greybeard
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Ain't many people still alive nowadays that have that kind of asset in their families.
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Ain't many people still alive nowadays that have that kind of asset in their families.
Just curious... why no need to disbud the males?
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Alaskan
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For horn removal I have found the burning to be the best method. But ... I don't have an iron, and have so few kids I don't want to buy one, and I am not that experienced with it anyway. Guy who is really experienced (has at least 20, if not 40 kids every spring, and he disbuds them all), lives an hour away... one way... and I would have to go to him. So not great.
But since these kids are male, they will be for meat... or maybe (less likely ) get to live. Meat animals... who cares if they have horns... If someone wants them for brush removal horns are better since it protects them a bit more against dogs.
Of my 3 does, 1 has horns... haven't had any trouble with the horned girl. The one time a stray dog came to harass my goats, she was the one to square off on it.
I think in the milk goat community up here, 3/4 prefer no horns, 1/4 like their milk goats to have horns.
So... if I was selling girls, potential milk goats, I would probably want to disbud to make it easier to sell.
But since these kids are male, they will be for meat... or maybe (less likely ) get to live. Meat animals... who cares if they have horns... If someone wants them for brush removal horns are better since it protects them a bit more against dogs.
Of my 3 does, 1 has horns... haven't had any trouble with the horned girl. The one time a stray dog came to harass my goats, she was the one to square off on it.
I think in the milk goat community up here, 3/4 prefer no horns, 1/4 like their milk goats to have horns.
So... if I was selling girls, potential milk goats, I would probably want to disbud to make it easier to sell.
Bruce
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She doesn't want them to eat too fast and get an upset stomach.
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Alaskan
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is that what that is?
Bruce
Herd Master
Yes, as you said, she is a very good mama.
RollingAcres
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Alaskan
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Good view... but bored, bored, bored, bored
ran my errands... waiting for eldest son to finish his last final... poor kid is still running a high fever... so I wanted to get him back into bed as soon as he was done... so I am waiting on him...
Good view though! I still have some snow but I am at 1,200 feet above sea level... town is way warmer than my place and so is greening up!
ran my errands... waiting for eldest son to finish his last final... poor kid is still running a high fever... so I wanted to get him back into bed as soon as he was done... so I am waiting on him...
Good view though! I still have some snow but I am at 1,200 feet above sea level... town is way warmer than my place and so is greening up!
Bruce
Herd Master
If you say so
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Alaskan
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Well, two says ago it snowed... last night and this morning it just kept raining and melted the rest of the ice off of the pond!
I am hoping that Sunday we can let the ducks out on it.
I am hoping that Sunday we can let the ducks out on it.
