Anyone raising LaManchas in TN or states nearby?

[cybercat]

So great to meet you all. I will be getting wethers local but I think I will go out of state to get Doe. One because I can now since I can do an over night or two trip. That way I can bring in some new bloodline to the area. But that is still a bit away since we still have fence to finish. Hubby is driving me nuts now with barn planning. I was going to get a 10x20 wood shed where we got our tool shed. He is looking at metal ones. I am not too thrilled about those. We are looking at prebuilts since he is not home much since he is a driver over the road. Since he want to put 2 steers of the place he is looking for something that will hold them plus the goats. I was planning to have goat shed down buy chicken coop to make it easier for me to milk. We shall see how this turns out. might be tow buildings like I was thinking I hope.

Tamara

 

[AdoptAPitBull]

I have 4 LaMancha does and 1 LaMancha buck. The two adult does came from a very reputable show breeder in NJ. Both have great lines. One was a quad and was a bit too small for show, and the other had a few small faults for the show ring. Since the breeder shows about 20 goats, she only keeps the best of the best.

Both freshened last year. Each had 2 kids, one both boys (sold) and one both girls (retained). I don't show, I just milk.

My buck came from the same breeder, and was probably the nicest buck she had ever produced. Problem was, she couldn't breed him to any of her does because of his lines. He was safe to breed to my does, so I bought him.

Here's a pic of all of the goats in the Summer. The moms, Fred and Ethel, are the farthest from the camera. Abe, the buck, was about 4 months old in this pic, and the two young does, Marge and Maggie are about 4.5 months here.

Abe loves people.

Maggie was a runt and had to live inside for a week until she was strong enough to go back outside. She was bottle fed because her mom's teat was too large for her.

I hope that all my does are bred right now, though it may be too early to tell. Once we have kids, I will surely have some to sell, if anyone is interested.

 

[fanov8]

Daisy DOES look flirty! I have a Trixie too. Is Wilma a M*T Knoll doe, by chance?

Very nice! Your herd is growing! How many do you want to have total?

Cara - Why yes, yes she is M*T Knoll. The lady that I got her from actually got her from Rachel about 3 years ago. She said that it broke her heart to get rid of her, but she knew that she would be going to a great home. Her dam is By-Grace Valory and her sire is Liberty Ridge Nikki's Veto. And she was bred to our buck from Rachel, it seems as though I have misplaced his papers. I need to see if I can get ahold of her and see if I can get the information to get him registered.

I brought home one more new doe today. Her name is Cobble's Valley P's Cyclone, I think we are going to call her Sara though. She is so gentle and sweet, nothing like a cyclone! Anyhow, her sire is Deseret This Buck Pimpin Does and her dam is Cobble's Valley IP Cali Girl. She was linebred back to By-Grace Impulse, her grandfather on her dams side.

Then I also have my orginal two does. They both have the same sire, Mountain Dale Iceberg and both of their dams are from Cobble's Valley. One is Iceman's Chenee and the other is Regal Cyreeta. They are also bred to my buck from Rachel.

I cannot wait for all of these babies to start hitting the ground! I'm so excited! The first two girls are due within 3 days of each other!

As far as how many do I want total? LOL, well orginally 2 does. But instead of getting 2 does the woman that I got them from sent me home with a buck and a doe on accident. We got to attached to him so we just went and got another doe and he is our wether Then Wilma came up about a week and a half ago and I just had to have her. I thought we were done then, but the opportunity to get Sara came up and I just couldn't pass her up. However I promised my husband that I was done getting goats Sooo that leaves us with 4 pregnant does, 1 wether, and 1 buck... for now...



AdoptAPitBull - What beautiful goats you have! I love the pic of Margie cuddled up on the couch! Too cute!

Tamara - If you decide to buy LaMancha wether's locally, I'm probably about as local as you can get If you ever just want to come out and visit you are welcome too, we should start having babies on the ground in April if you just want to see some cute cuddlies!

DKRabbitry - Don't feel naughty, they are addictive little guys aren't they! Feel free to join in

 

[zzGypsy]

does SW Missouri count as close enough?

I may have a 3yr old buck for sale this fall - he's pure bred but not registered, california bloodlines. good sized, pure white, good milking lines. gave me all but one twins this year. I'll probably use him for breeding the mature does again in the fall, but then it'll be time to trade out bucks. I'll also have some of this year's buck kids for sale as well once they're weaned. I've got a nice chocolate buckling from my 2-gallon-a-day doe, he'll be for sale later this spring or early summer... if he stays as nice as he looks now he'll be excellent, he seems to have his mother's very quiet temperament and good looks, as well as excellent production genes.

I'll be looking for a buck, preferably registered, from an excellent milking line for this fall cleanup and next year.

 

[Cara Peachick]

zzGypsy, would you be interested in a buckling? I'm sure I'll have one, purebred, registered. If my first to birth (February) has a buckling, both dam and sire are AI babies with excellent genetics. Check out their pedigrees if you like: Far Out Star Sailor (doe) and Far Out Tiki (sire). Then, I have one doe born.

Could your unregistered buck be registered? What town in SW Missouri?

