What breed are these goat ladies?

[MatthewsHomestead]

Oh, what do you mean by down? This way I know what I'm looking at?

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Here are current pics I took yesterday. Wandering if it would be a good idea to get a yearling doe to put in with them? To give her a "big sis" to hang with as he goes through his teenage phase?

sorry they aren't the best pics. They don't stay still very long. They love running around and hopping and jumping up and down their spools.

 

[Southern by choice]

I think it was just the picture.
As far as them being together. You really want to separate them from one another. You mention a teenage phase with the buckling, there really isn't a teenage phase. Teaching a buck manners is critical.
Breeding is not an age thing, body condition, weight, size, width matter more.
We rarely breed our standard goats in their first season. We bred 2 yearlings this year. Nope, not again.

Are the goats tested for G6S? You will want to know this before you breed. G6S is a DNA test.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

How do you go about teaching manners with a goat? I know with my chickens I can put them in a timeout pen, with the dog we do positive reinforcement..... Totally different techniques.
As for the G6S, the breeder they came from was very conscientious about raising and selling healthy goats. All their breeders are tested and were designated normal. I do appreciate you asking about that though.
In regard to nutrition, is there anything I should be supplementing with?

 

[Donna R. Raybon]

Nubian doe kid should be in 80# to 90# range by seven to eight monthes old. Most are about 7# to 9# at birth, so need to be gaining about 10# a month. Breed by weight, not age!
I use a medicated feed until doe is bred. If you can't find one, then treat for coccodiosis every 21 days. Our Tennessee Farmers Coop makes a medicated calf starter grower that has served me well for 30 years.
You are heading for trouble with the buck...keeping him separated from doe is going to be work. He will go into rut about August and be a handful.

 

[Donna R. Raybon]

Make certain you have a mineral mix that is formulated for your region/ration. Having a good quality hay available goes a long way to keep rumen healthy and prevent goat from eating poison plants. I have to deworm kids monthlyuntil first freeze in fall. At least a couple times I have to use something that gets tapes. While tapes don't bother adults much, the smaller intestinal lumen of kids make them vunerable to blockages. You have to know what problems are unique to your area. My doe kids will in turn be first fresheners at 11 to 13 months old.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

They have free choice mineral and baking soda, good clean hay daily and lots of open pasture. Working with the vet on my doe's feed allowances. And got them eating separately. We will have his own pasture and mini barn up in another month so by the time he goes into rut we should be set. He has been doing good with behavior training. I've been blowing in his face or utilizing the water bottle. Both have been doing the trick. She has put on some healthy weight now that they are eating separately. Had to start with giving them each their own bowl and work towards her no being so codependent on his presence.

 

[goats&moregoats]

Gorgeous!

 

[Donna R. Raybon]

Who is your LGD in the pictures? CUTE! Love that curly cue tail!!!

Around here we get a wet, cool couple of days in late August or early September that put the older boys into rut. This years bucklings will depend upon DOB and individual personality. Those I have had that are heavy on the High Caliber Big Max close up are late bloomers. My current buck just turned a year old this month. He is a very laid back sweetie pie. It is so funny to watch all the does go out to pick and he takes the babies in tow and goes to a shady spot so they can all lay about.

Being new to goats, if you do decide to add another, I would try to stick with the breeder you bought from already.

You mentioned them playing on spools.... make sure you have covered all the holes on top of spool to prevent anyone getting hung up.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Who is your LGD in the pictures? CUTE! Love that curly cue tail!!!

Around here we get a wet, cool couple of days in late August or early September that put the older boys into rut. This years bucklings will depend upon DOB and individual personality. Those I have had that are heavy on the High Caliber Big Max close up are late bloomers. My current buck just turned a year old this month. He is a very laid back sweetie pie. It is so funny to watch all the does go out to pick and he takes the babies in tow and goes to a shady spot so they can all lay about.

Being new to goats, if you do decide to add another, I would try to stick with the breeder you bought from already.

You mentioned them playing on spools.... make sure you have covered all the holes on top of spool to prevent anyone getting hung up.

Haha. That would be George! As in Curious George! Named by our 10yr old. Today he is 17 weeks! Already he thinks he is a herding dog. He does his best to herd the chickens back into their coops where he thinks they belong. Then he sits and watches to make sure they are eating their feed. When he sees they are doing what he thinks they should be, he tries to gets the goats to play. So far he has only managed to get Luna to briefly play a game of hide and seek (as you see pictured).

We did cover the spools. (Well I did while the Hubbs built me a new chicky brooder). I have two larger ones that are covered with shingles (to help with filing hooves, helps with the trimming maintenance I've noticed) and a shorter one stationed between the two because they can't quite jump high enough for the taller two. It serves as a stepping stone for them. I'm hoping to do a "bridge" in the future between the two larger ones to spice up the fun level for them. I can't tell you how much they love those things!

Here is a pic of the setup. That clip is super short. Jupiter seems to do almost somersaults off of them. It's crazy. And i worry about them landing wrong and breaking a leg. But the vet says jumping and carrying on like that is natural to playful young goats and some older ones as well....