Louise - in Missouri - February 2
Actual: February 7
1 doeling, 1 buckling
Lemon - February 12
Actual: February 8
1 buckling, stolen by Cocoa
Snowbelle - March 4
Actual: March 3
Vet assisted: 2 doelings, 1 stillborn buckling
Cassie - March 10
Actual: March 4
5 bucklings
Princess - May 5
Orange - May 8
Cocoa - May 17
Friday, March 18, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Goat diseases
C.A.E. = Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
This is a serious goat disease. It is in the same family with the HIV virus.
In goats, it can cause arthritis, ruin an udder, or kill kids by attackinghttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif the nervous system.
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Click HERE for more information about C.A.E.
Click on this link for an article that explains the connection between CAE in milk and positive tests in humans for HIV.
Info about CL, a disease that can pass to humans
Click here
Johne's Disease = a 'wasting' disease in cattle and goats. Has been linked to Crohn's disease in humans.
Click HERE for more information about Johne's.
This is a serious goat disease. It is in the same family with the HIV virus.
In goats, it can cause arthritis, ruin an udder, or kill kids by attackinghttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif the nervous system.
http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
Click HERE for more information about C.A.E.
Click on this link for an article that explains the connection between CAE in milk and positive tests in humans for HIV.
Info about CL, a disease that can pass to humans
Click here
Johne's Disease = a 'wasting' disease in cattle and goats. Has been linked to Crohn's disease in humans.
Click HERE for more information about Johne's.
Important links - Click on title of each item
Extensive goat care information.
How to disbud a baby goat (remove horn buds)
Disbudding video.
How to draw blood for testing
Using an elastrator to castrate bucklings
How to test for Mastitis
Milk flavor issues
How to tell if your goat has parasites
How to Trim Goat Hooves
How to use goat hobbles
Note: You can also get a curb chain (for a horse bridle) and use it in the same way.
Where to buy goat stuff
Milk Stand Plans
Click here for pic of milk stand modifications to make it more stable
Homemade Milker
The pump is a Durvet 65 ml Fixed Dose Pour-On Applicator. The syringe body is 35 cc with the threaded type needle end, but the needle is removed. The vinyl tubing came with the applicator (I only used half of it), and I used a small hose clamp and super glue jel to make sure the hose stays on the syringe body.
When in use, you are not constantly pumping the mechanism. After the milk starts to flow, it's pump....wait....wait....wait....wait....wait....pump....repeat.
I do finish out by hand, but that's usually just a tiny amount.
To clean it after milking, I run extremely hot water through it, then soapy water, then clean water. A couple of times a week, I run bleach water through it, too.
I am not selling these, just showing what you can make for about half of what they sell for.
How to disbud a baby goat (remove horn buds)
Disbudding video.
How to draw blood for testing
Using an elastrator to castrate bucklings
How to test for Mastitis
Milk flavor issues
How to tell if your goat has parasites
How to Trim Goat Hooves
How to use goat hobbles
Note: You can also get a curb chain (for a horse bridle) and use it in the same way.
Where to buy goat stuff
Milk Stand Plans
Click here for pic of milk stand modifications to make it more stable
Homemade Milker
The pump is a Durvet 65 ml Fixed Dose Pour-On Applicator. The syringe body is 35 cc with the threaded type needle end, but the needle is removed. The vinyl tubing came with the applicator (I only used half of it), and I used a small hose clamp and super glue jel to make sure the hose stays on the syringe body.
When in use, you are not constantly pumping the mechanism. After the milk starts to flow, it's pump....wait....wait....wait....wait....wait....pump....repeat.
I do finish out by hand, but that's usually just a tiny amount.
To clean it after milking, I run extremely hot water through it, then soapy water, then clean water. A couple of times a week, I run bleach water through it, too.
