Moody
Loving the herd life
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2014
- Messages
- 495
- Reaction score
- 149
- Points
- 163
Congrats on the baby girl!
Have fun with the mini goats!
Have fun with the mini goats!
Changes
- Thread starter Sweetened
- Start date
sadieml
True BYH Addict
Congratulations on your little girl.
She's gorgeous. I really loved "wearing" my babies, but it can be hard on your back. My premie was 21 1/2 " and 8.55 lbs, so I know how quickly they can wear you out. Now he's 19, 6'5" and weighs about 220lbs. Time flies. I'm sure he was a toddler just a few days ago...
Enjoy every step of your journey, and enjoy all those little goaties, too.
They are lovely.
She's gorgeous. I really loved "wearing" my babies, but it can be hard on your back. My premie was 21 1/2 " and 8.55 lbs, so I know how quickly they can wear you out. Now he's 19, 6'5" and weighs about 220lbs. Time flies. I'm sure he was a toddler just a few days ago...Enjoy every step of your journey, and enjoy all those little goaties, too.
They are lovely.- Thread starter
- #23
Sweetened
Herd Master
Heres an updated picture. I am missing two of the girld I was given for free, they wouldnt cooperate so i will post them soon.
Duke will remain with us for a breeding season. This rugged boy is known for astounding udders. What is his colour considered? Chocolate with white and some roaning?
Ingrid, formerly known as Poplar. Shes the onky ones whos made friends with me, but she will NOT let me milk her without a fight. Im told she stands well, so I suspect its because we dont have a relationship. She needs to dry up anyway. She has good handles and is smoothe and easy to milk if shed just stop bouncing around! This is "Sundgau', correct? Shes 2 months pregnant and showing already!!
Earl. A wether that was given to me for free because he and duke are best buddies. This guy is HUGE, I suspect thats why he was nutted as hes the nicer looking boy. Gold.
Lavender. Needs a name change. Rowdy one of the bunch, apperently a kicker but great producer.
Lavenders daughter. We named her Pearl. If im correct, she and her mother are buckskin.
This is Dot. Cant wait for kids off her! Shes beautifuk and dairy bodied. I love her colouring. Is this considered pinto or broken chamoisee?
Our little black buckling, Beauregard. Beau for short. He has one white spot, but i love his look!
Duke will remain with us for a breeding season. This rugged boy is known for astounding udders. What is his colour considered? Chocolate with white and some roaning?
Ingrid, formerly known as Poplar. Shes the onky ones whos made friends with me, but she will NOT let me milk her without a fight. Im told she stands well, so I suspect its because we dont have a relationship. She needs to dry up anyway. She has good handles and is smoothe and easy to milk if shed just stop bouncing around! This is "Sundgau', correct? Shes 2 months pregnant and showing already!!
Earl. A wether that was given to me for free because he and duke are best buddies. This guy is HUGE, I suspect thats why he was nutted as hes the nicer looking boy. Gold.
Lavender. Needs a name change. Rowdy one of the bunch, apperently a kicker but great producer.
Lavenders daughter. We named her Pearl. If im correct, she and her mother are buckskin.
This is Dot. Cant wait for kids off her! Shes beautifuk and dairy bodied. I love her colouring. Is this considered pinto or broken chamoisee?
Our little black buckling, Beauregard. Beau for short. He has one white spot, but i love his look!
- Thread starter
- #24
goatgurl
Herd Master
your daughter is just precious! congratulations on such a beautiful addition to your 'herd'.
nigies?? what made you decide on them? must say they are really cute. can't wait till spring to see babies.
nigies?? what made you decide on them? must say they are really cute. can't wait till spring to see babies.
- Thread starter
- #26
Sweetened
Herd Master
Awh thankyou!
If you recall, i was very uninterested in Nigerians. Around here they are so crossbred with pygmies that they all have a pudgy, fat, grey look with horns that stick straight up. While i truly loved and now miss Flora and Gladys ( and fern and edith ), I needed a change. The big girls were just too big for me right now woth the baby and whatnot. While they were extremely well behaved, they, like children, act up and a small goat acting up is less to deal with. Southern showed me that nigies are quite lovely.
A lot of the lines up here are a bit stockier than preferred, but they dont look fat, dont look like rolly pollies. A cheesery here is closing down and the lady was selling her stock. I jumped on the opportunity. Lavender, Daisy (not yet pictured), and Ingrid are bred to an escape artist registered buckling out of Rosasharn and Philomena breeding. Regardless of the unregistered status, these girls are all top producers and are considrred some of the best in western canada. After much discussion, of all the registered breeders in canada, theres only 4 or 5 that have heavy producing girls, the rest are more pet quality. These unregisyered girls all have registered lineage and have proven themselves. The deal was sweetened with the usable bick and doe. I ended up with all 9 for 700. Expecting 8-12 kods in january/february and then another crop later in the year from the doelings
I want to kid first timers out a little later and then breed them back for their second kiddings to happen on my February schedule.
Our herd will be large for a couple years, as we will be keeping back replacements from Lavender, Ingrid and daisy (and granny if she pops out a kid surprisingly). I will also keep a buckling or two back from this breeding because I want those lines. Duke will stay with us to breed next year to the older girls and then be sold. We will keep Beau, another little guy coming to us named Simon and then one or two of the rosasharn/philomenas. Depending on food consumption, we will make cuts from there.
Theres also a huge market for these guys here, for pets and milk, over the bigger girls.
If you recall, i was very uninterested in Nigerians. Around here they are so crossbred with pygmies that they all have a pudgy, fat, grey look with horns that stick straight up. While i truly loved and now miss Flora and Gladys ( and fern and edith ), I needed a change. The big girls were just too big for me right now woth the baby and whatnot. While they were extremely well behaved, they, like children, act up and a small goat acting up is less to deal with. Southern showed me that nigies are quite lovely.
A lot of the lines up here are a bit stockier than preferred, but they dont look fat, dont look like rolly pollies. A cheesery here is closing down and the lady was selling her stock. I jumped on the opportunity. Lavender, Daisy (not yet pictured), and Ingrid are bred to an escape artist registered buckling out of Rosasharn and Philomena breeding. Regardless of the unregistered status, these girls are all top producers and are considrred some of the best in western canada. After much discussion, of all the registered breeders in canada, theres only 4 or 5 that have heavy producing girls, the rest are more pet quality. These unregisyered girls all have registered lineage and have proven themselves. The deal was sweetened with the usable bick and doe. I ended up with all 9 for 700. Expecting 8-12 kods in january/february and then another crop later in the year from the doelings
I want to kid first timers out a little later and then breed them back for their second kiddings to happen on my February schedule.
Our herd will be large for a couple years, as we will be keeping back replacements from Lavender, Ingrid and daisy (and granny if she pops out a kid surprisingly). I will also keep a buckling or two back from this breeding because I want those lines. Duke will stay with us to breed next year to the older girls and then be sold. We will keep Beau, another little guy coming to us named Simon and then one or two of the rosasharn/philomenas. Depending on food consumption, we will make cuts from there.
Theres also a huge market for these guys here, for pets and milk, over the bigger girls.
Hens and Roos
Herd Master
Thanks for sharing the pictures, very cool colors! Your little one is a cutie!
- Thread starter
- #28
- Thread starter
- #29
