Baby Goat Incoming!

[cassie]

This is last years baby buck. The one we are trying to sell. His fathers mama had great milking. We tried selling him over and over but nobody is biting. I think he is a stunner and don't see what the problem is?

The problem is there are far too many bucks and only very the best buck kids should be sold as breeders. I personally would not buy any buck without milk records on the dam and dam's sire, at the very least. Even top breeders sell most of their buck kids for meat.

 

[silkieloverz123]

Quote: </p I agree he should be wethered but y family thinks we should leave him intact. His dads mother gave a quart a day i believe, and his mother we didnt milk she just dried up.

 

[silkieloverz123]

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How would we keep that on record? Just record how much milk we get everyday? As i said the mamas dried up, if we were to breed again should milk her?

 

[cassie]

When I said milk records I was referring to official DHIA test. The next best thing would be barn records, meaning record the amount of milk given either daily or once a week. You say the mother gave a quart. I am assuming this is a Nigerian. I am not at all familiar with the expected production of a Nigerian doe so I have no idea how good a production that is considered to be.

 

[geekyearthmomma]

This is last years baby buck. The one we are trying to sell. His fathers mama had great milking. We tried selling him over and over but nobody is biting. I think he is a stunner and don't see what the problem is?

What a cutie! You might have an easier time selling him as a pet wether than a breeding buck though. Since they are in such demand as pets. Most farms will pick a couple bucks out of two dozen or more to sell as breeding stock. Personally on our farm we even call half of the ewes.

 

[silkieloverz123]

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Yes Nigie. I will definitely look into that.

 

[usernameA]

CUTE,
What state do you live in. I am thinking about PA, does anyone live there that has Nygerian Dwarf Goats?