Goat Semen Collection

[Latestarter]

I suppose as a potential investment (with the obvious real $$ risk associated), they "could" make that back by multiples down the road... If he DOES become, & produces a lot of doelings that grow to be C/GC offspring, w/E Grade LA's and off the chart milk test results, his AI sperm straws alone would command $$ for YEARS to come, even after he's long gone. Obviously any does produced would sell for a premium as well as potential herd sires he might produce down the road.

I mean I see doelings selling from OFFSPRING of proven C/GC stock (nothing off the charts mind you, and NOT C/GC themselves, but from established breeders), selling for $500-$700 each, and that's from FF's even! Would only take a few years w/twin-trip drops to make that initial investment back.

Maybe they're smarter than the rest of us... Wish I had kept the stock I bought in Intel (as well as some others) way back in the mid-late 70s. I'd own a ranch now. <sigh>

 

[OneFineAcre]

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I suppose as a potential investment (with the obvious real $$ risk associated), they "could" make that back by multiples down the road... If he DOES become, & produces a lot of doelings that grow to be C/GC offspring, w/E Grade LA's and off the chart milk test results, his AI sperm straws alone would command $$ for YEARS to come, even after he's long gone. Obviously any does produced would sell for a premium as well as potential herd sires he might produce down the road.

I mean I see doelings selling from OFFSPRING of proven C/GC stock (nothing off the charts mind you, and NOT C/GC themselves, but from established breeders), selling for $500-$700 each, and that's from FF's even! Would only take a few years w/twin-trip drops to make that initial investment back.

Maybe they're smarter than the rest of us... Wish I had kept the stock I bought in Intel (as well as some others) way back in the mid-late 70s. I'd own a ranch now. <sigh>

You're absolutely right.
And, one doesn't invest in a young animal based on potential unless one can afford the loss of a poor bet.

Just ask those Saudi's that come to the US every year and pay a $ Million bucks for a year old colt.

 

[Latestarter]

Like someone else said, and you elaborated... it's a gamble, but if you have it to spend... it could be a huge windfall down the road... Only time will tell. They may end up the guru, or maybe the goat...

 

[babsbag]

I have a friend's daughter that is showing a Boer doe for someone. That doe is supposedly worth 5000.00 and they have it insured. The doe didn't win one show at the fairs this year so I hope that her offspring will just taste better than others cause she isn't doing it in confirmation.

The same friend bought a buckling for 600.00 from a very well known expensive herd in CA. That was A LOT OF MONEY for her. At six months of age he broken his stifle joint; never grew or walked right, never entered a show. Produced some kids, I have a few of them, and they are some of the worst milkers and smallest does in my herd. He was put down at age 3 as every year he would go lame after breeding.

Livestock is risky business. As I said before...they die.

 

[Baymule]

If you have LIVEstock.....you will get DEADstock. Guaranteed.

 

[babsbag]

My dairy goat group decided tonight that $10,000 is too much to pay for a buck; so there you have it. What herd did he come from? There was a guess that he came from Lakeshore Farms ???

 

[OneFineAcre]

My dairy goat group decided tonight that $10,000 is too much to pay for a buck; so there you have it. What herd did he come from? There was a guess that he came from Lakeshore Farms ???

Yes, it was Lakeshore.
So, your group decided that $10K is too much. Didn't you hear he poops solid gold berries?

 

[OneFineAcre]

Here he is.

http://adgaconvention.com/2015SS/lot9.html

 

[Latestarter]

Wow, even the ad has hoof prints leading to a chest full of gold coins...

 

[Goat Whisperer]