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04/21/08, 08:27 PM
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Goat with dark udder?
Has anyone ever seen a dark udder? I seen this great milker with a very dark udder. She is a white goat so you can tell she would have a pink udder. Anyone know why this would be?
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04/21/08, 09:27 PM
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The color of their hair doesn't mean their skin is the same color. I have a black goat with black skin and another has white skin. I have a white goat with black and white skin (like a holstein cow). Some white goats will have dark skin. I have heard a white goat with black skin is ideal to keep them from sunburning.
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04/22/08, 06:25 AM
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It sounds like she never gets milked just the kids feed on her and yet should be milked. She looks like she would give 1 1/2 gallons. I just wanted to know before purchasing her if the dark udder was normal or not.
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04/22/08, 06:32 AM
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I know some goats who have pink skin/udders their udders will darken their next freshening. I think it is something about the skin being more exposed/stretched/used? If you check on websites that have pics of does each freshening, it is fairly common to see that. First freshening pink, darker after that.
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04/22/08, 06:56 AM
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Okay! I can't wait to get her! I will be able to feed my other bottle baby now no problems! I am thinking about keeping her buckling for breeding mega udders. She is so short her udders almost touch the ground! She is a first freshner to. Is it possible to get 2 gallons out of a goat? Oh not to mention She is a mixed breed as well. I have never seen such a short Saanen in all my life but that it what she looks like.
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04/22/08, 07:06 AM
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She may have some Nigerian Dwarf genetics.
Udder touching the ground? Is this a good thing?
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04/22/08, 07:12 AM
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Well I was over exaggerating. Just saying she has a HUGE udder! Literally It comes down just below her knees. It filled tight with milk you can see. Why would that be a bad thing though?
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04/22/08, 07:16 AM
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opps!
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04/22/08, 07:23 AM
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I made a post that vanished.
I was thinking of a Boer goat that one of our neighbors in Missouri has. It has a huge udder that has poor "attachments" at the top and almost drags the ground at the bottom. The newborn kids have a tough time finding a teat.
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04/22/08, 07:28 AM
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I was going to mention something similar Rose. Huge udders are nice - but it is important to look at how well attached they are. If a doe has a large udder but awful attachments - what good is she in the long run?
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04/22/08, 07:37 AM
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I see! Okay! To me it seemed to have good attachments but I will defiantly check again. They live an hour away so when I buy hay next time I'll see what I think and make an offer on her! I remember it looking like my goats but bigger. If you were bottle feeding would it be an issue? Can that trait be bred into her babies? She is having a kid feed off her now is this a good sign?
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04/22/08, 08:04 AM
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Yes - good udder attachments can be passed on as well as bad attachments. In fact I have seen does that if not "bred up" with a buck who has a better line of udders - generally produce offspring with worse udders. It is something that you have to really look at and know about before buying. I wish I could find a link that show what to look for - but my brain isn't working too well this morning. (I was in the barn most of the night watching and then helping a FF deliver a set of HUGE bucklings.) Anyway - I would google "goat udder attachments" and see if you can find a picture or diagram of what to look for. Good luck!
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04/22/08, 09:40 AM
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Also, if she is short, a large udder with good or bad attachments that is close to the ground will be harder to milk. I have a nigie doe who is very small milks close to a quart per milking. She has decent attachments and no sagging, but because she is so short, it is hard to get up under her to milk when she is full. Everyone wants the really small nigies around here, but the ones with a little more size are much easier to milk.
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04/22/08, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by waygr00vy
Also, if she is short, a large udder with good or bad attachments that is close to the ground will be harder to milk. I have a nigie doe who is very small milks close to a quart per milking. She has decent attachments and no sagging, but because she is so short, it is hard to get up under her to milk when she is full. Everyone wants the really small nigies around here, but the ones with a little more size are much easier to milk.
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At this rate I would be willing to deal with it though. If I get her I'll post pics! So then you can tell me if i made a bad or good choice hahaha!
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04/23/08, 08:55 PM
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I know some goats who have pink skin/udders their udders will darken their next freshening
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When I first starting milking my ff her udder became much darker than it had been very quickly. So I know it's possible too.
Hope you get what you are looking for. I can't wait to see pictures!
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04/23/08, 10:19 PM
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One of my Kinder goats would have a pink udder (well, tan colored) in the winter. But when summer came, one side of her udder -- the side that was exposed when she was laying down -- would turn almost black. I think it was just suntan!
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04/24/08, 10:50 AM
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I need to convince somebody we actually need this goat. Not a want. So we'll see. I need her so I can feed my buck.
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04/24/08, 01:31 PM
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How old are you?
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04/25/08, 08:00 AM
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Old enough to be married old enough to raise goats old enough to almost have enough to buy the goat old enough to become a herblist. Not old enough to own my own house. Well I guess I would be if I were married. Old enough to be a sahd stay at home daughter. Old enough to drive but choose not to. I am a older youngin'  .
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04/25/08, 08:03 AM
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Why? Do I sound like I might be a 12 year old hehehe. Oh no !
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