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Article Additions & Changes to Our Web Site |
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| Subject | Date Added | Description |
| Reference Bucks page | 01/24/12 | We have added a separate page to show most of the bucks listed in our current pedigrees and a little history as to why they were used. |
| Refugia Presentation | 01/13/12 | A basic presentation showing how we used the concept of Refugia to define our Worm Management Process. |
| Checking Inner Eyelids | 01/09/12 | Checking the color of the inner eyelids to determine if a goat has a worm problem and needs to be wormed. |
| Teat Study Updates | 12/06/11 | We have started updating our teat study research with updates on the first kids born this kidding season. |
| Forage Drought Strategy | 11/28/11 | Discussion on how we are changing our forage strategy because of continued drought in Texas |
| Goat Video Series | 11/17/11 | Video of how to handle newborn kids born with weak hind legs. |
| Goat Video Series | 11/14/11 | Video showing what we do for newborn kids after they are born on our farm |
| Goat Video Series | 11/08/11 | Choc-O-Lot's first kids |
| Udder Research | 10/25/11 | We are starting to document the ability of our breeding does to produce sufficient milk for their newborn kids. |
| Buck Body Styles | 10/10/11 | Examples of the bucks that have the body style we want in our genetics. |
| Choc-O-Lot for Sale | 10/02/11 | Offering Choc-O-Lot for sale after last breedings completed. Kids coming in November, 2011 |
| Bucks to Canada | 9/20/11 | After over 7 months, our bucks are delivered to Canada buyer. |
| Opening Waiting List | 9/16/11 | We will start accepting requested to be added to the waiting list and are including a few requests that have come in recently. |
| Lazy S-T Ranch Dispersal | 9/06/11 | The Lazy S-T Ranch Dispersal sale was a big hit for Labor Day weekend sales. |
| Highly feminine Does | 8/02/11 | Our concerns with focusing on highly feminine Does for a breeding program |
| Too Heavy | 7/30/11 | We are seeing Boer goats that have been bred for the show ring that are much too heavy and will result in many potential problems. |
| New Breeding Bucks | 7/28/11 | Our two new breeding bucks for 2011, Cattin Casanova, a son of the 2010 ABGA National Grand Champion Buck, and War Ammo, a son of Reloaded Ammo - double bred Ruger genetics. |
| Focus on Walking | 7/22/11 | Our concerns related to judges focusing too much on how a goat walks and stands. |
| Ennobled Head | 7/21/11 | Problems with the Ennobled Head in Boers |
| Goat Video Series | 7/20/11 | How we manage sore mouth in our goats. |
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Breeding Schedule Breeding Does |
7/18/11 | We have updated our 2011-2012 breeding schedule and updated most of the info on our current breeding does. |
| Extreme Length & Width | 7/06/11 | Why we don't breed for extreme length and width (the article was written for our "Raising Boers" web site) |
| Splitting Website | 7/01/11 | We are splitting up our website into two websites. |
| Goat Video Series | 6/02/11 | Using Isolation and dry lot to treat wormy goats. |
| Choc-O-Lot | 5/08/11 | Choc-O-Lot is our new solid red breeding buck out of EGGS Tra Teflon, the 2009 ABGA Senior National Grand Champion Buck |
| Goat Video Series | 5/01/11 | Planting Hairy Vetch to provide good protein grazing in spring pastures |
| Incoming Genetics | 4/27/11 | Review of our new genetics coming into our breeding program |
| Looking for Future Breeding Bucks | 4/10/11 | Discussion about our looking for two new breeding bucks as we start our search two adjust our genetics after the loss of War Dancer |
| War Dancer Sterile | 4/5/11 | Infection in testicles results in War Dancer becoming sterile |
| The Other Sale | 3/26/11 | Does we purchased at the sale on March 26, 2011 |
| Goat Video Series | 3/7/11 | Video Series - Consider buying quality breeding buck for short term |
| Teat Udder Study | 2/08/11 | The teat/udder goals and justification sections are completed |
| Goat Video Series | 2/6/11 | Using Igloos for newborn kids and cold weather |
