Woke up to a nice surprise this morning. One of my first timer la mancha does had her kid. A gorgeous tri colored, mostly black and white buckling. He is gorgeous!! Why oh why another boy? Were 15/20 for bucklings this year. Hes a bit on the small side, and mom is still getting used to being a mom. But he seems healthy and the birth was easy. Mom had him all cleaned up and walking when I came out. Lizzy [Mom today]. She barely looks like she had her kids.
No he is not full la mancha. His dad was a pure Nubian and I have a feeling mom has a bit of something else in there too. My la mancha buck wasnt ready to breed this year, so I had to breed most of my la manchas to my Nubian buck. I think my la mancha buck bred one doe, she hasnt kidded yet.
I fear it is a buckling year....OY! My doe is due to kid, well today-probably won't happen though. It seems lots of people are reporting LOTS of bucklings this year. Wonder why? Congrats on your baby-he's addorable!
