New goat... (updated pic post 23)

[elevan]

Here's a site that gives a good description and pictures of teeth for aging of goats. Scroll down about halfway.

 

[Snowhunter]

Sweet, thanks El!! I'll be sure and check her teeth to get a better idea of her age.

 

[PattySh]

She's cute. She looks like more like a Nigerian than a pygmy. We used teeth to age several we bought and I remember them loosing the 2 yr old teeth pinning down the age correctly.

 

[Snowhunter]

Well, it looks like she's got either 1 or 2yo teefers in there!!! So I guess we can call her 1 1/2ish

She's got a name now.. Tweaker, cuz when she baaaahhhhs, it starts off as one octive and then suddenly goes 3 octives higher for the last note Settling in better, and is more comfortable around us, though she's still not fond of my Lab, even though the lab stays outside the fence. But I can tell you chickens don't bother her!!!

 

[helmstead]

I cant help but see a little Spanish influence there...she's going to look COMPLETELY different with some condition on her, though...

Very cute.

 

[Snowhunter]

I cant help but see a little Spanish influence there...she's going to look COMPLETELY different with some condition on her, though...

Very cute.

Thanks hemlstead!

What makes you think spanish influence? color? body type?


I'm thinking maybe clipping her once she settles in a bit more. Thought about doing my other three as well, since they're all super shaggy from this winter. Though hopefully they'll shed soon, they stopped sheding the last few days due to this dang cold snap at night.

At least if I clipped her, it'd keep so much hair from gettin in the milk

 

[helmstead]

There's just something about her frame...but like I said, get 10 lbs on her and she'll look entirely different.

Spanish blood is very evident in some of the "pygmies" you find in the southern states, especially - you can really see it in the bucks (especially the horned bucks) and the does tend to be more rangy in frame than a true Pygmy or Nigerian, even in good flesh.

 

[Snowhunter]

There's just something about her frame...but like I said, get 10 lbs on her and she'll look entirely different.

Spanish blood is very evident in some of the "pygmies" you find in the southern states, especially - you can really see it in the bucks (especially the horned bucks) and the does tend to be more rangy in frame than a true Pygmy or Nigerian, even in good flesh.

Ahh ok! She is rather gangly/rangy lookin.

Yes, I'm hoping she'll condition well enough for her and the kid/s to be healthy, if she is infact bred, when she does kid (approx 4 months from now) I'll be sure n post some pics when she gets some better condition and fills out some. Planning to bolus all 4 goats and have some BoSe handy to get her dosed late term

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I agree with 50/50 Nigerian/Pygmy - this is how most of those crosses look(not coloration, but bonestructure/framing), but occassionally you get ones like mine: larger boned & thicker muscle mass, and sometimes you get ones that have the Pygmy's shortness & thickness, but with the Nigerians larger udder, barrel, and longer(less baby-ish) face.

Her horns look on spot for a 1.5-1.75 yr old Nigi/Pyg cross that was bred too young... most of the nutrients that would go to the horns in that first year get diverted to kid development, resulting in smaller/slower growing horns
My Girl Cali is 9 month old and has horns about half that size(considering thickness & length) and she is over due to pop(accidentally bred when extremely young)

 

[elevan]

The thing is when you don't know their geneology and they're mixed....that mix could be just about anything...we're really just throwing out best guesses None of which really matter as long as your goat provides you with what you wanted her for...