Today Japanzy was in heat, so I put her with Aspen again. He seems to have possibly been able to get the job done this time! I'm really looking forward to seeing the kids this breeding produces. Japanzy is sort of a mediocre milker, though she seems to have a steady and long lactation. She is, however, an awesome doe in all other respects. She has awesome feet and legs, and is extremely hardy and resistant to disease. She's an extremely easy keeper as well, leaning toward overweight very easily. She was pregnant in the photoi below, but you can still see that she's not thin by any means. She does have a nice udder, as you can see in the photos below. It is very well attached, nice medial, and nice fore udder.
Aspen is my best milkers buckling from spring 2012. His mom, Starlight, hasn't disappointed me in any way! She kidded very easily with triplets her first freshening, all by herself. She was/is a great mama, still nursing her two doelings who are almost 6 months old now. She has them with her all day, and I separate them at night. In the morning she gives me a pint of milk, and I let her have her girls back again. So far, she's steady on a pint every morning for 6 months now. I'm pretty happy about that! I hope I'm able to sell any doelings to someone who will milk them, so I can see if they live up to their potential.
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| Aspen is the buckling on the left. |
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| Aspen's mama, Starlight |
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