LA Scored Does For Sale

(E) = Excellent   Score of 90 and above                          (V) = Very Good - 89 - 85                                      (+) = Good Plus - 84 -80                                                       (A) = Good 79 - 70

(F) = Fair - 69 - 60                                                                  (P) = 59 and below 

                                                        The categories are as follows:  

 1st = General Appearance   2nd = Dairy Strength   3rd = Body     4th = Mammary         

Our does scored beautifully as our oldest doe is only 4 years old and as noted in the "Blue Book", goats last appraised before the month of their 5th birthday are reappraised, their new score may be higher, or the same as their previous score.  

Scores for animals previously appraised in or after the month of their 5th birthday can be raised or raised but cannot be lowered during subsequent appraisal sessions.  

Young Stock appraisals were suspended for this year - no young stock was appraised. 

This year we had nine does that had freshened.  Out of the nine, four were first fresheners.  Due to our Linear Appraisal being scheduled for Mid-September, none of our does were clipped as we were already experiencing cooler weather during the day and lower temperatures in the evening.  

Our does received their normal hoof trims and we clipped the hair above the hoof and cleaned the does ears.  I did not want to take any chance with the does getting sick with pneumonia by shaving their beautiful fuzzy bodies.  Our appraiser said she totally understood my reasonings and said the fact they were not shaved was fine - it did not matter in terms of the appraisals being done.   

The only reason I am selling some of our older stock is that we are limited in space, so I've had to make some difficult cuts.