If your target show is in March and you are just now starting to work your goats, then you are behind. The ones that are planning on winning have already been doing their work. Practicing showing, exercising, working hair, managing feed/weight, etc. You can’t win a show in March by
If anybody is needing showmanship clinics for groups or individuals, give me a call. Kela will be free most weekends and would be willing to help. Kids seem to work better on showmanship when it comes from somebody other than a parent or a familiar ag teacher. Even excellent showmen
it feels like Tuesday, or maybe even Monday. My days are all screwed up and I am still jet lagged. Lucky for me the weather has been good here. Kela had it easy kidding out goats last week. I just ordered some replacement parts for heat lamps. If any of
Well, it has been over a week since I posted anything on here. Let’s just say that we have been a bit busy. First, we have been kidding does. Second, holidays. And third, the Dukester and I ventured west to Phoenix. I could have posted while there, but I don’t
Happy festivus!! That is my favorite Seinfeld episode–Festivus for the Rest of Us! If you haven’t seen it, you need to. Little bit chilly the past few nights. The first five does have kidded, ten to go this week. Lucky for me, Kela is home to take care of
Yesterday’s post about legends in Waynoka is true. It is amazing how many successful livestock people have come from Waynoka. The cattle history around there is unreal. Bixler’s, both Redgate families and Jerry Nickelson are well known. Eggleston’s used to raise some of the best show steers around. Gosney’s and
After serving a fifteen year sentence teaching in public schools and dealing with people all across the United States, I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with numerous people. Some could even be considered legends. The town of Waynoka has an unusual high percentage of legends. People known all
A common question that we get asked is “What additives do we feed?” The answer is not very many. All of our show wethers are on the Special K feed with Vindicator added to it. Vindicator is the new Grand Goat formula. Do I think that gand goat or vindicator
And you thought goat people were crazy. You need to check out the online auctions of bred sows/gilts–Fischer’s on drive, Brinning, Platt, etc on showpig.com and Cobb on showpig.com. These guys are going to cash some checks. You can watch the tv and read your biased newspapers all you want
The family was inside last night, finishing supper and thinking about watching the clay-mation version of Rudolph. Duke’s phone rings, which means it is either a grandparent or Wichert. It was Wichert. Wichert is Darin Wichert who is a neighbor/friend of our family. He and Duke talk hunting, animals and
