Nubian or Boer

manybirds

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Roll farms said:
Some of our boers are just as loud as the nubs at feeding time, but as a general rule they're not as obnoxious as Nubs are. Boers seem to be more about FOOD than any breed I've had.
I mean, all goats are hogs, but Boers are x10 about it. If I'm late to feed, they're the ones bellowing for me, while the Nubs are complaining about needing milked.

I know you want floppy ears, but if you can't have them b/c of noise and still want goats, go w/ Obs. Never met a more quiet, polite breed of goats in my life.
OOOOOOO i'm bottle raising two boers and MMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BBBBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAA all the time. (P.S my nubian is really really loud all the time too just cry cry cry cry cry)
 

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manybirds said:
daisychick said:
My goals for them are pets first, then possibly milk or selling offspring, so meat or milk qualities are really not first and for most in my decision. We have a small pasture that is fenced for goats so I just really want some to graze in the pasture and enjoy. Can Boers be friendly if raised from weanlings???
If you want milk get a nubian (or a nubian/boer cross if you don't care if it's a mutt). You can milk a boer (i asked the same question but i cant find the thread) but nubians will give more milk longer and sweeter milk.
Thanks for posting your opinion manybirds. Thinking of a nubian/boer cross myself. Don't really care if purebred or not. Mutts can do the job very well. Sweet milk and cheese are what I'm looking into for my future farm. Along with eggs and possibly veal and wool. :)
 

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Thanks for all the help on deciding you guys are all great!

The prices around here are crazy for boer goats and even the boer crosses as this is a serious 4H area. Sooooo because I just want them for enjoyment and hanging out in the pasture, I have decided to take the chance and get 2 nubians. They are twin girls who were raised on their mom and have been handled quite a bit. The breeder is really nice and let me ask tons of questions and she even told me if I have any problems with them being too noisy that she would buy them back if I needed her to!!! I am sure after a few weeks it will be too late as I will be totally in love with them and they will stay no matter what. :p I am picking them up on Sunday!!! :weee They already have names Stella and Luna !!!! So excited to have goats again!
 

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daisychick said:
Thanks for all the help on deciding you guys are all great!

The prices around here are crazy for boer goats and even the boer crosses as this is a serious 4H area. Sooooo because I just want them for enjoyment and hanging out in the pasture, I have decided to take the chance and get 2 nubians. They are twin girls who were raised on their mom and have been handled quite a bit. The breeder is really nice and let me ask tons of questions and she even told me if I have any problems with them being too noisy that she would buy them back if I needed her to!!! I am sure after a few weeks it will be too late as I will be totally in love with them and they will stay no matter what. :p I am picking them up on Sunday!!! :weee They already have names Stella and Luna !!!! So excited to have goats again!
Congratulations on your new Nubiens. Love the names. Wishing you all the best. Hope you post pictures once you get them settled in. :)
 

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I love the talkative ones, personally....the gal in my avatar is a Nubian/Boer/Alpine (all grown up now) and her daughter is half La Mancha....both are talkers and I LOVE it. I can shout their names from a distance and they will ALWAYS reply with a big, loud wail. Or two. Or eight. I get a huge kick out of it. And they don't have much Nubian in them, especially the daughter. My two Alpine does are quiet and when they try to shout, it comes out as a soft little feminine squeak, barely audible from any distance. So lady-like.

Congrats on your new girls. Post pics when you get them!
 

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I got my new girls yesterday! Here are pics!

There names are Stella and Luna. They were too busy eating to pose for good pics, but at least you can see the size of their ears. :D

Stella:
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Luna:
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their ears seem a little short to me. :lol: Just kidding. They are adorable.
 

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I may have to make some ear socks for them for winter time. :lol:
 

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