Boer goats have the same Roman nose as the Nubian so they do look similar.
Boer
Nubian
The Kikos have a dished nose as do most breeds.
Are the black goats with the fancy ears Nubian? Thanks for rescuing the kittens!
I have a headless squirrel in my trash this week. It’s outside but it still needs to go very, VERY far away! Disposing of the bodies is hard around here between the puppies and cats Whenever I bury something it gets ‘resurrected’ within minutes. ;)
I had the “pleasure” of watching a chipmunk being constricted to death, and then eaten whole by a black rat snake in my yard 2 weeks ago when my toddler grandson was visiting. I didn’t show him any of that, but my son witnessed most of it.
The tan momma doe is 100% New Zealand Kiko. The rest are Boer/Kiko mix in varying percentages. The big buck that died was 7/8 Boer, 1/8 Kiko. His son is closer to 50/50 so any kids he fathers will be even more Kiko. The Kiko are supposed to be the lowest maintenance meat goat due to the original breed creators having used a wild mountain goat as one of the grandparents.
New Zealand is also a temperate climate as opposed to Africa where the Boer was developed. Boers in temperate climates like where I am tend to have worm and hoof issues. If you put all that effort into maintenance, they are faster weight gainers than Kiko.
I’m going for a 100% maintenance free herd so naturally, there have been losses. Started with three, made it up to six and then back down to three before these two kids. Funny thing is that the ones who died, looked perfectly healthy. Parasite issues will make them lose weight and get weak.
Picked up $130 worth of lumber yesterday for their new shed. I already have roofing/siding to wrap it in. I’m going to get more cattle panels and fence the shed in. It will be open most of the time for now but I want to be able to close it up on occasion and feed them some yummy sweet feed so get friendlier with them.
As of now, they’re borderline wild goats who hang out here at night. Also need to get a close look at the kids to see if either or both are male before they get too old for banding. If males, I’ll need to get a hold of them to band them so the enclosure and feed will help with that.
I bury dead goats in sawdust and throw a tarp over it. Within a few months, clean bones is what’s left. The tarp is mostly to keep the chicken from digging them up.
Boer goats have the same Roman nose as the Nubian so they do look similar.
Boer
Nubian
The Kikos have a dished nose as do most breeds.