For a lot of folks, kidding season is a dreaded time of the year - late nights pulling kids, lots of miscarriages, long hours bottle feeding babies. I can definitely see how miserable that would be. In fact I have seen it! When we first started raising goats, we, like many people, bought Boers. The experience was not a pleasant one! We did our best, but they kept dropping like flies - especially during kidding season. We got so discouraged that we almost quit the goat business entirely! But then we heard about Spanish and Kiko goats. Needless to say, we are much happier now.
When kidding season rolls around, our problems are not burying dead babies, but trying to tag them before they get to fast to catch! We haven't birthed a kid or bottle-fed a baby in years; we spend our time watching the kids running around, jumping on rocks, and exploring the world. Now that is what kidding season ought to mean!
I agree with you, I researched and picked Kikos. My best does we're Kiko/Spanish . Loved them.
Now I am raising diary. Waiting on kids. I'm used to kikos do I pray these kid as well.
Posted by: Path v seay | February 15, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Well I hope they do well for you! The combination of the Spanish and Kiko is hard to beat when it comes to meat, but I can see why you would need something else for dairy. Good luck, hope you have a GREAT year!
Posted by: www.postoak.us | February 18, 2013 at 05:50 PM