One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

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I found hair and pretty good blood trail this morning I followed about 100 yards
I think he was mortally wounded

 

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It appears the Lute did the trick right at 48 hours.
Climate is on the fence line flagging
Going to take her on in a few
Hopefully it takes today

 

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So one of my hay suppliers has made me a deal
He keeps the hay in a building with a concrete floor
He puts the sweepings in these old tobacco sheets
They weigh about 150 lbs and he sells to me for $7
About half is first cut and half second cut NY orchard grass

 

[Southern by choice]

sweet

 

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sweet

He sold it to the same person for years and they decided they didn't want it any more so he offered to us
I just have to bring the sheets back
It works out a little cheaper than what I buy round bales of Bermuda for
The goats like the variety

 

[Southern by choice]

looks yummy- I know our goats would be going nyum nyum nyum

Do your goats make all those nyum nyum sounds? We always laugh- when they get a hay they really love they do this.

 

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So Climate is back home
Buck bred her 2 times at around. 1pm and 2 more times at around 4:30
Lets hope it took
She isn't bred to the buck originally planned that didn't take the last time
He is on loan to the Carl Sandberg historic site farm
Mrs Sandberg was one if the early pioneers in goat genetics and selective breeding
The park service maintains the herd but they have fallen behind
And then our friend wanted to breed her to a yearling buck who seem to make her nervous
So bred her to another more mature buck who apparently is a complete out cross so who knows how it will turn out

 

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Freday is bred to KBARC LR Jasper
Climate is bred to KBARC MDJP Flatrock

 

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Pre Thanksgiving dinner
Bought a Rotisserie chicken from super wally world and made chicken salad
Of course we used Dukes mayonnaise

 

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Remember Fortunate Son got in with the does and I saw him breed Zamia ?
Luted Zamia on day 14 and Maurine told me today that she didn't come in heat and should come in now if not bred
So at this point I guess we will just go with it
Wasn't the plan and hate that with our best doe
But if we try to abort now we run the risk of her not kidding before Nationals