on number of kids/lambs.
DH has been working hard to modify the barn, he has cut a door out on the far end and is building an outdoor pen for the boar that we can also doubler as a sorting pen or loading gate. We will be putting down concrete on that far end of the barn and building another farrowing pen, a boar stall and a piglets pen. That will give us 2 farrow pens, a boar pen, 3 regular pens and 2 piglet pens.
In other news we now have 30some round bales and approx 100 square bales of hay as well as 75 square bales of straw thanks to our hay field and DH traded work for the straw. We had enough round bales DH sold 9 of them. We should have 5-7 months worth of hay depending on number of kids/lambs.
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I hope so..we are really proud of that wether lamb.
Bruce
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I hope that miracle occurs and you can fence some pasture. Do you have hot wire on the fences? There must be some way to keep Ivy in.
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We have had hot wire on the top, bottom and hip...she didnt care. Our fencing is 48" tall at our house she scaled it and the hotwire at at 50" with 5" stand offs, no problem while 3 months prego. So far the best she has done is a 5ft pipe gate. Maybe if we made 6ft fences but i don't see that as happening...so she just goes where she wants.
The plan was clear a fence line and fence off the brush(future pasture area)....but it would have to all be done by hand or rent a machine to clear the fence line for $300/8hrs. Plus the whole need of fence and posts
Might also mention my car is currently at 256,000 miles with zero suspension left and a host of other issues. It needs replaced before ice comes. DH's truck needs new spider gears and all 3 u-joints in the driveshaft. So fencing is not on the top of the list.
Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Sorry to show my ignorance, but what is "flushing"? Giving them all enemas? Worm medicine? Minerals or other nutrients?
Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Finally caught up! Holy cow, you and your DH have had a rollercoaster time since you started your journal. It made my head swim just reading about it! I hope things will settle down for you so you and DH can get rested and getting your place the way you want it.
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