LaManchas in San Diego Area????

Kye022984 · #1 05/03/10, 09:41 AM

Anyone know of any LaMancha breeders in the San Diego area or at least the Southern CA area? All I can seem to find are Nubians and Nigerians.

shiandpete.1 · #2 05/03/10, 10:56 AM

There are a lot of dairy goat clubs in California. I count 19, I am not sure which ones are north or south but you could google dairy goat clubs in California and find one near you. They can then direct you to a breeder. Also you can go to www.lamanchas.com which is the American Lamancha club.

copperpennykids · #3 05/03/10, 09:01 PM

Lots of HOT - and I do mean HOT Saanen breeders in S. CA. And just the nicest people...

Old-English is one. Cherry Pines is another. Sure to be some breeders who have their stock but not as recognizable names.... Nice herd in Tehachapi, CA.

LaManchas... Sorry I don't know - but if you get the ADGA directory, there are bunches listed.

Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians · #4 05/03/10, 10:29 PM

Also think about your sales, and you will have goats for sale, ethinic meat sales, they won't buy white. The won't by no ears. And dairies pay about $150 for really excellent milkers, you can't raise them for that. With no milk sales, unless a grade A dairy with some of the stricktest rules (most expensive also) really think about if you want a goat and what breed you can sell before you buy. Nothing outsells Nubians plus if you really just want family milkers you could breed them Boer for quick sales of meat kids. It's not about what is someone elses favorite goat, what is the goal for your place? Which breed of goat will work into that goal, feed/hay/land is simply to expensive now to not have a solid business plan before you get started. Goats can quicky become a money pit like horses.

Craigs list or not, if a goat is forsale and the words current CAE negative test isn't written on the page, than she is likely positive. Vicki

Kye022984 · #5 05/04/10, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians

Also think about your sales, and you will have goats for sale, ethinic meat sales, they won't buy white. The won't by no ears. And dairies pay about $150 for really excellent milkers, you can't raise them for that. With no milk sales, unless a grade A dairy with some of the stricktest rules (most expensive also) really think about if you want a goat and what breed you can sell before you buy. Nothing outsells Nubians plus if you really just want family milkers you could breed them Boer for quick sales of meat kids. It's not about what is someone elses favorite goat, what is the goal for your place? Which breed of goat will work into that goal, feed/hay/land is simply to expensive now to not have a solid business plan before you get started. Goats can quicky become a money pit like horses.

Craigs list or not, if a goat is forsale and the words current CAE negative test isn't written on the page, than she is likely positive. Vicki

Awesome advice Vicki. I would love to talk with you more if possible. We are only getting them for family milkers and actually have a friend who just bred who Oberhasli's to a Boer goat for meat and milk. My question to that is: if I bred my diary goat to a Boer goat will it affect the milk production? We have some friends in our area who are interested in starting up a milkshare but, as of now, it's only a family milker idea.I had two Nigerians and loved them but the one was really loud. All day nothing but hollering. And, I have only heard and read that Nubians are even louder. I actually just found a breeder who is really close (about a half hour away) to us who owns Oberhaslis. She is actually going to sell us a couple adult does. One in milk and one pregnant and yes, all tests show negative as of this year. So, I am completely happy with that. Thank you for all the information.

Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians · #6 05/04/10, 08:59 PM

Yes it does effect their milk production, but not enough for someone not on milktest to notice. Now trying to milk the crosses you breed? Yes you will be able to tell, not only in the amounts of milk given but in the quality of the teats and the will to milk and length of lactation.

If you know someone local who is willing to help you, than go for it.

My nubians are loud, they hollar for me to come feed them, to come milk them, if they are left alone, if you move them into another pen before their best friend gets lead into the same place. We have had super loud LaMancha's and ones who never made a peep, in fact in the dairy stall, we had all Lamancha and crosses of, and we always said, if any noise at all is coming out of that stall...RUN to the barn

I am sure there are queit and loud does in each breed. Vicki

shiandpete.1 · #7 05/04/10, 09:45 PM

Vicki- our lamanchas are quiet too, the only noise GLoria makes is after milking, on the milk stand, before she nuzzles and licks me, she belches very loudly....lol