[Carl f k]

That's a good idea firemansam...

[kja]

the bgs have a stud list

[Anke]

And the Golden Guernsey Goat society produces one every year too, but it is only available to members. The BT society used to do this as well, but not sure if it continues.
 
Really joining your local goat club is the most sensible idea, and going round the local shows and getting contact details from there.

[Mays]

I only have three girls (reg BT) but I intend to buy a Billy kid this year to use as a stud. Taking the long term veiw he can be used several times on these three ladies, and eventually go on to another herd once his offspring are ready to work.

[kja]

if anyone is interested my parents breed & show BT's they have not started kidding yet but are taking provisional orders for kids they may well also be selling some of the milkers too.

they are from a milk recorded, cae tested show stock

[Hatty]

Really joining your local goat club is the most sensible idea, and going round the local shows and getting contact details from there.

Wish we had one

[Carl f k]

I'm sure billy owners could start a TAS stud

[Anke]

Really joining your local goat club is the most sensible idea, and going round the local shows and getting contact details from there.

Hatty - I drive an hour and a half to the nearest one to me, meeting is just next to Newcastle airport! There is nothing in this part of Scotland (Scottish Borders).


Wish we had one

[Penninehillbilly]

I have 2 milkers and 2 first kidders due.
2012 I kept one of the male kids, sadly his pedigree Togg mum was never registered, I only meant to use him on the 2 yearling ToggxBS, but he managed to get to his mum, I thought he's got to the other milker as well when she didn't come in season, 4 days later, looked out and realised he hadn't but now he had  .
As the nearest Togg male was about 70 miles way, and I was snowed in I left them too it.
Billyboy is now in the freezer.
They only smell about Nov - January, He lived out in the field (with a shelter) with his 2 castrated brothers, so not much problem, he never really got too smelly up to some I've been near, maybe because of all the fresh air?
 
 

[Anke]

Kids are less smelly than fully grown adults, I guess its less surface area to cover with p*ss...

[ballingall]

It's not even just the wee... Their scent just somehow gets stronger once they are fully grown.


Beth

[bloomer]

im no expert but having met beth's boys and foolishly stroked them (they were only in their first year of breeding) it took several days to get the smell off my hands...




still think they were very cool though and it was worth it :-)

[Lesley Silvester]

It takes several days after the girls come home to get the smell of the male off them.

[sokel]

Our boy is nearly a year old now and he really does not smell of billy  , Not sure if the Boers are different but every other billy I have been near really does smell, none of the girls he mated smelt either

[Anke]

Our boy is nearly a year old now and he really does not smell of billy  , Not sure if the Boers are different but every other billy I have been near really does smell, none of the girls he mated smelt either

Hang on to him then... and he is definitely fertile?