LHF kidding 2012 PHOTOS AFTER THE STORM

[20kidsonhill]

This is lorily the doe that has prolapsed, I didn't get a picture of her backside, she is a mess. But the prolapse is staying in. She is due Wednesday. She seems to be doing pretty well. I am a little worried about getting the stitches out at the right time.

 

[KinderKorner]

I love Indie's doeling.

Are you keeping her? And if not, why not?

I don't know much about Boers. But I do know she is pretty and looks thick.

 

[neener92]

I love Indie's doeling.

Are you keeping her? And if not, why not?

I don't know much about Boers. But I do know she is pretty and looks thick.

Beautiful babies...I see Indie's buckling!

 

[20kidsonhill]

I love Indie's doeling.

Are you keeping her? And if not, why not?

I don't know much about Boers. But I do know she is pretty and looks thick.

Well, I tried to pawn her off on Neener92, but she has her eye on someone else.

I am not keeping her. She is for sale. I have two does from the bloodline already and only so much room on the farm. although, I will have to say, I like her better than Annie, one of the does I have kept from Indie. She is incorrect teated and I am selling her as commercial. she is 2x2 with a lot of space, plus a small teat scur off of one of the main teats. The teat scur is the reason I am selling her as commercial. Although I have seen a lot worse teats on full-bloods goats being sold for a lot more money. The entire subject of teat structure in boer goats is a bad subject with me right now.

 

[neener92]

Well, I had the bright idea of getting the paint, and Dancer's buckling....but then I'm like wait a second....Twister is Dancer's boy and also the sire of Indie's doe....darn it! I've been looking through your "For Sale" thingy on your website and can't come up with a buckling to get that isn't related to a doeling. Could I just buy them all?! Ok, someone smack me! They really weren't kiddin' when they said goats are like tater chips!

 

[KinderKorner]

That stinks on the teats. I understand your fustration.

I don't do commerical goats. But I don't think I would ever keep a goat that didn't have correct teats. I don't understand why people let it get so common in boers. I know they are just meat goats, but still. It's not that hard to keep correct teats and good goats if they hadn't let it spread so bad already. Sorry that your struggling with that. She is such a beauty.

 

[20kidsonhill]

That stinks on the teats. I understand your fustration.

I don't do commerical goats. But I don't think I would ever keep a goat that didn't have correct teats. I don't understand why people let it get so common in boers. I know they are just meat goats, but still. It's not that hard to keep correct teats and good goats if they hadn't let it spread so bad already. Sorry that your struggling with that. She is such a beauty.

The issue, "What is correct teats." for dairy people it is 1x1, but in the meat goat industry it is 2x2 and 1x1. I find the higher up you go on the ladder of genetics the more 2x2 you find.



Here is my point, check this doe out, she is ennobled, her kids sell for 1,000's , yes that is 1,000 of dollars. Look at her udder.

http://www.tctc.com/~amfuture/doe/boer_goats_Keepsake.html

The problem we are finding, is we go to buy a nice doe, and good luck finding one 1x1 teated, even if she is, it is a fluke, her mother isn't her father isn't, she will throw, not only 2x2, but fish-teated and 3x2's ect... ect..... every farm we went to same story.

 

[20kidsonhill]

That stinks on the teats. I understand your fustration.

I don't do commerical goats. But I don't think I would ever keep a goat that didn't have correct teats. I don't understand why people let it get so common in boers. I know they are just meat goats, but still. It's not that hard to keep correct teats and good goats if they hadn't let it spread so bad already. Sorry that your struggling with that. She is such a beauty.

The issue, "What is correct teats." for dairy people it is 1x1, but in the meat goat industry it is 2x2 and 1x1. I find the higher up you go on the ladder of genetics the more 2x2 you find.



Here is my point, check this doe out, she is ennobled, her kids sell for 1,000's , yes that is 1,000 of dollars. Look at her udder.

http://www.tctc.com/~amfuture/doe/boer_goats_Keepsake.html

The problem we are finding, is we go to buy a nice doe, and good luck finding one 1x1 teated, even if she is, it is a fluke, her mother isn't her father isn't, she will throw, not only 2x2, but fish-teated and 3x2's ect... ect..... every farm we went to same story.

 

[poorboys]

great pics of the kids, I see why you want to keep nova's girl! I have one in labor right now. congrats

 

[KinderKorner]

Thats my point. I believe goats were orignally two teated, and they still are mostly two teated. I just don't understand why they said 4 teats is okay for boer goats in the first place.

That doe makes me cringe. It looks disgusting and freaky.

I'm so sorry your having trouble finding a 1 x 1 doe. I think boer goats breeders need to get together and just make a pact to try to work on udder improvement or something.

I mean that doe is probably close to impossible to milk. Why would you want to introduce that into your herd. It probbaly started out with just a couple boers that had teat defects, but they were meat goats and they didn't think it mattered to cull them out, and now years later, It's just as common or more common to have 3 teats or more than it is to have 2.

This is not a rant at you by the way. I never understood anyone breeding what I see as "defects" into their herds and being okay with it.

I think it's great that you care about teats and udders in your boer goats! Thank you for working on improvement and deciding not to keep the babies with excess teats.