Anyone raising LaManchas in TN or states nearby?

[fanov8]

Confirmed settled.

Woo hoo! Congrats!!

I think I'm going to take Daisy in next week to work with me and do an ultrasound. I work in a vets office so I'm really excited to reap the benefits! LOL Our vet is just a year out of school so he really isn't very knowledgeable about goats yet. But hopefully having mine around will help him out and get the experience that he needs as well as me getting to see if my gals are preggo and how many we are having!

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

I hear you! I work in a vet clinic as well.

 

[77Herford]

B & W BOERS
Derial Bivens
584 Lancaster Hwy Hickman, Tennessee 38567
bandwboers@yahoo.com PH: 615 683-6258

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M*T KNOLL
Ken Everett
Knoxville, Tennessee 37938
mapletreeknoll@comcast.net PH: 865 922-0555

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Ravenshaven is a member of this forum, though I don't think she posts often.

 

[77Herford]

Sorry didn't really read the posts and thought she was looking for breeders.

 

[cybercat]

Happy New Year everyone and hello,

I will be getting LM's this year. We are just now getting our perimeter fencing done. I have been working towards this since we bought our land and put the house on it. It will be final by April with small barn too. We have 4 acres that is wooded on south mountain side and brambles all over the place. Lots of great herbs as well as many other goat lving plants.

Most of my experiance with goats is with a friends boers 8 years ago. I do not have any experiance with milk goats.They did not do many things that milk goat owners do, so I have alot to learn yet. Looking forward to getting to know you all. FYI there is a LaMancha yahoo group.

Tamara
Greeneville,Tn
Blue Moon Valley Farm

 

[fanov8]

Happy New Year everyone and hello,

I will be getting LM's this year. We are just now getting our perimeter fencing done. I have been working towards this since we bought our land and put the house on it. It will be final by April with small barn too. We have 4 acres that is wooded on south mountain side and brambles all over the place. Lots of great herbs as well as many other goat lving plants.

Most of my experiance with goats is with a friends boers 8 years ago. I do not have any experiance with milk goats.They did not do many things that milk goat owners do, so I have alot to learn yet. Looking forward to getting to know you all. FYI there is a LaMancha yahoo group.

Tamara
Greeneville,Tn
Blue Moon Valley Farm

Hey! Nice to meet you neighbor! I am also in Greeneville, TN! Small world huh!?! I'm just learning too but I have a great mentor (or 2) that are really helping me out. Welcome to the wonderful world of Lamancha's! They are great! Hopefully I will have babies in the next few months, you would be more than welcome to come out and visit us.

 

[fanov8]

I completely forgot to tell you guys! The new doe that I got is in heat So hopefully we will have more babies! I'll have to get pics of all of my goaties probably Tuesday since I have to work tomorrow. Oh, I took my 2 does in Saturday to work with me and we really couldn't see very good. We don't have the right ultrasound wand, and the vet I work with is clueless Oh well, I might just wait another month and send blood work off for all 3 of my girls.

Happy New Years everyone!

 

[DKRabbitry]

I feel so naughty replying here since I am not in TN
But I love my lamanchas too darn it! LOL Okay, I just wanted to saaaay that....

Most of my experiance with goats is with a friends boers 8 years ago. I do not have any experiance with milk goats.They did not do many things that milk goat owners do

That is kind of relative. I am actually kind of gearing my herd more the way "meat" people raise them, by selecting for mothering abilities, good growth on the kids, and hardiness/parasite resistance just as much as their milking. I am breeding first for myself, and I want to get a good all-around herd that I can get meat kids off of while still having long-level lactations for my dairy needs. I do not want does I have to baby to maintain condition, even when they are in milk. I fully intend on keeping mostly lamancha or % lamanchas. While I will experiement some with crossbreds, in my opinion, Lamanchas are just the most pleasant goats to have. They are so beautiful and have the most interesting personalities. I smile just thinking about them

 

[Cara Peachick]

Cybercat/Tamara, welcome to Lamanchas! I'm bummed that I'm so far away from you all in East TN. (I got my foundation stock from Knoxville). Guess I need to move, lol. I have one doe for sale now and will have more babies for sale in the Spring, so if you want to make a trip. . .

DKRabbitry, I think your breeding goals are laudable, and sane. Who wants animals that need extra special care or cause heartache and vet bills? I will also be eliminating animals from my herd that don't birth/mother well or are sickly. Right now, I have been very lucky in that I've got easy keepers who do fine with herbal wormers and the two who have had babies are great with them. Dog breeders often, in my opinion, breed for certain physical characteristics for show at the expense of health and sanity. We should learn from their mistakes.