Mini-M Ranch
Overrun with beasties
(Long, sorry!)
One of the breeders where I got my mini-nubian girls took in a mini-nubian buck from a friend of hers who could no longer afford to keep her goats. He was not really a rescue, as he is in fine condition. She sent me an email asking me if I wanted him. No charge. She already had all her breedings planned out of who she would breed to whom until 2012, so that she will have F7s and F8s by that time. This boy is an F2. She does not want to use him because it would be breeding backwards in the generations because her other two bucks are F4 and F5. BUT, Drifter (appropriately enough) keeps jumping her fence, trying to get himself a girlfriend.
She is offering him to me for free because I don't have a buck, and she needs to get him out of her hair. Here, he would be our only buck, and all but one of our girls is big enough to breed, and she will be big enough probably in December, so if we could wait until the end of Nov to get him, I think all the girls would be fine for breeding. She claims that the only reason he jumps his fence is to jump the girls' fence. She also said that he did not jump the fence at all before he came into rut.
We had not intended on keeping a buck here because our space is small and we have a neighbor close on one side who might not appreciate the aroma...BUT, mini-nubian bucks are HARD to find and they are EXPENSIVE. And it would save us from having to drag our girls on 4.5 hour trips for a drive-by which may or may not take. We did not understand how hard it would be to get the girls bred when we decided to get mini-nubians. (I wanted nigis, dear husband the mini-nubians
on him)
We have .75 usable acres of pasture, and we already have 4 girls. We have fencing left over from the girl's pen, and could probably scrounge some wood for a buck house, but that would still have a goat boy in rut within half an acre or so of my house.
We met him before, and he is a sweet heart and has beautiful blue eyes (I have a blue eyed doe, so that would be good). SO, if you were in my situation, what would you do?
Here is Drifter taken this summer sometimes. He now has a beard and a nice layer of crust....hahaha
One of the breeders where I got my mini-nubian girls took in a mini-nubian buck from a friend of hers who could no longer afford to keep her goats. He was not really a rescue, as he is in fine condition. She sent me an email asking me if I wanted him. No charge. She already had all her breedings planned out of who she would breed to whom until 2012, so that she will have F7s and F8s by that time. This boy is an F2. She does not want to use him because it would be breeding backwards in the generations because her other two bucks are F4 and F5. BUT, Drifter (appropriately enough) keeps jumping her fence, trying to get himself a girlfriend.
She is offering him to me for free because I don't have a buck, and she needs to get him out of her hair. Here, he would be our only buck, and all but one of our girls is big enough to breed, and she will be big enough probably in December, so if we could wait until the end of Nov to get him, I think all the girls would be fine for breeding. She claims that the only reason he jumps his fence is to jump the girls' fence. She also said that he did not jump the fence at all before he came into rut.
We had not intended on keeping a buck here because our space is small and we have a neighbor close on one side who might not appreciate the aroma...BUT, mini-nubian bucks are HARD to find and they are EXPENSIVE. And it would save us from having to drag our girls on 4.5 hour trips for a drive-by which may or may not take. We did not understand how hard it would be to get the girls bred when we decided to get mini-nubians. (I wanted nigis, dear husband the mini-nubians
on him)We have .75 usable acres of pasture, and we already have 4 girls. We have fencing left over from the girl's pen, and could probably scrounge some wood for a buck house, but that would still have a goat boy in rut within half an acre or so of my house.
We met him before, and he is a sweet heart and has beautiful blue eyes (I have a blue eyed doe, so that would be good). SO, if you were in my situation, what would you do?
Here is Drifter taken this summer sometimes. He now has a beard and a nice layer of crust....hahaha
