Is it that time of year already ? OFA Breeding update

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The girls are sure walking the fence line today. Fortunately, the strand of electric wire I installed is keeping the boys off of the fence.
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We have already bred one of our yearlings Clara Belle. She actually will be 2 years old tomorrow. We bred her on Sept 10th to Moonshine.
 

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Time does fly! I have 12 confirmed pregnant, 26 in the respective buck pens and another 5 more waiting to go up in the pens.

Your goats are in great shape! If anything the boys look a little overconditioned but a few weeks with the does will cure that. ;) Breeding should go very nicely.
 

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Time does fly! I have 12 confirmed pregnant, 26 in the respective buck pens and another 5 more waiting to go up in the pens.

Your goats are in great shape! If anything the boys look a little overconditioned but a few weeks with the does will cure that. ;) Breeding should go very nicely.

The brown one closest in the picture is Caspian, and he is definitely overconditioned. I would go so far to say he is fat. :) Rocky, the white one is about right. You can't see the yearling bucks too good, but Big Brown and Moonshine are a little fleshy too. But, you are right, they have already cut way back on their eating and are slimming down.

My does are in great shape. Clara Belle, the 2 year old is overfinished (that's the term the judge used a couple of weeks ago when she placed her last in her age group :)) but not unexpected since she hasn't been bred. We tried to breed her last fall but she didn't settle.
 

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Here's Clara Belle. Can you believe the judge said she was "over finished"? :)
I actually call her fat Clare Belle. I just love the way that judges have told me an animal of mine is too fat. I've heard overconditioned, overfinished, fleshy, excess flesh. And my favorite, "this goat looks like she's been loved too much".:gig
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We are well under way with breeding.
Bred so far in Oct in this order:

Clara Bell x Moonshine (Sept 10th)
Minnie x Rocky
Ginger x Rocky
Taffy x Fortunato
Moonpie x Fortunato
Cookie x Fortunato
Zamia x Rocky

Still to Go:
Rosemary x Rocky
Daisy x Hank
Cocoa x ?
Coleus x ?
Molly x Fortunato

Shea is a maybe, but we may hold off
Nutmeg and Opal will definitely be our Jr. Does for showing next year.
 
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So glad you have your new place too! This should make things even better for you!

Just saw the above post about Clara Belle. :lol:
It seems there is always one that gets "fleshy" off air!
I know you are getting ready for the show!
Good Luck!
 

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Coleus was in heat this morning so we put her in the pen with Big Brown. We saw him breed her immediately. We left her in the pen with him and Maurine is going home at lunch today to switch and put Rosemary and Rocky in since she is in heat this morning too.
 

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