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Old 02/17/11, 12:27 PM
 
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Seriously considering a ND buck

I haven't found one yet, but I've had several people ask if I would breed my Nubians to a Nigie for minis, because that is what they want, but can't find here. My hands are too big to milk a mini, but I would be able to provide minis to the market here. Thoughts? I've seen a few places locally advertising Nigies from disease free herds.
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Old 02/17/11, 12:33 PM
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Old 02/17/11, 04:31 PM
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If you have a market already for the mini's then I say go for it, wait till you see them they are so darned cute I bet you end up keeping one for yourself!
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Old 02/17/11, 08:26 PM
 
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Too bad you are not closer I have a beautiful ND buck. He is white but so is his sire who is also here. The sire has thrown pure black, pure white, cream, black and white, cream with brown and black and a beautiful tan with brown and black markings. He is almost good to go as a bottle baby but he is also eating grains, alfalfa pellets, hay and straw. I am in NE Indiana. This week I will be going ahead and banding him if no one wants him left intact.
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Old 02/17/11, 09:40 PM
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ahhh and I just sold my 2 nigi bucks, Amron sure threw allot of color into his babies. I have a mini Nubian buck now from him and my Nubian Pawnee. He is so fricken cute I am not sure if I will be able to let him go...
Now come April Sugar should have her mini saanen kids. But after this I will just be breeding full size reg nubians and a snubian now and then.
Trouble is peeps could be wanting the mini's now but they aren't always consistent, definitely double check on the wants of your area...
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