Could you wonderful Alpine people take a look at these does-

I like Eclipse better, she has a longer more elegant neck. And they both have a little bit of steep rumps but Eclipse's is more level.

 

They are both very nice does. True, Eclipse has a longer, more feminine neck, but I think I would lean towards Satin. She looks wider. The picture really isn't from a good angle. Satin also looks a bit on the chubby side, but if she were a good weight she might look a whole lot better than Eclipse. It's really a hard choice, though, because they are both really nice. You might just have to go with your favorite temperment or color.

 

Neither of the pictures are good ones, which can be hard. Personally i like Eclipse better, her rump is a littler steeper, but neither doe is set up properly, their rear legs are stretched too far behind them. Eclipse has a longer neck, she is a longer bodied doe with a prettier head and more shapely ears. She looks like she is the taller of the two does and is going to stay that way. Her cannons are longer then satins. Satin apears to have straighter front legs then eclipse, but that could be the angle of the picture. Both does apear to toe in a tadbit, but again could be the way they are set up. Satin is a deeper bodied doe, but i like the more open and dairy look that eclipse has. Both of these does are pictured as dry yearlings, and to me eclipse looks more feminine.
Eclipse is priced higher because she is the nicer of the two does.
beth

 

i have to go with eclipse also. most of my reasons are the same as beth. i do like her neck a lot better & the blend of shoulder. it is hard because neither one of them are set up good. i did a pedagree search on both & there lines are very simalar. they are both nice does but there is some thing about eclipse that i like better. you can do a search on the ADGA site to see how they will cross with the buck that you like.

 

Sunshine has nice animals, that is Considine's herd

I couldn't get the page to load though, I'll try later :roll:

 

fritsie, we seem to agree a lot and have very similar tastes in the type of goats we like, even though we raise two different breeds. I tend to be very picky about the goats i buy.
beth

 

No, you both raise Alpines. =)

 

ah yes we do, i got my people mixed up, i thought she had nigies. Did you find a buck to fill the place yet fritzie, or am i getting mixed up again?

beth

 

:lol: beth we do seem to like the same type. yup i raise alpines her in tn for show & breeding. i think you have me mixed up again because i have 3 bucks so not looking for one right now. i use to have lamancha's but went down to just those crazy alpines. i just love them.

 

Yes, i have had lamanchas, nubians lived with nigerians. and been around about every other breed. The alpines will always be my number one....
beth

 

beth that is how i feel. i started out with alpines then i got saanens,then went back to just alpines. thought i would give it one more try so got the lamancha's. but my first & true love is the alpine. i don't know why but i just love those fools.

 

I don't know either, i dont know about your herd but nothing is ever goof enough for my alpines, i was trying to feed a little quicker last night so pulled three does out at once instead of the usually two. Cally and Ruby were somewhat near eachother, cally came out first and then ruby, the minute ruby went for HER bucket cally not only had to defend her own dinner but poor rubys dinner as well. So then ruby in turn went over to steal poor jujus dinner, and juju was ona milk stand so couldn't do much about defending her meal. AH why do i do it? I think i love all the crazy antics....
By the way what happened to your doe Ms. linda? she was by far my favorite on your site. Do you know how to contact the people who have her now?
beth

 

Here is the link. http://www.bigoakfarm.net/alpinedoes.htm Alpines are just beautiful!

 

thank you!
beth

 

thanks!
beth