Goats in the Garden: Young Bucks - Farm Photo of the Week

June 21, 2009

Young Bucks - Farm Photo of the Week

"Whoa, check out the udder on her!"

21 comments:

Pamela said...: I love that photo. Thank you so much for my morning laugh!; June 21, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Tonia said...: Nice looking boys!! Lov ethe goat in the background with all the color!!; June 21, 2009 at 7:41 AM
Magaly Guerrero said...: Hahahahaha! How funny! Well, today is the Summer Solstice and the flames of the Sun God are burning wild, so go for it "Young Bucks" you might get lucky!; June 21, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Boozy Tooth said...: The udder isn't the only big whoa in the photo!; June 21, 2009 at 8:47 AM
brokenteepee said...: heh, heh. Those bucks are somethin' aren't they. Are they as oderliscious as our bucks?; June 21, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Magaly Guerrero said...: Alix, you are too much! But you are right: "WHOA"! lol; June 21, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Jennifer said...: LOL. Those bucks are only about 4 months old or so. No wonder male goats only have one thing on their mind!; June 21, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Jennifer said...: Woah!!! Do you drink that milk?! I'm not even sure I knew goats had big udders! it looks like a cow's!; June 21, 2009 at 2:18 PM
barefootchef said...: That is so priceless and funny. Just gave me a much needed laugh!!!; June 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Debbie said...: Thank you for visiting my blog. I enjoyed reading yours this afternoon. Before we lost our farm, we raised boer goats. The day we had to sell 'my babies' was one of the hardest.

Take Care,
Debbie; June 21, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Jennifer said...: Hi Future Mama,

Yes we do drink goat milk. The fresh milk we get from our goats is good. It doesn't taste much different than whole cows milk, we think it is better. However I have heard the canned goat milk you buy in the store is not good.

Yes, goats, especially dairy goats can have pretty large udders. In fact for their size, pound for pound good dairy does are more efficient milk producers than cows. In that picture however the female goats are on the other side of the fence. I think what you are seeing is the scrotum/testicles on the two "young bucks" looking at the female goats on the other side of the fence. Don't worry, the very first time I ever saw an intact male goat I was a little surprised at the size of that part of the male goat anatomy. ;-) Which explains why buck goats can be such a pain to deal with during breeding season. They only have ONE thing on their mind..female goats!

Thanks barefoot! Just sharing the laughs these goats give me every day!; June 21, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Jennifer said...: Goat Creek Grandma - I am sorry to hear you had to sell your goats. I can't imagine how hard that was. They sure are easy to get attached to with their personality and funny antics. Thanks for visiting my blog!; June 21, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Anonymous said...: Ha Ha! The 'boys' on the boys are a bit eye popping when you see them for the first time.

Great photo!; June 22, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Twisted Fencepost said...: Hahahaha, cute post!
And I agree with Alix. Whoa!; June 22, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Alison said...: Man, I was a little confused myself about who was who in this picture. Yikes! So...do they still do a lot of jumping around with those things...just...swinging around?? Seems like it should be awfully uncomfortable.

I'm glad I learned a little something about boy goats; if I'm ever lucky enough to get my own goats someday I'll be sure to let someone else raise the stud for my herd!; June 22, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Joanna@BooneDocksWilcox said...: I saw some big udders this weekend at the dairy goat show. Wow, after my dwarf Nigerians, those standard-sized goats have BIG udders.; June 22, 2009 at 2:50 PM
KathyB. said...: Ha ha! Those boys seem pretty well endowed them selves!And the does say, back at you, boys.....; June 23, 2009 at 2:04 AM
nobody-but-us-chickens said...: I did not know male goats were so... well built so to speak! Like little bulls, I guess that is why the saying goes "randy as a billy goat"!; June 23, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Kritter Keeper at Farm Tails said...: those are cute pics! my deer have big bags but not that big!; June 23, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Girl Tornado said...: LMAO, this is just too cute. :); June 23, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Liz Mays said...: Your goats are cuties!; June 24, 2009 at 4:57 AM

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