tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988635473672962642024-03-05T11:46:18.640-06:00Deep South Kikos NewsAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-85598364167388932192017-06-24T15:46:00.000-05:002017-06-24T15:46:20.047-05:00This Child of Mine<div style="text-align: justify;">
These days I can't ever seem to get a photo of this child of mine. She will not give me a smile for a picture no matter how hard I try. She hates seeing a camera pointed in her direction, so she always makes this "mad" face when she sees me trying to get a picture. </div>
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However, on this particular day, I brought my new camera along to try it out. I literally have no clue how to use it, but I thought I'd snap a few shots while riding along with Shane as he put out dog food in the feeders. </div>
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This child proceeded to get off of the Mule and play in the stream where Shane parked, in order to move the cows to new pasture. Of course, her mama tells her how gross it is to be walking in all of "that" barefooted and she just grinned and walked closer. I cautioned her to be watchful of snakes, and I did notice her pause with a little hesitation. Even still, she continued to get her feet muddy and play around in the stream. She really knows how to get me to squawking, (which I believe she enjoys quite a bit ) so she squatted down to get a handful of water from the stream and pretended to drink it. She did manage to take a swig as I'm taking photos and I start squealing at how how there is no telling what's in that water. Then she spits the water out and says, "Mom, I didn't drink any of it. I just put it in my mouth". All the while, I'm still telling her how animals have walked and more than likely pooped in that.....and then....... there it was....</div>
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I captured that grin of hers!! I had to act fast....She sure loves to gross her mama out. I think she has no greater joy in life 🤢</div>
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-42410961316639015072016-03-14T05:00:00.000-05:002016-03-14T05:00:10.679-05:00Our Days Have Been Busy<div style="text-align: justify;">
We decided to bring all of our does into the pasture in front of our house to have their kids. Before we could do that, we had to separate all of the yearling does to put back in another pasture. We'd hoped to do this before kidding started but wouldn't you know, one doe kidded the morning of the move. We left her there and rounded up the rest of the group. We have to take them across the road because our "goat" catch pen is on the other side in a different pasture. There's no way we could separate without the smaller pens and gates....those things are a lifesaver!</div>
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Dillon's grandpa gave him his old four-wheeler around Christmas. He's always happy to hop on that thing and go out to see how he can use it to help around the farm. He brought up the rear of the herd along with our border collies to drive them across the road. </div>
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We also moved an LGD, Delilah, into the field with the bred does. She's never been with kids, so we weren't sure how she would do. I knew we'd have to keep our eye on her. We've had some of our female LGD's want to steal the kids from the mamas and try to take care of them as if they were the mama. We've also had some that were immature and like to run and chase kids......neither of which we want.</div>
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So far she has done very well. She's very gentle with the kids and keeps just enough distance from the does while they are in labor. Shane and I have both been very impressed with her!</div>
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We had a young first-timer have triplets. We really do not like triplets, because there are times when one just isn't as thrifty as the other two because it's always fighting to get milk while the most dominant ones are able to nurse. This mama has done a fantastic job. She has a very strong maternal instinct, which is one of the reasons we love kikos! As soon as she had those kids, she started taking care of them like an old pro.</div>
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Not only is Delilah a very good guardian that's working well with the does and kids, she's very friendly! That silly girl followed me on this particular day and kept flopping down in front of me trying to get me to pay attention to her. I happened to finally look down at her because she was lying so still and this is what I saw. She appeared to be grinning at me. It made me chuckle, so I snapped this shot with my phone.</div>
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Of course with the good, there's always got to be some bad. We had a doe, that for whatever reason, decided she didn't really want to raise twins. She had two bucklings and decided to keep one and it appeared that she abandoned the other. One morning I went out to check on her with her kids and I found this little fella freezing cold barely alive. I brought him in and gave him a good hot bath to get his body temp up. We got his temperature up and then I tubed him. I decided our homeschooling at that point would be with a kid bundled up in a heating pad in my lap. </div>
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He started to show signs of improvement but still wouldn't nurse the bottle, so he was tubed again. Later, he did manage to drink some warm formula from the bottle, but his health just started declining. </div>
