[Kye022984]

So, we have our Snubian ready to give birth in about two months or so and our five month old LaMancha will be ready to breed when she is about a year. So, my husband and I were talking about breeding her to a Boer????

What do you guys think? Would it make for a complicated birth? We wanted to breed with a Niggie in the beginning for the butterfat content of the milk but since our Snubian is already bred to a Nigerian we will most likely just keep on of her does (if she has one So, we decided to go the meat route with our LaMancha.

Anyone ever bred a Boer to a LaMancha before? I would love to hear about the experience. Thanks.

 

[Alice In TX/MO]

I've seen small fine boned LaManchas and big heavy LaManchas. Your answer partly depends on which type she is.

Also, I don't think I'd do this for her first pregnancy.

 

[Oat Bucket Farm]

I am not sure I would do it with a FF but I have heard that the LaMancha/Boer cross produces nice meat kids.

 

[ozark_jewels]

LaBoers are great meat goats. But with it being her first freshening, it would depend on two things for me. The type of doe she is(small-boned and fine, or sturdy and thick), and the type of kids the Boer buck throws.
With her being a year old at breeding, she should be able to handle it just fine......unless she is petite-built, or he throws huge kids.

 

[Kye022984]

Well I have a lady here in my local area who is willing to stud out her bucks. So, maybe I will go and look at her buck's size and the size of their kids before I breed to him. My doe is just a baby right now, five months old, but her mom and her dad were a really good size. She is, however smaller (shorter) than her sister was. But, I guess right now I couldn't actually tell because she has so much more growing to do.

 

[ozark_jewels]

You need to know the size of his kids at birth. Adult size or rate of gain on kids won't tell you much, since that is not a good indication of the kid size at birth. Most Boer breeders have at least a good estimate of the size kids each buck throws.

 

[Kye022984]

Okay, she actually sent me some pictures of some recent kids they just had. Maybe I will ask her how much they weighed at birth. Otherwise, since I do not want to put my LaMancha in a hard situation for her first birth, maybe we'll just ask her how much she will sell us a doeling for And breed her down the road.

I have to ask one question though: Do Boers tend to be more on the noisy side?

 

[ozark_jewels]

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I have to ask one question though: Do Boers tend to be more on the noisy side?

Sounds like a plan!

The answer to the above question is that it depended on the Boer in my herd. Some talked frequently, some were quiet as mice. On the whole, they were not a mouthy goat.