This post is not about some police dog patrol. \u00a0It actually has nothing to do with a dog at all. \u00a0It is about a goat. \u00a0One of the very few doe goats that I like.<\/p>\n
So, back in 2006, I traveled the state of Texas. I bought several groups of really good does. Harbour, Turner and Powell\/Holman. \u00a0Great genetics to build from. \u00a0As I got them home, I vaccinated, wormed and ear tagged as they came off the trailer. \u00a0They were numbered in order. \u00a0For example, the Harbour goats were H1, H2,etc. \u00a0There was a crap load of Turner goats\u2026T1, T2, T67, etc. \u00a0Same goes for the Powell\/Holman does.<\/p>\n
That same time, Fred Slater and I went to buying bucks. \u00a0We had already acquired Harley from Mike Kelly. \u00a0But we wanted a couple more. \u00a0In June of that year, we spent a day with the sisters. \u00a0We literally looked through hundreds of bucks and thousands of does. \u00a0Some stuff was not for sale, some was and some became for sale later in the day. \u00a0Tom Lamle, Fred Slater and I should write a book about this weekend. \u00a0There was a large dog, a crappy motel, lots of goats, something about being kicked out of a Wal Mart and a bunch of tacos. \u00a0But back to the story.<\/p>\n
We bought a large group of does. When asked what they were sired by, Claire responded, “A damn good Powell\/Holman buck. \u00a0Does it really make a shit?” \u00a0No. \u00a0No it didn’t. \u00a0They were damn good. \u00a0 Then we got to dealing on bucks. \u00a0There was a red nutted buck out of Bingo that we all loved. \u00a0Price was acceptable.<\/p>\n
There was a pair of twin yearling bucks that we loved. \u00a0NOT priced! \u00a0I kept asking. \u00a0NOT priced! \u00a0The day went on. \u00a0We left Claire’s and headed south of Sonora to Sharon’s place. \u00a0How about those south Texas bump gates?! \u00a0They will screw with you when you aren’t used to them.<\/p>\n
Anyways, we sorted through a butt-load of goats..again. \u00a0And it was HOT! \u00a0I mean south Texas hot. \u00a0But, no wind. \u00a0We had agreed on a pile of does and possibly a buck. \u00a0But I wanted two bucks. \u00a0But Claire wasn’t having any of it. \u00a0We sat under a big tree in the corrals. \u00a0Did I mention that it was HOT? \u00a0 I needed a break from the negotiations, so I headed to the trailer. \u00a0 Lamle followed. \u00a0As I opened the tack room door, I heard “You mouthy bastard, if you are getting a beer, you better bring that ice chest back over here.” \u00a0It wasn’t Fred. \u00a0So, I did as I was told.<\/p>\n
Several hours later, finally, we agreed on a price on that buck. \u00a0Fred and I agreed to name him X Factor. \u00a0People, this was 2006. \u00a0 Many \u00a0years before Helms made another X Factor. \u00a0The sisters kept the twin buck and he sired lots of good goats. \u00a0We got X Factor and that set of does home and went to breeding. \u00a0Several months later, we had kids on the ground. \u00a0First goat that we ever put insurance on.<\/p>\n
The first crop out of X Factor looked stellar. \u00a0And proved to be so. \u00a0Grand wether at Enid, Div. 1 champ doe at OYE. \u00a0Among others. \u00a0Let’s just say that he worked. \u00a0I kept several Dec. born doe kids out of him. \u00a0I tagged them with a K and their mother’s number. \u00a0Thus, P9 hatched K9. \u00a0X Factor found an untimely early death. \u00a0I didn’t get many out of him, but that dude left his mark. \u00a0Fade2Blacks’ mom was an X Factor out of T76—a Turner doe.<\/p>\n
It never crossed our minds at that time to show K9. \u00a0She was big chested, round ribbed, tight hided, square racked, monster loined and big assed. \u00a0But, back then a parrot mouth and fished teats were a sure sift in the doe show.<\/p>\n
