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10/11/13, 06:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: 2400 ft up in the CA sierra mt foothills
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Brought new goats home!!!! 2 turned into 3 and now we have 5!!!!
Well to make a long story short, we brought home a yearling doe (still drying up, we dont have a milk stand anyway)- I am working the weekend-- going in around 11am tomorrow and back Monday afternoon (however long it takes me to get some sleep after a shift that ends at 12am and then up to drive the 3 hrs back)...
So just added the 3 (they threw in the almost 6 month old wether for free)-- so now I have three 5-6month old doelings and 1 yearling doe-- does get hand fed (its half sweet feed with half COB) about 2-4 cups cups daily and we have very high quality (its all leaf as far as I can tell) grass hay out free choice and a bucket of moistened alfalfa cubes out (the mini Toggs ignored this but the new littles-- they are Oberhasli's are very interested in this) --and almost forgot the one 6 month old wether- what do I need to do different besides hold the grain? There is baking soda and Purina all purpose goat minerals out as well...
poor mama doe (her kids were sold off but she is aunt to the the new doeling/ wether pair) is very frightened -- and is sticking to me like glue (I have a laptop and am out in the yard with her)-- she scared of our very affectionate cats--
Should I mix in the stemmy alfalfa hay I just bought (its green but weedy and stemmy-- the breeder had the same hay) with the orchard grass hay?
So excited the Oberhaslis are from showlines the yearling has scurs but is a productive dairy goat, her full sister is a show goat.... and the doeling is from that goat....
So far so good the little mini Toggs are being very pragmatic, they are standing on top of the large dog crate next to the little magazine rack- hay feeder and eating calmly, out of reach of the new goats (dog crate is a nest box for the hens, and there is a hen laying as we speak)-- we will keep goats in the 22ft by 42 ft chicken yard over the weekend until I can get back and trouble shoot the electric netting and back goat pen (it just needs one side fence finished)...
Any suggestions would be great. Am very excited that the yearling cannot fit thru the chicken door, maybe they will get the idea to all herd together and sleep under the porch overhang in the hay laid out for them (its essentially a 3 sided shelter, the chicken yard is back of our garage and very sheltered)....There is a maple tree in the middle... suggestions/feedback would be great-- thanx in advance!!!
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10/11/13, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Oh BTW, I got the yearling (she wasnt in the for sale ad) cause she is chronically bullied and doesnt get to eat, so the breeder let me have her (she has papers too) for cheap and the doeling (has a wart which is an extra teat so isnt registerable, but will do for a home milker)...
I feel bad cause the breeder put her on the stand yesterday and today she got ALOT (like a half bucket of sweet feed) to demo milking/ foot care (me yesterday and then my daughter today) and now she has huge clumpy (like dog poos) poop-- should I be concerned or just cut back on the sweet feed and see how she does? The 2 six month olds poops are fine nice little berries....
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10/11/13, 07:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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ummm not true until there is a pic attached
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10/11/13, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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I took some on my cell phone just now how do I post this?
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10/11/13, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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here is the link!!!! hope it "takes" it is PROOF OF LIFE! 0 to 5 goats in no time at all!!!
Enjoy *note the minis on top of the dog crate~!
deleted the link it just goes to my email and the pic link is gone! I hate this-- I give up....
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10/11/13, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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here is the link!!!! hope it "takes" it is PROOF OF LIFE! 0 to 5 goats in no time at all!!!
Enjoy *note the minis on top of the dog crate~!
sorry deleted the link it just takes you to my email (NO)>....
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10/11/13, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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This is how it starts. We started with two now have 18.
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10/11/13, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Why are pics so hard to post
Sorry that attempt to post a link to my mail inbox(nice pics) caused my computer to CRASH I am not making this up and am DONE with trying -- why cant you just paste the D.... pic into the body of a message-- I even signed up for Drop box but have no idea how to use it to paste pics! THis is sooooo annoying.....
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10/11/13, 07:47 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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10/11/13, 07:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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file:///C:/Userfile:///C:/Users/Candy/Downloads/imagejpeg_2_2(5).jpgs/Candy/Downloads/imagejpeg_2_2(6).jpg
one more try...
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10/11/13, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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ok ok dont panic...
in the reply box here you can manage attachments click on it it will open another window and then you can browse for your photo(s) select, then click to upload once upload done the photo's will be attached to your current reply box and you click post. Just like an attachment to an email.
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10/11/13, 09:08 PM
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sheep & antenna farming
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10/11/13, 09:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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You can copy and paste your pictures from your email to your desktop and then when you click on manage attachments you click on browse, click desktop and find your image, click on them and add them.
I can't wait to see how your goats are multiplying like rabbits.
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10/11/13, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Text them to me and I'll post them for you. 870-321-2186
Sent from my iPhone using Homesteading Today
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10/12/13, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CJBegins
You can copy and paste your pictures from your email to your desktop and then when you click on manage attachments you click on browse, click desktop and find your image, click on them and add them.
I can't wait to see how your goats are multiplying like rabbits.
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I tried that, I transfer from my phone to my email to my desktop but then they disappear somewhere (never had a Dell before and all these screens keep popping up)--
I will text the photos to Doug....
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10/12/13, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug Hodges
Text them to me and I'll post them for you. 870-321-2186
Sent from my iPhone using Homesteading Today
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Ok Doug am texting them to you now (there is just 2 pics-- I have to delete every time a take a photo.... so I dont take too many)-- the 2 white /spotted ones are the mostly Nigerian / touch of Togg ones we started out with....
The rest are the Oberhaslis we got yesterday (Doe has clumpy poo and I will try a dose of Probios before I leave to drive into work this AM)....
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10/12/13, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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10/12/13, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug Hodges
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Thanks so much Doug!
There!!! Proof of my goats!!!!
The little minis are getting pushed around by the hungry doe though (she wasnt being allowed to eat at her former herd, very bullied)- thats why they on top of the dog crate eating...
The little wether they through in for free is wearing the orange collar....
So we went yesterday to pick up 2 goats, they threw in the wether -- so 2 became 3 added to 2.... there is our 5 (and I thought chicken math was bad, nobody warned me about Goat Math! Ha)
Thanks again Doug-
Candy
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