culled problem doe

[akane]

Sorry I didn't take pics. I had this nice chocolate doe that I know several will remember me complaining about. With her refusing to breed to any useful buck instead of the one ND that is not show quality for several reasons all summer and fall. I finally had a good buck cover her 3 times but nothing came of it. I thought maybe it was just because she was his first doe. However, with her track record and needing to keep my herd small I decided to butcher her. When I opened her up I couldn't see anything for all the fat. Just tons of white fat packed all over. As I started scooping it out I found both uterine horns full of fluid. Not infection or puss. Plain, clear fluid. :? Any idea why and what does it mean for managing the rest of my herd? Seems I may need to cut pellets to some but I have several per cage right now so making sure everyone gets food and not overfeeding is a problem. I'm hoping to do a colony real soon. I had it setup but the walls were not high enough so it needs redone and they got put in large, solid bottom cages in pairs and trios. A colony will have the same feeding problem, but I've never had fat problems before.

 

[Zass]

The fat makes sense. I don't know about the fluid though. With the lymphoma I think we had, the lymph nodes are only swollen up with clear fluid. It's most likely cancer, but it doesn't look like anything at that stage.


I need a growout colony again. I don't dare use the 18x24 foot pen I was keeping them in two years ago.

I'm not going to live here long enough to make laying concrete practical. (I think my mortgage is going to be over with this year.) I want to move outside of town and get a couple dairy sheep, husband wants to move to FL. :roll:

I get it, his family is down there... But how am I going to keep sheep in FL??? AND I'll need an air conditioned rabbitry. I told him we can't move unless he can find a job where we can afford that.

 

[akane]

We want to move to oregon for the stable weather. Not too hot of summer and not too cold of winter. Then the outdoor animals will be much easier to take care of and year round hiking! I might even see an ocean. My husband doesn't want to leave his family at this time though. They are close and have gatherings on average monthly. His grandpa also has pancreatic cancer and was given a year to live. So we at least have to stay nearby for now. When he has the years of work experience to upgrade to a better job we would then have the money to fly back a few times a year.

 

[Zass]

That sounds nicer nicer then Florida. I don't do high humidity well.

Well, it's not like PA is a nice state to live in. Too much govt. Too many taxes. WAY too many laws and regulations for the low populations. Failing industry.

Comfortable weather most of the year, if you like 4 seasons and hooded sweatshirts.
I certainly do, since I have a sun allergy. It's not uncommon to see me wearing light hooded jacket even warm summer days.

I would enjoy living somewhere with more cultural diversity though. I grew up in Sand Diego and tend to enjoy the company of diverse groups. Even when I lived in VA, my roommates all spoke Chinese.

Here we have Italian families, Polish ones, German and Scottish/Irish bloodlines. A little French and native American..

 

[akane]

We do half joke, half wish we could move to sweden. It's now on our vacation list when we have money. It may not be the warmest place but the southern half is far better than our winters due to the ocean stabilizing the temp.

 

[Zass]

I thought Maine might be nice.

One thing I like about living somewhere that gets cold: No roaches!

I REALLY hate those things... :angry:

 

[akane]

My grandma's business had roaches. They can appear in old buildings still. The midwest has a lot of bugs. People have been complaining of flies all winter this year because it wasn't quite cold enough to keep them inactive. We've got to go get more fly strips. You don't even need anything attracting them. They just show up everywhere.