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By the end of that day, we already knew in our hearts he wasn't going to make it. We tried very much to get him back to health, but it doesn't always work out that way. We've had positive outcomes and really wanted that for him. It was a sad night for Mallory and me. We'd tried very hard, but he didn't make it. </div>
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After all of the strain of the previous day, Dillon and I were out checking on kids. A rain system was moving in and we wanted to see how the new kids were handling the rain. I looked ahead and noticed that his yearling doe had somehow made her way to this pasture with all of the mamas. He asked me for a little help in getting her back to the pasture she was supposed to be in. We decided to take her for a ride on the Kawasaki Mule. </div>
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All I could picture was that crazy thing getting her hoof on the gas
pedal and taking us for a ride! We've had it happen before and I'll tell
you, it gets exciting when someone/something else has the gas pedal
pushed to the floor while you're behind the wheel.....especially when
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riding around with the goat. Maybe we are a little crazy, who knows? It
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-23215352074467143012016-03-12T09:30:00.003-06:002016-03-12T09:30:35.621-06:00Our 400th KidLast week our 400th kid was born! Of course, that isn't the 400th of this year, but 400th since we started tagging every kid born with a scrapie tag. I'm guessing we started solely using scrapie tags back in 2009.<br />
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This is the best picture of the doe that Shane could get. She's what I call a runner! I really don't like these does when we have to get our hands on them. Shane loves them. He said they're survivors....more natural, which is true. However, when we do FAMACHA checks you can only imagine how fun it can be rounding up those flighty runners. They actually take off across the field looking like a Tennessee Walker high stepping!<br />
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Below are Dillon and Mallory with the 400th kid. They were kind enough to let their daddy take their picture with the little buckling. They're getting to the age now where they really don't want their photos taken at all!
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-18206268177625778002015-10-13T05:00:00.000-05:002015-10-13T05:00:01.149-05:00Hiding Out<div style="text-align: justify;">
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He text me some pictures of something that he just so happened to see hidden in the grass. </div>
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Luckily he didn't stir them up or I'm sure he'd have felt like he'd gotten zapped by the hotwire! The nest looks loaded. I've never seen any like this so close to the ground. Be careful while you're out and about. These guys can be hidden anywhere!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made a trip to OH. Here is the Lockport covered bridge. We'd never seen one....</td></tr>
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Of course, we did so much more.....but I didn't have photos of everything. I really do enjoy blogging. It just takes so much time to sit down and iron out a post. Family time, homeschooling the kids, chores, and extracurricular activities just takes priority over the blog. Maybe I'll be able to balance it all out soon :) Hope y'all have a great weekend! <br />
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This past weekend we moved the does across the road to get them checked one last time before breeding. We hadn't done FAMACHA checks since June. We've had a very dry summer.....hardly any rain at all. It was a pretty easy check-up for them. It went rather quickly. They all did remarkably well!</div>
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Now if only keeping the bucks from getting any more stirred up, while moving the does near them, would've been nice! We've had Duke and Rooster contained in part of our catch pen for a few weeks. Duke has seemed to have such a high testosterone level this year! He's been quite a pain in our backside due to his eagerness to get with the ladies! He has managed to find a way out of several fields. The catch pen managed to do the trick with containing him. Rooster was put in there with hopes of keeping him company. I am thankful that Duke isn't one of the bucks that continuously beats the gates with his head.....Pistol Pete put some work on several gates/pens with his head. </div>
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When we brought the ladies into the catch pen, we worked them down the chute where Duke is standing in the photo. He tried his best to figure out how to get in with them. It was a sight to be seen. Yet another sight to be seen was after the decision was made to let him out in the pasture while we were continuing to check the does. He went around to an area of fence that is sagging and loose. He put his two front legs on it and over he went. Problem was that now he was in the holding area with the few does that we'd already checked. These particular does were going to be put with Copper this year, not Duke. Needless to say, I ran and ran chasing him....He was so close to breeding one! Shane finally stepped in and caught him, thank goodness! All I could see was that he was going to have his way with several before he got caught. He's the fastest goat ever! He didn't wait one second! I couldn't even get close enough to grab him with the crook. Also, I won't confirm or deny that it may have been myself that had the idea to put him in that pasture :) Also, no pictures were captured during our pursuit of catching that stinky thing!</div>
