Our very first Alpine! Her name is Montage Socrates Ziva, but we dubbed her "Tasha" for short! This is sort of an experiment for us. We have an all Nubian herd, but we have read a lot in the last couple of years about cross-breeding the Nubians and Alpines. We are hoping to get the best of both the breeds: the high butterfat content of the Nubian milk, but the higher milk production of the Alpines. We are also hoping to come out with a calmer, smarter, all around more sensible goat.
Tasha with her thick winter coat.
Our goats are very hard to get pictures of because every time you go in there they think you have cookies for them. I kept having to run ahead of the herd to get a picture of Tasha. These pictures below are of the goats trying to figure out what this crazy girl is doing! -grin-
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| Our herd (Tasha is in the very back by the gate) |
The next pictures are of Tasha at her old home, but they were so cute I had to add them!
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| Picture courtesy of Diane Cox, former owner of Tasha |
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| Picture courtesy of Diane Cox |
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| Picture courtesy of Diane Cox |
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| Picture courtesy of Diane Cox |
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| Picture courtesy of Diane Cox |
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