Just for fun...here is an update on Miyagi the superbuck's love life. I am going to another farm this weekend to see a mini mancha that I might buy. I just realized from reading an old post of Deborah's that if you breed a ND buck to a 1st gen mini mancha (which she is) you can get kids with erect ears. Now...I just really like the "look" of nigerians so much better than la manchas or nubians. In fact, the mini nubians with airplane ears are just goofy.
So, this doe has been hand milked before which is a big bonus for us. She is big enough to comfortably carry his babies & ought to bridge the gap for us to sell enough milk so the animals can pay for themselves again like they did last year.
And, I can get a Miyagi daughter with erect ears for the herd....and as best I can tell she will just look like a bigger nigerian? Sounds like having my cake & eating it too. I know you don't get uppy ears every time but knowing you could is pretty cool.
Manchas weren't really on my list but this herd is tested for CAE, CL and Johnes which NOBODY else is so I thought- I've got to get over the ear thing because buying from a tested herd is really important to me. And I hear the la manchas have a great temperament.
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I love LaManchas and personally think their ears are cute. ;) If I ever get into standard sized dairy goats, it'll definitely be LaManchas. I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the purchase of your mini.