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I'm going to add to my future pack string, so are there any bucklings available or soon to be available?
I'm from Western Washington but might be willing to road trip for the right boys.
I want 2 bucklings, must be disbudded, the younger the better, and bottle feeding a must. Big would be great.
Prefernces:
Alpine
Oberhasli
Lamancha
Mixed
Any leads would be appreciated, thank you.
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Donna at Edelweiss Acres has some nice Oberhaslis. She is over in Olympia. I believe she bottle-raises all her kids.
http://edelweissacresobers.com
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You should put in for the baby Ober giveaway. You could get a kid for free from Onion Creek Oberhaslis!
http://www.packgoatcentral.com/forums/sh...p?tid=2036
I'd try myself if we only lived closer.
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(02-26-2017, 09:38 AM)Nanno Wrote: You should put in for the baby Ober giveaway. You could get a kid for free from Onion Creek Oberhaslis!
http://www.packgoatcentral.com/forums/sh...p?tid=2036
I'd try myself if we only lived closer.
I did! The drawing was already held... It was a fun.
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Oh ok, just making sure. I didn't even know the drawing happened already!
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I only have two does, so I just have a small handful of kids each year. I am in Eastern Washington and have Alpine/Ober crosses. The Obers come from a line of large boys. I don't disbud, and my kids are dam raised. I found this produces much larger healthier boys. The 9 month old buckling I kept for my string is bigger then the one year old bottle babies. I also found that by interacting with them daily, makes them just as friendly and bonded as the bottle babies. There is no difference in friendliness with my dam raised kids to the bottle babies. Trinity Pack Goats will disbud, and Circle 33 Packgoats in Moses Lake has some big yearling boys from last year. Good luck on finding your boys
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Question. I have a lead on a large, brave little saanen buckling but I read somewhere they are better for high alpine packing because of overheating. I'm in WA and most if not all my planned hiking is under 8000ft elevation. I also love to go out on hot days. Is this truly going to be a possible issue or am I misinformed? He's disbudded as well which I know isn't helpful to him, but my whole herd is.
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