SIRES
These are the bucks currently on site at the farm and being used in my herd.
I bought Austin back to fix one particular problem in my herd. He is bred specifically to correct rumps, mainly the height of the thurls. My goal with Austin is to improve the thurl height so that there is more room for the high, wide rear udders many of my does exhibit. He has several nice milkers in my herd. They are still quite young so it's hard to tell about milk production. Overall his daughters have improved rump AND overall better general appearance as they pass the gawky yearling stage are definitely improvements over the dams. Like their father, his offspring are extremely laid back and quiet. Additionally, he usually throws pretty heads that improve with age. I have doubled up on him and so far so good - the kids are looking real nice.
Since I have had Austin collected and I have doubled up kids out of him in
my herd, I am offering him for sale for $250. Please note he
is CAE positive but asymptomatic. He improves strength, body
capacity, breed character, temperament, levelness and width from thurl to
thurl, and he throws high withers for a nice uphill appearance. He
will potentially throw out at the elbow so be forewarned not to breed him
to does with out elbows. Austin was used in the Dairy Goat Journal's Nubian Buck Judging contest in the November/December 2007 issue. He was buck "D" and he won the class in all three categories of the scorecard.
Greathouse Elder
I had a bit of trouble finding a buck that suited me but when I found Elder I stopped looking. I had looked at the late Jan Meister's herd a few years ago after I heard about a buck she had from Betty Longman. I had tried to buy semen from Jan but her Longman buck was a baby at the time and would not jump a doe. Plus at that time I had a deposit on a buck kid from Betty so I passed her up on her offer for a son out of her Longman buck. When I heard Jan passed away from cancer in early 2010, I contacted her husband to find out what his plans were for the Longman buck. He told me he was keeping the buck but he had a son for sale. I almost said no thanks but Elder's mother caught my eye - well, actually her appraisal and DHIR data caught my eye. So I bought him. Then I almost lost him to coccidiosis! He bounced right back and he's doing very well. I can't wait to give him a try. He was born in May so I am not sure if he'll jump a doe this fall but we will see.
BREEDING SERVICE:
Service is available. Fee is $30 per doe bred. This includes a
registration application for goats eligible for recordation/registration
through the ADGA.
Boarding is available too. Price is $5.00 per doe per week, I
provide hay, you provide grain. Goats will be boarded in my 16'
stock trailer.
I do insist the following should you want to bring a goat for service:
No sick goats (NO sniffles, "wet"
coughs, wormy, ringworm, abscesses, large, swollen knees, limping/lame
goats or any other suspicious illnesses. (Don't think I will not
notice, I will and your goats will not be allowed to stay here.)
No emaciated or really thin goats
You should trim their hooves about two weeks
before coming to be bred. If you don't trim them, I will and it will
cost you $5.00 per goat. (You would NOT believe how many people
neglect hooves. DON'T trim any sooner than one week in case you nick
the goat's hooves and make them limp.)
Any does coming back in heat reasonably soon
after servicing will be allowed one free rebreeding up to one year later.
Should the doe not take that time, you would be advised to work with a vet
in determining whether or not your doe is in need of hormone therapy.
