Girls vs Girls

[Kevin565]

5 Qts a day?

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Laptop is about to die

. Can't seem to find the charger. I'll hopefully be back on tonight.

 

[Marty1876]

Bye Kev

Hello Cochin

(where ever you are. Where did you go last night, anyway?)

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Well, at least your in good company while your freeze your arse off.

Cochin, can't copy pics but here are two links for pics and descriptioins of goats. I got her talked down a little more, so the listed prices aren't purchase prices.

http://www.rockinjminiatures.com/animalsforsale.htm Bella- first pic down - the spotted one horn dwarf nubian

http://www.rockinjminiatures.com/nigeriandwarfdoes.htm Ava - scroll down to the first goat pic - calico with blue eyes - produces quads

OMG! I've BEEN to that second place before! I've SEEN Ava BEFORE!! (on the site, of course) Funny

They look good. Can't tell much from the pics though. Love Ava though. I'm a ND freak XD

Oh I went curling silly! Every Tuesday. Oh and I'm in the Rookies spiel so I'll be curling on the 24th too

Oh and I'm posting my article soon as I have the pics uploaded. Last pic needed - Overgrown chicken beak. Eek.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Do you like goats? I know you think the Nigerian Dwarfs are cute. I've spent positively days trying to bring DH more around to the idea. Why or why is he so thick headed?

So, after all the work, I've decided not to get the spotted goat, the mini nubian. I was thinking about it, and she's not a cooperative milker really. And, shes not the same breed as the one I'm absolutely getting. I've decided to just get another Nigerian Dwarf, so one male can cover them. And, they produce up to 4 kids (like the one I'm buying). Folks get 300+ per girl kid for those around here. (holy cow) And, it takes 3 dwarfs to equal the food one full size goat will eat, and they give more milk pound for pound. The 3 girls equaling one Nubian will give 25% more milk, and that milk will give 2 lbs 8 oz cheese vs the 1 lb 12 oz of the Nubian. (Nigerians have like 10% butterfat, good for making soap and cheese and skin lotion and stuff).

Yay! No nubain! Lol, I know seems odd I'm happy but the shape of the body is so odd. I don't like it much. Oh and if you get another ND try for blue eyed. They go for good. Even better if its 2 different colored eyes but that RARELY happens. Oh and try to get splashy type coloring. Worth more money, so when bred she'll more likely have splash kids (Like Ava

) and it'll be worth more. Oh and NDs actually are not known for large litters like 4 or 5 or 6 (although 6 is soooooo rare), they tend to have twins more often or triplets, so try and get a triplet baby or even better a quad baby so that she'll be more likel to throw quads. Oh and if Ava has quads again and throws some does keep one (not in the litter she'll hav with you, but future ones) because when shes too old to breed you'll want a replacement, and a quad baby will be more likely to throw quads. Wow I rambleed a lot. LOL. Best of luck finding a new ND, I can look around if you want? Head to BYH and look for some Kansas breeders.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I'm guessing my clan will drink about half once they've gotten over the idea of it. I don't let them drink all they want just now, but I will be bugging them to drink it soon! I don't know how much Ava will produce though. It maybe as little as 1 cup a day, or as much as 3 qts. My old Saanans produced about 5 qts a day. I really want to avoid having that much. If I get 1 qt a day, I'll be delighted! That'll leave me enough to make a lb of cheese every week, unless we make too much ice cream and butter. When I decided to go for it when DH started to come around, I knew I wanted little ones.

prob. around 3qts. Maybe 2, if I had to guess.

Kev - A cow can produce 6 gallons in one day.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Edited photos of the pics of divers when their falling... LOL
LMAO

Too funny. ...

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-chicken-practices-how-to-do-so-why-and-preventions

Its done

 

[Kevin565]

 

[Kevin565]

The article looks great Cochin!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Thanks Kev

How you been?