KIKO's..."Texas Long Horn of Goats"

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I wonder what shape the horns would be on a kiko/alpine cross? I have wondered how that cross would turn out, but am not sure.

They look like this...

Kiko/Alpine cross buckling

...and cost $500. If he was hornless & in the $250 range I think I would give him a try.

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Looks like the span is a bit over 40" total from horn tip to horn tip. Over 40" per side would be about 7 feet across! Still, not something I'd want to deal with on a knife-edge trail or one with a lot of close trees/boulders on either side. There's no way a goat with a large horn span would be able to navigate some of those narrow Utah slot canyons. They sure are beautiful though!

Hey Nanno,

I went back & reviewed the video a bit closer. I think I would agree they are not 40" per side...I'm not sure what the 40" remark was referring to. I just measured what I think are my average size width hands, they are about 4" wide knuckle to knuckle. Based on that, I froze the video & extrapolated from there. I estimate them with an average length of 26"-28" each. That makes more sense as I have seen goats with 26"-28" long scimitar type horns.

All I know is that 52"-56" spread or more is WAY to WIDE for some of the trails I go on. That wide might even get caught in some of the slot canyons down south.

I definitely think they are very interesting & think a hybrid would be cool (I'd love to see them crossed with a big Ober) but they would have to be disbudded for me.

Take care!

Ken

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Also...here is a 3 year old Buck...not nearly so wide at all but who knows at 5-7 years.

3 yr old Kiko proven buck.

Sure is pretty, if you look at some of the other post of this author he has some Kiko Alpine crossed kids.