nubian lamancha cross

arnie · #1 10/25/14, 09:38 PM

I have two does lamanchas one is a first fresher milking since febuary and the other is 8 months old . I can get a 9 month old Nubian buck from a nice milking herd . what would you think of this cross ?

xymenah · #2 10/25/14, 10:06 PM

I've had one of that cross and been around many others. It's a good cross. Mine was heavy boned like the Nubian but the temperament and milkability of the LaMancha.

GoldenWood Farm · #3 10/25/14, 11:31 PM

I love the cross

. Out of all the breeds I probably love Nubians next to LaManchas and in fact I have a Nubian doe from Yarrow I am crossing onto my LaMancha bucks

. I have had two does that where Nubian/LaMancha crosses and one of my American's is from one of the does. Here are some photos

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Okay so the photos
#1 is a 3/4 LaMancha and 1/4 Nubian. Her dam is the doe in photo #3.

#2 is my American LaMancha who is a granddaughter of the black doe in photo #4.

#3 is a 1/2 Nubian and 1/2 LaMancha (dam to doe in picture#1)

#4 is also a 1/2 Nubian and 1/2 LaMancha (grand dam to doe in picture#2)

Tango · #4 10/26/14, 08:04 AM

My tiny-eared herd has Nubian blood and I love the cross. I only have one purebred Lamancha doeling, (and a pure Lamancha sire). The other three doelings are crossed with Nubian. I have dibbs on Nubian x Lamancha doelings, if they are born, from a family dairy nearby. Cattleman have long had cross bred cows on pure bred bulls and there is something to that. I'm keeping a full blood Lamancha buck (or two as the herd grows) with cross bred does.

dozedotz · #5 10/26/14, 03:13 PM

Aren't they gorgeous! Love especially that first one...color, not ears...LOL.

GoldenWood Farm · #6 10/26/14, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dozedotz

Aren't they gorgeous! Love especially that first one...color, not ears...LOL.

That was Melody, she was the spitting image of her mom Rhapsody.

Justine

ashleyrose · #7 10/26/14, 07:38 PM

This is a great cross. I have two that are half-sisters. The best of both worlds. Great milkers. Both also have the bigger, beefier size of the Nubian. Gotta loves those elf-ears! Great personalities and easy milkers.

yarrow · #8 10/27/14, 03:25 PM

we always breed at least one doe for this cross each year... they are super silly.. smart.. grow off well, milk great..

susie, mo ozarks