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We have an up-and-coming buck named Copper that we are excited to use this year. His mother is T26, the doe I<a href="http://deepsouthkikosnews.blogspot.com/2015/06/she-was-good-one.html" target="_blank"> wrote about a few months back in this post here</a>. He is actually one of the bucklings in the second picture on that post. We hope that he will pass the traits of his mother right on down to his daughters. </div>
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The buck pictured below is out of a T26 daughter and DSK Duke. We're keeping our eyes on him through the rest of this year and the next. We're hoping that he will be able to join our breeding program. He's doing well so far. He's actually quite vocal towards the does and seems to be unhappy that he can't join in on the fun this years breeding season. </div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-70375335555587051282015-07-29T20:00:00.000-05:002015-07-29T20:00:00.977-05:00Moving Cows During the spring/summer, when the grass growth is really coming along, our cows get moved from pasture to pasture quite a lot. This past weekend, we moved the cows to a new pasture. This time, they had to cross blacktop. Sometimes it can be a bit tricky because there are usually a few yearlings that haven't had this experience yet. Sometimes they can get a little "flighty" when they have to cross unknown territory. Each of us get in position on the outside of the pasture to get ready to try to guide or point them in the right direction. We've learned over the years, it's best not to get all excited if one decides to run in the opposite direction that it's supposed to be going ( I'm usually the one that gets all nervous when this happens). The cows respond better to a slow calm pace......no hooting and hollering. When they get rushed, that's when things can get tricky. <br />
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Notice in this picture below, there are a few calves at the end. They are the hardest sometimes. They get separated from their mommas and start to fret when the majority of the herd has crossed the road. Luckily, we had a couple of cows with new calves in the back of the group, so all of the calves that had bunched up at the end ended up falling right in line with those cows. It worked wonderful! A lot of times the border collies have to be used to gather them up and herd them across the road. On this day, it wasn't necessary.<br />
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This was taken once they arrived in their new pasture. As you can see the grass is very tall. Shane's plan is the cows will help this pasture by knocking down some seed and adding their ever-so-lovely fertilizer :) <br />
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-24521172321877658242015-07-28T20:56:00.003-05:002015-07-28T20:56:41.275-05:00The Farm is Expanding!<div style="text-align: justify;">
I may have mentioned a while back on the blog that we were able to purchase some property that joined our back pasture. Shane had been in the process of having the perimeter cleaned so we would be able to start working on fencing it in last summer. After his accident, all of that had to be put on hold. Once he recovered and had the go ahead from his doctor, that was one of the main things on Shane's to-do list. He wanted to get all of the new area fenced in. It was a project that would be done in partnership with the NRCS. We (Shane, myself, Dillon, Mallory, & and my mother-in-law Beverly ) would tackle this project nearly every weekend.</div>
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This is one of the areas on the property, before any fence work had been done, to give you an idea of how it's transforming. This was a driveway that once led to an area that had had a mobile home set up. That's all that was cleared away. </div>
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This is a photo that I snapped of Shane a couple of weekends ago bush hogging this area. He had the larger "bat wing" working on this particular day and then he had to use the smaller bush hog because the larger had broken down and had to be repaired.<br />
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This is the same area that was shown in the first picture. The whole area is now surrounded by netwire. There are goats in this particular pasture at the present time, but they're always out deep in the brush unable to be photographed. They've been working on this area, but we'd had a lot of rain and it just has been growing like crazy. It bothers Shane when he's got a vision and it hasn't come to fruition yet. He is steadily working himself from day to almost dark on this area any free chance he gets in hopes that it will be a nice clean pasture one day. I'm most certain he will have that accomplished sooner than you can imagine. </div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-87854985362439305712015-06-27T15:11:00.000-05:002015-06-27T15:11:12.005-05:00She Was A Good One!!Two weekends ago, we weaned our kid goats and took the cull kids to the stockyard. Along with the cull kids, we also had to cull some of our does. I had to go way back to 2009 to find a picture of this one particular doe that I wanted to write about. <br />
