QH Book of Goats
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Nice chart!
It is getting a bit of "Game of Thronish" and goat-swapping is so much fun 
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QH Resources & Guides
QH Book of Goats
QH Resources & Guides
While Marie Antoinette imported her RL goats from Switzerland, the QH Co-op will have to work a bit harder to develop a goat herd for the SL Hamlet. We're going to need a bit of strategy, a bit of luck and a whole lot of community effort via the Adopt-a-Goat program.
GOALS & GUIDELINES
Starting with two multi-bred "foundation" goats, raise & maintain purebreds of the nine different goat varieties while limiting the introduction of outside stock.
Maximize all genetic characteristics (Milk, Skin & Meat)
In honour of Marie Antoinette's preference for white goats, they will be raised on the grounds of the Hamlet. In addition, the Hamlet will also house Black & White goats. All other colours will hopefully be raised on private residences.
NAMING CONVENTIONS
As an easy way to track generations, goats born through the QH breeding program will be named "alphabetically". The first generation of goats will all have names starting with "A". Their offspring will all have names starting with "B" etc.
In the event that the parents are of different generations the offspring will take the highest letter as its first character. For example, the kid of Abigail & Beau could be named "Claire".
RECORD KEEPING
Rather than using quill & parchment, there's an Excel spreadsheet being used to keep track of at least the early generations. Information will also be shared here.
Let the Goat Games Begin!!
VARIETIES as of MAY 5, 2016
- Black & White - Crossbred
- Black & White - Purebred
- Gray - Crossbred
- Gray - Purebred (May 25th)
- White - Crossbred
- White - Purebred
- Grey & White -Crossbred
- Grey & White - Purebred
- Black - Crossbred
- Black - Purebred (June 6th)
- Brown - Crossbred
- Brown -Purebred (TBA)
- Brown & White - Crossbred
- Brown & White - Purebred (May 9th)
On June 1st we imported a Northern and a Grey-White-Black as these colours hadn't popped up after eight generations from our Founder stock.
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 10 Aug 2017 08:26:29AM
Private stock vs Co-op owned
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Hi Una
A barrel can be re-labeled as many times as you like. The Co-op stock is made from the grapespaid in Co-op Fees. The private stock is made from the rest if the grapes kept by the farmer that were grown in his/her field. For example, the grapes you collected from your first harvest are all yours. If you turn them into wine, that's your private stock.
Private stock vs Co-op owned
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Hello Jane
Yes, you can catch fish on other regions. Youwill need"real" water of a certain width & depth (I'm not sure of those dimensions as they don't seem to be easily available) but you can take your rod and give it a go
We know that a few spots in the Hamlet pond (near the swans for example) are a bit too shallow so you have to shift over.
Private stock vs Co-op owned
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Once a barrel is labeled, can it be relabeled? Should we make all private stock to begin then later decide which to convert, or what do you recommend? Thanks
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 22 Oct 2016 04:47:48AM
Study Secret Knowledge
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Yes, I don't know what to study first. Maybe I'll do something this weekend