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05/25/08, 08:43 PM
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New Alpine Kids!
My FF French Alpine kidded this morning with twin doelings!
firstborn is a Cou Blanc, secondborn is a black and cream sundgau with a white splash on her face. (At least, that's what I think you'd call her color - it's rather odd) Their dam has a beautiful udder, and is taking to the milkstand excellently. Can't wait to see how she produces on a normal schedule tomorrow, as I milked her after she kidded around 11:30 this AM, and then again at 7 pm.
It's going to be hard not to keep one of these girls. I told myself that I would sell all the doelings out of my FF this year, but I may end up keeping the better of these girls for my herd. If I do, that will make two 2nd fresheners and 4 FF next year... *sigh* I'll probably retain them till they're about a month or two old, then decide...
Here is their PEDIGREE.
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05/25/08, 08:49 PM
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Cute! Now I'm convinced that my saanen gave birth to an alpine kid this morning LOL. I was told she has a little alpine mix in her, but she looks pure saanen. Here's the thread where I posted her pic http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=252716
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05/25/08, 09:02 PM
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Awwww! You COULD always keep both! Maybe sell one of those other first-fresheners-to-be...... 
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05/25/08, 09:07 PM
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Oh, and Jill, do you think the sire of that saanen or alpine kid could have had color genes? Was he a sable? related to sables? Maybe your baby is a Sable? I've been looking for a Sable buck in Michigan to breed some Saanens to.... one has a little black dot on her shoulder and another is a teeny bit Boer. So I might possibly get some Sable or colored kids, assuming I could find a buck! The only one I can find near me is in northern Ohio, and thats still way too far. 
anyway.... not related to this thread, sorry! Congrats again on those sweet alpines! 
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05/25/08, 09:22 PM
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They are both adorable!!!!
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05/25/08, 09:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoGOATSxoxo
Oh, and Jill, do you think the sire of that saanen or alpine kid could have had color genes? Was he a sable? related to sables? Maybe your baby is a Sable? I've been looking for a Sable buck in Michigan to breed some Saanens to.... one has a little black dot on her shoulder and another is a teeny bit Boer. So I might possibly get some Sable or colored kids, assuming I could find a buck! The only one I can find near me is in northern Ohio, and thats still way too far.
anyway.... not related to this thread, sorry! Congrats again on those sweet alpines! |
I don't mean to hijack this thread  . If you want to check out my website, you can see my buck...he's a nubian. I'm so confused LOL.
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05/26/08, 12:05 AM
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OMG! Look at those LEGS! (I have pygmies.)
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05/26/08, 07:19 AM
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Beautiful kids! That first picture is really funny, is that one of your mini kids cowering from the Alpine doeling? And great pedigrees as well.
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05/26/08, 07:30 AM
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Quote:
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Beautiful kids! That first picture is really funny, is that one of your mini kids cowering from the Alpine doeling? And great pedigrees as well.
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Haha, I never noticed the look on her face, lol. Yes, that is a mini kid, born the day before these two girlies arrived.
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05/26/08, 08:25 AM
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Adorable!!!
Congrats!!
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05/26/08, 03:47 PM
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I love the cou blanc, they're both gorgeous and sundgau is my second favorite color but cou blanc is my all time favorite, figures that i no longer have dairy goats, lol.
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