Goat Talk - Nigerian Dwarf Linear Appraisal
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- How do you manage your dairy goat herd after Linear Appraisal?
If you're a breeder who's never had your herd appraised you should do it! It's a great tool in your arsenal as you try to better your herd and the breed in general. An impartial expert will point out your strengths and weaknesses in a relaxed environment while you have the opportunity to ask all the questions you can.
There's a very small group of you who might find this discussion interesting, and we're not offended by that. We are talking about our herd after Linear Appraisal - and thinking about all the things the appraiser told us and how they should affect our decisions and planning moving forward.
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Thanks for this video ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video!
This is the first video, I have saw anyone go in depth, regarding LA and it is very enlightening!
Also congratulations on the good yearling scores! I think you all are headed in the right direction.
Thank you! We are very pleased with our first fresheners, and the scores show that they are better than the first fresheners we scored two years ago, so we think things are going in a good direction! Thanks for watching!
I also enjoyed learning from you two. Thanks for sharing the feedback.
Well, Gabe and Jenny, l watched all of your videos😮..l didn't realise so much went into just being a good milker..and the conformation of them too..l did learn a lot..now the question is whether I'm going to retain any of that info..😂😂..you see, I'd be no good at this as I'd want to keep them all..great idea to get the appraiser to wear the microphone as you can go back and make notes as there's always something you'd forget..very interesting..l think Lynx is handsome..can bucks be bred to their offspring? Isn't there a problem with inbreeding ?..or did l misunderstand what you were saying about breeding them back..
Love watching the little ones make mischief and glad you found the little kid safe and sound under your porch..🇬🇧💕🙏✝️👏👍🐐🐐🐐🍼🥛🇺🇸
Wow, thanks for watching our videos! Yes, it is possible to breed bucks to their offspring, but it probably isn't recommended unless you really know what you are doing and are breeding for specific traits. Lynx and Essie are half siblings (shared dad), and we bred them without expecting any issues. Again, it's a fine line between breeding for improvement and just getting too small a gene pool to have good results. Thanks for watching and commenting! We always enjoy hearing feedback.
@@plumbushfarm l love the longer videos where you explain things..and introduce the different goats 🐐🐐.because just like us they all have different personalities .. that's what's so much fun..have they all had their babies yet ?.. I'm sure in the last video there was one still holding out 😂
I appreciate the feedback! Sweetie was the last one to kid for the Spring season. We're just starting to breed for the next kiddings that will begin in the fall, probably October/November.
aww those two little goats are awfully cute!☺
They sure are.
I didn't realize goat's had so much pressure no wonder they eat all the time .😊
This made us LOL! Thanks for watching!
@@plumbushfarm just having a little fun. I'm glad you saw it that way.
This has been really nice to watch. I do think I would want to keep Daisy still if she has good production because for me personally I am prioritizing production. So if my best producer doesn't have the best body, what I would personally do is invest in a buck with excellent genes in terms of body confirmation and breed him to my best producers. I havent been doing this long but that is what I would do in your situation also being inexperienced.
Thanks for watching. We made the decision to keep two of Daisy's daughters, but we did let Daisy go to another farm where she will contribute to their milk production and herd genetics. It was a good fit all the way around.
I totally get prioritizing production. Our operating principle at this time is that the best production and conformation generally go hand in hand and we can improve both at the same time. I'd say that production makes up at least 50% of our decision making process in determining which goats to keep and which to move along.
I am very glad you wound up finding the right solution for you and your herd. I am looking forward to following along your journey and very much appreciate seeing what others do and what their thought processes are as I make informed decisions for my herd.
I thought this was super interesting while i know absolutely nothing about goats. I do own a horse and i know about horse conformation so a lot of this made sense. In sport horse breeding i see a reduction of the gene pool because everyone wants to breed to the popular stallions. This is very worrisome and i hope the goat world is working hard to preserve diversity.
That is very interesting! Nigerian Dwarf Goats are reproductively mature at six months or less, and with a five month gestation and normal multiples of babies, it's quite common to need a new buck every few years just because everyone gets related so quickly. The good thing is that with those generations happening so fast, there are always new desirable genetics available, or so it seems. As we say in the video, right now is a great time to get great genetics at a fantastic price and introduce them to your herd.
Also alternatively I'd breed a buck from the best milk lines i could afford to breed to my girls with good bodies but not the best production.