Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Bruce]

Maybe there's a "rest of the story" to this trip.....

I think this IS the rest of the story! @Latestarter had said it was time for a trip but didn't give any details.

My buck wasn't happy about my presence at first...once he figured out that he had a guaranteed shot at 'em if I was holding the gals - he got over his shy streak, lol!

Does a line from the movie "Being There" come into play here?

Bulls are different. There ain't a shy bone about 'em..
(no pun intended)

Um, right. Sure, we'll buy that.

 

[Latestarter]

Babs, when I learned that Kastdemur was in his lineage, that's what made me make the trip to get him. I'm familiar with that name and their history/reputation.

The disbud went horrible on him so he has scurs, one that's like a crippled horn and the other is like a busted brick/block. Neither is sharp, but they're there. I wasn't thrilled with it but he's very gentle, friendly, and I wanted him for his genetics. The scurs don't get passed on.

He tagged April this morning and she initially ran, but then stood and wagged her tail at him. He went after Dot immediately after entering the pen last night. That was a chase for a good 15 minutes. Had the whole lot of them in an uproar until things settled back down. After a 6+hour trip he didn't even want food or water... I had to grab him by the collar to get him off Dot's a$$ and led him to the water where he came to his senses and stopped to take several long drinks. She has since stood for him as well. He's still young (born 3/2017) and a little short yet, so I don't know if he's reached them. I guess I'll know in a few weeks if they come back into heat. Most of the day he's been laying down along with the rest, no chasing, no issues.

Yeah Fred, sorry man, I seriously wanted to call you and stop by, but couldn't figure a realistic way to make it happen with the drive time already involved. I will get back out your way again though at some point.

Yup GB, though I share all my bad stuff here, accidents, broken things, lost things, etc. that isn't my entire life... just the majority of it. I do sometimes have completely uneventful adventures. OK, on a side note to that, I now am familiar with "rutting buck smell" and though it's not my idea of sweet perfume, the does seem to like it just fine. I don't find it completely awful, though he is still very young and it might become much worse as he matures. All that said, I'm not really fond of him coming up and rubbing his perfumed face all over my pants leg Though I'll consider wearing said pants out to a local eatery and see if anyone notices

Bruce wins a cigar! this was the "rest of the story"...

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Congratulations on the new buck!

My new Lamancha buck was born mid April
He successfully bred 3 does in about 20 minutes, and then had another the following morning. He is definitely able!

 

[Latestarter]

Thing is, I'm not in a position, nor intend to get in one... to actually see if there's "penetration" and they're dancing around, and if I approach, they dance away. So these tired old eyes can only see what they think they see. It's not like a dog... they don't get "locked up", and it doesn't last long time wise either... but he mounts repeatedly over a period of several minutes. I'd have to guess that he's been successful at least once out of the many attempts... time will tell.

 

[Latestarter]

Well, it has gotten decidedly gray here. Pretty windy, and the temp has dropped about 25 degrees from where it was this morning. Sitting at 45 right now and supposed to be ~30 tonight. My daughter in Maine will be warmer than I am tonight. fired up the heat pump for a bit to knock off the chill. Just checked the radar and looks like Fred is getting some decent rain now and Mike should be getting it after a bit. Glad I got the drive done yesterday vice today. Seems the front line didn't really develop till east of me. I have a weaker line approaching/passing now that may or may not provide any moisture. Even with the 2" we got from that last front, we're still pretty dry... could have used some more rain.

 

[greybeard]

The disbud went horrible on him so he has scurs, one that's like a crippled horn and the other is like a busted brick/block. Neither is sharp, but they're there. The scurs don't get passed on.

This part, I don't quite understand.
Are you saying that the offspring will be hornless or full horned (unless disbudded)?
Disbudding, (like dehorning cattle) whether 100% perfect or not so perfect doesn't affect genetics..it only affects phenotype and only that of the animal being altered.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

The way I read it, is that LS feels that the genetics are worth the scurs. Scurs aren't passed on, but the genetics are.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

LS- I don't know if you saw my boy, but a few days after we got him we had to remove the scurs (did the removal with our vet). You could always do this if the scurs present an issue.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I was thinking there was a promise of Pics....hmmmm... ......will it be, could it be a new Texas Avatar?....

 

[Baymule]

Congrats on the new buck! Sure would be nice to see a picture of him! Glad you were able to get there and back safely with no extra adventures. Going to be cold here tonight. I'm so glad summer is gone until next year!