As
you may recall, in early June we brought 6 new production goats to Monte
Azul. A week later, we also brought in a
top quality stud goat. His name is
Gigo. He is a Saanen stud goat. Saanen goats are originally from Switzerland
and have been bred for high milk production.
These goats are easily recognized by there all white coat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanen_goat
Gigo
is no excpetion. He is all white and
quite handsome for a goat. He has rock star
looks with his tuft of bangs and long beard.
He is very gentle and has learned
to love guavas during his tour of duty at Monte Azul. He was brought to Monte Azul to impregnate
our 8 existing goats which he gladly began the minute he jumped off the truck. Within 10 minutes he had “performed” with 3
goats.
It
usually only takes one “performance” to get a female goat pregnant. Just to make sure it worked, the goats are
then put back together 18 days later. If
she lets him mount her, it didn’t work the first time. If she doesn’t let him mount her, she is
pregnant.
The
2nd time around, none of our
8 goats would let him near them. So, we
have to assume that we now have 8 more females pregnant. These ladies should have babies in early November. We also have the 4 females that arrived in
early June that are pregnant and should have babies at the end of October. I will keep you posted.
With
his work done, Gigo left for home. We
will miss him.
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