77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[Roll farms]

What makes me madder than the people who buy w/out knowing what they're getting into (actually - I was there once ), are the people who, when I tell them what to do - either A) just don't do it (too much trouble ) or B) say they can't afford the meds .

I always tell people to call the vet....I am not a vet, I can't diagnose, etc etc. - but you're right, they expect you to snap your fingers and *poof* make the animal better....
for Free.

 

[77Herford]

I ended up getting four Nubian's and two Alpine's for extra milkers. The Alpine's are milking and I must say beautiful.
P's cabin is done and is a nice little place. He dug out his own root cellur/storm shelter. I made him get a battery powered weather radio. "He slept through the last tornado"
Simmentals, Charolais and Galloway's joined the main herd for the winter. I sold two of my Hereford Boys as I want a Galloway Bull.

 

[daisychick]

Congrats on the new goats! I love my nubians and I can't wait for them to be old enough to kid and be able to milk. My neighbor has a beautiful Alpine and when she kids I am going to be really really tempted to get one from her. What colors are your new goats???

 

[elevan]

Congratulations on the new goats. Pics?

 

[77Herford]

Wife loves the Alp's were calling the Alpine's. My family actually got a Nubian doe when I was just a child and I have vague memories of her white head and floppy ears. The Nubs will be having winter babies. All my dairy goats in my new purchase/trade are six years or older. I didn't know untill recently that Alpines can come in a variety of colors. All I know is one of them I had to have in the ideal colors of black and yellow.


This one is a British Alpine but the other one is French, I'm surprised they get along so well, .

 

[daisychick]

Pretty girl. When I was about 7 years old, we had a French Alpine and she loved going on hikes with us with her triplet kids in tow. She was the best "dog" us kids ever had, we played with her all time.

 

[77Herford]

Pretty girl. When I was about 7 years old, we had a French Alpine and she loved going on hikes with us with her triplet kids in tow. She was the best "dog" us kids ever had, we played with her all time.

We got a Beagle at the perfect time in my life. We went everywhere together, I loved that dog and still miss him. When the family had to move to the city, we couldn't take him so he went to my rural grandma's house, which is farm 2. I just recently found out that he soon afterwards was caught killing the neighbors chickens and put down. My parents told us that he ran away so for all these years I had thought he died happy in the wild, he was a very good hunter so it was possible.

 

[daisychick]

I am sure I have a few "unexplained deaths" of pets that my parents never fully disclosed the real story about.

At the age I was when we got Debbie the Alpine goat, we had 2 dogs, 1 old grouchy poodle that only liked my mom and a hyper spaniel that always wondered off and never spent time at home. I wanted a dog that liked me, but my parents wouldn't let me have one so the goat became my best buddy. She provided all our milk for a family of 4.

 

[Queen Mum]

Wife loves the Alp's were calling the Alpine's. My family actually got a Nubian doe when I was just a child and I have vague memories of her white head and floppy ears. The Nubs will be having winter babies. All my dairy goats in my new purchase/trade are six years or older. I didn't know untill recently that Alpines can come in a variety of colors. All I know is one of them I had to have in the ideal colors of black and yellow.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/3569_british_alpine_lady.jpg

This one is a British Alpine but the other one is French, I'm surprised they get along so well, .

She looks like my Mama. Sundgauu is the coloring. Lovely aren't they. My girl is such a love. She is smart and sweet and gentle and gives TONS of milk. She is big! But where are the pictures of the Nubians? HMMMMMMMMM?

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Wife loves the Alp's were calling the Alpine's. My family actually got a Nubian doe when I was just a child and I have vague memories of her white head and floppy ears. The Nubs will be having winter babies. All my dairy goats in my new purchase/trade are six years or older. I didn't know untill recently that Alpines can come in a variety of colors. All I know is one of them I had to have in the ideal colors of black and yellow.

This one is a British Alpine but the other one is French, I'm surprised they get along so well, .

She is a beautiful doe I love her top-line and her depth of body.. could you take and post a picture of her udder from behind?

I dream about someday having one of my Nigerians producing a kid with sandgauu coloration... if it had blue eyes too... oh! Working first and foremost for gorgeous mamary systems and ease of kidding(nice wide hips and depth of carraige), but if somewhere in there we could be gifted a stunningly flashy kid.. that would send us over the moon.