77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Most of my pictures are from the previous owners. This one is of last summer I believe. She is nice and until a few weeks ago I thought most Alpines looked like her but I had been shown the British form and not the more popular French Alpine. Her udders are huge and she is pumping out alot more than I would of ever thought possible for such a small animal, lol.

 

[77Herford]

 

[77Herford]

I do like my new bull "Shaggy". He isn't too keen on me yet but hopefully with some kindness and treats he will warm up. He often gives me the " I dare you look" when outside of his pen. He is still a nice lookin Galloway even if he don't like me yet.
Still cutting down trees and splitting them. Have to take some time off though as it looks like Mitsy may of pulled her front left leg muscle. I massaged it and applied some warmth. She was able to walk around pretty good this afternoon but still a minor limp.
I still have Jimmy/Tank and his buddy Trouble my two remaining Hereford bulls. Trouble is just that every time I let him out of the two's pen for breeding season but he puts out nice calves so I tolerate him.
I've noticed some more hair growth on my Kat's sheep and the others. One of the trees I cut down I moved with the tractor and cut into several large stumps for the goat pen.

 

[Ms. Research]

Congratulations on your new goats and your new Bull "Shaggy".

 

[Goatherd]

Your goats are very handsome, not to mention famous! Both of them made the Internet. Congratulations!


http://www.dairygoats.co.nz/british_alpine.html

http://www.asthegoatworldturns.com/?p=1112

 

[77Herford]

I've come to find my two different Alpine goats pictures are fake pictures but both does look pretty much the same so, eh. Guess that owner doesn't like pictures much more than me. You know I don't like to take pictures on my property so you'll have to imagine as they look the same to me.

 

[77Herford]

Will be getting a Tamworth/Large Black boar. Gonna be cold and rainy today.

 

[Queen Mum]

Most of my pictures are from the previous owners. This one is of last summer I believe. She is nice and until a few weeks ago I thought most Alpines looked like her but I had been shown the British form and not the more popular French Alpine. Her udders are huge and she is pumping out alot more than I would of ever thought possible for such a small animal, lol.

Small? Mine is 250 pounds and 36 inches at the shoulder! I thought they were all that big. All her kids are that big as well. I must have an exceptionally large doe. She puts out tons of milk. She is beautiful. Most of the American Alpines with Sundgauu coloring are direct descendants of British stock and I am told they are specially bred to produce for up to two years between breeding. I can attest to that as Mama gives milk forever! Any Sundgauu in the USA is considered an American Alpine unless it was directly brought from England within the last year. The American Alpine was originally bred from a British Alpine and some other breed. The British Alpine was a French Alpine. But the Brits bred for specifically the Sundgauu coloring.

The Swiss Alpine (Oberhauslie) is Chamoisee colored Alpine dairy goat. They have a slightly different face than the American Alpine and are a little more compact.

Here are the different color combinations for Alpine dairy goats...

Alpine colors:

Cou Blanc (coo blanc) - literally "white neck" white front quarters and black hindquarters with black or gray markings on the head.
Cou Clair (coo clair) - literally "clear neck" front quarters are tan, saffron, off-white, or shading to gray with black hindquarters.
Cou Noir (coo nwah) - literally "black neck" black front quarters and white hindquarters
Sundgau (sundgow) - black with white markings such as underbody, facial stripes, etc.
Pied - spotted or mottled.
Chamoisee (shamwahzay) - brown or bay characteristic markings are black face, dorsal stripe, feet and legs, and sometimes a martingale running over the withers and down to the chest. Spelling for male is chamoise.
Two-tone Chamoisee - light front quarters with brown or gray hindquarters. This is not a cou blanc or cou clair as these terms are reserved for animals with black hindquarters.
Broken Chamoisee - a solid chamoisee broken with another color by being banded or splashed, etc.

 

[77Herford]

 

[77Herford]

Sorry I've been looking for a chance to post this sequence.