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And the next generation, my 3 year old nephew gettin' at it!

My youngest sister's steer for 2011-2012 and her newest steer for 2012-2013!

Sounds like you're having fun! As far as the first doe you mentioned goes, she is probably settled and farther along. If you see something moving behind the ribs and a bag (if she's not too fat) I'm betting she's bred. You may have an overly anxious buck and  if you just put the buck in with her...

I would advise not to ring him yet. I break and show our bulls, and I never put the ring in until the bull calf  is broke to show. I try to get them show ready before I even think of ringing them. I even try to get the small ones in a show or two without it before I ring them (bull calves under...

Bingo! And by the way, I'm a woman! ;) Again, thanks for the replys.

Unfortunately, this may not be much help. I absolutely will not buy a stock dog puppy without having seen both parents work in person or on video. I have bought a couple of good looking ones at expos and sales, only to find out they have very little natural instinct. Not looking to get burned...

That would be great obie105. We are in desperate need of one or two more good working dogs. We have a 10 year old Texas type female who is very sharp, but she is small and old, so one good hit will be the end of it. The only other one is one of her sons, a six month old pup (Australian sire)...

Lots of people have a two breed focus.  Look at Express Ranches, Deer Valley Farms, Thomas Ranch, and many others like them do it well. I think it just comes down to management and having breeds that compliment eachother in case you need to streamline them together one day and they appeal to a...

Does anyone know of any reputable Australian Cattle dog breeders in the midwest or central states? I am hoping to find someone who has puppies available now or the next couple of months. They do not need to be registered, but must fit breed standard (not small Texas type) and have working...

Willy Wonka! ;)

Thank you for the kind words about our stock. Our next buck and doe kids will be sold private treaty during our open house in April. As far as Capriole is concerned, I am not familiar with the breeding or the lines of the stock they use. I am more in touch with what is popular in the central...

And More! 1. Willet at 6 years (Foundation doe) 2. Granny at 7 years (Foundation doe)

More goats! 1. Pudge at 8 months (Austin son) 2. Monkey at 1 year (Austin daughter(

Here a a few pics of some of our breeding stock: 1. Herd buck Austin at 2 years and 275lbs 2. Doeling Lily at 8 months (Austin daughter)

X2! We have tried a lot of others, but this one always does the job for us. We recommend Purina feeds to anyone we work with, it is a pretty fool proof feed line. Just make sure to keep an eye on the bag dates- around here, we are some of the only people using show chow, so sometimes it sits a...

We've only been in the goats for about 5 years now and just starting to make a name for ourselves. We just had our first division champ at a national show in early July this year and we bred and/ or raised several champion wethers and supreme does at county fairs the last 3 years.  We are...

We feed Purina show chow for goats and top dress with a fat solid (they do not seem to like wet feed so no oil for us) as needed for show stock. For the wethers, we start them on a sweet 16% protein ration to get them eating  and up the corn and fat solids as we go. We love Purina feeds and it...

xD no idea. hes only about 3 weeks old. I wouldnt even know how to go about doing that. (ya'll no hes a PB Jersey right?) FYI- they are just having fun with you and indulging in some club calf sarcasm! I'm pretty sure they would be able to tell what he is even if you hadn't posted it right off...

As for the blacks around here, they are not as popular. We have had couple of does with a black hood instead of the red, but we prefer very traditional coloring. If a doe with a black hood produces kids with black instead of red when bred to a traditional colored buck, she will likely not stick...

Thanks for all the replies! We brand ours on the off side shoulder (animal's left). For us, it started as a theft deterrent on our horses. At one time we had a brood mare band of over 50, several ranch geldings and we stood between 3 and 6 studs at any given time. That was a lot of animals to...