Anyone want a baby fainting goat thread?

[rivan]

P&N is <---way

Well played

http://www.slatebrookfarm.com/Sring_2012_Kidding.php

What does "Sring" mean?

-KeithP

Looking through that, you have a LOT more does than bucks. Is that typical?

 

[ViviTheMage]

sure

 

[Mark R]

Does anyone know a good online source for bulk curried goat?

 

[DrPizza]

Well played



Looking through that, you have a LOT more does than bucks. Is that typical?

Yes. Baby does are worth $350 to $400 each to us. Most boys who have potential to be good males - good genetics, good conformation, behavior, etc. usually sell for about $200. Those who we are certain are the best boys (one this year who appears to be the best we've had out of all the years) are retained for our farm. Boys who don't make the cut, well, are cut. Or rather, we band them (really small, stiff rubber band that goes around the testicles and cuts off the blood.) Girls have babies, thus are more valuable. All we need is one male to take care of all of them. We have more than one male simply to ensure that we have a variety of unrelated genetics. We only bred 3 of the males last year. Later this spring, for a fall kidding, we're only breeding one of our males to about 15 of the females. (Should give us about 30-35 babies in the fall.)

"Sring"

means that my wife has been as busy as I've been. There should be 29 pictures up on the baby goat page.

 

[DrPizza]

I would like to see a movie about dogs chasing cats chasing baby goats chasing dogs.

The dogs are afraid of the older goats. I've been trying for over a year to get a video of our little dog playing/tormenting the baby goats. He chases them until they stiffen up, then he does a quick loop and jumps up, pushing them over. Then, he stands next to them proudly as if to say, "look what I did!" But, the dogs know not to mess with the older goats. The goats have never head butted one of us, but the dogs have been on the receiving end. I'm amazed at how hard a goat can head butt.