Buck Management Question/Help Please

I dont know much at all about Alpines, but I am pretty sure you cant register the kids, unless both parents are registered. Maybe someone else can help more than I can.

 

The ADGA allows registered grades as long as they meet the breed standard. You can read about it on their site.

Alpines are seasonal breeders - in other words they only go into heat from like Aug to December. Your buck probably isn't in rut, which is why he doesn't stink. Your does might not be ready to breed until next fall.

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i dont know much about milking but I have heard that the buck smell will get into the milk. You'll know when the does are in heat if you are around them everday (swelling vulva and acting goofy). If it was me with milking goats i'd onlyput the buck in when they're in heat but that's 'just me. Plus handling the does with the buck smell on them...it will stay on your cloths for evverrrr. We havent had a buck in forever.....(over 2 years) and the leash we walked him with ONCE still stinks

LOL!

 

Believe me he will stink!! When the girls go into season he will attract them by peeing all over his face and legs. It's really quite romantic.

Bucks are disgusting creatures. But they are also goofy. When your doe is ready to be bred, he'll snort at her and hang his tongue out, paw at her and pee on himself. It's a comical show.

They really are P.U.!

 

bucks stink...and they get stinker as they age. no 2 ways about that!

does when in heat will flag their tail and be interested in the buck. you don't have to worry about him getting her, when she is in heat she will go to him. Even if fenced separate....when she is ready to breed she will go to him and flag along the fence for him-----so if you want to know exactly who wants to be bred and when, keep him near enough so they can get to him also.

So if the doe gets noisier vocally, flags her tail and rubs on the buck, even thru fencing, then you know she wants to breed.

I keep my buck in with my does all the time. I started breeding 120 Boer meat goats, sold off down to 70 and now I am down to 30. Getting older and wanted to lighten the load some.

hope some of that helps you.

 

A funny story about buck stink for all you who know better than I did at that time. Some years ago I visited a friend in N. GA who in turn took me to visit a goat dairy in SC. The goats were all friendly, in particular a big ol' buck who hung around me for a couple of hours wanting pats. No big deal I figure. It stinks really bad, but I'll just take a shower, right?

Uh huh.

This was a Saturday morning. At the request of my friend I took a shower when we got back to her house. And another one that night. And Sunday morning. And Sunday night. And Monday morning, after another shower, when I went to work at the law firm, they could STILL smell it and though they understood, sent me home for the day. Sigh.

When I get my handful of dairy goats, they will be girls and wethers. Bucks will be drive-by only.

Sarah

 

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Yep if you dont want to smell like them dont touch them.