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07-10-2015, 08:57 PM
Funny you should ask! Phil and I took Sledge and Hammer on their first hike a week ago and I just haven't had time to post the photos (I think I took too many). They did awesome! They're getting quite big, and although I haven't officially weighed them, they feel about 40 lbs. each right now. I think they're going to be really nice boys.
Snickers is shaping up to be a super packgoat too, actually. He's quiet (when I leave Sputnik home), obedient, not fussy or stubborn or spooky about anything, and he really seems to love getting out. He's not overloaded with personality or smarts, but he's not high maintenance or an idiot either. He looks like he'll grow up to be a good, honest, hard-working goat, and he's got nice conformation to boot. Perhaps not ideal packgoat conformation--like his father, he's a bit too mutton-withered and round in the back, which makes saddle fitting harder. But I saw at the Rendy that many of the Boer crosses that are getting popular also have round backs and no withers, so perhaps we'll start seeing saddles made for these broad types. On the plus side, he's got wonderful hooves that trim themselves perfectly like Cuzco, and he's got excellent bone substance in his legs like his father. I think he's going to be a real nice goat when all is said and done. Now I just need to find a good home for him since we can't keep them all if I want to breed any more this fall, and I already chose Sputnik to be my project.
Snickers is shaping up to be a super packgoat too, actually. He's quiet (when I leave Sputnik home), obedient, not fussy or stubborn or spooky about anything, and he really seems to love getting out. He's not overloaded with personality or smarts, but he's not high maintenance or an idiot either. He looks like he'll grow up to be a good, honest, hard-working goat, and he's got nice conformation to boot. Perhaps not ideal packgoat conformation--like his father, he's a bit too mutton-withered and round in the back, which makes saddle fitting harder. But I saw at the Rendy that many of the Boer crosses that are getting popular also have round backs and no withers, so perhaps we'll start seeing saddles made for these broad types. On the plus side, he's got wonderful hooves that trim themselves perfectly like Cuzco, and he's got excellent bone substance in his legs like his father. I think he's going to be a real nice goat when all is said and done. Now I just need to find a good home for him since we can't keep them all if I want to breed any more this fall, and I already chose Sputnik to be my project.