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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: grumpsgarden on March 11, 2012, 08:40:49 pm

Title: cant belive it ive got some golden gurnseys
Post by: grumpsgarden on March 11, 2012, 08:40:49 pm
well i picked up today 2 nannys and there kids 1 boy and 1 girl the girl is a choclate colour , they are nice and friendly well there mums are so ive now got a nice little mixed herd of goats , they are now settling into the stables with the others next door to them , im still very amazed ive got these as there are normaly way out of my pocket range  :thumbsup: :goat: :goat: :goat:
Title: Re: cant belive it ive got some golden gurnseys
Post by: little blue on March 11, 2012, 08:46:05 pm
just one shy of being a crazy goat collector?!

How many do you have now?
GGs are so gorgeous, congratulations :thumbsup:
Title: Re: cant belive it ive got some golden gurnseys
Post by: grumpsgarden on March 11, 2012, 08:51:35 pm
6 adults and 2 kids with one due to kid in may and a maybe in july/august as we dont now if she in kid or not i love the goats had to talk everyone into them but as im the only one that does the outside animals i won lol my mum can rember having gg when she was younger there the goats she loves well one of them she loves anglo newbunies ops  thats not spelt right , the new gg have there babies on them can i remove kids so i can milk the goats there 6 weeks old  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: cant belive it ive got some golden gurnseys
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 11, 2012, 11:09:12 pm
I leave the kid on and milk as well.  Mind you, that is with a single kid so I did get some milk for myself.
Title: Re: cant belive it ive got some golden gurnseys
Post by: anderso on March 12, 2012, 01:42:11 am
San & me go on a training day next weekend at panboune goats (thinks that's right) its down in Devon somewhere San wanted it for 12th wedding anniversary - she has fallen in love with golden Guernsey (what can you do)

well done with your hope all goes well
Title: Re: cant belive it ive got some golden gurnseys
Post by: jaykay on March 12, 2012, 06:42:33 am
I think we need photos  ;D

I leave twins on and milk. Separate them at night at about 3 months onwards, milk in the morning and then leave the kids with mum all day so I don't have to milk at night (as I work away from home :P)