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Old 03/10/13, 09:08 AM
 
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What will the kids look like?!?!?

My two does are "mutts" through and through. They were both bred to tge same buck in late October/early November. The buck is a Nigerian Dwarf.
Here are my does' breeds-- any guesses on kid coloring?

Gladys: Arapawa, Alpine, Nubian cross

Ruthie: Arapawa, Alpine, Saanen cross

I've attached a pic of my two does and the buck they were bred to. (Ruthie is on the left, Gladys on the right, and that's Bobo the buck in the foreground )
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Old 03/10/13, 09:33 AM
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White is dominant, and given the light coloring of the buck, you're going to get white kids from the Saanen cross.

The other is a roll of the dice!
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Old 03/10/13, 09:47 AM
 
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We have a nigerian buck who is sort of mocha colored like that, only with a dark dorsal stripe. Thus far his kids have been a bit darker than him, a few with red highlights, mostly in buckskin or chamoisee patterns. But the only white doe we have bred to him isn't due for a couple of months. But I do agree that white is a dominant color, so she'll most likely have white kids.
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Old 03/10/13, 10:53 AM
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They look kinda unsure about BoBo! lol! Pretty girls
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Old 03/10/13, 07:09 PM
 
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I have a ND buck kind of that color, and he threw white with an alpine doe and with a togg doe! I did not know arapawa was a goat breed, I just know of the sheep. It will be fun to see what they have.
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