A Sable for Christmas!

cmharris6002 · #21 12/09/11, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bee

So you bought 2 goats and got 6? Looks like win/win to me!! congrats..I don't see sexes on the kids except the pale sable?

Thanks Bee!! There were three does

the only buck is the alpine with his ears flopped down

copperpennykids · #22 12/09/11, 12:47 PM

Sorry - didn't see the grey by the eyes. I wouldn't register her right away- she should darken as she gets older (so you feel certain of the Sable designation). Her nose is kind of smudgy grey too... Saanens' noses are white or pink.

And yes, if a white goat is born to a Sable, it is not a Sable - it becomes an Experimental Saanen. You can then either breed that doe to a Sable buck (hoping for color) and then start with an Experimental/Recorded Grade Sable at 50% or you can breed Saanen (almost guaranteed of a white goat then) and get 75% Saanen.

A wee bit confusing, to say the least! LOL

BTW, an Experimental Saanen is still a reason to celebrate!! Especially if the genetics are great!

cmharris6002 · #23 12/09/11, 12:52 PM

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BTW, an Experimental Saanen is still a reason to celebrate!! Especially if the genetics are great!

Yeah, just another buck to hunt down, lol!!!
She has won lots of awards and has very nice lineage from Kickadee-Hill, Willow-Run and Saanendoah. The Sire of the kids is a son of the 2011 ADGA National Show Premier Sable Sire.

Donna1982 · #24 12/09/11, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cmharris6002

Yeah, I got the song so stuck in my head I re wrote the whole thing with pics!! I hope you like it, here it is...

http://artisanfarmsteadliving.blogsp...christmas.html

ETA: She had Twins,
A Sable for Christmas! - Goats

And so did the Alpine,
A Sable for Christmas! - Goats

Very cute babies and I love your song. It will be in my head for days to come.

SilverFlame819 · #25 12/09/11, 03:52 PM

I think we need more pix to be sure. :P

goatkid · #26 12/09/11, 10:13 PM

Cute babies. Congratulations. Years ago, I bred a Saanen doe back to her sire and got a black Sable buckling. That's before Sables were recognized by ADGA so he was sold for meat. I now wish I'd kept him as his dam went on to become a champion.