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We purchased this doe back in 2008. We weren't interested in pedigrees at the time. We wanted to make sure that we had good parasite resistant does. When we purchased T26, her prior FAMACHA checks (that were available to us ) were good. She had scored 1's and 2's and hadn't been dewormed. We knew that our farm, in hot-humid south Mississippi, would be the perfect breeding ground for the dreaded barber pole worm. We purchased this particular doe along with about 25 other FAMACHA tested does (there's a whole other story about that ) in hopes that they would be a good foundation from which we would build our kiko goat herd. </div>
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Up until recently, did she start showing signs of anemia. We knew her time with us was coming close to an end. She was 9.5 years old. This is what her teeth looked like on the last work day. She only had two teeth left. We knew that she wouldn't be able to forage and maintain her body condition much longer. It had been evident to us these last few months. </div>
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She made the trip to the sale barn, and I'm going to tell you I hated seeing her go! We have one daughter out of her....only 1! Out of all of the years, we had her here, she always had bucklings each kidding. Lucky for us, we kept one for ourselves from the 2013 crop and he has turned out to be one of our herd sires for the upcoming 2015 breeding season. We hope he passes on his mother's traits. She was truly a remarkable kiko goat! </div>
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I pulled out her registration paper from our current herd file to put in the culled goats file. I was blown away at how many registered kiko goats we have culled through the past 8 years. It is never easy for us to do, but this is an absolute MUST in order to improve your herd! I just wish more people could/would practice culling rather than selling just because they have a "papered" goat. For us it's still performance over their pedigree any day! Anyway, that's a whole other post for another day :) </div>
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It has been quite nice getting back into the blogging endeavor! I have missed capturing/documenting what's been going on around our farm. After Shane was injured last year, I kind of just quit. Plain and simple. However, the farm is still going in full swing. Be on the lookout for more updates from me. I thoroughly enjoyed getting this post typed up and looking through old data/pictures for it. Hope you all are having a great weekend!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-62834856588005946242015-05-21T19:07:00.000-05:002015-05-21T19:07:01.788-05:00My Bottle Babies<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Hi, my name is Dillon and I am 12 years old. I wanted to update you on our farm life in the South. </div>
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Here's a pic that I took of my bottle babies searching me for food. These are our very first bottle babies. We have had them for about two months now and they are growing so fast! You can't go anywhere without them trying to go through the fence to get to you.</div>
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My sister Mallory and I have four altogether. I have two and she has two.We have saved up enough money to buy milk replacer to feed the babies. We have made a really big investment in these kids, but it was worth it! We love having "pet goats" that you can walk up to and pet on. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to those who have served and those that are still serving our country! We hope you have a safe and happy Memorial Day! </span></div>
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Last week, I posted a flyer about a field day that was being held in Amite, LA. We were able to attend and I must say, we had a great time! It's always so nice to catch up with fellow goat friends and of course, make new ones. The first part of the day was held at the LSU AgCenter.</div>
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There were several topics presented the first part of the day. Our first speaker was Roberta Mckowen, DVM. Her session was focused around the priority pyramid that's in the background of this photo.<br />
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I took another pic a little closer, because I really agreed with the pyramid........especially the bottom/first priority being knowledge. Shane and I had read/gathered as much information as we could before we purchased our first goats. We even visited other farms and talked with several goat ranchers before we dove off into the adventure of raising goats. Even though we've been raising goats for several years now, we are still learning. </div>
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There were also presentations from a Sweetlix representative regarding mineral nutrition for goats. It was very informative! It's amazing the decrease in issues with your herd's performance when proper mineral supplementation is practiced. Minerals play a very important part in their overall health, which is true with any other livestock.</div>
