Injured turkey died

Turkey hen was dead this morning. Definitely should have put her down sooner. I have seen a rooster, and a couple of guineas come back from viscious attacks, so I guess I was holding out hope for this bird.

First turkey egg

On a good note, our first turkey egg! On the flip side, I've determined that the turkey hen was damaged pretty severely. She has no eyes, and her head and neck are so scabbed up and stiff that I don't think she can move them at all. Animals can be unexplainably viscious.

Cooking the mammoth pumpkin

Finally cooking the 50lb pumpkin from October 2009. It took it over 12 months to ripen, and it smelled sweet when cut open.

Stray stock claimed

Yeah! Just got a call from the neighbor to the west who misplaced two horses and two sheep. I was about convinced that they were deliberatley released. The vet's office said it was becoming common. It was bad enough that they were at our place for two days, but it was quite difficult catching those silly sheep and getting them home.

Pardoned for Thanksgiving

Our Bourbon Red tom turkey. He was the biggest male and got to stay on the farm to sire the next generation.

Implanting the goats

Implanted six does to begin AI process. One cidr and one cc of systorelin. Will go to natural cycling next year, but since I am transporting does for a lesson in how to AU, this will help out. Hope it works!

Sushi roll for goats!

Set out one of the haygrazer round bales for the goats and fashioned a ring out of cattle panels.

Implanting the dairy goats

Implanted six does to begin AI process. One cidr and one cc of cystorelin. Will go to natural cycling next year, but since I am transporting does for a lesson on how to AI, this will help out. Hope it works!

Migration pitstop?

Drove by a field with 35 geese in it this foggy morning.

Winter hay

We picked up 18 rolls of haygrazer from down the road...one roll at a time.

Goat maintenance day

I trimmed everyones' hooves, wormed with Valbazen, Ivermectin and Monodection (babies didn't get this). I also gave 5cc each of CD/T to the five babies and three yearlings. The senior does won't get theirs until six weeks before kidding. The babies need a booster in six weeks. Now I am ready to start the AI schedule.

Staying Fit

Yeah Paul (far left)! Way to go VA High 5 Multisport team for taking on the Cooper Tri!

Cold morning for a swim!

Supporting husband at the Cooper Tri.....even if it meant I had to get up verrrry early.

Still Undefeated!!!!

Visiting the old alma mater with eldest daughter Beth at Pioneer Days.