JacobSpringsFarm:Breeding records

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

Cattle

Feb 18, 2016, Kierstyn and Kelsey artificially inseminatated Veronica using Semen from "Rising Temp" an A2A2 bull.

Shamrock, a Dexter bull belonging to Golden Hoof farm, was released to Daisy, Veronica, Belle and Henna on Monday, May 23, 2016. Henna was in heat. Dolly was brought in the next day

June 28 Shamrock went back to the Stareks.

Dr. Flinchum preg tested cows on July 24 - Veronica's due date is Dec 15, 2016. Veronica gave birth to a heifer calf, Lilly January 3rd, 2017, 19 days overdue. Dr. Flinchum preg tested cows on August 26

• Daisy is 90 - 120 days pregnant Feb 1-28??
• Belle is 80 days pregnant - March 10
• Henna is also 80 days - March 10

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 Chloe the next day - it died of exposure on day 3.

January 23, 2017: Spotted sow named "Chloe" 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 female - recommend keeping her as a replacement sow. Will notch ears

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

January 30, 2017 Maisy 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.