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While we were in sessions, Mr. Mike Kimball was busy preparing goat jambalaya for us to enjoy. He had a specific method to his system. I was very impressed with his set up. You can tell he's done this more than a time or two.</div>
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I will say, I've tried goat meat prepared many different ways. This was THE BEST I've ever eaten. The flavor was perfect! I'm telling you, if you don't think you would like goat meat, you should definitely try his jambalaya. It was out of this world good! I don't know if his recipe is top secret, or if he has any special ingredients. Maybe I can get him to give me the recipe to share on the blog :)</div>
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After lunch, we all loaded up and headed out to Nic Girgenti's farm. </div>
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They put a few goats in the working pen and if anyone was interested they were able to see how FAMACHA checks are done with the goats. Earlier in the day, Dr. Jim Miller, DVM did an excellent presentation on parasite management. FAMACHA checks is one of the best methods to use when it comes to parasite management!</div>
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If you'll notice, they had some very nice equipment to use to handle the goats. The equipment can be such a lifesaver! I do remember a time when we caught up goats using our two running feet and only a lasso and <a href="http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=215&criteria=crook" target="_blank">leg crook</a>.....long story there, but I will tell you herding them up with the dog and having a head gate is AH-MAZING compared to the previous method :) </div>
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In the photo below, Nic is showing how to hold the goats eyelids in order to see the mucous membranes to check for anemia (which is most often caused by the <a href="http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0078/UNP-0078.pdf" target="_blank">Barber pole worm; Haemonchus contortus</a> )</div>
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-61886522906030424062014-05-22T06:47:00.001-05:002014-05-22T06:47:56.973-05:00Branding Day #2<div style="text-align: justify;">
About 2 months ago we gathered up the yearling heifers that we'd retained for our herd. It was time for them to be branded with their identifying number. Shane and Dillon got all of the tools that were necessary for the days work and fueled up the generator that would be used to power the "branders". They are electric, instead of the other method of heating up the brands with fire. I wrote a <a href="http://deepsouthkikosnews.blogspot.com/2012/10/branding-and-banding.html" target="_blank">blog post back in 2012</a> when we first tried out the this method of branding. </div>
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We rented a squeeze chute for the day from a co-op. It was different than the one we're used to using, but it did help us get the job done. You can see it in the background. I had to share this picture, because of the two dogs sitting in the back of the mule. Of course, without our family pitching in the help us, we couldn't be where we are.....but I will say without these two dogs, I'd probably be bald! They are such a lifesaver when it comes to rounding up the cows or goats. Just send them out in the pasture and with a few voice commands, they will bring the animals to you. Way better than what it used to be when we first started ;)</div>
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-14036464008040743752014-05-17T21:25:00.000-05:002014-05-17T21:26:57.776-05:00One Proud Boy<div style="text-align: justify;">
The day that our oldest has awaited for what seems so long, finally arrived a while back. You see, Dillon worked all last summer earning money and made payments towards his very first kiko goat. He's been after his daddy to let him buy one for some time. Shane finally made a deal with him and all we've heard about is how he is going to have a herd better than ours. Dillon is just a tad bit competitive. He sees how much goes into selecting good breeding stock to work towards improving your goat herd, and he's up for the challenge! </div>
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He chose to breed his doe to Pistol Pete. Of course, the first thing he said was that "The kids will be colored if Pistol Pete is the daddy." We've tried to stress the importance of not getting caught up in breeding just for color. He understands, but what can I say......the more colorful goats are eye catching. However, I don't care to have a pasture full of beautifully colored goats that can't manage to take care of themselves. </div>
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Anyways, the day finally came that his doe kidded. She had twin girls. He was so ecstatic! He did all of the routine checks with his goat and kids. He weighed and tagged the kids and has begun the adventure of being a goat rancher. It's so fulfilling to see your children learn such valuable life lessons! </div>
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Can you tell he is one proud boy? And I couldn't be a more proud mama of that boy!</div>
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While I'm working on other blog posts, I thought I'd share a few photos from this past weekend. We celebrated Mother's Day here at our house. We had several mamas in attendance to celebrate the day. The pics were snapped with my phone, so they aren't the best quality, but they are treasured nonetheless! Everyone was about to leave and my sister mentioned that we should try to get a few pictures. The children had all changed from their church clothes to play clothes which they had definitely been playing very hard in :)</div>
