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You're going to have to come get him from Texas if he comes up missing. (KIDDING)
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You're going to have to come get him from Texas if he comes up missing. (KIDDING)
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LOL! 
He was my first boer...The plan was to get a few girls and then find a stud, but it worked out differently. Once I saw those spots, I was sold!
He was my first boer...The plan was to get a few girls and then find a stud, but it worked out differently. Once I saw those spots, I was sold!
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We did the Ivermectin on the buck that was severely infested and didn't see them on any one else at the time. My friend just said that I could probably expect them to show up when it gets warm and the nits in the ground start to hatch. IDK. Hoping she is wrong.
You have 4 spotted does now as I know you are keeping that one that was just born.
And don't forget that all of the does you got from me carry the spotted gene. Bailey was from a traditional doe that had a spotted dam; I called Bailey's mom Secret Spot. 
The thing is you are going to need another spotted buck if you want to keep upping the % unless you line breed to Rocky. Just like I need a mini buck now if I keep minis from Flash. It is never ending.
BTW... Flash gave me two blue eyed kids last week.
You have 4 spotted does now as I know you are keeping that one that was just born.
And don't forget that all of the does you got from me carry the spotted gene. Bailey was from a traditional doe that had a spotted dam; I called Bailey's mom Secret Spot. The thing is you are going to need another spotted buck if you want to keep upping the % unless you line breed to Rocky. Just like I need a mini buck now if I keep minis from Flash. It is never ending. BTW... Flash gave me two blue eyed kids last week.
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Nice kids
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I saw a gorgeous spotted boer buck for sale for a cool $1000...
Just a few hundred out of my budget...and besides, I need another buck like I need a hole in my head! 300 lb bucks are REALLY hard on fences... Andy has already moved one of the most recent T-posts meant to keep him confined.
OFA, Thanks! I am considering "Ghost Rider" for my little spotted girl, and yeah, pretty sure she is staying here So DS3 suggested "Nicolette Cage" for the sister.... 
We could be in real trouble!
Babs, I won't have mini alpines for you, but if Armani has a blue eyed buck from Reese or if Casanova has one out of StinkerBelle, I might need to bring you one of those boys. Then you would have another line to work with
Just a few hundred out of my budget...and besides, I need another buck like I need a hole in my head! 300 lb bucks are REALLY hard on fences... Andy has already moved one of the most recent T-posts meant to keep him confined. OFA, Thanks! I am considering "Ghost Rider" for my little spotted girl, and yeah, pretty sure she is staying here
So DS3 suggested "Nicolette Cage" for the sister.... We could be in real trouble! Babs, I won't have mini alpines for you, but if Armani has a blue eyed buck from Reese or if Casanova has one out of StinkerBelle, I might need to bring you one of those boys. Then you would have another line to work with
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This is where it gets so frustrating with bucks; especially when doing multiple breeds. I really should just learn to do AI.
I had no intentions of raising and milking minis but my wheels are turning. If I can get the milk output from a goat that eats less it sure is tempting. But for me the only real way to know if they eat less is to segregate the minis and standards and that is another mess to deal with, I only own one barn. So now do I keep the mini kids and head down the path or do I sell them? If I keep them I may need that buckling. It seems that a lot of breeders just breed for blue eyes and don't care about the traits that really matter in a good dairy goat; I don't want to be one of those breeders. So blue eyes are nice but a GOOD buck would be better and of course both traits would be even better. So don't count me out just because of no blue eyes.
I had no intentions of raising and milking minis but my wheels are turning. If I can get the milk output from a goat that eats less it sure is tempting. But for me the only real way to know if they eat less is to segregate the minis and standards and that is another mess to deal with, I only own one barn. So now do I keep the mini kids and head down the path or do I sell them? If I keep them I may need that buckling. It seems that a lot of breeders just breed for blue eyes and don't care about the traits that really matter in a good dairy goat; I don't want to be one of those breeders. So blue eyes are nice but a GOOD buck would be better and of course both traits would be even better. So don't count me out just because of no blue eyes.
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Armani has Desert Nanny bloodlines and his moms udder is insane! Here is a link to the breeders website with a pic of his moms udder. I was so excited to get him, that I had to stop myself from using him on everybody this year! Uptown Girl is his mom. http://arranch1.webs.com/goats
Casanova has Castle Rock bloodlines. I believe that Castle Rock is a functioning dairy full of nigis. Here is a link to a page with his grand dam Alum Root.
http://www.castlerockfarm.net/chdoes.html
Reese has a very nice udder and is my best typed doe, but her daughter StinkerBelle has an even easier to milk udder and fed 3 kids easily as a FF.
