Nigerian Dwarf Purebred Buck Double Registered w/blue eyes - $250

[helmstead]

Give him some time. He LOVES the peppermint horse treats. I just sat out there with the treats when I first got him and won him over.

I thought you said your girls you have now are lap-goats? Why would you get rid of them? Just out of curiosity?

I'm sure you understand my position - I do care about where my animals go, and don't like seeing them get flipped from owner to owner (even though I have no control over it)...it's hard on them to move!

As I said, if you do go ahead and sell him, good luck with the sale. I'm sure if your girls settled you'll have lovely kids next year.

 

[mikenandrea]

hmm. I dont remember ever saying they were lap goats? I'm actually not sure what that means either.. LOL They are extremely friendly however.. They will walk right up to me and make me scratch their backs or head.. They will eat out of my hands.

For snacks I give them the goat licorice treats and also some corn chips sparingly..

 

[kimmyh]

Why not get a second buck, then you can line breed both bucks. Daughters of this buck can be bred to the 2nd buck, then daughters from that breeding could be bred back to the buck above, and on and on.

 

[mikenandrea]

Not really into having more goaties than I can handle right now.. I am just learning everything and dont want to get overwhelmed causing them not to be taken care of properly..
Maybe in the future it will be possible for me to do this..

 

[goat lady]

Just wanted to say something. We got our first buck when he was 8 weeks old. Weaned off his momma not a bottle baby. He would not come up to us. We would catch him and love on him that way. He is 6 months now and for the pass 2 months he has been coming to us. I give my goats animal crackers. Sometimes it just takes time especially with the bucks. Just work with him. He is a nice looking boy. Good luck.

 

[kapfarm]

I should add something also! A while back,and it wasn't that long ago, I asked a question about getting my buck to tame down "quickly." In behavior and handling goats, can i get a boer buck to come to me and not be skittish?

The reply was that there is no such thing as quickly but to be patient and give him treats. Well I can see the difference even in what, a week or two? He will come over to me now!Mind you, he is not tamed down yet by any means,he still won't let me pet his back but I have seen an amazing difference in such a short while.

At first I would not even go in the fence with him, just give him his treat(alfalfa cube) and leave. Each time I would stay a bit longer. Now I can actually rub his chin while he eats from my hand(not the most favorite place to rub! but hey, you have to start somewhere.)I am trying to get him to touch me more.

What I am trying to say is if you like the buck, give him time to trust you and no sudden moves, especially with your feet! He will watch my feet the whole while. Every animal will learn differently though. Good luck!

 

[FlightsofFancy]

Well, I have been sitting back and watching you post this on a number of forums. I was there to finish Mavericks sale for Kate, because she could not be there to do so. I feel like I would like to comment now....

Andrea, you and your husband seem like lovely people. You spoke highly of your goats. How sweet and cuddly they were, how much you loved them and repeatedly said how you could NEVER sell them. Now you have done a complete 180. I am very surprised!!
What concerns me is that "newbies" get into goats as a novelty. "Oh the babies are cute. Look at the newborns! I want to do that!" Remember those babies grow up, too. With little thought about the consequences, people jump in. Breeding goats is not easy. Look at all the posts on sick goats. It's very hard to get rich off breeding goats. It's a lot of hard, dirty work. So you must love the job.
I know Kate personally and she cares very deeply about each and every goat on her property. She interviews each prospective buyer and turns many away. If you had stated that you were going to flip this sale I know she would have declined to sell Maverick.

I don't want to preach or pass judgment on you. Believe me I am not!! We are all entitle to change our minds but I hope you will really think about your goals for your goats and what your objectives are before you go passing them around. It is very hard (emotionally and physically) on goats to be sold and re-sold again.
Maverick is a very sweet boy. I truly hope he does find a forever home.


My motto with everything is that "You get out, what you put in."

 

[kimmyh]

Why in the world would you want a "friendly" buck? A buck has a job to do, he needs to be a little standoffish, not wild, but not all over you. A buck that is in your business all the time can become a dangerous animal to have around. With that said, I can tell you some goats take longer than others to come around, right now he doesn't trust you, and why should he, he has been uprooted from his home, where he learned to trust, only to be moved? If genetically he is what you want, I think you need to get over the friendly thing, and breed goats. If what you really want are pets, wethers work really well in that arena.

 

[JerseyXGirl]

How do you know your going to get any doelings from the breedings? How do you know they won't abort or be stillborn or be bucks?

I purchased two buck bottle babies to raise and let me tell you it is labor intensive, messy work. I've had to wait 9 months. So I've feed them and housed them and taken care of them for 9 months and have received nothing but their conpanionship in return. If your looking to breed and raise/sale goats then that is defintely not the way to go.

I would defintely keep this gorgeous buck with great potential and see what falls down the road. Give him some time.

 

[helmstead]

A buck that is in your business all the time can become a dangerous animal to have around.

No kidding! Ask FlightsofFancy about my too-friendly buck, Rider!