Kidding Dates!!!

nehimama · #1 08/26/13, 08:36 PM

I just annotated the first of the 2014 kidding dates on my calendar - Jan 12th & Jan 14th. Whoo Hoo! Theses kids (does AND bucks!) will be registered MDGA, Gen 2s. I'm looking forward to the upcoming babies!

BlueRose · #2 08/26/13, 09:21 PM

Can you please explain to me what organization is MDGA. American Dairy Goat is ADG correct?

SJSFarm · #3 08/26/13, 09:33 PM

BlueRose, miniature dairy goat association

She has mini manchas!

Nehimama, I jus got in my new ND buck for my LMs. Going to have my 2nd set of F1s, next year F2s - right behind ya! Haha

Soooo cute. Give us a pic

Here's my daughters doe

SJSFarm · #4 08/26/13, 09:41 PM

Actually, Nehimama, perhaps you can advise me.

I have two F1 doelings, will be 6 months next month. The new ND buck is the same size as they are now. I have a home for at least two of those babies now if I do breed. Would you suggest I breed them this year to him. Or let them go another year and breed to another F1. I was just thinking if their first kidding was a smaller baby, it would be safer the next time around, but they are also still so young.....

nehimama · #5 08/26/13, 10:34 PM

I'm not an expert by any means, but if those doelings were mine, I'd wait 'til Nov ~ Dec to breed them, and I'd use an F1 buck. But that's just my opinion. Others may disagree, or do differently.

nehimama · #6 08/26/13, 10:37 PM

MDGA = Miniature Dairy Goat Association.
ADGA = American Dairy Goat Association.
TMGR = The Miniature Goat Registry.
IDGR = International Dairy Goat Registry.
I register with MDGA, TMGR, and IDGR.

BlueRose · #7 08/27/13, 05:21 AM

Thanks for the explanation. I can see that raising register goats is going to be as interesting as trying to decide which organization accepts what. Like dogs or horses.

Looks like I have more sites to study and bookmark. lol