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A very special thank you to my husband who planned the whole day. He grilled and cooked lunch for all of us mamas. His idea was to get us all together at one place and for us to just relax and enjoy the afternoon. I have to say he did an awesome job! He grilled, whipped up the side dishes, and even made homemade vanilla ice cream! </div>
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I had an absolutely wonderful Mother's Day! I consider myself blessed beyond measure............so glad that God chose me to be a mama!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-40364102173639987092014-05-14T16:38:00.000-05:002014-05-14T16:38:05.725-05:00Goat Field Day May 17<div style="text-align: justify;">
A good friend of ours, Mr. Nic Girgenti, will be hosting a Goat Field Day at his farm this coming Saturday, May 17. He sent an email with this flyer attached with all of the information. It was in PDF format, and for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to get it in JPEG to upload on the blog. Soooo, I took a snapshot of it with my phone and uploaded it to the blog. I apologize if it's not real clear. If you click on the photo, it should make it larger and easier to see. </div>
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We are looking forward to being able to attend. Topics for the day will be improving pastures, controlling parasites, and managing the integration of small ruminants on a farm. They will also be offering <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAMACHA" target="_blank">FAMACHA</a> certification for $10. I have to say getting certified to do FAMACHA with our goats was the best thing we ever did!</div>
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Also, I've been told that Nic's brother in-law Mike will be cooking some goat jambalaya for this event....yummy! I believe you won't want to miss it! So if you live within a reasonable distance and are interested in learning a little more about goats, I'd recommend attending. Hope to see you there! All contact information is located on flyer. However, if you have any questions, I will be glad to direct them to Nic. Just leave a comment on this post in the comment section. </div>
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About a month ago, we were able to take a little field trip to a local dairy farm with some of our other homeschool friends. This dairy farm produces the milk that I wrote about on our blog a while back <a href="http://deepsouthkikosnews.blogspot.com/2012/04/country-girls-creamery.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Although we do live on a farm and raise cattle, our cattle are beef cows. The cattle at this farm are dairy cows. Their purpose is to provide consumers, like our family, with milk. We were able to get a tour of their facilities and see their day to day operation, as well as a wagon ride out to the pastures. The kids were even allowed to help bottle feed the calves. I do believe this was their favorite part. You can't help but love baby calves!</div>
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We very much enjoyed getting to visit <a href="http://www.countrygirlscreamery.com/" target="_blank">Country Girl's Creamery</a>! If you ever get a chance to try out some of their milk, I'd say go for it. I'm not a big milk drinker myself, but I will pick this milk over the homogenized stuff from the "big stores" any day. I really like the idea of buying local products. Even more so, I like being able to visit the farm and see how the products is "produced" and exactly where it comes from. </div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-10992499904232155772014-03-24T06:00:00.000-05:002014-03-24T07:41:16.610-05:00Another Workday<div style="text-align: justify;">
This past Saturday we had another workday. We are getting close to babies of all sorts being born around the farm, so we want to make sure everyone is healthy and moved to new pasture. First the first timer heifers were moved. We started keeping our heifer calves as replacements several years back. They are bred and have their first calf here on the farm at the age of 2 yr olds. If they breed on time, deliver a calf, and show good mother-ability traits, they will be added to the main herd. Being that they will have their first calf ever, they get separated from our main herd when it's close to time for them to have their calf. They are moved to the pasture close to our house, so we can keep a check on them. Hopefully they will not have any difficulties, but you can never be too sure. </div>
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This young bull is also out here with the young ladies because he will be getting branded soon, along with the heifers. We purchased him from a friend of ours from Louisiana. Dillon is quite fond of him because he can pet on him. He asked me to take his picture while he pet the bull. I think he also would like it if I share it on the blog, so here it is :) </div>
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We also moved the does and did FAMACHA eye scoring on them today. They are due to start kidding in the next couple of weeks. They were also moved into the same pasture closest to our house. We are excited to see all of the new kids make their arrivals. Spring is such a fun time here on the farm!</div>
