That first group were born on a low quality farm and pulled way too early. I still see listings from the people and the pictures show such poorly cared for animals.
The last two we got were from, like I said, a well known farm in that area and the guy was very honest, etc. We knew what we were getting when we got them. He vaxxed and wormed with us there and has since been checking in to see how they are doing, etc. We will be doing business with him again, I'm sure. My post here initially was to see thoughts on protein tubs to help push them along and I do believe we are on the right track... I will post in the future to show the progress and share what we decide to do with them going forward!
We've also got three bottle babies we've been working on since September - My boss at work had a total of 6 sets of twins born this year!! Two of the babies got left by moms and he asked if we'd want them, so we took them. they are doing well, too - One will definitely end up in the freezer, and the other we will see if he continues to do as well as he has been and go from there. The third is a Guernsey that I just couldn't pass up. lol... He's a cutie! Ultimately, they are here for that one purpose and we will try to give them good lives while they're here! We may get some good steers from him (my boss) come spring. We shall see!