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shellybabe_gw

good things about oberhasli

shellybabe
18 years ago

well, Zeke,

I bought her for 50 bucks not knowing what she was, and then when I found out, she became the stem of goat jealousy among my other goat farmer friends.

She weighed a good 80-100 lbs. but still looked sort of skinny, but I have been told that is normal. When we bought her in August last year she looked thin, then in Oct. she developed an udder, but didn't look pregnant at all, I figured since she was running with a billy at my place she probably just got pregnant. On November 11 though I heard her holler and when I got out there she had a HUGE billy baby!! Good breeder

The milk was excellent, in taste and medium butterfat for my goat. She gave approx. 1 to 1 1/2 quarts per milking, even though her udder didn't look like it could hold that much. She was such a tame goat, skiddish when loose ( I would let them out of the pen to graze) and when she saw you carrying something, but when I put her in the stall to milk, and she had the food, I could do whatever I wanted to her and she would never squirm. I don't have a milking ramp thingy, I just sit on a bucket next to them, (yeah hurts the knees, and I won't milk again until I have a ramp thingy)

She never had udder problems, however she is the one I had to put down, but that isn't due to her breed.

Hope this helps, Let me know If I can help any more,

here is a link I found useful. scroll down to the bottom for the goats

Here is a link that might be useful: sheep and goat breeds

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