Would you take this buck?

[Heavenly Springs Farm]

Thanks for the offer. I did find a mini nubian buck that is 1st generation to breed one of my Nubian girls too for this year. I have a deposit on a buck from Green Gables Farm for next year. If you were closer, I would come get him in a heart beat. I might have a friend that would be interested in him if no one else is. Her buck is the 1 st generation buck I am going to breed too.

 

[cmjust0]

CM: I don't think she would send him to a sale barn. She would probably wether him and let him run with her bucks if he wasn't quality.

I wasn't talking about quality, per se.. What I meant was, if she noticed a disease that could be passed on to someone else's farm, would she pass him on to you or send him to the sale barn?

This buck was born on her good friend's farm and she saw him grow up. Her friend and her husband were recently divorced and the goats were part of the "property to be sold and divided equally"

So...if he was among property to be sold with the proceeds of which divided equally, how did he end up being given to your friend?

I know you're never supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I've come to the conclusion that whoever came up with that saying must have had terrible biosecurity practices.

 

[Mini-M Ranch]

So...if he was among property to be sold with the proceeds of which divided equally, how did he end up being given to your friend?

I know you're never supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I've come to the conclusion that whoever came up with that saying must have had terrible biosecurity practices.

Have you never heard of hiding assets in a divorce?

Seriously, this lady who originially had Drifter wanted to keep him. So, she smuggled him to her friend's house so he would not be sold to some unknown party in hopes of getting him back once the dust settled. Well, once it settled, turns out the only place said lady can afford without aid of her X's income is an effieciency apartment. Not quite room for her and the boy goat. She saw no end to the financial hardship, so she signed Drifter's paperwork over to the woman that I know, who doesn't want to keep him permanently for the reasons I already mentioned. She was under the impression that he was just visiting. NOw, I am sure that this first lady that I don't even know would love to know that I am airing her dirty laundry, so that's all I'm gonna say on that subject.

As far as diseases, I think she would cull him if it was something serious or treat him if it was not serious. She and I are 4 hours from each other. The next closest to either of us is 6 hours, where I got my two other girls. When trying to raise these crazy mini-nubians, or any other mini breed, I imagine, it is essential to make friends with whom you can find new sources for breeding. I very seriously doubt that she would do anything to make an enemy of me or to pollute my breeding stock as she already told me she was interested in purchasing a doeling from my blue eyed goat if I get one when she kids in the Spring.

 

[cmjust0]

Well, so long as you trust that she'd cull a real problem animal and the story of how she came to own the buck makes sense...I'd get him and his wether pal, quarantine the both of them for as long as you can, and if he seems healthy down the road...breed the fire out of'em.

 

[dragonlaurel]

I vote for getting him. It will solve the problem of getting your girls bred. Having him with them longer might produce more babies too. Easier rebreeding if any don't get settled the first try. If you don't want to keep a male after that- you know you can find him a home. Sounds like the neighbors like goats. You're lucky.

 

[MrsCountryChick]

It's So much easier having your Own buck. I'd get him if I were you. Funny thing is we got a lil bitty buck that looked to be by all accounts a white nubian this spring,........& here he's a mini with definate nubian features. He's been growing & still going to end up shorter than my LaMancha Buck. He doesn't really have the roman nose & his ears are long but are about 3/4 the length of a nubian ear length. I think his ears are a lil longer than Drifter's but he was born in April 09 so he's still growing.

 

[Mini-M Ranch]

Well, we were finally able to go pick up Drifter. He is a very easy going fella. We put him in the back of the truck (with a topper) and drove 4.5 hours. he looked in the back window of the truck at us and happily munched some hay. When we got to our house, he didn't want to leave the truck until he heard one of my girls snort. He charged out of the truck and ran to the gate for us to let him in with the big girls. lol.

He is smelly, of course, but he passed the biggest smell test already. My son is very sensitive to smells and throws up if he finds something too offensive to his nose. He petted Drifter and hung out with him for a good hour and decided he didn't smell that bad at all. Ya never know about these things. lol.

I must say that Drifter seemed much more excited about meeting our girls than they did about meeting him. Hopefully they will warm up to him when the time is right.

 

[ksalvagno]

Congratulations on your buck. Sounds like you have a good one.

 

[freemotion]

Exciting times! My first buck just completed his first round of breedings on the three does I wanted bred. Now I am watching the calendar and the tails for flagging to see who settled.

Then in five months.....(we need a nail-biting smily!)

 

[Cottage Cheese]

Congrats! Our girls dad is our only option to breed around here ( uggh!) The problem is that the man who runs the feed store has serviced him to all the other does in the neighborhood! Idk what to do!??!