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I finally sat down in front of the computer to try to update our blog with another post only to find these photos from a month ago of a work day. Shame on me! All I'd done was upload them and save them. I didn't publish it to share. I have to say my time has been consumed by many other important things. I pour so much into my day that I'm just drained and my brain can't come up with words to share here on the blog. I apologize for that. However, I will share the photos that I intended to share last month. Sorry they're late. </div>
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Not only on this day did we gather up the does, but we also had some calves that needed to be worked. Shane had purchased some portable panels at Tractor Supply about a year ago. I have to say, they have come in quite handy. As you can see, they were put to good use on this day. Our place still isn't set up quite the way we like it when it comes to working the animals. These panels made it work out well. Then we were able to pick them up and put them away until the next time we need them. ( They make a great round pen when we need to work a horse too! ) </div>
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I'm hoping that everyone is getting some warmer, sunnier days to enjoy after this loooooooong winter that we all just endured. Happy Spring!!!</div>
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-63917669232249968772014-02-06T13:13:00.001-06:002014-02-06T13:13:40.785-06:00Deep South Freeze<div style="text-align: justify;">
I do recall, sometime back in August, really complaining about how hot it was. I even remember saying something about how I couldn't wait for winter to get here. I even mentioned that I had hoped it would be an actual cold winter to savor, due to the fact that we generally don't get to experience what most would consider winter. Most of the time here in south MS we are able to wear flip-flops and shorts.....I'm not kidding. Well folks, I'm here to tell ya, this winter has been one of the coldest I've experienced ever. That is, if my mind serves me correctly. No flip-flops and shorts for me! I will say that I'm not going to complain one bit about it because I know that when those sweltering hot temperatures of summer roll around, I'll be longing for these colder days. </div>
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Last week we had some unusually freezing cold weather; several inches of freezing rain. I snapped very few photos; to be quite honest my hands were killing me due to the cold. Some of these photos are what I took with my phone to send to Shane while he was at work. Thank goodness for technology! I can't tell you how many times our cell phones' ability to send and receive photos/texts have kept things chugging along here on the farm. </div>
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Icicles! This is not a normal thing for my eyes to behold. All I could think of is, how cold that had to be! I moved the horses into an area that had shelter and do you know what? Those crazy things wouldn't even entertain the idea of getting out of that cold stuff. They ran around bucking and hopping like a bunch of kindergartners that had just been allowed to go the the playground. It was a sight to see. </div>
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Our goats and cows were hunkered down in the brush in the back forty. They weren't coming out of their covering. I couldn't blame them either! </div>
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I'd told the kids they would be able to play in the snow later in the afternoon. We waited and waited to see the white flaky stuff falling from the sky. The only thing that continued to fall was the freezing rain/sleet. Can you say disappointed? My 2 kiddies were beyond disappointed that night when they realized we weren't going to get any snow. </div>
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The next day Shane went out to check on the tub of water he had set out for the horses. He had a water hose draped over into the tub and left the water running so it wouldn't freeze up. Well, guess what? The water froze and we weren't able to get the hose out of the tub. My Revlon hairdryer came the rescue. Shane used it to melt the block of ice enough to get the hose out of it so he could get the water going again. </div>
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I just found it very funny to see the farmer out in the horse pasture using a hair dryer. Of course, I had to take photos of that!<br />
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Water did spill over the tub, as you can see in the photos above. It caused a thick layer of ice to form on the concrete pads we have at our water trough. The horses walked ever so carefully across the ice to get to the water. When one mare decided she was going to be a little bossy and make that sudden movement towards the other horses, she started slipping and sliding. However, she did manage to recover and keep from falling. </div>
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Speaking of slipping and sliding, Dillon and Mallory decided to get out the boogie boards from a few summers back and put them to use. They had a blast slipping and sliding on all of the ice that had accumulated from the day before. <br />
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Now doesn't that look like fun? All I could think of was how badly I would hurt myself if I had even attempted this move. They would run and jump on those boards over and over and over again. Many giggles and squeals of laughter were had on this day. Even though they didn't get any snow, I'm certain this day will be a memory forever etched in their minds. <br />
