Pygmy Goats for meat

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I had no idea. But then again I am too soft to butcher a goat myself. I have looked up what goat breeds are better for what. I just think that they are so little, you would need to fatten them up like crazy. But I do know that that is easy, my pet pygmy is HUGE... Width, not anything else w( spirit and personalities)
 

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you would need to fatten them up like crazy.
Actually you don't. A good well-bred pygmy doesn't need fat. They are a muscular breed by nature. I eat muscle - not fat. :) Here's an example of what I'm talking about. (a lot of what are called "pygmy" these days - actually are not)

This is an example of a nice pygmy doe - well muscled.

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Here is a really nicely muscled buck:

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A good pygmy should be wide starting at the nose and going all the way through the back end. Notice the rear on this guy and the dished facial profile:

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We sell our extra buck/wether Nigerian, Mini Mancha, and Lamanchas for meat.
I’d personally never raise the boers. They just don’t thrive in our region. The kikos do wonderful here though, we had a Kiko herd but leased it so we could focus on the dairy goats.
Goat Whisperer, what do you charge for an extra buck/wether being sold for meat? Do you advertise, or how do you notify/hear from buyers?
 

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Goat Whisperer, what do you charge for an extra buck/wether being sold for meat? Do you advertise, or how do you notify/hear from buyers?
Because we are on a busy road we have a lot of folks just stop by. Which I hate. But hey, sold a lot of meat goats that way LOL
We have some folks we just will not sell to. But now we've been doing this long enough we have a few repeat customers that come a few times a year. We can't keep up with the demand. We charge $2 per lb, on the hoof. So we pull the goat up, weigh it on the livestock scale, get paid on the spot and the goat get slaughtered the same day.

If I had a load of extra bucks I'd probably just take them to the local auction. I don't really like doing it this way but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. We had a problem mini buck (horned, tearing down fences). Took him to the sale barn. Got a good payout, wouldn't hesitate to do it again if needed.
 

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Pygmy goats ARE definitely a meat breed. Only because they are little and cute did they become pets. I have raised them for nearly 30 years. It took a long time before I butchered one - but a good pygmy goat will have a good meat/bone ratio and are quite tasty.

I heard they taste just like chicken ? :D
 

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@frustratedearthmother, you're terrible!:hide. I have never tasted goat
LOL -maybe terrible, but also practical. I put a lot of my time, money and effort into my goats. Why shouldn't they get the chance to pay me back?!? Honestly, I'd rather eat a wether than to think he's been sold to be thrown out in a field to 'mow down the grass' until he either dies of parasite overload, neglect or starves.

My goats live a really good life. They leave this world in a fraction of a second with no stress or lingering pain, and I get wholesome, delicious meat in the freezer. That's a much better ending than a lot of goats get. :)
 

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LOL -maybe terrible, but also practical. I put a lot of my time, money and effort into my goats. Why shouldn't they get the chance to pay me back?!? Honestly, I'd rather eat a wether than to think he's been sold to be thrown out in a field to 'mow down the grass' until he either dies of parasite overload, neglect or starves.

My goats live a really good life. They leave this world in a fraction of a second with no stress or lingering pain, and I get wholesome, delicious meat in the freezer. That's a much better ending than a lot of goats get. :)
The voice of reason :clap....I agree with you one hundred percent :thumbsup...far too many get left behind to just eat brush and die of parasites or predators. ..
 

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