We bred her early. \u00a0She had a July born kid that was a little bitty rat looking turd. \u00a0But I liked him! \u00a0 I liked him a lot, but he was so skinny and green. \u00a0How skinny and green you ask? \u00a0Well, Scott Riley and Jack Staats came to buy a Bodog wether. \u00a0I priced that wether to them. \u00a0And told them that he wasn’t the best one. \u00a0Riley was wound. \u00a0“WHAT?! WTH?!” \u00a0I said, “That little skinny dude is the good one.” \u00a0BS! \u00a0Riley said, “Then price them.” So I did. \u00a0$2,500 for the Bodog wether and $1,500 for the pair.<\/p>\n
Riley went to jumping up and down like a pogo stick. WTH? Why? \u00a0Staats said, “Scott, just calm down and take the deal.” \u00a0Scott’s girls were wicked good feeders and showmen. \u00a0They had not yet hit it big at OYE but it was coming.<\/p>\n
Fast forward to OYE in 2009. \u00a0That little skinny goat out of K9 was champion lightweight and Bronze overall. \u00a0Proof that it pays to put good goats in capable hands. \u00a0And the Bodogx Harley wether was 3rd in class. \u00a0Good pair!<\/p>\n
Then K9 was bred to Captain Morgan and had a res. div. at Tulsa with Meagan Rhodes. \u00a0Then she was bred to Starbuck (Black Sabbath) and had the 4th overall at the State Fair of Ok and the res. div. 6 at Tulsa. \u00a0Then I bred her to Joe Dirt. Halie Schovanec had a class winner at Tulsa. \u00a0Then I bred her to Rainman and still have both does–B33 and B34. \u00a0I lost a year in there to a thiamine deficiency. \u00a0I worked pretty hard to save this one. \u00a0It paid off.<\/p>\n
Then, Schneberger set up a flush deal. \u00a0I flushed her to Rumour Has It. \u00a0This produced Law & Order, Skippy Red Leg and Goatness (which was the grand doe at Woodward District ’15). \u00a0I lost her ’15 kid. \u00a0Then Milligan and I bred her to Ear Muffs. \u00a0I sold a wicked doe kid out of her (that stayed REAL close to home) and sold the buck kid.<\/p>\n
This doe has consistently made damn good goats. \u00a0Didn’t matter what she was bred to. \u00a0I won’t say that she is the best doe in Oklahoma, but she is better than most. \u00a0And at 10 years of age, you would expect an obituary. \u00a0But no.<\/p>\n
I walked the pastures last night looking at notes and looking at goats. Seeing what does looked like they were bagging up. \u00a0I didn’t think that K9 had settled. \u00a0But, I thought, “Dude, she looks a tick piggy. \u00a0Maybe, first of June.” \u00a0I was WRONG! \u00a0How about April 27, 2017. \u00a0It was a big, big kid. \u00a0Duke held horns while I pulled. \u00a0Sure, enough, it was the single buck kid syndrome. \u00a0BIG! \u00a0I told Duke that we will lose this kid before we lose the doe. \u00a0A dairy doe was standing within a few feet with a fresh bag. \u00a0But, not this time. \u00a0Save the doe not the kid. \u00a0She has earned the right. \u00a0It took some work, but he is alive and she is fine. \u00a0I need to buy a lottery ticket as this is my lucky day.<\/p>\n
We all want to get all geeked up about buck power. \u00a0It doesn’t matter the species, the bucks\/bulls\/boars get \u00a0us all fired up. \u00a0But, it is hard to put a price on a doe that works with every buck. \u00a0 I was smart enough to flush her once. \u00a0But dumb enough not to try again.<\/p>\n
Here’s to hoping that every one of you all have a doe like K9 that just works! \u00a0It makes it fun. \u00a0Have a good one and a\u2026…<\/p>\n
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You know what, \u00a0our family friends, Steve & Mindi Clark hatched their first kid. \u00a0A boy. \u00a0YEAH!<\/p>\n
I think that Kevin Frazier is probably dumber than I am. Maybe. \u00a0YEAH!<\/p>\n
The weather is all jacked out of whack here in paradise. \u00a0YEAH! \u00a0 I should be used to it. \u00a0But, NOOOO!<\/p>\n
This was a really long post with nothing “controversial” in it. \u00a0Yet. YEAH!<\/p>\n
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Have a good one and an even better tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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