hello I have a couple of goat question

Im not new to goats I had goats goin on 4 years but still learning I have pygmy in boer crosses In one nubian in boer cross weather what are pygmy in boers Crosses called? in I heard they have a harder time kidding then most
Mixs in breeds in can you breed brother to sister? will they be deformed? can you breed does at 12 months old?

I'm afraid I can't help you with the terminology of mixed meat breeds, as I don't have much experience with them. I have heard that Pygmies are known to have more difficulty kidding than other breeds, but when I raised them, they did just fine. If you are crossing Boers and Pygmies, it would be wise to have the does Boer and the buck(s) Pygmy as a small sized doe will be much more likely to have difficulties with carrying a large buck's kids.
It is never a good idea to breed siblings. The more inbred they are, the higher the chances of deformities and other problems. I certainly wouldn't and don't know any goat breeders who would - at least on purpose.
Most breeders go by size, rather than age, but yes, most does are big enough to carry kids by the time they are a year old - some earlier, but a year is usually good

I've done this 4 years never once lost a goat to brithing problems the boer buck that she was bred to was a small boer buck so she had small kids ive done this twice with her she had a single doe which she push out with just one push then she had twins the second time push them out with one push but like I said he was a small boer buck i did alot research alot breeders do breed son to mom dad to daughter and brother in sister to see how strong their genes are in see if there are defects in their genes
I heard alot goat breeders say the smaller the doe the more problems you'll have when she kids even if its to small bucks well 2 years ago I sold him off to slaughter cause he was just to mean so now I have his son which he took after his mom he is smaller then is his sister she is 2 but I lost his twin sister to my neighbors Australin Shepard it was just a plan I mean I dont want to cause defects to the kids im no big breeder they were bottle babies so it was a question

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Welcome Goat Lover.

I'm new to goats, so can't answer with great authority. But, I have done a lot of reading, about goats. I would have to agree with SA. Inbreeding is never a good idea. And for the safety of the doe, it is always best to breed a smaller buck to a larger doe. Kinda like play in' Russian Roulette doing it the other way. It might work a time or two, but why take a chance of it not working the next time?

You have come to the right place, for good, sound advice.

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I was thinking mayb he wasnt pure boer he looked like them but was just small in stocky but they were given to me that way I just wish people were honest about animals they are giving away

I was thinking mayb he wasnt pure boer he looked like them but was just small in stocky but they were given to me that way I just wish people were honest about animals they are giving away

I was thinking mayb he wasnt pure boer he looked like them but was just small in stocky but they were given to me that way I just wish people were honest about animals they are giving away

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i did alot research alot breeders do breed son to mom dad to daughter and brother in sister to see how strong their genes are in see if there are defects in their genes

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I've never heard that.
There's nothing wrong with line breeding.
I do know that people breed fathers to daughters, and mothers to sons. But, they breed a father to daughter when the buck is an exceptional animal. And mother to son when the dam is an exceptional animal. Never heard of doing it to look for gene defects.

I also know people that breed half siblings. I know of this really strong doe who was AGS National Champion. Woodhaven Farm Cowgirl. She has a son, Little Tots Estate Tsunga. Tsunga was bred to some of his half sisters, Cowgirl daughters from different sires. But, Cowgirl was an exceptional animal.

I don't think that breeding full brother and sister would be a good idea.

I've been practicing line-breeding for several decades. I started doing it with show animals to "set" certain traits that I wanted to continue in my herd. I've bred mothers/sons and father/daughter, uncle/niece... just about every configuration that you can imagine except full brother/sister.

I have had some exceptional animals born from line breeding, and I've NEVER had a deformed animal. But, I've had some offspring where the cross did not enhance the good traits that I was looking for. Not every breeding works the way you want it to, but I've been mostly pleased with the results.

Even though I don't show anymore I still find myself practicing line-breeding.