We bought our first goat in about January of 2012 and started our co-op in about March, with 13 families. Our very first goat was a goat named Delilah that was NOT a bottle baby, NOT dehorned, and NOT the age she was sold to me as! I bought her from a mexican family down by the border, and she was not CAE and CL tested, but I was so excited to get my first goat that I bought her anyway. She WAS, however, a great milker (after I trained her to use the stand!) She taught me the in's and out's of goat-hood and how to milk, and boy was she an easy milker and gave a ton! Looking back though I wish I would have just waited and went with my purebred registered CAE & CL free does to start with. There were no problems though, had her tested and everything was fine. I did eventually sell her to someone else who wanted a family milker so I'm glad she went to a good home and I'm glad I don't have any horns in my herd and that they are all bottle babies. =)
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