New Goats Arriving Today!
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MsDeb
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Great pics! I didn't realize until we got them that goats are really hard to photograph. They really want to get eye to eye with the camera don't they!
babsbag
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eye to eye...hmmm... mine would prefer to LICK or EAT the camera 
Baymule
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Tempting, Southern, tempting....... Pointing out all the attributes of goats to me, then posting pictures of two drop dead gorgeous gals like that......
Goat Whisperer
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@Baymule you really are the goatie type IMO! 
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Southern by choice
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@Baymule I know you like the taste of lamb- but remember you have to LIVE with those sheep thingys!
I think @Goat Whisperer is on to something!
I think @Goat Whisperer is on to something!
OneFineAcre
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You know of course it is difficult to judge a animal from a pic
But Nubian is really nice from this angle
J-Nels wow
They haven't bred Nubians for years
But they really knew their stuff
But Nubian is really nice from this angle
J-Nels wow
They haven't bred Nubians for years
But they really knew their stuff
goatgurl
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@Southern by choice nice girls and lamanchas are great. i know you have to be proud of DD for letting her common sense win out over her want to. that's hard to do.
@Baymule you know you can have your sheep and goaties too. my sheep and goats get along just fine, and of course we all know that lamanchas are the goat of choice, lol
@Baymule you know you can have your sheep and goaties too. my sheep and goats get along just fine, and of course we all know that lamanchas are the goat of choice, lol
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Southern by choice
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Yeah , the Nubian is 4yrs old. She will be great for (littlest) DD. She loves goats and needed her own.
@goatgurl - This DD(Middle DD) partners with me and is pretty sharp! I adore my Lamanchas! I LOVE their milk! I will say the Nubian is quiet as a mouse and absolutely wonderful! Our Alpine is a love too! Although I love our Nigies and they are sweet they all have way more attitude than any of our "big" goats.
Our sheep do NOT get along with our goats- they did at first and then they started ramming the goats. Uhhhh NO- I had pregnant goats and no way was I going to have aborted kids from our useless sheep.
We have the sheep for my (oldest) DD.
The sheep never got use to the LGD's either, they made some progress but once they started ramming the goats the dogs would try to stand in the way. So noow they live way back through 2 sets of woods in the very back pasture on about 3-4 acres. They have no dog for protection either. The most we can do with them is scratch their chin. Kinda boring really- and get wool. Sometimes they can be kinda cool but really wish my DD would give them up.
She is the only person in the family that is a sheeple- the rest of us are goaties! I think they'd make better rugs.
We are breeding the Nubian for mini's this year but I do know someone with a great Nubian buck for next year, although I am hesitant- It would be a driveway breeding AND I would have to test the buck first. $ out of my pocket for someone else's animal.
I may just need to find a good Nubian Buckling this coming kidding season and raise him up. HINT HINT anyone out there!
What's another buck at this point? It seems like we collect them! LOL
There is a nice Lamancha Buck that a breeder contacted me about- thought I might be interested- I am but there is only 1-2 of my Lamanchas I could use him on so I don't know.
I think we should wait til we move.
@goatgurl - This DD(Middle DD) partners with me and is pretty sharp! I adore my Lamanchas! I LOVE their milk! I will say the Nubian is quiet as a mouse and absolutely wonderful! Our Alpine is a love too! Although I love our Nigies and they are sweet they all have way more attitude than any of our "big" goats.
Our sheep do NOT get along with our goats- they did at first and then they started ramming the goats. Uhhhh NO- I had pregnant goats and no way was I going to have aborted kids from our useless sheep.
We have the sheep for my (oldest) DD.The sheep never got use to the LGD's either, they made some progress but once they started ramming the goats the dogs would try to stand in the way. So noow they live way back through 2 sets of woods in the very back pasture on about 3-4 acres. They have no dog for protection either. The most we can do with them is scratch their chin. Kinda boring really- and get wool. Sometimes they can be kinda cool but really wish my DD would give them up.
She is the only person in the family that is a sheeple- the rest of us are goaties!
I think they'd make better rugs.We are breeding the Nubian for mini's this year but I do know someone with a great Nubian buck for next year, although I am hesitant- It would be a driveway breeding AND I would have to test the buck first. $ out of my pocket for someone else's animal.
I may just need to find a good Nubian Buckling this coming kidding season and raise him up. HINT HINT anyone out there!
What's another buck at this point? It seems like we collect them! LOL
There is a nice Lamancha Buck that a breeder contacted me about- thought I might be interested- I am but there is only 1-2 of my Lamanchas I could use him on so I don't know.
I think we should wait til we move.
