Granny's gone and done it again

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WHAT A FARK UP> neither Rod or Vicki have a clue as to the names of the royals. Vicki has been claiming that Polka is the mother. Well Polka is still pretty rotund and there was no calf by/with her today when I got out there. Maiah (way off by herself) finally sort of joins the herd and there is a little following her.

SO one of the following has happened

1) Maiah was the actual mother
2) Maiah stole/adopted the calf as we just weaned for the second time Eeyore off her on Tuesday.
3) Vet got Maiah and Polka mixed up as to who was going to calf in the summer and who in the spring
4) I wrote the vet info down wrong.

Also Maiah's calves have always had a white strip on thier muzzel , this done does not. But also Tibbits and NOT Porter is a sire.

Maiah looks thinner and definitely not ROTUND like Polka

THUS MY HEAD HURTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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pic of the pipsqueak today.
she also has a couple white hooves on her front feet.

 

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Maiah and Pip at the milk bar. Maiah is the ONLY animal with a blue (bangs vac tag) in the entire herd.

 

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Pip being "inspected" / mugged by some of the HORDE of earlier calves, She was NOT impressed. the no tagger is a heifer just not sure who's

 

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from far back/top left and around in a circle. random bull, then bull (full side shot) then Sonny's daughter (lost her pink tag already) and then Sonny

 

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Dickinson got over 1/2 inch of rain from last night thru this morning and judging by the roads the farm got MUCH more. Didn't see the sun until after 4 pm

 

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Okay thanks! I guess I will plant…beans? And tomatoes? I am not sure our tomatoe metal climber thing will fit in the

from far back/top left and around in a circle. random bull, then bull (full side shot) then Sonny's daughter (lost her pink tag already) and then Sonny
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What do you raise yaks for? Meat?

 

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I was going to get a little closer to pip BUT Sonny came over and snorted and bobbed her head. I like OK OK I get the message and backed up. Sonny does NOT mess around. 1 yes ONE warning and them BAM

 

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Okay thanks! I guess I will plant…beans? And tomatoes? I am not sure our tomatoe metal climber thing will fit in the
What do you raise yaks for? Meat?
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1) they are cool
2) you can keep 3 adults on the same amount of land as one cow
3) Winter hardy as all they really need as windbreaks ( I have barns/sheds) they can use
4) Yaks are 'cool"
5) for selling as feeders/breeders/and at some point an eater for me/here.
6) fiber possible in the future.

7) NOT I repeat NOT crazy enough to ever try and milk them.

 

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Okay thanks! I guess I will plant…beans? And tomatoes? I am not sure our tomatoe metal climber thing will fit in the
What do you raise yaks for? Meat?

1) they are cool
2) you can keep 3 adults on the same amount of land as one cow
3) Winter hardy as all they really need as windbreaks ( I have barns/sheds) they can use
4) Yaks are 'cool"
5) for selling as feeders/breeders/and at some point an eater for me/here.
6) fiber possible in the future.

7) NOT I repeat NOT crazy enough to ever try and milk them.
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did I mention the coolness factor.

Meat is healthier then skinless chicken breast and has the "good" fats. In fact some people who cant digest "regular/normal" meat have no issues with yak meat.

NOT as dry as Bison meat either.