Dang Goats!!

[20kidsonhill]

Well, we finally put one of our bucks in with some young February does. Goldman to be exact. He was so poorly behaved last breeding season we were vary concerned about this plan. To our surprise he was a perfect gentlemen and has stopped his constant running and jumping on his field mates. Three days after putting him in with the does I come out and do chores and he is out of the field and in a small pasture with Twister, one of our other bucks. Now I am thinking, "What the heck did you do that for?" the girls are on the otherside?" I decide to wait for get help to put him back, which would be a couple days. Goldman is a snot and not very easy to handle.

The next morning Twister is in with the does that I had put Goldman with. And I am pretty sure one of the doelings is showing signs of heat. Well, I decide it isn't the end of the world. Twister is a nice buck and not the does father so I will just write it down and give it a couple days before I put Goldman back in. We take Twister out. and we do not return Goldman so we have a few days of seperation of breeding dates.

Next morning, Gate is open going into a pen that I have two 4 month old bucklings and they are now in with the does, actively breeding the doe that I thought was in heat the day before. What the heck? Do we not know how to close gates?

Oh, we discovered the reason Goldman got out and Twister got in was due to a tree being down over the fence and it kept the electric fence from working. Which allowed the boys to get through.

Now I have a doe that has been bred to possibly 3 bucks in 24 hours. and 5 other does that have been exposed to 4 bucks in a weeks time. We decide it is time to get the Lutalyse out and Lutalyse everyone in 10 days and start over.

but then we start talking about it. and that puts us not being able to breed them for another couple weeks at the soonest. We are already getting late into the year and we do not like Summer kids.

So our new and final plan is to mark the entire week on the calendar and any kids born during that time frame will be sold as commercial. That will kind of stink, but hopefully it will just be the one doe and not 2 or 3 of them, since several of them are technically fullbloods. We gave it a day and put Goldman back in with them. He was a little frustrated. He seemed to get that he missed out on some action. This is what I have to say to him, , should have kept your rearend in the field in the first place.

 

[neener92]

That stinks!!

Glad Gracie isn't a stinker like her daddy!

 

[terrilhb]

WOW. That happened to us last year. Honestly. Bred 2 does to 2 different bucks. Thought everything was good. Put everyone back where they belong and I will be danged wake up in the morning and our biggest buck Tack is back in with all the does.

 

[ksalvagno]

Oh, the joys of breeding season.

 

[currycomb]

yeah,community fence just doesn't work very well. it sucks, but are they dna testing for goats yet?

 

[lilhill]

You know about, "The best laid plans ..." right? Sorry your breeding plans kind of went awry.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Can't you DNA them? I'm sure the Boer goat associations have DNA'ing, right?

 

[doxiemoxie]

Oh, I hear you! I hear you! I am thinking about designing a horribly spikey "chastity belt" for my does just to punish my buck. Along with all sorts of other horrible things to do to him.

 

[TGreenhut]

Oh, I hear you! I hear you! I am thinking about designing a horribly spikey "chastity belt" for my does just to punish my buck. Along with all sorts of other horrible things to do to him.

LOL!!

 

[20kidsonhill]

Can't you DNA them? I'm sure the Boer goat associations have DNA'ing, right?

I have no idea, but I don't see us spending the money on DNA tests. I have a feeling it is pricey. It shouldn't hurt the sales on the doelings, but it will kill the sales on the fullblood bucklings not being able to paper them. Plus it will be a young doe kidding late in the year, so the wether market for 4H kids will also be limited. The latest I normally kid for even an August show is March. Although I did sell a late March wether for a September 1st show, so he would have been just 5 1/2 months and he was 95 lbs at weigh in and they only need to be 60 lbs for minimum weight for most shows around here. I hope it is just the one doe. and maybe it is asking too much, but doelings would be nice.