How old is too old for a future Boer buck herd sire???

Any performance information on either buck?

The young buck was bred to a doe due in March.

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I like the red.

I bet with some TLC he would be quite the stunning creature. Some copper, minerals, deworming and food he would flesh out and get a slick new coat.

Just to make matters more complicated,there is this young buck....



Sire is ennobled,dam is one of their best show does.

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Thats the one I would pick!
He's got good bone structure. looks like a nice chest. He appears to have a nice body... You should be able to put your fingers and feel a good width between each rib... head does not have that concave in it.... He could be a little more level on top.. I would like to see a rear shot, but he looks like he could be a nice sire!
His lower jaw may not come all the way up to his upper plate, but its hard to see in the pic.

When I was about 12 years old, I entered an archery tournament.

I took Second Place in my division.

Sounds impressive, huh?









The TRUTH though, is mine was the lowest ranked class, and there were only 2 of us in it

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Of the three I like this last one the best. He doesnt look real level because of the head being pulled up.
Make sure his teats are clean (not all judges look at them) & if they are 1+1 or 2+2 so long as they're clean.

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the third one is way too short from chest to butt, he is thick yes but not enough length, there is nothing wrong with the seccond bucks head, he just has a nice pronounced roman nose wich IS part of the breed standard, it may be on the more roman side but its fine, if your wanting to sell quality stock get the papers, register all the doelings accordingly, cut all the bucklings untill you get them bred up to American, only keep the best doelings to breed back, cull hard, honestly if it were me and i had the room and funds i would get BOTH of the first two,

This is copied off of ABGA and is active as of 1-2013
I. CONFORMATION
HEAD
The head should be prominent and strong with brown eyes and a gentle appearance. The nose should have a gentle curve and wide nostrils. The mouth should be well formed. The goat should have no incidence of parrot or monkey mouth. Teeth should erupt in the proper sequential positions.The forehead should be prominent and form an even curve linking the nose and horns. Horns should be dark, round, strong, of moderate length, positioned well apart and have a gradual backward curve before turning outward symmetrically. Note: Animals without horns, either natural polled or disbudded, will not be discriminated against in the show ring, but are ineligible to pass inspection for ennoblement.
Ears should be smooth, of medium length and hang downward.
FAULTS: concave forehead, straight horns, jaw too pointed
DISQUALIFICATIONS: blue eyes, ears folded lengthwise, short ears, parrot mouth (short lower jaw) or monkey mouth (long lower jaw) at any age

Based on pictures I would definitely go with the 3rd one - providing his teats are clean and his bite is even.

I think the 3rd one just looks short bodied because of the angle. I think if it was from the side he'd look alright.

I'd check for an underbite on him though - I'm FAIRLY certain that it's just his coloration competing with the background not to mention his hiked up head set... but his chin looks recessed a tad - worth an in-person check.

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