Goat Semen Collection
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babsbag
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Not the time of year I would want to clip and clean a buck 
I think that that is really exciting that you are getting setup to do this and the tank for free is a huge plus. I had a friend that bought a tank full of Alpine straws and we were going to practice on my does and then she was going to fill the tank with Boer straws. Well, somehow her tank got knocked over in her shed and that was the end of those straws. Would have been fun and some very good genetics too, and she had all the info on the straws for ADGA reg. Maybe someday.
I think that that is really exciting that you are getting setup to do this and the tank for free is a huge plus. I had a friend that bought a tank full of Alpine straws and we were going to practice on my does and then she was going to fill the tank with Boer straws. Well, somehow her tank got knocked over in her shed and that was the end of those straws. Would have been fun and some very good genetics too, and she had all the info on the straws for ADGA reg. Maybe someday.
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OneFineAcre
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More specifically you are supposed to clean the prepuce or preputial sheath and clip around it and their abdomen in front of it.Not the time of year I would want to clip and clean a buck
I think that that is really exciting that you are getting setup to do this and the tank for free is a huge plus. I had a friend that bought a tank full of Alpine straws and we were going to practice on my does and then she was going to fill the tank with Boer straws. Well, somehow her tank got knocked over in her shed and that was the end of those straws. Would have been fun and some very good genetics too, and she had all the info on the straws for ADGA reg. Maybe someday.
You know, the nastiest part of a buck right about now.
Biggest issue with Rocky now is that we haven't used him on any does at this point, and ideally the buck has had some "work" before, but none a week before the collection
And, not sure if we need to bring a doe in heat. Bio-gen doesn't do "electro ejaculation" in collection, you don't get the number of viable sperm cells. They use a doe in heat and let the buck mount her and "divert".
We are trying to find out for sure, we know that there are some people that will be "luting" some does before the collection.
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OneFineAcre
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Baymule
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Oh, so your wife has a dirty job ahead of her, huh?
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OneFineAcre
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Oh, so your wife has a dirty job ahead of her, huh?
You know I just say it's her job on here. I'm sure I'll be getting some stink on me too.
Baymule
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There are parts to animal husbandry that we just do, because that is what it takes. Most people have no clue about the food they eat. Over on TEG we got into a conversation about sheath cleaning on a horse. Only a couple of us could actually claim experience, the rest were aghast at what we described.
babsbag
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@Baymule That is a pretty funny discussion for a gardening forum. Compost and manure might be about all of them want to know about animal husbandry.
@OneFineAcre It would for sure be my job at my house...they are MY goats, that just happen to make HIS cheese.
@OneFineAcre It would for sure be my job at my house...they are MY goats, that just happen to make HIS cheese.
Mini Horses
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Well, just happened on this thread. What memories! I have never collected the goats (Boer or Nubian) but bought some does that had been implanted with FB embryos.
However, I used to collect my stallions & still have all the equipment to collect my mini horse stallions and have done so many, many times. Used to check sperm before all breeding seasons, did some AI, etc. Sheath cleaning? Well, that was always a subject that brought giggles. Yeah, you need the female in estrus to collect.
I just feel the horse is the easier to handle as they were always trained from the beginning to have great ground manners and easy handling, even (especially) around mares. Not in same class as the bucks.
However, I used to collect my stallions & still have all the equipment to collect my mini horse stallions and have done so many, many times. Used to check sperm before all breeding seasons, did some AI, etc. Sheath cleaning? Well, that was always a subject that brought giggles. Yeah, you need the female in estrus to collect.
I just feel the horse is the easier to handle as they were always trained from the beginning to have great ground manners and easy handling, even (especially) around mares. Not in same class as the bucks.
