Saturday, December 28, 2013

Meet our herd...

The Girls.


Sandy.

The largest goat we have.  She has never bred and when we sell the billies we are going to sell her also.


Bertha.

Herd Mama.  She is mother of 5 youngsters, and grandmother to all the others.


Big White.

She is mother of 4 youngsters, and grandmother of 2 through her daughter, Patsy.  She is our only full sized mother.  All the other nannies that have given birth are small goats or sired by our small Black Billy.


Lady Grey.

Mother of 1.  She is our smallest nanny and she is built differently than Bertha and the other small goats.  I am not sure what breed any of the goats are, but Grey and the other small goats do not appear to me to be the same breed, but what do I know about goats anyway.


Little Sis.

Mother of 3 in the picture with her. Daughter of Bertha, born in May of 2012.


Patsy.

Mother of 2.  Daughter of Big White and Black Billy.  I think she is our best looking nanny in both body structure and coloring.  She was born in St. Patrick's Day, 2013.


Baby Grey.

Daughter of Lady Grey and Black Billy, born Oct 7, 2013.  She is really cute.


June.

Daughter of Bertha and Black Billy, born Oct. 7, 2013. She looks something like Baby Grey, but lighter and she has a wide white strip on her right side.


Christmas Carol.

Daughter of Little Sis and Black Billy, born Dec. 18.  She is really tiny.


Holly.

Daughter of Patsy and Black Billy, born Dec. 25.  She is our only black female.


Molly.

Daughter of Big White and Black Billy, born Dec. 27.  She has good color, with a blaze face, no brown spots and long floppy ears.  She is noticeably taller than Patsy's new kids, being from a full sized nanny and a small billy.

The Boys.


Black Billy.

Son of Bertha, born May 21, 2012. He sired all our kids this year.  He is now a wether, and will be going to the sale soon.


Hot Rod.

Son of Big White and Black Billy, born March 17, 2013.  He is going to be our new herd billy. He has good markings and good body structure.


Black Jack.

Son of Bertha and Black Billy, born Feb. 23, 2013.  He was our first kid born this year.  He is a wether, and we will sell him before spring.


Half N Half.

Son of Little Sis and Black Billy, born May 22, 2013. He is a wether and is headed for the sale ring.


Johnny.

Son of Bertha and Black Billy, born Oct. 7, 2013 with June.  He is a wether and will be sold.


Nick.

Son of Little Sis and Black Billy, born Dec. 18 with Christmas Carol.  He is a billy and will go to the sale.  He is a tad bigger than his sister,but still tiny.


Nate.

Son of Patsy and Black Billy, born Dec. 25 with Holly.  He will be sold.


Boots.

Son of Big White and Black Billy, born Dec. 27, with Molly.  He will be sold.

That is our whole herd.

1 comment:

patsy said...

LADY GREY IS A PYGMY BREED GOAT.
OTHER SMALL SHORT HAIRED GOATS ARE DWARFT BREED THE MAMA GOAT WITH WHITE BODY AND BROWN HEAD IS A MEAT GOAT.