I am not selling these, just showing what you can make for about half of what they sell for.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Quirky Goat Farm South - Dec 17, 2010
I had to put the cat in the feed barrel again. This is the second day that I've found a little mouse in the feed. Have you ever tried to catch a frightened mouse by hand? It's just NOT happening. So, I caught Miss Kitty and put her in with the feed and the mouse. Instant success. Cats aren't as inhibited and slow as humans when it comes to rodent capture.
I made the mistake of leaving the Tupperware corn chip box on the table where Orange could reach it. She managed to get the container open for three days in a row. I finally put it on a high shelf where she couldn't see it. She looked on the table, searched back and forth, and then she carefully and deliberately looked UNDER the table. Goats are deep thinkers, and they constantly impress me with their cognitive skills.
Making a change in the routine always gets the goats' attention. Putting hanging feeders for the horses on the fence that adjoins the goat pen caused some turmoil. The horse feed has molasses on it, and the goats could smell it, so they were trying to figure out how to get through the fence to get horse feed, too. Then, as the horses were eating, I put out the goat feed. The goats perceived that there was now competition for feed from the horses, so they behaved quite decorously and each stayed at a feeding station, chowing down instead of running from one feeder to the next to see what the next goat was getting.
Rambo, the borrowed Saanen buck, has accomplished his job, and all six does are now bred. We have kids due to be born starting in early February, a few in March, and the rest in May. Anybody need a barbecue goat? There are sure to be some!
I made the mistake of leaving the Tupperware corn chip box on the table where Orange could reach it. She managed to get the container open for three days in a row. I finally put it on a high shelf where she couldn't see it. She looked on the table, searched back and forth, and then she carefully and deliberately looked UNDER the table. Goats are deep thinkers, and they constantly impress me with their cognitive skills.
Making a change in the routine always gets the goats' attention. Putting hanging feeders for the horses on the fence that adjoins the goat pen caused some turmoil. The horse feed has molasses on it, and the goats could smell it, so they were trying to figure out how to get through the fence to get horse feed, too. Then, as the horses were eating, I put out the goat feed. The goats perceived that there was now competition for feed from the horses, so they behaved quite decorously and each stayed at a feeding station, chowing down instead of running from one feeder to the next to see what the next goat was getting.
Rambo, the borrowed Saanen buck, has accomplished his job, and all six does are now bred. We have kids due to be born starting in early February, a few in March, and the rest in May. Anybody need a barbecue goat? There are sure to be some!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Milk Board to allow testing
Can Properly Done Tests Clear Dairy to Sell?
Missouri Milk Board Agrees to Allow Morningland Dairy to Test
11/10/10
Morningland Dairy of Missouri, the farmstead cheese operation that has been shut down and under investigation by the FDA and Missouri Milk Board since August 26th finally obtained agreement from the Milk Board to properly test their cheese. Morningland, a farmstead raw cheese company, was shut down over concern by the Missouri Milk Board and the FDA that their cheese may harbor harmful bacteria.
On Monday November 8th, Morningland Dairy attorney Gary Cox, of Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, informed Morningland that an agreement had been reached with the Missouri Attorney General’s office which will allow Morningland to test batches of their cheese that have been under embargo since August by the Missouri Milk Board.
The Missouri Attorney General’s office, representing the Missouri Milk Board in legal action against Morningland Dairy, offered eight stipulations under which they would not object to the dairy testing their cheese. After negotiations, Morningland Dairy and the Missouri Milk Board settled on six requirements to be followed. The stipulations agreed to are that the Milk Board be present, have three representatives observing, receive split samples of the cheese, approve the sampling and analysis process, receive results after testing, and receive production dates of sampled cheese. The two stipulations that were dropped were the advance identification of the lab to do the testing and the identity of the individual who designed the protocol for test sample collection. The removal of these conditions is significant to Morningland because approved laboratories are licensed by the agencies investigating the contamination, and this secures the opportunity for testing through a non-affiliated lab in the nature of a double-blind study.
During the course of the investigation Joseph and Denise Dixon, owners of Morningland Dairy, have maintained that they should be allowed to do properly sampled tests on the alleged contaminants to clear their cheese for sale. Denise Dixon said, “It seems to me that if tests that are done improperly can condemn our cheese, accurately done tests should be able to exonerate the cheese.”
