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Chickens

• July 21, 2016- 52 cornish cross chicks arrived for cackle hatchery - one is cross-beaked with only one good eye
• July 22, 2016- 1 Cornish died. (Cross beaked is ok)

• July 27, 2016- ~50 broad breasted bronze turkeys arrived from cackle 3 dead in box 1 dying (died in Elias' hands - he was very sad and held a burial (Scott helped)
• July 29, 2016 2 more turkeys dies

Bought from John Beagle July 21, 2016

• 106 white rocks - born 7/15
• ~28 golden laced Wyandot born 9/15
• ~56 black jersey giant born 7/15

Sold to Kobus August 21, 2016

• 62 white rocks and golden laced wyondottes
• $9ea

bought from Manuel August, 23

• 35 barred rocks
• 15 buff orpingtons
• 30 golden Sussex

Chicken count March 14, 2017

Moved chickens out of eggmobile. 180 hens (+ five more which were born at 7602) 3 roosters (+ 5 more (3 young) at 7602)

185 hens 5 roosters

Cattle

Feb 18, 2016, Kierstyn and Kelsey artificially inseminatated Veronica using Semen from "Rising Temp" an A2A2 bull (giving a due date of Nov 25 with a 283 day gestation)

Shamrock, a Dexter bull belonging to Golden Hoof farm, was released to Daisy, Veronica, Belle and Henna on Monday, May 23, 2016. (giving a March 1 due date with a 283 day gestation) Henna was in heat. Dolly was brought in the next day

June 28 Shamrock went back to the Stareks (latest due date @ 283 days would be April 7).

Dr. Flinchum preg tested cows on July 24 -

• Veronica's due date is given as Dec 15, 2016. Veronica gave birth to a heifer calf, Lilly January 3rd, 2017, 19 days overdue by the due date given by Dr F (302 days) and 40 days overdue by the insemination date (!) (323 days!)

Dr. Flinchum preg tested cows on August 26

• Daisy is 90 - 120 days pregnant Feb 1-28? - gave birth to a male on Feb 19, 2017, at least 11 days early (272 day maximum gestation)
• Henna is also 80 days giving March 10 but was actually bred on or after May 23 giving a date of March 1 - gave birth to a caramel colored male on Feb 20, 2017, at least 10 days early (273 day max gestation)
• DF thought "Belle is 80 days pregnant" - March 10 - she gave birth without difficulty to a heifer at 7 am on March 7, 2017

• Dolly was not preg tested but she gave birth one day after Henna on Feb 21, 2017 to a red-colored heifer. 273 day max gestation)

2017 cows

• March 3 2017 Veronica in heat

17:43, 18 March 2017 (MDT) genetic tests with UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab show the following results

Dolly, American Milking Devon 8 y/o cow is A1/A2 
Walker, American Milking Devon Bull, born Feb 2015, is A2A2 - (only A2 AMD Bull we know of)
"D2" Dolly's 2017 calf is A1/A2
Veronica is confirmed to be A2A2 
MoonPie Dam: Veronica, AI Sire "Holt Creek Montana?" (Born on the "Blood Moon" Sept 2015) is A2A2
"Lilly" Dam: Veronica, AI Sire "Rising Temp" is A2/I (I is a variant of A2) and is thus A2A2 by A2C nomenclature

Hogs

On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 big black momma sow had 6 live and 1 stillborn piglets - 5 black, and 2 brown - 1 black got stepped on and 1 red got sat on day one. Other 4 are going strong 4 days later. down to 2 by 3 weeks out and she killed the 2 in week 4. She was sent to the processor.

January 22, a failed birthing resulted in just one live piglet - nursed it, brought it to church and gave it to "A" the next day - it died of exposure on day 3.

January 23, 2017: Spotted sow "A" gave birth to 4 or 5 piglets - all were stepped on by other pigs except 1. We moved her into the barn - the next day another young sow showed no interest in her piglets (12) and we gave them to her - she accepted them readily. She is an excellent first-time mom with a good balance of gentleness and mothering - her own piglet is a spotted female (disappeared march - presumed dead) - recommend keeping her as a replacement sow.

AS of now we have three Colorado Mutle sows - one with a tint of reddish hair "02" (decent mother) one black with a small patch of grey hair on the rear flank "03" (stubborn - poor mother - cull?) and an all black (01)

January 30, 2017 Black pig "01" gave birth to 9, one died (found with Hazel the dog - did she kill it?) another died the next day - gave her another two piglets, one red and one white from another disinterested mother the next day.

Feb 7: Spotted sow "B" gave birth to several Total of 6 survived to 6 weeks, 1 from disinterested mutle mother "03" March 18 - he babies got double ear notch on right side and castrated. 5 of her own got single notch on right side, 4 females and 1 male (castrated) - she's a great mom.