Rules at Goat show??

[Mason&lily]

does anyone know if you are allowed to bring a doe's kid(s) with her to a show? I was just wondering and can't find anything bout it.

 

[TAH]

Here are some people that will know.
babsbag
Goat Whisperer
GLENMAR
Southern by choice
OneFineAcre

 

[Poka_Doodle]

I actually think you can. People did at my county fair

 

[Southern by choice]

I don't show yet but I think you can because they are in pens... the following people show or did show... they are best to ask. We have seen them at shows so I would think so.

@OneFineAcre - @Fullhousefarm @ragdollcatlady @frustratedearthmother

 

[OneFineAcre]

Different shows have different rules but the group I belong to the NCDGBA allows it at our show
Out show is Memorial Day Weekemd and we have to bring ours to feed them
We couldn't leave them at home
We have to pay for the pen we keep them in though

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Generally at dairy goat shows any babies under 3 months are allowed to accompany their dams. We have to have "And kids" on the health certificate with the Dams name or registration number.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Different shows have different rules but the group I belong to the NCDGBA allows it at our show
Out show is Memorial Day Weekemd and we have to bring ours to feed them
We couldn't leave them at home
We have to pay for the pen we keep them in though

Yeah, thats the idea I had gotten from County Fair.
Show rules do differ so it would always be best to check though.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

For our county fair, we register and pay for the kids along with the dams so they are counted when assessing the number of animals per pen.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

There were always babies at NPGA shows. Of course, not too many pygmy goat folks pull their kids to bottle feed. So, nursing kids and mama's were together and babies are routinely shown.

I once won Res. Jr. Champion with an 8 week old buckling at a county fair, lol!

 

[Mason&lily]

How about if a goat is pregnant?? I'm planning on breeding my registered Nigerian doe that I'll use for showing, she ether will be 1 month pregnant or 2 when the Virginia goat show happens in June, i don't want to breed her late in May so I'm thinking at the end of April. Will she be ok to show since she will be early on in her pregnecy?