Our "grade" Nubian (turns out she isn't just grade)

[Gatorpupsmom]

I did borrow the batteries back, but I had to recharge them before could take pics. Here are our lovely girls

When we got her, we were told her name was "Kat" but my kids immediately rechristened her "Annie Belle." Not sure why, but we call her Annie Bell, or AB.

This is her baby, who was born on Sunday, July 12. We call her Buttercup, or mostly just call her "Bebe." She is growing at an unbelieveable rate. Guess when you are the only baby on the teat you get plenty of good Nubian milk.

Annie Belle's ADGA "year" mark tattoo is a "V." That's 2005, isn't it?

Turned out to be a pretty good trade, I think, whether we ever get papers or not. That puts us with 2 Saanen does and 2 Nubian does.

Thanks

Kim

 

[Gatorpupsmom]

BUMMER!!!!!

ADGA won't give out any info based only on tattoo information. Doesn't matter too much, I don't think we'll ever be doing too much showing, and I believe with any of the 4H stuff you can show them as a recorded grade anyway.

Kim

 

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Why??

Our society had no problem with it when I discovered Maddie's tattoo ... she was a rescue and a very very highly decorated show doe in her time

 

[helmstead]

I take it you've figured out what farm she came from - why not call them?

 

[Gatorpupsmom]

Yeah, that's my next approach is to call her breeder and see what she knows. Truth is that we have had an extremely busy week at work (not that I would EVER do anything non work related during work hours) and I haven't had time in the evenings to mess with it. I was just sort of hoping that I could at least verify through ADGA that she was indeed registered at some point. I know that if she has the tats she most likely HAS been registered, but it's not a guarantee.

I may try to give the breeder, or who I think is the breeder, a call this weekend. Most of the "goat people" that I have had dealings with are EXTREMELY cool about stuff. Ha! That's part of the reason I haven't called yet. Thus far, every time that we call anyone about a goat, even if we have never met them before, we end up on the phone talking for at least an hour! I just haven't had time to spend an hour on the phone during a week night...

I really suspect that the papers didn't get traded somewhere down the line because someone got cross with someone else in a goat sale. I don't think I got the entire story, I just got the goat!!!

Kim

 

[Gatorpupsmom]

AND.....BTW.......!!!!!!

Not a SINGLE darn one of you has told me how beautiful my new girls are. ESPECIALLY my new baby girl!!!!!

SNIFF, SNIFF!!!! You have hurt my feelings!!!!

Commence with the compliments, please.........

Baby girl is already completely darned rotten. She comes in the evenings to crawl up in our laps, and she dozes while we scratch her neck. Pokey (my husband) and I take turns....one of us does the milking and the other holds baby girl and scratches her neck. Our goats have such a rough life..

Like I said, we got our first milk goat in December. We knew we'd get the benefit of fresh milk, but we had no idea how fun and entertaining they would be.

Kim

 

[m.holloway]

sorry............................ :bun They both are really very nice looking goats and kid. I can't belive what a good deal you got. I'm still looking for my goat! Just have 2 cows.

 

[lilhill]

They are both adorable, but I'm a real sucker for babies. I especially love the last picture. Would make a nice magazine cover.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

They are adorable.

I think your kids were right to change her name. She looks more like an Annie Belle than a Kat.

 

[wynedot55]

your goaties are way to cute.