Spellbound has the best wedge shape to her body and I love her depth, as well as her 'will to milk'. She is the mom to your Flash and Jack Sparrow, his dad, of course has Rosasharn Buckwheat Honey in there. Spelly fed 4 kids for me last year! Lots of extra food and feed down for the kids too, but still!
(Insert a devious hand rubbing emoji right here!!!!)
Casanova has Castle Rock bloodlines. I believe that Castle Rock is a functioning dairy full of nigis. Here is a link to a page with his grand dam Alum Root.
http://www.castlerockfarm.net/chdoes.html
Reese has a very nice udder and is my best typed doe, but her daughter StinkerBelle has an even easier to milk udder and fed 3 kids easily as a FF.
Spellbound has the best wedge shape to her body and I love her depth, as well as her 'will to milk'. She is the mom to your Flash and Jack Sparrow, his dad, of course has Rosasharn Buckwheat Honey in there. Spelly fed 4 kids for me last year! Lots of extra food and feed down for the kids too, but still!
(Insert a devious hand rubbing emoji right here!!!!)
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Babsbag,
Just for clarification, I am mostly looking for udder capacity and large easily milkable teats. I am trying to take advantage of many other breeders efforts to increase the milk production, by looking for animals out of tested producers lines. I only use the milk for my family, but it cost the same to feed one milking nigi vs another. As for standard nubians vs nigis feed consumption... I am not sure how much the standards will eat in milk vs a nigi in milk, but dry, my standard nubians eat at least 2-3 times the amount of hay. Also Nigis are supposed to have double the alpha s1 casein gene, meaning more protein, higher butterfat ( I think around 6 %) and more cheese from the same amount of milk, if I am understanding correctly. If you are looking for more solids, nigi mixes might be helpful, even if they give less liquid milk per animal than the standards for your dairy.
Just for clarification, I am mostly looking for udder capacity and large easily milkable teats. I am trying to take advantage of many other breeders efforts to increase the milk production, by looking for animals out of tested producers lines. I only use the milk for my family, but it cost the same to feed one milking nigi vs another. As for standard nubians vs nigis feed consumption... I am not sure how much the standards will eat in milk vs a nigi in milk, but dry, my standard nubians eat at least 2-3 times the amount of hay. Also Nigis are supposed to have double the alpha s1 casein gene, meaning more protein, higher butterfat ( I think around 6 %) and more cheese from the same amount of milk, if I am understanding correctly. If you are looking for more solids, nigi mixes might be helpful, even if they give less liquid milk per animal than the standards for your dairy.
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Udder capacity is more important to me than milkable teats since I have machines do all that work for me but if one is hand milking I really understand that. I would want to focus on capacity and attachments for longevity on the dairy line. You are right about Armani's dam's udder. If you can reproduce that in his kids you will have a keeper for sure. Flash's kids look gorgeous and I will probably keep the doelings or at least a few of them, to see what I get next year but that does mean another buck so keep me in mind when you does freshen. I need one not related to Flash of course.
If you can reproduce that in his kids you will have a keeper for sure. Flash's kids look gorgeous and I will probably keep the doelings or at least a few of them, to see what I get next year but that does mean another buck so keep me in mind when you does freshen. I need one not related to Flash of course.- Thread starter
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Reese, StinkerBelle, Armani and Casanova are all unrelated to Flash and have nice udders and milk behind them....
We are on kid watch this week, Rigatoni (boer) and Brie (nubian).... both could kid anytime after the 17th. Official days are March 22-23.
Speedwagon is 70 lbs today!He is 11&1/2 weeks and still nursing and mostly on alfalfa hay with a little goat pellets mixed with alfalfa pellets. It is time to start exercising and stanchion training him. Today when Cherry and Speedy were out to run around, Cherry walked up to the gate just a few feet from Bellini and it looks like she and Bellini are really close in size. Maybe I am just really spoiled with the really big boers???
I think Cherry is close to average for open market /craigslist type goats so maybe it is more my own perspective because I have a couple really big girls?
Fired up the incubator to see if our goose eggs are fertile.....
We are on kid watch this week, Rigatoni (boer) and Brie (nubian).... both could kid anytime after the 17th. Official days are March 22-23.
Speedwagon is 70 lbs today!
He is 11&1/2 weeks and still nursing and mostly on alfalfa hay with a little goat pellets mixed with alfalfa pellets. It is time to start exercising and stanchion training him. Today when Cherry and Speedy were out to run around, Cherry walked up to the gate just a few feet from Bellini and it looks like she and Bellini are really close in size. Maybe I am just really spoiled with the really big boers??? I think Cherry is close to average for open market /craigslist type goats so maybe it is more my own perspective because I have a couple really big girls? Fired up the incubator to see if our goose eggs are fertile.....
