tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post7744428485415478959..comments2023-11-05T01:38:03.385-08:00Comments on New To Farm Life: The King Must Die (Goat Breeding and Divine Kingship)Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-80217606341505140942011-10-25T20:34:20.115-07:002011-10-25T20:34:20.115-07:00What a great story. Best of luck with finding anot...What a great story. Best of luck with finding another Handsome buck.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389835614289815501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-57277075028531324672011-10-25T04:24:05.616-07:002011-10-25T04:24:05.616-07:00Wow, though I've read about Summer King tradit...Wow, though I've read about Summer King traditions in the British Isles, I had never heard of the Greek ritual. Plowing the king's body into the fields. Amazing. <br /><br />We keep two Nubian bucks, who are sweet as pie for about 10 months of the year and monstrous sex fiends for the other 2 months (rut). Buckley, the older of the two, is really kind of over the top with his rut behavior (peeing all over his own face, bloodying himself trying to get through the fence to the does, etc, etc). <br /><br />Lately (maybe because of watching the bucks at the height of their rut I've been wondering about AI. I think we'll always keep bucks, and I know it's much more sustainable long-term, and I never thought I'd consider AI, but when you can get a straw of primo grade-A top-notch goat semen for $25-40, it seems like it might be a lot better deal for us small-timers than feeding and caring for a buck year round.<br /><br />Know anyone who's done it?<br /><br />PS, I sure wish we could trade bucklings long-distance, cause I would love to have those moon spot genetics!Milkweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358496166576984299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-25185273870418562242011-10-24T19:02:40.880-07:002011-10-24T19:02:40.880-07:00Similar conundrum with sheep. If we can, most of u...Similar conundrum with sheep. If we can, most of us keep more than one ram. This helps mix things up for a number of years. Eventually, they have to move on. Fortunatly, when not in rut, their meat is still edible.<br /><br />I can't wait to hear about your journey!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421589409738817614noreply@blogger.com