All righty now! We need to throw this thing out like a first pitch. It doesn’t matter if it is a strike, or one hopped to the plate or if it even gets to the plate. No matter what, the first pitch needs thrown. And I’m throwin’ a heater right down the middle, belt high. And you can’t hit it because I am right! Here it is. This whole parrot mouth deal in goats (and sheep) needs to be thrown out. The over-bite is a thing to deal with in the purebred industry, NOT the market industry.
Exhibit A in Johnson’s online buck sale. “F4923 (This lamb has an overbite and will sell as is.)” At this point of writing, the bid is currently at $115,500. SIX FIGURES PLUS!! Who says goat people are retarded?
Exhibit B is Irene, the world record selling doe kid. WAY parrot mouth. And all she has done is make Milligan money and a couple of bucks like Batman and Joker.
Exhibit C–It is a Capitalst society that we live in. Let the bidders determine the market and obviously an over-bite/parrot mouth is NOT an issue in the real world. I am a HUGE believer in the purebreds setting standards and KEEPING those standards. But, for the rest of us that like to cash a check and hang a banner, forget about it. All I know is that I will not be struck out on grabbing a great one because the bottom jaw is not correct.
DISCLAIMER–If you are a judge and an unfortunate reader of this stuff, trust me when I say that myself or those who show with us, will not/ nor have not been upset if you beat a doe because she was parrot mouthed. We expected it going in to the show. But, going forward, if not an ABGA show, don’t look at mouths. Plus, the shows go faster when judges don’t look at mouths.
Whew!! What a sale? The “cheap” one cost over $14,000. As a buyer, you have to wonder what is wrong with this one. Is he only half as good as the others? Is there a $100,000 difference between this one and the parrot mouth sheep? WOW!!
I did find humour in the fact that this high $ ram is sired by Dirty Banana. I remember a story about a guy, a banana Halloween costume, but it turned out to be a mustard bottle. Not a retarded banana. I apologize.
Speaking of first pitches. It’s kind of fun listening to these Okie doe showers trying to decide whether to shear their does or not for this new OYE wether dam show. Somebody has to hit a home run–nut up and slick ’em. Unless, of course, you’ve got something to hide.
And another first pitch. I watched an online “hair” sheep online sale tonight. These deals looked a bit different. And they sold well. I think I’ll just stand here and take a pitch. Ball one. The next one may get thrown right past me.
Sometimes, and only sometimes, I read these things before I hit SUBMIT POST. I’m retarded. OH! OH! Speaking of hitting a home run. I hit one early this morning. I had a first time doe due last Thrusday. She hadn’t gone. Wasn’t looking like she going to drop just any day. I checked last night, then said “Not tonight.” Sure enough. Early AM, she dropped twins. We are all aware that if a doe can’t raise kids on her own then I won’t keep her. This momma gets to stay. Unassisted, cleaned and nursing. Of course, they were twin doe kids. But that is fine on this deal. These are Joe Dirt x RainMan/K9 doe kids. They probably won’t be for sale. Of course, twin doe kids is kind of an inside-the-park-homer.
