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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Roxy on April 23, 2011, 12:33:34 am

Title: The new girls
Post by: Roxy on April 23, 2011, 12:33:34 am

have been here a week, and settled in nicely.  Been out enjoying the nice warm sunshine.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/dollylane/002.jpg)

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: wytsend on April 23, 2011, 06:30:15 am

Looking good.

Carina is the fawn one & Jinty has the toggles !!

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: tazbabe on April 23, 2011, 06:45:46 am

lovely girls, very photogenic too!  :)

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: jaykay on April 23, 2011, 04:25:08 pm

Very pretty :)

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: NormandyMary on April 23, 2011, 05:54:15 pm

Gorgeous girls you have there! Those toggles, what if anything is their purpose. Billy has toggles, Toby doesnt, even though they are brothers. I'd have thought that they'd both have them.

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 23, 2011, 06:47:33 pm

My 9 yr old asked that question at a recent goat club meeting. she was told that they serve no purpose and for showing reasons, some breeders/keepers do put constriction bands on so they drop off  :goat:

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: Blinkers on April 23, 2011, 07:03:40 pm

Awwwww.....soooo cute, you could just eat them .... ::) not literally of course, but you know what I mean.  {{sending virtual cuddles}}

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: maybelle on April 24, 2011, 07:51:03 pm

How lovely, so cute! How old are they?

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: little blue on April 24, 2011, 08:29:49 pm

awww!  lovely  :)

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: ballingall on April 24, 2011, 11:43:02 pm

They look like they have actually stood still for you to take that photo Roxy! How old are they?



Re Toggles- I thought generally restricting bands are only put on if i) it's a breed that shouldn't have toggles (ie Anglo-Nubians, or Golden Guernseys) or ii) if the toggles were in a different location that might prove to be problematic- like hanging of the side of the face or the ear.


Beth

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: Roxy on April 25, 2011, 12:21:55 am

Ballingirl - I was surprised they stood for the photo - maybe they were enjoying the sun.
They will be 5+ weeks now.

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: Mays on April 25, 2011, 12:37:59 pm

Lovely babies, toggles n all  :-*

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: Hatty on May 02, 2011, 10:54:00 pm

They are beautiful, I am so jealous   :love: :goat:  :love:

Title: Re: The new girls
Post by: shiv22 on May 03, 2011, 07:24:39 pm

adorable!!!!