Homesteading at Menagenary Farm! There will be a variety of topics as befitting a homestead where self-sufficiency is strived for and rural living enjoyed. You'll find posts about my critters (goats, horses, chickens, cats, dogs, etc), wildlife, gardening, cooking, frugal living, etc. Goals are crucial so there's time to ponder for a better chance for success! Come have a seat on the porch with a refreshing drink and let's share!
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ALPINE DOES
Claire
Jewels - 2011 Doe (Kendra's daughter)
Maddy - Mini Alpine (JuneBug's daughter x an escapee- 3/4 ND & 1/4 Alpine)
LAMANCHA DOE
Maple Sugar - 2011 Doe
MaryJane - 2012 Doe
NIGERIAN DWARF DOES
JuneBug - Dam to Maddy (Mini Alpine above)
LadyBug - Dam to Mosey
Mosey - 2012 Doe
ANGORA DOES
Daisy - 2011
Delila - 2011
(These does are twins and came from Texas last Spring.)
BUCKS
Kernals - 2011 ND from Irish Whisper Farms breeding)
SOLD: Wrapper (ND) - Nipper x Lady Bug 2011 (Maddy's sire)SOLD: Patches (ND) - Nipper x Lady Bug 2011 (Mosey's sire)
Everyone should be bred and ALL by Kernals. I was really pleased with his offspring last year and expect to be more so this year! He's a very nice buck and has a very sweet and friendly disposition. Unfortunately, with life as it was last Fall, I mistakenly waited till November to start breeding and should have started in October. That being, the does are all due starting in April. The 2013 kids will be Nigoras (for fleece), Mini Alpines, Mini LaManchas and Nigeran Dwarfs.
I HIGHLY recommend the Irish Whisper Farm goats. My ND's and LaManchas are all from there or their parents are. The ND's are the Sugar Creek breedings and both the Sugar Creek and Irish Whisper are bred for major milk production and all the correct attributes you could wish for. Both breeders are very knowledgeable as to genetics and breeding. Both LaMancha does are from Irish Whisper Farm and again, breed to milk and for all the correct attributes one could wish for. Both farms are in Michigan.
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I know one thing for sure. The "Easter Bunny" should speak with an older rabbit breeder that gets serious about genetics, but especially, Doe disposition. Babies will mimic Mommy. I had a French Lop that was a wonderful mommy! She'd even let my (then 4 yr. old) sneak a kit and go off into the house for a bit, after they were about a week old. She'd bark when she was ready for the baby to come back. Her only flaw... she hated men! Had a Rex Doe that tried killing my buck twice and would attack your hands while trying to set up her feed and water. Sent the 4 yr. old to church one Sunday morning. Emptied a pistol on the Rex Doe. Still had to take a shovel to her head. She was all meanness. And my Flemish Giant Doe.. like having a puppy! A 15lb. one! I don't recommend keeping Flemish's in the bathroom during winter. They can become confused about wanting to be a lap dog. When you're half-asleep... and about the time the flow begins... Take my word for it. It ain't pretty. And the whole family is giving you dirty looks in the morning.
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