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I am really hoping for doelings, the buck was not mine, and I really want to keep one out of the breeding. Plus, I hate having to sell bucklings, but they usually start butting my legs, and crawling through fences so, it isn't that hard to sell them, after awhile. I am the odd breeder that keeps all the babies until they are 6 or 7 months old, and I wean around that time too.
 

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I have found a lot of people keeping till 3 or 4 months and letting the does wean the babies themselves so it is not that odd lol. I have been tossing around the idea of it for when I start having babies. I just fear I may get too attached :lol: The goats seem to be well rounded and not stress over much. They also don't get as beat up if someone adds them into an existing herd from what I have heard as well.

:fl hoping for doelings for you!
 

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Thanks. TRUST ME, I get very attached, but I always try to sell them to people who won't eat them. But, sometimes I just don't havea choice, you have to be good to all the markets. Milk, pets, and sad sometimes when people buy for meat. But, even then I make sure they go somewhere that Will care for them properly until they eat them. Many people say I am heartless for that but, it's a Hard fact of life I guess.
 

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No, not heartless at all. Just because you do that does not mean you do not care. Even with my rabbits... Some people see them as pets and how horrible it is to eat them but they ARE Livestock and that is their purpose. It was their original purpose when introduced onto farms. I do not eat my rabbits but if I couldn't sell them it would happen.
 

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Totally understand. Glad someone can relate to me. Bucklings are born, and either have to be pet wethers, or bucks, or food. I wouldn't eat a goat unless it was the only thing I had. I'm hoping to get my goats registered and make babies more profitable. Rabbits sound fun, but I don't think they would last with the predators.
 

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Yeah. I know how that is... SOME DAY I would like to be able to raise all of our own food, chicken, Rabbit, Goat, Pork, Beef, you name it. But for now, we do not have the land and I am ok with using the manure from the goats and rabbits and soon milk from the goats LOL. And next year hopefully eggs from chickens. But One day I will be able to stomach the thought. I hope :gig But my pet quality French Lops either have to go for pet or food as well. Sad but true... My show quality I can hold as long as needed because someone is always looking for them no matter the age as long as they are good on the show table.

None of my goats are registered, my one girl is a mix but she is a desired mix around us I guess. I lucked out with her.... the other is a pure bred but not registered. With them I would like to move towards a registered herd of Nubians but right now I have an Alpine doeling and wether along with my Nubian/Saanan doeling. They are my starters and they chose me so they will live with me forever and ever. Or at least the does will. If the wether gets mean or nasty he will be dinner. o_O
 

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I think most goat breeders get attached, how can you not?

I love em all but ultimately some will go in my freezer. This year I bottle fed 14 kids (2 stayed on the dam) and it looks like a few may go to the freezer because they aren't prime breeders. Yes it will be sad but in all honesty I would rather put an animal in my freezer then see it resold over and over. Same with the bucks, they are such great animals and the thought of having one of my goats tied to a tree in somebody's back yard is awful.

Selling does get a little easier over time, but some are just special. When my little "Bunny" goes that will probably be one of the hardest sales for me, she is my baby and I adore her.
 

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