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-61971984192570991382014-01-11T10:16:00.001-06:002014-01-11T10:16:09.681-06:00His Very Own Goat<div style="text-align: center;">
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Our boy is growing up so fast! He had to have a cup of coffee one morning after coming along with me to move our electric fence. I usually don't allow the kids to have coffee, but I decided it would be alright if he had a little coffee with his milk ;) He had gotten up early with me on this particular day and wanted to help out with the chores before school. He has just matured into such a responsible little man right before my eyes. <br />
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This past summer he earned kids kikobuck$ at the AKGA convention by participating in youth activities. That got him fired up at the thought of purchasing his very own goat. He has asked Shane a million times if he could buy a particular goat from him, so Shane finally told him "sure". They've agreed on a payment booklet where Dillon will make payments towards the amount he owes. He earns money by mowing the lawn or helping out with farm chores. He is thrilled that he is going to be raising his "very own" goats. <br />
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The kids have always helped out and are involved with the goats, but there's just something about this goat being his and his only. He was able to make the decision to pair up Pistol Pete with this doe. He is so excited about the kids being born and making those management decisions about his herd. What a great learning experience this is going to be for him! </div>
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-18498820609260299842014-01-03T06:00:00.000-06:002014-01-03T06:00:01.645-06:00Removing An Old Fence<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last year he started <a href="http://deepsouthkikosnews.blogspot.com/2013/01/back-forty-renovation.html" target="_blank">working on an area that joins our property</a> that wasn't fenced in. He managed to get it cleaned up throughout the year and fenced in; so far it has been goat-proof. This is what the new fencing looks like.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The old fence that separated this land from our pasture was pretty much still intact except for one area that had been removed so Shane could drive in and out of it. It was an old 4 strand barbed wire fence. Shane decided to get that fence up so the goats and cows would have easier access. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They had quite a little system going there. They were quite the team. There wasn't one thing I could do but watch. I remembered that I had my phone in my pocket and decided to snap some pictures with it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I ended up walking down the the creek that runs through the newly fenced in area. I noticed all of the hedge bushes that are growing wildly, all had markings on them. I took a closer photo to show you what they look like.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That is what goats can do for overgrown brush! They are like a land clearing crew. They will chew the bark off of the brush and will nibble on the limbs and peel the tree with their teeth. They go after it like it's candy. It's amazing how much they have improved our land by getting rid of the brush and briars. I only wish I had taken pictures when we first got the goats. I never thought of doing that. </span> </span></span></div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-85794321020467118912014-01-01T08:00:00.000-06:002014-01-01T08:00:08.545-06:00A Dog And His Goats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just wondered if you can tell Sinbad really loves his goats? Every time I go out to the pasture, he is right in the middle of them. He will come greet me and I give him a good bit of loving, but he will turn around and walk right back to his goats and stay. It's amazing the bond he has with them. I really do believe the goats like him pretty good too :) What do you think?<br />
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-45905417036628798852013-12-31T07:00:00.000-06:002013-12-31T07:00:09.842-06:00Happy New Year<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy New Year to all of you. My wish is that the New Year brings you lots of happiness and joy. May God shower his abundant blessings upon you all year round. </div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798863547367296264.post-74007821869647971652013-12-06T11:22:00.001-06:002013-12-06T11:22:53.074-06:00Green!The other day when I took <a href="http://deepsouthkikosnews.blogspot.com/2013/12/warning-cute-puppy-pictures-overload.html" target="_blank">pics of our Anatolian Shepherd pups</a>, I noticed some this green stuff sprouting all over.<br />
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It looks like the clover is back for another year. It feels like Christmas to me every year when I see it. I had to take pics to show Shane. This field was planted several years ago and each year it has re-seeded it self and sprouts in the late fall. So glad to see the green! I'm sure the goats, cows, and horses will be even more glad than I am :)Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711630301113095088noreply@blogger.com0