Wannabefree...guess what I got in the mail today!?!?!?!?

[Wannabefree]

Hoof prints mainly impacted the forearm. From rear hooves kicking. It depends who is faster ... You or the goat ... And how determined you are to save the milk.

No, the forehead is more in danger from horns when the head is thrown back. Hopefully your goat won't have them. If she does, they make nice handles for someone to grip, which is an invaluable aid in circumstances like mine were.

Now baby goaties, on the other hand, are good for hoofprints to the back and shoulders when you sit down outside. I had a TIME teaching that baby girl I was NOT the mountain of which she wanted to be king!

LOL! My nubian mix doe i had before was pretty calm and gentle, and while they vary GREATLY between each individual...it's nothing I can't handle. I got a kick in the face the first time I tried to get the bucks hooves trimmed It wasn't that bad, and I think it's kind of funny how they wrestle with you They learn though

 

[BarredBuff]

Ole thing?!?!?!? I'll ship you the first kid

Dont think I would fly to TN right now and wait at Shiloh for them goats to appear. I would be bringing the buckiling and doeling home. I really do want goats but I aint got a place. I do but it would take forever to clear it and it just aint worth it.

wha?.....the GOATS will "clear" it on their own boy!!! Get some cheap brush goats at the sale and toss them out there! Let them clean it up, and then get sell them and get the breed of goat ya want! That's what I did

I know thats what we were gonna initially do a few years ago but I did some searching and found that most of that stuff down there is posionous. Its an old HUGE flower garden, Granny had years and years ago.

 

[Shiloh Acres]

You lucky ole thing!! Im jealous!

Ole thing?!?!?!? I'll ship you the first kid

Dont think I wouldnt fly to TN right now and wait at Shiloh for them goats to appear. I would be bringing the buckiling and doeling home. I really do want goats but I aint got a place. I do but it would take forever to clear it and it just aint worth it.

Oh, that one is TOO easy. Let the goats clear it! (Mine did an amazing job ... Right down to the blackberries I would rather they didn't totally wipe out in a couple hours' time!)

Eta: I was too slow!

 

[Shiloh Acres]

I think you're right on the temperaments. My Nubians were/are as sweet as they can be. The kicky milker was an Alpine cross.

I have an up and coming doeling that thinks she's going to run the farm. The one that put hoofprints on my back. She's part Nubian but apparently she takes after the Alpine mix on her mother's side too.

My pure Nubis were/are all sweet. The buck pushes for food, but that's about it. My one little pure Nubi doeling won't even do that. She IS a sweetie though.

 

[Wannabefree]

I think you're right on the temperaments. My Nubians were/are as sweet as they can be. The kicky milker was an Alpine cross.

I have an up and coming doeling that thinks she's going to run the farm. The one that put hoofprints on my back. She's part Nubian but apparently she takes after the Alpine mix on her mother's side too.

My pure Nubis were/are all sweet. The buck pushes for food, but that's about it. My one little pure Nubi doeling won't even do that. She IS a sweetie though.

that's why I chose Nubi's I LOVE them! They get hugs

Jamester, dig up all the Iris Buttercup Azalea bulbs and bushes and get some goats hun! They are FUN!!!!!! Worth every minute!

 

[Henrietta23]

Oh, adventures in milking stories to come soon. I got a doe in milk last year and had never milked before. She was a second freshener but had only been milked by machine. This whole hand milking thing was new to both of us. We had a few mishaps, especially before we got our milk stand built. (I put a rush on that project after I wore a pail of milk one morning!) In just a few milkings we settled into a routine. She's Nubian too and just the sweetest thing ever.

 

[BarredBuff]

I think you're right on the temperaments. My Nubians were/are as sweet as they can be. The kicky milker was an Alpine cross.

I have an up and coming doeling that thinks she's going to run the farm. The one that put hoofprints on my back. She's part Nubian but apparently she takes after the Alpine mix on her mother's side too.

My pure Nubis were/are all sweet. The buck pushes for food, but that's about it. My one little pure Nubi doeling won't even do that. She IS a sweetie though.

that's why I chose Nubi's I LOVE them! They get hugs

Jamester, dig up all the Iris Buttercup Azalea bulbs and bushes and get some goats hun! They are FUN!!!!!! Worth every minute!

I may while mother aint lookin.........

She dont want em. But I may could ease her into the idea.....the main thing is housing. I would want two does, then I'd have to house their kids. Which yeah I could in the garage under a lamp or something. I'd also like a buck.....so there is another road block. Of course I could go without the buck. Then there are a bunch of huge trees down there and an old fish pond that a deer ran thru and broke the liner....I'd like to but I dont think I will be able to.

 

[Wannabefree]

I am getting rid of the little buck SOON! I don't want/need a buck for at least a while, and have not completely decided whether or not to just pay stud service or not. I think I'd rather pay the stud fees, much cheaper than feeding and maintaining a buck I'm thinking

 

[BarredBuff]

Im a dork that Christmas song O Beautiful Star is in my head and I cant get it out............... *heads to itunes*

 

[BarredBuff]

I am getting rid of the little buck SOON! I don't want/need a buck for at least a while, and have not completely decided whether or not to just pay stud service or not. I think I'd rather pay the stud fees, much cheaper than feeding and maintaining a buck I'm thinking

The reason I'd want a buck is because you'd be more SS by having a buck to service your does.......