Sunday and Monday brought flush dates to this part of the world.  Jodi Seelke scheduled a flush at her place.  On Sunday, Seelkes, Schovanecs and Milligan flushed does.  On Monday, Poe and I flushed does.  It was a typical flush.  Some went well, some not so well.  And it all cost money.

      I wasn’t there on Sunday, but I wish that I could have seen and heard the excitement.  A spanish cross recip carrying fresh embroys got out of the catch pen and headed down the highway.  They said that Milligan ran from the back of the trailer to the front of the pickup and that was as far as he could make it.  However, Braden and Bob Seelke were in full flight and ran her down like a cheetah chasing a gazelle.  Braden snagged her by the tail and they had her caught.  I would have like to hear Bob’s commentary.

     I did figure out the plan for successful flushes.  Don’t have any recips programmed.  Seriously.  2014 was a horrible flush year for Milligan.  He used different technicians, different bucks, different programs and did them at different locations and had similar results from all–horrible.  So, in 2015 he was preparing for his next crash–he didn’t even sync recips.  He just wanted embryos to put in his next trainwreck.  Well, 2015 looks to be different.  His four does gave so many embryos that he had to use Schovanecs recips to utilize these eggs.  Plus, he still froze a bunch.  Poe kind of had the same plan.  He was just going to freeze some eggs and didn’t have any recips.  Luckily for him, I didn’t need all of my recips.  So he put embryos in and still froze some.  I swore that I wouldn’t buy recips again.  I held true to my word.  I used some very proven does as recips.  I know that they will raise babies.  And the ones that I didn’t use, can still be bred and raise good kids.  Plus, I don’t have to look at a bunch of sale barn crap-quality goats nor worry about introducing any diseases, worms or other critters into my herd.  I’m in a better mood.  

     Thanks to Jodi for cooridinating and hosting.  She had Jordan there to help, the local vet was there working right beside us and everything went smooth.  All of the does made lots of eggs, just not all useable.  

     Dang, I wish I could have seen Bob chase a doe while cussing.  Dad gum!