We've named this Shami goat (buck) Espresso. Espresso was born on June 1, 2012. His mom's name is Mocha and his dad's name is Cappuccino so we're developing a line of coffee Shami goats, no just kidding.
Without a doubt Espresso is a splitting image of his mom. This is a very large breed of goats that are known for both their milk and meat. These particular Shami goats are naturally polled i.e. they do not have horns.
Pay close attention. As the Shami goats get older their hair color changes. He is deep chocolate now all over, but he will develop white and golden color hair down the middle of his back. Just like his dad. Look at the middle of his back and you'll see a dark line which will too change color.
Espresso is looking in the area where we store the animal feed. Believe it or not, this guy actually got inside that gate. I had to reduce the size of the space to stop Espresso from getting inside.
All of our animals are raised for our benefit on our homestead/farm. Our Shami goats are bred for either providing milk for our family and/or meat on the table. We will be slaughtering one of the Shami goat bucks in January 2013 or February 2013.
We will be adding a new flock of Rahmani sheep and Baladi sheep during January 2013 for the purpose of selling them for Eid Adha in October 2013.
Without a doubt Espresso is a splitting image of his mom. This is a very large breed of goats that are known for both their milk and meat. These particular Shami goats are naturally polled i.e. they do not have horns.
Espresso was born without any intervention from us. We didn't even have to tie off the umbilical cord. In fact, we weren't expecting him but on this particular day we were in the house busy and didn't even hear him coming into the world. My wife went out to feed the animals during their regular feeding time and discovered him. We had Mocha in a make shift birthing pen expecting the delivery any day.
For those of you who don't know, you can get an idea when the doe is about to deliver by observing her udder. Normally, one of the signs that she is about to kid (give birth) is that the doe's udder will get really full a day or two before she is about to deliver. Mocha's utter had done just that, so we knew she was close to kidding. We did miss an opportunity to video record the process, oh well maybe next time.
Pay close attention. As the Shami goats get older their hair color changes. He is deep chocolate now all over, but he will develop white and golden color hair down the middle of his back. Just like his dad. Look at the middle of his back and you'll see a dark line which will too change color.
Espresso trying to get a drink of milk. This buck is vicious when it's time to drink.
All of our animals are raised for our benefit on our homestead/farm. Our Shami goats are bred for either providing milk for our family and/or meat on the table. We will be slaughtering one of the Shami goat bucks in January 2013 or February 2013.
We will be adding a new flock of Rahmani sheep and Baladi sheep during January 2013 for the purpose of selling them for Eid Adha in October 2013.
If you're looking for high quality Shami goats to add to your herd look no further. We ship both domestically (Egypt) and Internationally World-wide. Contact us at: 01066147490 or 310.773.5936. American Owned and operated company (A & M Enterprises LLC)
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