Conversely, Don Falls of the Missouri Milk Board has stated, “If you want to do testing for investigational purposes only, that would be fine.” The Milk Board has held that all Morningland Dairy’s cheese is suspect and must be destroyed. Joe Dixon responds, “We hope that the Milk Board will see reason. If properly collected test results indicate the cheese is clear of contamination, we should be allowed to sell and resume production.”
The agreement does not state that Morningland Dairy may resume normal business operations if tests indicate no pathogenic concerns.
Contact: Doreen Hannes: 417 962 0030 email: animalwaitress@yahoo.com
Missouri Milk Board Agrees to Allow Morningland Dairy to Test
11/10/10
Morningland Dairy of Missouri, the farmstead cheese operation that has been shut down and under investigation by the FDA and Missouri Milk Board since August 26th finally obtained agreement from the Milk Board to properly test their cheese. Morningland, a farmstead raw cheese company, was shut down over concern by the Missouri Milk Board and the FDA that their cheese may harbor harmful bacteria.
On Monday November 8th, Morningland Dairy attorney Gary Cox, of Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, informed Morningland that an agreement had been reached with the Missouri Attorney General’s office which will allow Morningland to test batches of their cheese that have been under embargo since August by the Missouri Milk Board.
The Missouri Attorney General’s office, representing the Missouri Milk Board in legal action against Morningland Dairy, offered eight stipulations under which they would not object to the dairy testing their cheese. After negotiations, Morningland Dairy and the Missouri Milk Board settled on six requirements to be followed. The stipulations agreed to are that the Milk Board be present, have three representatives observing, receive split samples of the cheese, approve the sampling and analysis process, receive results after testing, and receive production dates of sampled cheese. The two stipulations that were dropped were the advance identification of the lab to do the testing and the identity of the individual who designed the protocol for test sample collection. The removal of these conditions is significant to Morningland because approved laboratories are licensed by the agencies investigating the contamination, and this secures the opportunity for testing through a non-affiliated lab in the nature of a double-blind study.
During the course of the investigation Joseph and Denise Dixon, owners of Morningland Dairy, have maintained that they should be allowed to do properly sampled tests on the alleged contaminants to clear their cheese for sale. Denise Dixon said, “It seems to me that if tests that are done improperly can condemn our cheese, accurately done tests should be able to exonerate the cheese.”
Conversely, Don Falls of the Missouri Milk Board has stated, “If you want to do testing for investigational purposes only, that would be fine.” The Milk Board has held that all Morningland Dairy’s cheese is suspect and must be destroyed. Joe Dixon responds, “We hope that the Milk Board will see reason. If properly collected test results indicate the cheese is clear of contamination, we should be allowed to sell and resume production.”
The agreement does not state that Morningland Dairy may resume normal business operations if tests indicate no pathogenic concerns.
Contact: Doreen Hannes: 417 962 0030 email: animalwaitress@yahoo.com
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Fall Breeding - 2010
Here are the fall breeding plans:
Alpine Buck - Sir Guy
Breeding to:
LaMancha Doe - Louise
Alpine Doe - Faline (aka Peanut)
Mini-Mancha Buck - Jim Dandy
Breeding to:
Mini-Alpine Doe - Lemon
Mini-Mancha Doe - Cassie
Breeding decisions pending:
Saanen/LaMancha Doe - Snowbelle to ?
LaMancha Doe - Princess - to unnamed Saanen buck
Alpine Buck - Sir Guy
Breeding to:
LaMancha Doe - Louise
Alpine Doe - Faline (aka Peanut)
Mini-Mancha Buck - Jim Dandy
Breeding to:
Mini-Alpine Doe - Lemon
Mini-Mancha Doe - Cassie
Breeding decisions pending:
Saanen/LaMancha Doe - Snowbelle to ?
LaMancha Doe - Princess - to unnamed Saanen buck
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