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07/22/10, 06:40 PM
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Thanks to this forum, I also have rabbits, chickens, geese, Turkeys, guineas, and muscovy ducks... ALL OF YOU ARE ENABLERS.  |
Well I definately have to keep Dh away from this forum then, I never wanted the goats, rabbits, ducks or turkey we have, they were all his idea!
It started out he only wanted 1 goat to follow him around like the dog's & I just got tired of arguing about it & figured after the first winter he'd get tired of them(we had to have 2 of course) & taking care of them in the cold, NOPE, I was wrong. That was 6 years ago! Now I LOVE all the animals more than he does!
If he had his way we'd have alot of other animals too, I have to put my foot down somewhere.
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07/22/10, 06:45 PM
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Actually, 7 is a dumb number anyway...should be in increments of 5. So it should be 10. This means that I need 2 more goats!  |
I think you definately need 2 more goats!
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07/22/10, 06:52 PM
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Oh Alice, you never fail to crack me up! LOL
I think you will be very happy with your new goats Pygmybabies.
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07/22/10, 07:55 PM
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Yanno, I tried that "increments of 5" on DH. I said, "Honey! I only have 6 goats! It has to be in increments of five, so I REALLY need 4 more goats!"
He smiled at me, shook his head and replied, "No, you are just one over what you are supposed to have."
~sighs and pouts~
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07/22/10, 08:25 PM
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yeah I should have gotten another angle she didnt want her pic taken. They are bigger than they look, do the udders get bigger with each kidding, her mom was there and hers were bigger, and she said hers wasnt as big the first kidding and got bigger after that, she told me her bag was smaller. She isnt at all trying to push her on me, she loves all of them. She has some beautiful girls for $80 and boys for $40 ( i thinnk) Cant remember how much she was getting a day but she is also feeding babies so might be enough for me, and maybe mix her with a pygmy for some meat babies, didnt come home with her yet, gonna think about it some more
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Yes, does will generally produce more and have larger udders after their first freshening. Udders can change a LOT but attachments like this won't improve, generally - she'll likely become more and more pendulous, the more she produces. The teats will also get larger, but they'll stay on the outsides of her legs like that. It'll also help if you make her bag up for 12 hours before milking next year - either by pulling the kids and raising on the bottle, or by pulling the kids overnight, milking in the morning, and then returning the kids to the doe for the day.
I'd at least milk her to see how she milks - orifice size is VERY important!
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07/23/10, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO
Looks well taken care of. Her udder isn't attached very well at all, but at that price, I'm not sure that's an issue.
CAE testing just in case!
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The price is nice for a trained milking doe for home use, at least around here. PB ya know teet size isnt an issue we got ways around that. She looks well taken care of.
Guess my concern would be that with an udder that isnt attached well the older she gets the more troubles you might have later on, but for you that might be a bridge to cross later. Wonder if they make udder supports for goats?
I once had to wear a belly support during one of my pregnancies cause I got so big. 
Both mom and daughter are very nice looking solid goats though.
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07/23/10, 09:43 AM
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07/23/10, 10:14 AM
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my husband has finally learned or so I thought not to tell me i cant have something or how much I can have, our few goats is about 18 now he didnt say anything after number 7 but yet this morning he just had to go and say no to getting another llama, in negotiations now to get her....
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07/23/10, 10:20 AM
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Hubbies can't count if you keep the goats together and hubby distracted.
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07/23/10, 11:03 AM
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When he stands there and starts counting, that's when you need to start kissing 
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07/23/10, 12:44 PM
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ok so i didnt know about the attachment and pendulous. Can someone show me a picture of an udder with attachments? You all know I am new here, but I am learning. The mom of this doe looks great and she gets tons of milk from her a day. I cant remember exactly what she said but it was quite a bit. So I dont know if I should get her now, if she is gonna have issues, but how can you tell on a doeling if she will have issues until after she kids? Cause the mom looks fine. Guess i need to see one that is "attached"
wintrwolf...is sugars attached? IF so I am gonna swing by and look at her again so I can see the difference.
Not sure I want to pay $75 for her if she will be a problem and if I take her daughter for an additional $25 she might have the same issue?
I just want milk!
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07/23/10, 01:46 PM
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If you go to this page and scroll down to the picture of the udder, she explains attachments. It's about Nigerian Dwarfs, but the concept is the same in any udder.
http://www.debpnigerians.com/choosingyourgoat.htm
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07/25/10, 07:03 AM
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I think Sugar's udder is attached well enough, but I have had issue's with her which she didnt have before because the people didnt milk her. Will shuffle through some pics see if I have a photo of Sugar's udder full.
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07/25/10, 07:08 AM
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Sugar was pretty full in this shot, the boys were milking one side and I was milking the other.
Not sure if this photo helps ya out any.
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