Caprice Acres Haut Monde AI - American Alpine DOELING born 3/2/13. Chamoisee with cream/black trim. Dam: Grace-Hill Kesslee 1*M VEVV 87, Sire: SGCH Cherry Glen Password Gentry +*B EEV 90.
http://adgagenetics.org/GoatDetail.aspx?RegNumber=A001628580
One of quads (I'm keeping her sister)...
Update/Bump:
Lily is now confirmed bred to SJE Countryview Ramblin' Man via Biotracking pregnancy test. Her duedate is 3/3 to 3/6, spring 2013. She is also negative for CAE via biotracking (as are all the goats on the farm. :) )
CAE ELISA is very accurate in showing disease status. In adult animals, not a real risk of false positives/negatives. You'll get false positive test results in about 4 out of 1000 tests, is what WADDL reports for the ELISA. pretty darn good. You can retest any positives with a PCR test to...
Caprice Acres Blue Suede Shoes - Sr proven BLUE doe. Weighed in at 10lbs 1.2oz before breeding her the first time. Dam is Caprice Acres Isabella (3legs), sire is Wylde Hare's Hermes (7leg GCH). She is BRED and due 12/5/12 if she took. Bred to Caprice Acres Zane (2 legs). Should throw blues...
She is still available. Sorry I didn't respond sooner, I don't visit this part of the forum that often. :)
You can also email me at capriceacres@hotmail.com
He was right around 9lbs. He was a big boy - she's wary of humans, and my dad thought he was stuck when he was being born because he...
Lily's dam (rear) and Lily's 2012 buckling (abt 3-4 mon pictured, was born 5/31/12)
SJE Countryview Ramblin' Man - Will sire Lily's 2013 kids
Lily was born 6/4/11. My entire herd (including Lily) is disease tested yearly for CL, CAE, and Johnes and are NEGATIVE. Her dam is an unregistered...
I'm aware taming them can be done with dam raised kids by spending time with them, I've done it many times in the past. We just don't have the time to guarantee it anymore. I have a few dam raised goats that are very, very sweet - but with the herd about 20 now, guaranteed taming gets tough...
I'm not a 'big' breeder yet... but we're thinking of expanding our boer herd slowly Because I HATE HATE HATE chasing boer goats for maintenance, I pulled my 94% keeper doeling this year to raise on the bottle along with my dairies. (I ALWAYS pull dairy kids to raise on the bottle). I prefer...
Do a little of both, no problems with crosses for meat and some even say that cali-NZW crosses are 'hybrid' and grow better than the purereds (on small scale, I doubt it makes any difference at all). But, if you do purebreed matings at least here and there, you might be able to sell some...
They will eventually make butcher weight - but the quicker, the more economical. Obviously it should be your goal to grow 'em quick and grow 'em with lots of meat. The californian is a good meat breed, but just FYI giants (if your buck IS a giant) have bad meat:bone ratio - as in their frames...
There's probably no reason not to, IMO. Many commercial rabbitries breed their females at 4-5 months of age for the first time. I've bred some that JUST hit 5 months old before, and plan on doing so again shortly here. :) I breed for both show and meat, so it's important that my rabbits make...
Safeguard is really only good for tapes... and even then not excellent anymore as most people are noticing it is loosing it's effectiveness in many areas due to overuse.
I use mainly cydectin pour on, given orally at a rate of 1cc per 22lbs. Ivermec plus I use 1x per year or when I notice a...
I currently have 1 junior doe, 2 junior bucks, and 2 senior bucks available. Some REALLY nice animals with great peds, but my rabbitry is only 22 holes and that means I've got to cull hard and make hard decisions here and there. Prices start at 45.00, some are negotiable and I do group...
Please, by all means, don't feel like you can't breed for money. These animals were made to PROFIT from. If you manage to profit from your rabbits there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that. In fact, I think we need to encourage that MORE because IMO an profitable rabbitry is one I'd like to...
Silvering comes in over the course of months, so you may end up with some more silvering on both.
Watch length of fur on that doe as she moults from baby coat to adult coat.
Conformationally, hard to tell much about them without posing them and getting my hands on them. Things to watch are...
As long as you don't sell more than 500.00 per year to business such as TSC, pet stores, etc. :)
They are rare, in the grand scheme of things. There are some big breeders BUT compared to many other breeds - very rare.
Rabbits aren't registered regularly. They are often sold with a pedigree...
Honestly, I think you're more of an animal lover if you raise and butcher your own. You know how it was handled and raised and that it was killed humanely. How many people that buy from the grocery store can say that with 100% certainty?