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So I was just finishing up on some morning paperwork and thought I should check on #4...Only to find she had kidded, twin girls. Both are correct and 2 teated, imagine that...She is another first timer.Both doelings will be registered, USBGA, and I will be keeping them...Just goes to show you how much a good herdsire is worth...
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2 does left in this group but they are still a couple weeks away, and first timers as well...then done til march...All these kids save 1 this fall were sired by my Ivan buck...He is over there<----...the kid with the solid colored front leg, from a previous doe is Jakes first kid, and he will be the sire of the last 2 sets of kids as well...Old Ivan had quite a fall run...16 kids from 10 does, 9 doelings and 7 bucklings with 6 sets of twins, some from first time kidders....
Moral of the story: Buy the best buck you can find...you will be happy you did every time one of your does throws a set of healthy twins...JMO...but what do I know
 

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jodief100 said:
I like the one with the light brown head.
Now you understand why it would be hard to make the decision to get rid of Ivan?
 

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I'm not a fan of solid-colored meat goats, but....yeah....that little red doe's awful purty. :hide

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cmjust0 said:
I'm not a fan of solid-colored meat goats, but....yeah....that little red doe's awful purty. :hide

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I'm not either but the red gene is a remnant of the solid red buck that I used several years ago. At the time it seemed like the right thing to do, what with the "red trend" but it amounted to sacrificing size for color. Now after a few years back to a giant sized traditional bucks, the colored kids are starting to get bigger and fewer. I have 2 solid does and 1 paint. I'll keep this one, plus 2 from an earlier group to make 6 total "red" goats.
I have found that a BIG colored wether will get a second look from a judge at a show, and sometimes that is all it takes to win a class, providing they have the frame and conformation....one of the reasons I will be wethering the fb buck kid with the solid colored front leg, something different sometimes wins....and colored kids are REALLY easy to sell, especially when they are registered.
 

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()relics said:
jodief100 said:
I like the one with the light brown head.
Now you understand why it would be hard to make the decision to get rid of Ivan?
Absolutly! I should send you a picture of Diaz, the boy I bought. 10 months old and about 180 lbs. He got right to work, brought 6 of my does into heat in 1 day and 4 more 2 days later.

Too bad you are keeping those two girls......
 
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