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Old 11/16/12, 07:12 PM
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Send in 10 samples. 6 live cover boer does - all preggo. Yay Waylon! He was a busy boy that weekend, I was worried he wasn't man enough. Shouldn't have doubted him.

2 boers AI'd to 2Dox Amigo *Ennobled* - both preggo! Expecting some 88% and some 94% kids sired by him this spring break!

2 Alpines AI'd to CH Chery Glen Password Gentry *B - Kessa took, Bungie is Open. Bungie, that darn goat... Really would prefer a daughter out of HER, but I'll take what I can get. She was dry as a yearling and has freshened twice with no problems other than she insists on giving me twin BUCKLINGS. LOL. Actually, I won't mind it if she gives me a daughter out of my current buck.

First year using CIDRS/PG600, first year doing AI - Sweet, sweet sucess. And here I thought my AI was a complete disaster. I did make *extra* sure by placing 2 straws per doe. Bit pricier but apparently worked! 3/4 sucess rate is more than I ever dreamed possible with them!

And to top it all off, I only have 2 more doelings (one boer, one alpine) and Bungie to breed in December for May kiddings after classes are done for the year. I just so happen to have 3 doses of PG600 left over.

Could it have gone any more perfect??
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Old 11/16/12, 07:20 PM
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exciting!!!
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Old 11/16/12, 07:34 PM
 
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well done - congrats!
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Old 11/16/12, 08:36 PM
 
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Good for you! Not bad for a first time I'd say!
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Old 11/16/12, 08:37 PM
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Awesome! That's great that it all worked out that well.
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Old 11/16/12, 09:25 PM
 
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Super!!
Amigo passed on not long ago. He was awesome & can be seen on Leaning Tree Boer Goats website. He is the grandsire of one of my does.
All my foundation does were from Leaning Tree.
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Old 11/16/12, 09:28 PM
 
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How exciting! I can't wait to see pictures of all of those babies.
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Sounds like Waylon's one happy "What happens in the barn stays in the barn" kind of goat!
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Old 11/17/12, 06:35 AM
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Wow!! Great success!! You and Waylon did a great job.
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Old 11/17/12, 09:27 AM
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That is GREAT!! Were your test numbers above .5?
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Old 11/17/12, 09:50 AM
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Congratulations Dona!
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Old 11/17/12, 09:52 AM
 
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That is great. I have wondered about doing the AI.
Was it difficult?
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Old 11/17/12, 05:50 PM
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That is GREAT!! Were your test numbers above .5?
Yup, most were above .7 actually. Lowest was something like .64. On the preggos, that is.
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Old 11/17/12, 05:51 PM
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That is great. I have wondered about doing the AI.
Was it difficult?
Yes, and expensive. Equipment, tank, semen, shipping. And usually not this sucessful.

Thank goodness for CIDRs and PG600. Would NOT Have worked at all had I not been able to use CIDRs and PG600.
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