Son Of a Buck Show 2019

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Son Of a Buck Show 2019

UPDATE: We had a great time at the annual Son Of A Buck show in Amelia, Virginia. It was a single day show with an impressive FIVE RINGS! We are extremely proud of Hiro winning a Grand Champion and also a Reserve Grand Champion!! <3

Three days and counting until we drive up to Amelia, Virginia for the annual Son of a Buck Show. This year it will be a FIVE RING show all in one day! This is great because we can show out of our trailer which reduces the bio-security issues a lot.

We currently only have one yearling buck (MLRT Hiro) so it should be a relaxing day ….but very stinky! He is in full rut and has already lost over 25 pounds. He now eats very little and spends his days pacing the fence while hollering for the ladies.

VS-660 Weigh Scale

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VS-660 Weigh Scale

We purchased this scale back in March 2019. This is a VERY high quality unit with a metal frame, stainless steel top and rubber mat. I am extremely pleased with the quality and ease of use. This makes weighing the goats so easy and very accurate!

It runs off of 2 AA batteries and can also be plugged in. It weighs animals up to 660 pounds and is 43″ x 20″. So far, we are still using the same batteries it came with. I weigh all goats once a month and LOVE this scale! Even our largest bucks fit on it easily. <3 <3

Mangalitsa/Kune-Kune cross piglets

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Mangalitsa/Kune-Kune cross piglets

Seven adorable piglets were born on Saturday, July 13th. One was lost the first day but the other six are doing great. They started following their mother around on the 2nd day. (2 boars, 4 gilts)

New Genes!

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New Genes!

We rarely purchase outside does but this little girl was available and we are thrilled to add her genetics to our herd. Thank you Wingn’ It Farms for entrusting her to us!!

We also have deposits on TWO bucklings from two other herds for next spring!! We will post more on those when the time comes. Fun! Fun!!

Wings & Caprine “Hetty” has very strong dairy character and an excellent pedigree! We are hoping she matures well enough this summer/fall to freshen as a yearling next spring. She will need to meet our 85-90 lb minimum prior to our breeding cut-off date of November 30th or be a dry-yearling next year. (This dead-line helps us to keep on track and prevents us from having does to freshen after April.) She was 41 lbs when we took ownership of her on June 1st and she should gain fast and steady over the next 4-5 months.

Wings & Caprines Hetty
(photo courtesy of Wings & Caprines)

Spring shows 2019!

Spring shows 2019!

We took our herd of goats (milkers, doelings & bucks) to two spring shows this year. We attended the Legendary Goat Breeder’s Assoc show the weekend of May 3-5th in Winston-Salem, NC, and also the Piedmont Dairy Goat Breeder’s Assoc show in Rocky Mt., NC the weekend of May 24-26th. MLRT Caesar won his final Championship leg as a 2 year old and has now earned his CH title as a permanent Champion! Our first home-bred to win that title! We are thrilled!

Our girls placed good considering the amazing competition but did not win any championships. It is a LOT of work (and money spent) and we are rethinking showing. The weather was unseasonably hot (mid 90’s) and very humid plus we had trailer tire issues and pen issues. It just wasn’t as fun this year for us. Also, they picked up some sort of viral diarrhea that has made several intermittently sick with a fever and very loose stools. We definitely will not attend any fall fair shows this year and maybe by next spring we may feel like attending the spring shows… we’ll see….

CH MLRT Caesar
Tzuriel in second place.
Hetty is first, Caramel is second.
Hiro (yearling) and Caesar (2 yr old)
Yearling milker class
Dallas hold Tzuriel and Cali
Finally sorted out the pen issues. Whew~