| Teat/Udder Examples | 1/28/11 | Pictures and discussions of teat and udder structures.. the good, the bad, and the ugly. |
| Teat Udder Study | 1/27/11 | Developing a study on Teat/Udder structures |
| 4 teats | 1/19/11 | ABGA changing the standards again and 4 teats are under attack |
| Body Styles | 01/11/11 | The similar body styles of War Dancer and RRD Ruger |
| Goat Video Series | 01/08/11 | Video series - Recipe for mixing your own milk for bottle babies |
| Goat Video Series | 01/05/11 | Video series - Using a teaser buck |
| Goat Video Series | 01/03/11 | Video Series - Signs of Upcoming Labor |
| Goat Video Series | 12/31/10 | Adding a video series of goat topics. First video is of a doe kidding. |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaflDI3zgZU | 12/16/10 | Our first kids of the season at two months old |
| Straws for Sale | 12/14/10 | Offering straws for sale on Xtender, Painted Warrior and PW's Bold Warrior |
| Barn and Pens | 11/15/10 | Video of our barn, pens, pastures for managing our herd. |
| Does in Natural Environment | 11/10/10 | Video of our Does in a natural environment without trimming and special stances |
| Disinfecting pen | 10/19/10 | Disinfecting isolation pen after treating goat with CL abscess |
| Selling Reloaded Ammo | 10/11/10 | We will be selling Reloaded Ammo in the spring of 2011. Here is why. |
| Breeding Does | 10/10/10 | Updated our breeding does and breeding schedule pages |
| Treating Abscess | 10/04/10 | Vet treating abscess on Doe named JLCH Elk Creek Y536 that we bought at a Labor Day weekend production sale |
| Rudy and Royal | 9/29/10 | Video of two new young buck kids for future breeding bucks |
| Update on Abscess | 09/27/10 | Update showing growth of abscess that selling claimed was probably an injury we caused hauling her. |
| Internet Bidders Beware | 09/09/10 | Internet bidders need to be able to trust the production sales to be honest about the animals since the bidders can't inspect the animals their self |
| Ethics for Production Sales | 09/08/10 | Ethics focus needed for production sales. |
| Wide Chest | 08/22/10 | We processed a goat to show the lack of meat on the chest area. |
| Meat Goat Focus | 08/18/10 | Meat goat focus articles almost completed |
| Warning | 08/15/10 | Warning about Boer associations in the US. |
| War Dancer | 8/03/10 | War Dancer Youtube video showing him in natural environment |
| Once in a Life Time | 6/26/10 | Purchases made at the Fern Hollow Farm Dispersal sale |
| Colostrum | 6/17/10 | Colostrum and protection of newborn kids from diseases. |
| CD/T vaccinations | 6/10/10 | Considerations on CD/T vaccination recommendations |
| Transporting | 6/01/10 | Options for transporting animals across the country |
| ABGA Donations | 5/27/10 | ABGA asks for donations for ABGA National Show. No Thanks |
| Ghost Dancer | 4/26/10 |
The debut
of our new Ghost Dancer, a son of War Dancer and a grandson
of Painted Warrior. My mistake. His real name is Fire Dancer instead of Ghost Dancer. |
| Min. Wage vs Meat Goats | 4/19/10 | Is it better to get a minimum wage job or raise meat goats for a good income on small acreage. |
| Goat Shortage in US | 3/16/10 | Kansas City Star newspaper article |
| Our Youtube videos |
A page summarizing all of the videos we have on Youtube related to Boers and their management. |
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| Bottle Feeding Multiple kids |
Video of how we bottle feed multiple kids at one time. |
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| The Goodness of Four Teats |
A video showing why we like four teats on a Doe nursing kids |
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| Worm Resistance status as of the end of 2009 |
We are excited about the results we have seen over the last three years. |
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| How we select our herd genetics |
A response to many questions as to how we decide which genetics to have in our herd |
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| "Refugia" |
the secret weapon against drug resistant worms. |
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