After living in a motel in OKC since last Sunday, we are home. The shows are over, the premium sale finished up last night and it is now time to relax and then reload. I don’t have a lot of comments about the doe show other than it
The end is near. All of the Texas majors are completed. Denver, Phoenix, Tulsa, KC, Louisville and the northern fairs for 12-13 are finished and in the books. The last big one will be over this week. By Thursday night, OYE wether and doe show will be done and then
These dang websites tied to the goat industry are amazing. It astounds me how many people read this blog that is packed full of so much worthwhile information. I commonly get asked how we came up with this idea. Here’s your answer. In the early 2000s,
Yes, I recently saw both of the orginal Oklahoma goat gurus. Who? The L and the W in L&W boer goats. Who you ask? That would be Don Lenhart and Sonny Wagner. It’s time for a bit of Okie goat history. Back in the late
He strikes again. Who? Well, quite possibly the best wether buck in Oklahoma. No, I don’t have a picture of Joe Dirt wearing a Chive On t-shirt, but I do have pictures of more winners sired by the dirty dude himself. Joe Dirt sired the reserve grand at
There comes a time when you realize that you have been caught. I don’t mean being caught in a foot race. Heck, I don’t like running unless I am being chased. But, I can tell that I have been caught. I have been ran down from behind from
Got a really nice rain yesterday morning. Got a smooth 1 1/2″. Hadn’t had a rain like that in a long time. Coupled with all of the snow melt, we are plum muddy around here. Not complaining. Starting to see some life to wheat scattered around the area.
Made it to the Enid show. This has routinely been one of the toughest shows in the state–does and wethers. Phil Stacy did the judging. I won’t say that I agreed with every placing, but he ended up with top notch goats that patterned up extremely well. Structurally
Some states have showmanship rules of showing on the chain, while others allow bracing. There was a lot of debate for several years, here in Oklahoma, about which way it should be. It didn’t bother me to show on the chain when Kela was showing as I knew
Hadn’t been on the internet much the past couple of days. Clicked on an upcoming online auction that is offering some doe kids. Hummel’s are offering an impressive set of photos for this sale. Whoever did the hair care, fitting and clipping did an amazing job. The hair
