But will they have ears?

[Zilli]

I took my year and a half old Samancha in to be bred today for the first time.

Although she was scared of him at first, by all accounts it appears he got the job done - four times.

She is out of my LaMancha doe and a Saanen buck and she has elf ears.

She was bred to a Saanen buck, so the babies will be 3/4 Saanen. It will be interesting to see how the ear thing plays out.

[Minelson]

That will be interesting....Now we just have to wait and see! >sigh<

[Rockytopsis]

I predict small elf airplane ears
Nancy

[MaddieLynn]

They have a 50% chance of elf ears and a 50% chance of regular ears.

[Donna1982]

Monkey is half LaMancha and she was bred (on accident) to a Boer buck and her son Boo has Boer ears.

[Oat Bucket Farm]

She will have twins. One with elf ears and one with regular swiss ears.

[Zilli]

Originally Posted by Oat Bucket Farm

She will have twins. One with elf ears and one with regular swiss ears.

This happened with a Saanen/Nubian cross - my Nubian doe had twin boys, one with perfect upright ears and the other with floppy ears (not exactly the hang down ears of the Nubian - in fact, his name is "Flop").

Of course, they were both white.

[LoneStrChic23]

I saw a Nubian x Lamancha cross with the very best, super long bell shaped ears! Was very surprised... The twin had short elf ears...

Gotta love the suprise factor in LM crosses

[Laura Workman]

The ear genetics on Lamanchas are very straightforward. Not so on Nubians. Since your cross is Lamancha/Saanen, and your doe is elf-eared, the babies will be, statistically, 50% elf-eared, 50% with upright ears.

[Zilli]

Originally Posted by Laura Jensen

The ear genetics on Lamanchas are very straightforward. Not so on Nubians. Since your cross is Lamancha/Saanen, and your doe is elf-eared, the babies will be, statistically, 50% elf-eared, 50% with upright ears.

Does that mean that they will have one elf ear and one upright ear?

YIKES!!!!





(Just kidding.....)

[Minelson]

Kinda like this??

lol!