Goats November 2007

Day Dream Acres

Goats

Updated Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Nubian Goats

Nubian Goats are a large, tall and solid breed. They are quickly identified by their long, handing ears. They have a coat of short , fine hair and could be any color ranging from solid to patterns. This breed is typically polled (no horns), however, should horns grow they are usually very small and grow in a downward curve.

The Nubian Doe is an excellent milk producer and the milk has a much higher in butterfat than other breeds. The Nubian Doe typically has twins or triplets and is quite capable of caring for her babies with no human intervention.

We have found that the Nubian is a very curious breed of goat and they love human contact. They act more like having a dog follow you around than a goat.

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	Nubian Doe	Nubian Buck
Height	measured at the withers 30" +	measured at the withers 32" +
Weight	135 lbs +	175 lbs

LaMancha Goats

The Lamancha goat is a compact, wide breed that originated in the USA. This breed is referred to as a desert breed and does very well in warm climates. It is a dairy goat and one that has proven itself to be extremely sturdy. The main characteristic of the Lamancha is their ears. There are two types of ears that are acceptable in does and either type is no better than the other. The only ear acceptable for bucks is the gopher ear.

a) elf ear: the maximum length of this type of ear is 2 inches with the end of the ear turned up or down and cartilage shapes the ear.

b) gopher ear: the maximum length of this type of ear is 1 inch with very little or no cartilage in the ear. It is preferred that the ear be nonexistent,
just as wrinkled folds of skin. The end of the ear is turned up or down.

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	LaMancha Doe	LaMancha Buck
Height	measured at the withers 28" +	measured at the withers 30" +
Weight	130 lbs at maturity	165 lbs at maturity

St. Patrick's Day March 17th 2009

Patrick was born on St. Patrick's day - he is shown here with his mother Mae.

Other Goats

We also have a pygmy goat and an Alpine/LaMancha cross goat.

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Beauty (the smallest black goat) is a pygmy goat - Arnold the llamas best friend. Fred is an Alpine/LaMancha cross goat and Arnold is the Llama in these photos.	Fred the black and white Alpine/LaMancha goat with Beauty on the left. Beauty the pygmy goat with Checkers the Llama.