newton's the goats journal

[Wehner Homestead]

I’m sorry Newton. Try to chalk it up as a learning experience. I know you’ll never make the same mistake again.

 

[Baymule]

Really sorry about the piglets. Sorry for the sow too, her being sad only makes you feel much worse. I suppose you have had a good cry, feel miserable and have a sore butt from kicking yourself. A pity party can be a good thing, wallow in sorrow for awhile, get it over with. Then you pick yourself up, dust off the seat of your jeans, set your jaw in resolution and get back in the game. You learned. A hard lesson, but a mistake you will never make again.

 

[luvmypets]

So sorry you lost the babies, thats never easy Its just one of those things that in the long run is an important learning experience, even though it frickin sucks. Now you know what needs to be changed and your next litter will be better than ever. I feel like all of us who produce animals have had a similar experience at least one time or another. I must ask, did Coco show signs of farrowing? Is it possible you could look around your area for some orphan piglets. I mean its a stretch but if shes depressed I would think it might be worth a shot.

 

[newton the goat]

So sorry you lost the babies, thats never easy Its just one of those things that in the long run is an important learning experience, even though it frickin sucks. Now you know what needs to be changed and your next litter will be better than ever. I feel like all of us who produce animals have had a similar experience at least one time or another. I must ask, did Coco show signs of farrowing? Is it possible you could look around your area for some orphan piglets. I mean its a stretch but if shes depressed I would think it might be worth a shot.

My dad checked her the few hours before she gave birth... he didn' really know the signs to look for,I was the one who usually did all of that. And I've checked the area. Sadly I seem to be the only one with difficulties farrowing in my area.

And @Baymule @Wehner Homestead I don' plan to let this experience keep me down for long. Though I know I will be feeling guilty for a while, it being preventable and all I'm not gonna let it discourage me for too long. I'm happy though that even though I lost a litter,I still have a sow who has proven herself in what short period of time she had with them. Though it hurts to have something like this happen, it comes with the job. No one ever said farming was going to be without hardships and whoever claims that it doesn't clearly isn' doing something the rest of us are... whatever that is. Thank you for the kind words you guys.... I'll probably just be feeling cruddy for a while but I have animals who depend on me so I can' just mope and feel sorry for myself.

 

[Baymule]

Spoken like a true farmer.

 

[Latestarter]

Sorry kiddo... chin up and look long term.

 

[newton the goat]

This past Easter weekend my dad surrised me with a new incubator AND gave me permission to go to the auction and but some of the exotic eggs they sell there only issue is he never told me how many I was allowed hatching let the chicken math begin

In other news coco is doing better. She eats with gusto again she seems to be doing better than before and isn't as depressed thankfully.

All my lambs seem to be growing steadily I don' think we will be keeping any of Ramseys ram lambs. They arent putting on weight as fast as I would have liked them too. In other news my dad may have found another breeder who would be willing to sell us a successful ram or one of his offspring ... one that is a little bit more uh how do I say it.... "manly" (sorry ramesy) the only ram lamb I actually like the looks of is Sara's son but that' because he already has a mini mane and is SOOO soft. (He is the one with the double spots on his butt)

Romeo is growing Well. I am fairly fond of how his body is filling out but well that's just me I managed to get him amost into "show stance" long enough to snap a picture before he tried to wiggle away (hence the second picture)

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Chicken math! I think we have like 72 and DH doesn’t even like chickens!

 

[Baymule]

Chicken math indeed! Right now I have over 100, but 53 are Cornish Cross and will be slaughtered soon.

I am saving a ram lamb for a flock sire. He is a nice size and filled out nicely. I'll use him for probably one breeding, then sell or slaughter. My goal is to get a register Katahdin ram and a few ewes and upgrade the flock.

 

[Bruce]

This past Easter weekend my dad surrised me with a new incubator AND gave me permission to go to the auction and but some of the exotic eggs they sell there only issue is he never told me how many I was allowed hatching let the chicken math begin

Certainly no less that the incubator can hold at one time!