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The health of our animals is very important to us...we strive to be good managers, to ensure our animals thrive in our care, as well as others. The weather in Eastern Washington runs the spectrum, from freezing cold and wet in the winter and spring, to hot and dry in the summer and fall. Temperatures can change drastically from morning to night, as a result it is important that our animals be hardy and resilient. Our animals are fed a high quality Alfalfa hay, and have browse and pasture available throughout the day. Milkers are fed a 14-16% dairy ration when milked. They receive Calvary 9, Copper bolus, Bo-Se and Vitamin A & D before breeding, and 4 weeks before kidding. In addition, they are wormed 6 weeks before kidding. Two weeks before kidding they are brought into the milk parlor to being "lead feeding" in preparation for kidding. We test the herd annually for
CAE before kidding starts, and have been CAE NEGATIVE for 10+ years.
We pasteurized for many years, but no longer. Due to our continued
NEGATIVE status we feed free choice raw milk, and have done so for
many years. We feed our kids using lambars, limiting our kids to 8
per pen, in order not to overcrowd, and have had success with large
growthy kids.
Click
here to view 2023 CAE Test Results
Rockin-CB LaManchas Page last updated on 09/17/2024 |
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