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I had a few minutes today while filling up anything that holds water for when the power goes out so figured I would get this thing going! I have a little over a month before kids start hitting the ground.
First are the boys. No recent pictures until they put some weight on. It's been a super weird year and they seem to be in even more rut the last month then they were with the ladies so they are distracted and not getting the TLC I'm attempting to give them.........seriously if I could live without bucks I would!
So first up is Snot......ok I already lied no recent pictures coming of him because I sold his stupid fence jumping butt!
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Next is Lamar, my only boy who hasn't ticked me off this year lol
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And a baby picture or Titan, I'm not sure why I can't find more recent pictures of him, I know I took some! He is 18 months old now
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And my AI baby (who is on my list today!) Son of a Gun AKA Sonny who is now a year old.
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I think I have all the ladies pictures. I'm not totally sure they all are bred just yet (seriously a very weird year!) so I might end up having two kidding seasons this year.
But first up is Bootsie bred for Snot due 11/25
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Gypsy Bred to Snot due 11/26
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Ginger bred to Lamar due 11/28
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Bambi bred to Snot due 11/28
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Rosie bred for Lamar due 11/29
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Star Fire, reason #1 of 8 I sold Snot lol maybe bred to Sonny, maybe commercial kids. I only have one due date on her for 11/29 and gave her lute and did not witness a heat again but for sure bred
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Domino, same story just I need to ultrasound to see if she is even bred
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Sally, didn't give lute so commercial kids due 11/29
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Cherry, need to ultrasound and black out bred to Titan due 12/2 both first timers
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Glitter bred to snot due 11/30
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Anna bred for snot due 11/30
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Bella bred for Lamar due 12/1
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Barbie another depends when she kids and a first timer
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Cammie same story
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Daphne first timer bred to Lamar due 12/1
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Thunder bred to Titan due 12/2
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Carmella bred for Lamar due 12/3
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Dakota first timer bred to Lamar due 12/5 and I ultrasounded her and she has twins
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Sparkles bred to Titan due 12/5
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Godiva Jr first timer bred to Snot due 12/8
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And my heck if I knows
Twilight for sure bred to Lamar........oh hang on I have too many pictures lol
 
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#136 ·
It’s a good thing he’s cute because he lacks some smarts lol or maybe he was a goat in his past life now that I think about it. I worked ALL day with him trying to show him there is 3 other teats to nurse from, it doesn’t HAVE to be that one. Nurse the others instead of crying. I’ll get him latched onto another teat and when he looses it he goes right back to his back teat. And Dumbo is being so good about it. And I learned today she is a total mamas girl! My uncle tried to help me when I needed to stand up straight for a minute and Dumbo said “I don’t know you! Don’t touch me!” Lol frustrating but funny. I love that night eared girl.
Jubillee cows are SO MUCH fun! Their size makes things harder then goats but it is so worth it. Do you know what kind your wanting?
 
#140 ·
It's a good thing he's cute because he lacks some smarts lol or maybe he was a goat in his past life now that I think about it. I worked ALL day with him trying to show him there is 3 other teats to nurse from, it doesn't HAVE to be that one. Nurse the others instead of crying. I'll get him latched onto another teat and when he looses it he goes right back to his back teat. And Dumbo is being so good about it. And I learned today she is a total mamas girl! My uncle tried to help me when I needed to stand up straight for a minute and Dumbo said "I don't know you! Don't touch me!" Lol frustrating but funny. I love that night eared girl.
Jubillee cows are SO MUCH fun! Their size makes things harder then goats but it is so worth it. Do you know what kind your wanting?
Originally a mini-jersey or Dexter but looking at full jerseys too!
 
#149 ·
Ok I’m gonna tell on myself lol I totally thought all 3 were girls and we were so over the moon. But the boy changed his sex (no way I got mistaken lol) so I was so bummed. I really like him and he’s super cool. He actually has a little red, which you can see on his face, a few black spots and then the dark and light grey. He’s going to be extremely fun to see what his colors end up doing.
 
#156 ·
Moers some, but don't go thinking that's all of us :p
Madhouse it was for sure nice expecting the worst and having everything work out. Well for the most part. I did loose a kid, had my first head down that I had to deal with by myself and I finally mastered the dreaded head only. Those have been my biggest challenge over the years. I can NEVER get the head back in or find a leg with the head out. But they were challenges that I am happy to say I beat [emoji41]
 
#159 ·
This is from the book “How to speak chicken”
“Hens have only one functioning ovary; the other is typically undeveloped. An infection or hormonal change in the functioning ovary, or even a tumor that increases testosterone production, can bring on an increase in androgen that causes the development of secondary sex characteristics. It can happen to a hen later in life and often isn’t noticed by the chicken keeper until the hen’s behavior changes.
In rare cases these hens may even produce semen, but most chickens that undergo a sex change do not produce offspring, although it can happen. The reverse change -male to female- has not been shown to occur.”
So, your friend could be totally truthful about her hen!
It sounds like, some start crowing and grow a bigger comb and wattles, and others do a total make over!
 
#163 ·
Hens sometimes too will start crowing in the absence of a rooster in the flock. We had that happen at our place when we were without a rooster for a while. She sure did sound funny. :rolleyes: We also think we must have had an intersex hen a while back. She was HUGE and had a huge comb, pin feather and spurs. Laid great big eggs too. She died very suddenly. It makes me wonder if she had some hormonal imbalance due to a tumor or something.
 
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