WAHOOOO....Foxy kidded and I got another keeper doeling

[Roll farms]

This year my goal for boers has been spots / dapples or paints...with this gorgeous girl, I got BOTH.

This pic isn't so good, but I wanted to show the color on the back of her head.

Side b

She's 50% Boer, 50% Nub, 2 teated, named Reggie, joining Peyton and Dallas as our newest batch of keepers...can't tell I'm a Colts fan at all, can you?

 

[Goat of Many Colors]

She's Beautiful! Does she have a sister or brother?

 

[helmstead]

GORGEOUS!!

 

[Roll farms]

Nope, she was a singleton....having a lot of those this year, no more trying to breed for December / early January kids for me.

 

[helmstead]

You might try to copper bolus once and see what that does for you. When we had copper issues, we also had a BUNCH of singletons...which corrected after one bolus on the next season.

I have HEARD Indiana isn't a copper deficient state, but with breeders...I still think you might need a tish extra. Guess I'll get to test the theory once we move. I can't remember if there was drought or flood up there, but any number of factors can cause bioavailable levels to go down.

 

[hoosierchick]

Shes a keeper for sure. I think thats the flashiest kid yet. I love spots so a spotted spot goat is the best!

 

[ksalvagno]

Waaaayyy too cool! Beautiful little one!

 

[no nonsense]

I'm interestd to know how you've determined that this one is a keeper, at such a young age? They do change as they grow and develop. It might be a good prospective keeper, but how do you know it won't develop any structural or conformation defects as it develops? Or is color the only selection criteria?

 

[Roll farms]

Welllll....as of Oct. their copper levels were a bit high (I was giving them copper sulfate in their water all summer and top dressing their feed....)
I haven't had them checked since then, but they're getting a better mineral than I was using a year ago...

We were copper deficient last winter, though...and had several sets of trips and one set of quads. Go figure...

A lot of the ones having singles are first timers, too.

I read that does aren't as fertile in their first heat of the year, and that bucks' fertility goes down when they're hot, these kids were all made in July / August.

 

[()relics]

Might I come back for another?