Horned Alpine Wethers

[Taffy]

These wethers were just posted to our craigslist. Thought I'd pass on the information.

http://kpr.craigslist.org/grd/4855904265.html

[IdahoNancy]

Those are some pretty boys with good looking legs. A person would need to spend a little time with them to see if they would have the potential to work out. "Tame" could mean a lot of things, "friendly" would be the descriptor I would be looking for.

[Dave-Trinity-Farms]

The second one sure looks like one of ours. Ill have to ask Tracy if she recognizes em. The one with the spot doesnt stir a memory with me.

The first one, if the same age as the second during the time of these pics looks to have been castrated very early. The difference in horn growth and the lack of almost all chin hair leads me to suspect this. If anyone inquires, Id ask when castration was done.

[Taffy]

I thought the same thing when I saw the 2nd one.

[Charlie Horse]

Well Shelby has wimpy chin hair and he wasn't cut till 5 months, like Bacchus, who has decent chin hair. I like to say Shelby has a Captain Jack Sparrow beard. Just a little less than manly.

[Dave-Trinity-Farms]

Ya Legion has pretty wimpy chin hair as well but the horns are very very small. They are much smaller then what I would see on a 3-5 month old kid.

[Taffy]

I emailed about the wethers and here is the reply:

"They were from a lady in Dixie. She loaned us her doe until the kids were older. They are friendly, but not in your face since they were not bottle fed. You can walk up to them and catch them, especially if you have a treat with you. They are unpredictable around my kids with their horns, so we'd like to find someone that wants them for meat or pets. They are big, so could make good pack goats if you know how to work with them."

[GPW]

I checked them out yesterday. They have potential, just not what I am looking for. The big one ( tan ) was very stand-offish and would not let me near him unless I had food, and that was still grab the food back up and eat then come back for more while the small one ate and even the small one wouldn't let me get to close either. Hopefully they don't go to slaughter and I feel bad that I can't pick them, if I had acres of land I would buy them in a heart beat.

[Taffy]

If they were willing to come to you for food they will tame down. It will take some time but would be well worth it. My wether, Banjo, was dam raised and never touched. It took a time ( a few months) but is is now a loving guy who has bonded tightly with me.

[GPW]

Hmmm, good to know. There still in my mind but there are some 3 year olds in Oregon that I'm waiting on some more info and pictures of. Argh, so many goats, so little...... space