New to Saanens' here... opinions??

[aggieterpkatie]

We started with a couple of Nubians and an 81% Boer doe.. They were all disbudded and basically raised as a little herd of pet/show goats by some of my wife's family. They needed rid of the goats; my wife wanted goats; I wanted cattle; naturally, we got the goats.

The herd has now expanded to a couple dozen...Nubians, Boers, and Boer/Nubi crosses.

The Nubians are her doing...the crosses are mine. Every Nubian born here, I eyeball for crossing back to something else.

Consequently, that's what I'd eyeball the Saanens for, too...crossing. I've got designs on someday developing a line of something akin to a 'home-grown Kiko'...

Gotcha!

 

[MidnightChickenLover]

I have Saanens, and I love them. No one says they have much personality, but I believe mine do. They will talk to me and are my big babies. My one loves to be shown, my other loves to be scratched, my other one just loves attention... They are good milkers, and are very hardy animals if you get them from good stock. They are on the larger side and if not worked with a little can easily haul you around... Milk I find is still a little "goaty" but makes great dip
Good lines can easily go around 400 for a doe...

 

[ohiogoatgirl]

i have two saanens right now. i think they are kind of sassy. not mean just sassy, they will tell you exactly what they want when they want it. i won't be milking until spring and none of the milkers we had before were saanen... so i can't help you there... sorry.

when i bought mine one was a year old and one was just weaned. i paid $75 and $55. for a milker and young kid (in my area) i think $150 would be sellable for no papers.

hope i helped...

 

[Lady Jane]

We had a couple Saanens when I was a kid. They were both great. Very sweet temperaments and loving personalities. Especially our herd queen. I would walk out to the field and they would follow me when I called them. It was a favorite past time of mine to walk with them and give them all the leaves from the trees that they were not able to reach. Oh, and they also give a great amount of milk.