There seems to be a LOT of dog fennel where my goats graze/forage and I'm worried it could make them sick. Can someone one tell me if dog fennel is bad for goats or okay for them to eat.
ok, so I've been researching and reading... looks like red is the most recessive of the B locus genes, then black. So, the only way I'll get red kids from any of my does is if they are carrying red and are crossed to a red. Chocolate is dominant to everything, so if I want chocolates I'll have...
Would crossing the little red buckling to any of my does (black and white, buckskin and white, red and white) produce chocolate or red kids? I wonder what the chances of getting chocolate buckskin (brown in the front and red or tan on the back) would be?
I almost forgot... This is my junior doe, Bambi - her sister is chocolate and tan. What colors could I get with Bambi and the little red buckling when they are ready to breed? Thanks.
Here is the buck that I used for this year's kids that were born. When he was a kid he had buckskin markings but he darkened up considerably right before he turned one year old.
Here are some mom and doe pictures...
MooMoo had 2 buckskin kids with white markings and a solid black kid (no white...
The buck I have now is only producing black kids and light red buckskin kids. I want to add diversity to my herd. Do you think that adding this buckling would help add diversity when he is old enough to breed? Or would he produce more of the same with the does that I have? Thanks.
My does are...