New Bucks!

Meet El Chido Cuate (The Cool Dude or The Cool Man)

I was just minding my own business and here came this buck and I just had to have him.  That seems to happen to me when it comes to nice goats.  We have another young buck (2010 model) coming from the Koy Ranch where we purchased all of our does from.  He will be arriving around the second week of Sept.

A few weeks back we decided to give Ron Polette a visit and returned with AVG'S Ozark Hot Shot.  His bloodlines are known for good parasite resistance. 

More to come.... :)

The Kiko Advantage

Our goats at work

Our spanish goats...

While we were at the AKGA National Convention I had some people ask me how our spanish goats were doing. Well, I really didn't know how many we had left out of the 52 we purchased. Between natural selection and  a few, we are sure, leaving the ranch there could have only been 15 left.  

Today we worked goats, all 245 of them (well except a few 2010 kids that did not come in or slipped through the fence) and 39 of them were spanish.  So if you ask me again I can tell you how many spanish goats we still have left and how they are doing, pretty good I would say.  AND they are still wild as ever when you get your hands on them.

 

A few of our spanish does as yearlings. 

AKGA National Convention and our herd....

We just returned from the AKGA National Convention last week. It was hot but the center had air conditioning which was great and worth every extra penny that was spent to have it. At one point I had to go buy a Wal-Mart special jacket because I was cold.

I didn't get to attend any of the classes for one reason or another but I did get to visit with many friends that I only see once a year during this convention.

The sale went well. There was not a market for the % goats this time around like in the past which was bit of a bummer since I had brought two. Still, their prices were better than at a regular sale barn. I just consider it part of my advertising campaign and let them go for what they went for. If you wan to see all the prices from the sale go to: http://www.hcrhorses.com/AKGAConvention.html

After we returned I finally got out and about and took SOME photos of goats we will be offering for sale and to update our website.  Still have a lot to go but it is a start.  I also need to get them all up and FAMACHA scores and start pulling hair and gathering information to register some 2010 babies....

Commercial doeling 

 Twin - FOR SALE

Commercial doeling

Twin

FOR SALE

Commercial Doeling

Twin

FOR SALE

Commercial Purebred Buckling

Single

FOR SALE

Commerical Buckling

3/4 Kiko 1/4 Spanish

Twin

FOR SALE

1/2 AKGA '09 Doe

FOR SALE

Purebred Buck out of Nicks Last Shadow

We will be test breeding some and then possibly will

be offered sale.

Little Update

It has been forever since I last posted it would seem.  Kidding season is  moving right along.  I think we are nearing the end soon.  I was able to get MOST of the goats up in their kidding pastures but some did not come in or they escaped.  For the does that did not get in a kidding pasture, their kids, who were born out on the 350 acres, do not have tags or weights.  Oh well such is life.....

This kid's dam was kind of an accident.  We had a Myotonic buck for some time.  We were brining goats to separate into breeding groups and the dam's dam jumped out into the Myotonic's pasture. So we just left her instead of trying to catch her again.  This kid then is 1/2 Kiko and his dam is boer/spanish x myotonic.

Sun!

The last few days have been heaven compared to the unusual wintery weather we have had. 45, then 50 and today 60 degrees. The kids (four legged - well and two) have really enjoyed this warmer weather. Here are a few photos of some of them. Enjoy!

7/8 Doe by BBM Sports Kat V872

(twin sister facing the other direction)

Purebred kids by Nicks Last Shadow

Purebred Doeling by BBM Sports Kat V872

Owned by Cameron

1/2 Kiko Doe with her 3/4 Kiko kids (doe & buck by BBM Sports Kat V872)

Purebred buckling by Nick's Last Shadow

A 3/4 Kiko Sky T42 Smore's daughter with one of her 7/8 doelings - the other one was the fancy

splash paint doe.

I love Smore daughters! She is a first time mom.

Purebred doeling by Terminex

Purebred Buckling by BBM Sports Kat V872