Nothing exciting going on, on the farm today. Went out and measured the weights of my goats and sheep by measuring their heart girth and length of body. Using these two measurements, you use the following calculation:
Heart Girth X Heart Girth X Length of Body / 300
Using this calculation I came up with the following weights:
Goats:
Caesar(buck): 54.08 lbs.
Faun(doe): 60.12 lbs.
Jadis(doe): 67.28 lbs.
Lucy(doe): 41.67 lbs.
Ava(doe): 41.67 lbs.
Holly(doe): 33.5lbs --- she is in fact only a pygmy, miniature goat.
Gabby(doe): 80.08 lbs.
Sheep:
Dodge(ram): 86.50 lbs.
Mary(ewe): 85.33 lbs.
Freckles(ewe): 67.95 lbs.
Carmella(ewe): 81 lbs.
Ugly Betty(ewe): 83.29 lbs.
Dark Carmel (ewe): 78 lbs.
Cocoa(ewe): 95.57 lbs.
Some of these weights were right on track, others not so. Was pleased to see that most sheep were around the 80 lbs. mark, with the exception of two. The goats were mostly disappointing. I was hoping they would weigh more than they did. With these measurements, I need to decide what choices to make next to help gain their weight and size.
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