Meet Lavender. She’s my dream goat. I’ve always hoped that one day, I would be able to have a goat from Pholia Farm. After Ally, the doeling I had planned to keep from Ginger’s kidding passed away, I realized that I would be smart to seriously think about taking this chance to invest in a doe that would be beneficial to my herd.
I already have a buck that has Pholia bloodlines, so I contacted Giannaclis about purchasing a doe from her that wasn’t closely related to my buck. She had a few options for me. I settled on Lavender. She is in milk, and she’s already one of my favorites. I bought her sight unseen, not even knowing what her markings looked like… I think it’s interesting that she looks pretty much like I imagine Ally would have looked all grown up.
So now, I’ve got four does that are unrelated to my bucks. I wasn’t able to get Harriet pregnant for about the 4th or 5th try since she was a baby… I’ve decided that she should be sold as a brushing/pet goat with one of the wethers with the understanding she shouldn’t be bred. She’s going to be going to a good home.
My next plan, is to breed Mini (from Ginger’s kidding last year) to an unrelated buck at my breeder’s farm, and cross my fingers for a doeling from that breeding. I’ll also have room to keep one of Lavender’s doelings when she is ready to breed again, and my breeding options with the two boys will have much more longevity.
Lavender seems to have been born for the spotlight. She is much nicer about having her picture taken than the other girls.
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latte_grande
saysMay 30, 2013 at 3:49 pm
She’s beautious, and has those gorgeous blue eyes…can’t wait to see her babies!
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saysMay 31, 2013 at 11:05 pm
and so cute too!!
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saysAugust 7, 2013 at 9:35 pm
Oh, wow. She really is so pretty. Great photos. I would love to have a little doe. But that’s as far as it goes. No babies! No eating! No making of special blankies for cold nights! Just a little goat! A sweet little goat!!
(don’t get me one, it would just be a nightmare)