 

[zzGypsy]

zzGypsy, would you be interested in a buckling? I'm sure I'll have one, purebred, registered. If my first to birth (February) has a buckling, both dam and sire are AI babies with excellent genetics. Check out their pedigrees if you like: Far Out Star Sailor (doe) and Far Out Tiki (sire). Then, I have one doe born.

Could your unregistered buck be registered? What town in SW Missouri?

I'm currently between Aurora and Marionville, about half an hour west of Springfield, but will likely be moving to an area half an hour east of Springfield in the next couple of months.

the unregistered buckling's mom is registered, I'll have to check and see if the dad can be registered, I can get back to you on that.

I'm not too well versed in the pedigree side of things, however I do pay attantion to milk production numbers... that what I'm most interested in. do you know the typical production on the dams or grand dams? if it's good, we might do a buck swap or purchase...

 

[cybercat]

Daisy DOES look flirty! I have a Trixie too. Is Wilma a M*T Knoll doe, by chance?

Very nice! Your herd is growing! How many do you want to have total?

Tamara - If you decide to buy LaMancha wether's locally, I'm probably about as local as you can get If you ever just want to come out and visit you are welcome too, we should start having babies on the ground in April if you just want to see some cute cuddlies!

I will take you up on that offer. I need to learn two things if you are willing to help me out. Horns and hoofs. My friend up north did not do that to his mixed goats. So I need to learn how to dehorn and trim hoofs. I am free most days too.

Btw how is everyone handleing all this wet weather with thier goats? I know they do not like it but I am wondering if it is causing hoof problems.

My hubby has been driving me nuts about the shed still. He keeps going back and forth looking from metal(which I do no want) to wood. I want the shed as I said down by my chickens. He wants something that will hold goats and the steers. Same size or so but way down east side of property. Long walk in winter for milking, no thanks.

I am thinking of Celticknot for a doe since I like what she is breeding and a few have her lines further back here. Plans are to show since I use to do that with my dogs years ago. But I will not have over 2 does here and only 4 weathers. Right now I want to get 3 weathers and 1 doe. That should help clear alot of our brambles here for now. We get way over grown with them in spring and summer. Hubby just does not have time to do yard work since he is on the road all week.

Tamara

 

[cybercat]

I have 4 LaMancha does and 1 LaMancha buck. The two adult does came from a very reputable show breeder in NJ. Both have great lines. One was a quad and was a bit too small for show, and the other had a few small faults for the show ring. Since the breeder shows about 20 goats, she only keeps the best of the best.

Both freshened last year. Each had 2 kids, one both boys (sold) and one both girls (retained). I don't show, I just milk.

My buck came from the same breeder, and was probably the nicest buck she had ever produced. Problem was, she couldn't breed him to any of her does because of his lines. He was safe to breed to my does, so I bought him.

Here's a pic of all of the goats in the Summer. The moms, Fred and Ethel, are the farthest from the camera. Abe, the buck, was about 4 months old in this pic, and the two young does, Marge and Maggie are about 4.5 months here.

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee375/AllisonStockManderino/009-1.jpg

Abe loves people.

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee375/AllisonStockManderino/005-3.jpg

Maggie was a runt and had to live inside for a week until she was strong enough to go back outside. She was bottle fed because her mom's teat was too large for her.

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee375/AllisonStockManderino/014-1.jpg


I hope that all my does are bred right now, though it may be too early to tell. Once we have kids, I will surely have some to sell, if anyone is interested.

Very nice goats. Love Abe's head pic. LMs are just so cute.

 

[Cara Peachick]

Cybercat- You asked about hooves and wet weather. I just did my herd's hooves 2 days ago and they were all healthy, so no problems here. No, they don't like to get wet, though, that's for sure! Their paddock drains pretty well, though, and they have a loft they can climb in and they all sleep up there, so they can get out of the wet a bit. I wanted to mention, too, that we move our goats around during the day - their night paddock is very close to my front door. Everyone has their own preferences, but I really like them close by. In the spring or summer when they are "over the hill" during the day, I miss them, and I worry more too. They are also super tame and friendly, I think just because we are around them so often.

zzGypsy- I doubt I'm going to have good milk numbers for you, unfortunately. One doe (Star) is a first freshener. One (Trixie) was a first freshener last year and had a single kid - we milked her only once a day (baby was on her 1/2 time) and we got no less than a quart, and a half gallon at most. I was happy with that since she was a first freshener with a singleton, but I'm hoping she'll do better this year. I was told her mom consistently milked over a gallon a day and close to 2 gallons at times, but I'm sure her owner doesn't keep close, official records. My last doe (Janis) was dry last year and this is the first baby she'll have for me. I was told she was a consistant milker and great on the stand. I believe the breeder (she's also a friend), but what does that mean, really? I'm going on and on, but you see that what I have is not likely to satisfy you. Too bad. I did a quick mapquest on Springfield and I am 8 hours away, so. . . could be worse, but not exactly next door

and may I just say that I have a doe due in middle Feb and I am already drooling????

 

[cybercat]

Cara and everyone else. I do not know if you know of this breeder in the state. I was refered to her a few years ago when I started looking into Lms. She is closer to you Cara than us up here. She is a vet and raises both Lm and Sans. She shows also so prices reflect. Her site has some good infomation about goat care also worth a read.
http://www.salecreekvet.com/730727.html Enjoy.

Tamara