So if you breed a LaMancha to a Nubian, what do you get?

[helmstead]

"So if you breed a LaMancha to a Nubian, what do you get?"

A goat?



sorry, I'm in a mood! Couldn't help myself!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

"So if you breed a LaMancha to a Nubian, what do you get?"

A goat?



sorry, I'm in a mood! Couldn't help myself!

Very funny!!

I need to post a picture. I have a registerd Nubian Buck that I can lease!!

 

[DKRabbitry]

I just got a 1/2 Nubian, 1/2 Lamancha lady. She really favor the Nubian in terms of looks, except for those really long elf ears

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I'll let you know in about 18 months.

That's an experimental cross we'll be doing as well.

 

[Cara Peachick]

I know this isn't exactly an answer to your question, but I know two 3/4 LM & 1/4 Nubians, and both have gopher ears. I'm no expert, but I have LM's and I would definitely have thought they were pure LM.

 

[DKRabbitry]

Soooo here is a better photo of her ears

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

She is beautiful. I was asking our local feedstore if they knew of persons with dairy goats. There is a LaMancha breeder just a couple of miles from here, so I think I am going to contact them about using one of their bucks.

If the baby has long ears, I am ok with it and if it has short ears, I am ok with that also. If I have a doe, I am going to retain it..

 

[treeclimber233]

I have a Lamancha doe that I bred to a Nigerian buck. Her daughter has ears like the mother. I bred them back to the same buck again (daughter/father) and all the babies had Lamancha ears. Then I bought a buck (with very tiny ears and blue eyes) that is 1/2 lamancha 1/4 nubian 1/4 nigerian. I bred him to the full Lamancha and 1/2 lamancha and got all tiny ears from that cross. and all the babies had blue eyes. I also bred him to a nigerian/pigmy cross (with ears) and got no ears and blue eyes. A 3/4 nigerian 1/4 pigmy cross had a baby with ears that are longer than usual for a nigerian. I also lost a baby at birth that had one long ear and one tiny ear. By tiny I mean the ears are smaller than the goats pictured on this thread.

 

[Mzyla]

I have a Lamancha doe that I bred to a Nigerian buck. Her daughter has ears like the mother. I bred them back to the same buck again (daughter/father) and all the babies had Lamancha ears. Then I bought a buck (with very tiny ears and blue eyes) that is 1/2 lamancha 1/4 nubian 1/4 nigerian. I bred him to the full Lamancha and 1/2 lamancha and got all tiny ears from that cross. and all the babies had blue eyes. I also bred him to a nigerian/pigmy cross (with ears) and got no ears and blue eyes. A 3/4 nigerian 1/4 pigmy cross had a baby with ears that are longer than usual for a nigerian. I also lost a baby at birth that had one long ear and one tiny ear. By tiny I mean the ears are smaller than the goats pictured on this thread.

That was very good information - at least for me, because this scenario is exactly what I want to do, when the time is right.
My LaManchas are only 2.5 months old. In about September-October I will be looking for someone with Nigerian Buck to breed them.

The reason: I don't care about the ears, I just want to get a smaller babies for the first time, because I'm terrified about complications and do everything in my power to avoid them.