Without a doubt, the most positive attribute of the livestock industry is the people that are in it. I saw piles of people this past weekend. On Sunday and Monday, we had people from Nebraska, Georgia and NE Oklahoma (which is kind of like another state) looking at
This past weekend was packed with sales in Oklahoma. There were 4 sales within about 90 miles of each other in a 27ish hour window. Where to begin? I can start with telling you that as a seller, buyer, spectator, etc, etc. that I was wore smooth
It is a muggy Saturday morning in Norman, OK. Helms, Shafer, Cramblett & myself have the goats in place and ready for the sale at noon. As soon as that is over, we will head to Pfeiffer’s then on to the Saturday night sale at Perry. Milligan, Hardin, Poe and
Sometimes, I sit down to this blog and I don’t have a clue what to write but I feel like I need to write something. Kind of like when you sit down in a gas station bathroom stall. You really don’t want to be there and you don’t
Well, actually it wasn’t as high $ as I thought it would be. I thought there were a couple of really good buys in Helms buck sale. Lot 1 and lot 3 were steals at those prices. $22,000 is not cheap and I’m sure the buyer is puckered
It seems like there are always games being played in the goat industry. Who’s judging what? Where are the politics? Why is “that one” the right one? Is that high dollar deal for real. Etc. Etc. I don’t have answers or opinions. But it got me to
There are going to be some high dollar bucks selling next week. I went and looked at them again. I really like lots 1 & 4. I’ve spent too much money lately, so I’m not in a buying mood. I actually got mud on my pickup near Turkey,
I don’t know how old she is. I just know that Verlin came to Kelln Livestock in 2006. She was several years old at that point. She had been working in a goat dairy getting hand milked to provide milk for children that needed goat milk and/or milk
When dealing with livestock, some sort of training is always involved. Break to lead, brace, how to stand still on a clipping stand, etc. But there is also breaking does to go through gate and training does to stay away from you as you walk through a pen
The term “flush” is very common in the livestock world. It is a standard procedure in the cattle side of things and is becoming more & more common in the goat world. If you’ve got a good female, then you better “flush” her. Likewise, crappy ones need
