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Moonspotted is such a lovely descriptor. What a beautiful girl! That first boy, though...dang. I like how the little baby horn buds look like cinnamon rolls.
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How does reserving a kid work? 'i want the best doe from X's litter?
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Mar 9, 2024 06:12
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That first boy won at life immediately after birth, definitely needs to be named Lucky
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Clearly the last Buckling needs to be named Spot or Toner. 
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Arsenic Lupin posted:How does reserving a kid work? 'i want the best doe from X's litter? So here's how reserving works. You go on my website and find a pairing you like, then you email/chat me and go, "Hey Celestriad, here's $100, I want a doeling from the pairing of X and Y." I go, "Sure, you're the first person to reserve a doeling from that pairing." Then when the kids are born, if there is more than one doeling, I go, "Here's pictures of the doelings--who do you want?" Or I go, "You're second choice doeling - do you want to choose a backup just in case?" Then when the kids are born, if there is more than one doeling, I talk to first choice person first and then tell you, "Here is your assigned doeling." If there are no doelings born from that pairing, I go, "Bummer - do you want a doeling from another pairing? Here's who's available." You can say sure, or you can ask for your $100 reservation fee back. Timely discussion, because I reserved a buckling from a major breeder and I picked him up on Sunday. His dam is a first freshener so we don't have any pictures on her or a track record for her. I still felt really comfortable getting him, because of HER parents. Both her dam and her sire scored a 92 on their judging appraisals, when the highest any Nubian has ever scored is a 93. It is super rare for a buck to get that score, and so he is designated an Elite Buck. There are usually only 5 of those designated a year, in the whole country. And her dam is the twin sister to the 2021 National Reserve Grand Champion. His sire is the same buck who sired the 2022 National Junior Grand Champion, making her his half-sister. That buck is also the son of a Top 10 millker, and his grandsires are 2 of the best-known bucks in the breed. So uh, he has a crapload of milk and show potential. Goat kids are hell on wheels and get into trouble constantly. Just like my little Maya, my new kiddo managed to get his leg caught and sprained it. His breeder asked as a professional courtesy if I wanted to substitute another buck, or if I wanted to wait until he was healed to pick him up. But because I literally just went through this with Maya, I told her it was just fine. So we drove 2.5 hours to pick him up, and when I got there she handed me this absolutely gorgeous little guy. Meet J&M Hideaway Rogue Wave! (Sorry for the frame and Imgur tag, I had more trouble with this drat picture.)  You can tell from the pose he knows he's a show goat. The pose is also due to his poor sprained leg, but he is a Major Diva. Rogue is also super snuggly. If you sit, you will have a Rogue in your lap. Period. Good luck getting him off of said lap.
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Mar 13, 2024 04:53
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I used to work for Rogue Wave. It was a good company full of good people. I hope your buck will be more enduringly successful.
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Celestriad posted:
What a beauty! I love Nubian ears. They're just so... dramatic.
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