breeding polled goats?

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Personally...I would not breed a polled goat. I would not want that gene in my pool...but that just how I feel. Personal opinion. I dont think its worth the risk. I look for better lines in milk production and overall health.

People do it..I just would'nt.

Wouldn't breed a polled to a polled or wouldn't use a polled goat in your breeding program at all? If it's the latter I'd be curious to know why.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Personal opinion I formulated after seeing a breeder breeding polled goats only. Was'nt a pretty picture and had alot of disasters.

I understand that a polled and a horned are perfectly safe to breed. And I don't think of it as a genetic problem, just a condition in breedng that should be watched. If you keep good breeding records and are a responsible breeder then there should be no issues.

Like I said personal preference... I look for milking production and health. And a little freaked out after that Frankenstien breeder I meet long ago... So I just never wanted that gene around. Thats all. Nothing more..personal opinion.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

. And a little freaked out after that Frankenstien breeder I meet long ago...

 

[StudMuffinNigis]

I know this is an old thread, but I'm buying twins from a breeder and and the buck is polled and dam is horned, the kids came out (looking) like they are both polled. Birthed have the swirly hair where the horns grow or have anything hard on their head and are a week old. I know it's still young to tell but on most kids and with an experienced breeder you can tell that young. Is this possible? I thought polledxpolled is 50% polled and 50% horned? Thanks

 

[helmstead]

Percentages are "of the time" not "of the kidding"...so the polled buck may throw XX% of polled offspring, but it's not going to be split perfectly in each kidding. I bought three does bred to a polled buck in 2009, each doe horned, and all of the kids were polled. Lucked out ...but not ALL of that buck's kids are polled.

 

[StudMuffinNigis]

Thank you again Kate! So basically it is possible and these kids won't have any problems like being hermaphrodites since mom was horned? Got nervous since both were polled and that doesn't equal the 50% deal, but I see, it's of the time.... Nice