JacobSpringsFarm:Breeding records
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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
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 gestation)
- DF thought "Belle is 80 days pregnant" - March 10
2017 cows
- March 3 2017 Veronica in heat
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.