UhhhGgg...It's times like these that I wish I had my own

WOW??? Sorry, you should have charged them for the meds! And the work you did.

 

that's horrible for you! having to look after someone else's sick goat instead of getting your does bred! best wishes on getting them all bred quickly now!

 

Wow! I really hope they offerred the second buck at no charge. It amazes me that there are breeders out there that don't even know the residents of their herds, I personally would have NEVER put anyone in the position you were in.

 

Wow that is stressful. Sorry you had to go through that. I was having a simular problem here with my girls. I found a breeder with some excellent quality bred bucks, but could never get a hold of them, they would email me weeks after I had sent an email and I could never get an answer when I called and when I left messages they never returned my call, then they FINALY emailed with a day I could come out and pick the buck I wanted to breed my girls to. I loved the buck I chose, but every goat at their place was sick , coughing, eyes crusted shut, snotty noses, and one kid had a hernia the size of a bowl (not kidding) It was litterally like a bowl was upside down on his belly under the skin. Anyhow since that was my only option for a buck if I wanted a pure bred I had to go with it, so I decided I would, but as the time got closer I just felt really uneasy about taking my girls to that place. What if they came back sick. So I opted to buy a buck. What was I thinking, I should have bought one from the beginning. I LOVE him, he is perfect and soooo sweet. And now I already have one of my girls bred. anyhow I was worried about buying one, I thought they might be a pain and I would regret it, but I really love this little guy, he is so gentle and sweet.

I am now all for owning your own buck if you have does to breed. It is just to hard to go with someone elses bucks. I hope you get your girls bred now.

 

Wow what an ordeal! Kudos on taking care of thier buck though hopefully when they get him back they don't just turn him loose without additional treatment and follow up.

 

You'll save money I think. Anyway... I am with you. I purchased a few goats in a package, one of them ended up with worms, I wanted to sell her, but yeah, found out she had worms Working on clearing that up... her eyelids are still white, but she's doing much better... anyone know when eyelids change back?? It's been about 2 weeks since she's been better...already lost one(from the same package), didn't think to check his eyes... he probably had worms also.

After this worm issue, I will never bring in a goat with worms, all new goats will have their eyes checked. Too risky >.>

 

Does he live in Missouri? LOL sounds like what the folks here would do..

 

I don't really want to own a buck but these are some of the reasons that I will buy my own buck. Plus I am so isolated from others that taking my does to the buck would be a hassel. And as for leasing?????? Well, you never really know what you are getting.

 

Because of these type of breeders and chance a buck wont get the deed done I am looking into a semen tank to hold straws. Its semi more expensive, but in the long run I get herd improvement and cheap breeding's.

 

I agree with getting your own buck. We were in a similar position this fall. The buck we were going to borrow didn't mature well enough to do his job and although they offered us the use of an older buck, they were also having a lot of worm problems. We were lucky enough to be able to find a nice pure bred,healthy young buck that was more than able to do his job. I am so happy we were able to get a buck of our own. It is so much nicer to be able to breed on our schedule and not have to work it around someone elses breedings and worm/illness problems and to have him long enough that if for some reason they don't settle the first time he is still around when they go into heat again. Luckily none of our girls have come back into heat but if they did, my buck would let me know about it and would be here to take care of it.

 

I tried finding bucks for my girls, and could not find anything that was well cared for or suited my does. I suppose I am a bit like an over-protective mother. But I found a couple of bucks for sale, so I bought them. Even though I haven't had the privilage of using them yet, I am very happy with my choice. Yes, they are a bit smelly, but I have gotten used to it and even like it a little *hides*, and it seems only very strong first thing in the morning.