We were not intending to get real deep into things right out of the gate. We thought initially 3 goats would be plenty. But we then changed our minds after talking with the person we were getting the goats from and he was telling me how he was agressively down sizing his herd due to the fact that his initial plan was no more. I wanted to get some more from the same herd to keep things simple and since we already knew them. I also had to split the stalls in order to be able to isolate some as necessary. Below will be the process and the results.
The pen modification
My initial thoughts were to get a couple of young Does to raise up and then later think about maybe breeding to get some babies (Kids) and milk. But after looking at what was left and becoming attached to more than I was originally thinking we ended up with a few more. We made a deal that was appealing and now we have a heard of 8. Meet the additions to our herd.
Zach the Buck with his girls. These are older Does that are ready to breed. Shots of them to follow.
Dahlia the Black Oberhasli (rare). Both the Buck and the Doe must have the recessive gene to produce a black one.
This is Lily (formerly Krazee) a pure Oberhasli soon to be registered.
This is Buttercup a Sable that is friendly as can be. I walked her around on a leash at the Lattin Farms Fall Festival while they were having a Senior and PeeWee goat and Sheep show.
This is Johnny who along with her sister Frankie we had bottle fed when first meeting the herd. Frankie is being shown by the young gals at the Grange otherwise we may have ended up with her also.
Here is a show of these and other pictures I took that day showing the whole gang and some of their antics.
