Candace-josh
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Opinions... we have 12 saanen does.. I want to breed to Boer my husband is unsure... what's everyone's opinion? Want il ng to make sure buckling sell easily
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The question you ask is a difficult one to answer simply... A lot more information is required to provide an answer/recommendation...
Pure bred animals are normally of more value than mixed. Registered or register-able animals are generally worth more than those who can't be. Doelings are generally worth more than any male, fixed or otherwise, as they are the producers of kids and milk. An exception to that might be for very high quality bucks that have the genetics to improve a buyer's future kids through breeding. In that case the animal would be sold as a herd sire. That is generally ONLY done with the highest quality bucks. Generally any lesser buck would be neutered to prevent breeding substandard animals. There are some ethnic groups who will only purchase unaltered bucks for meat purposes and in cases like that, some quality breeders will require the animal to be killed at their place, to ensure the animal can't be used for breeding secretively by allowing it to leave unaltered.
There's a lot to consider.
The question you ask is a difficult one to answer simply... A lot more information is required to provide an answer/recommendation...
It depends on quite a lot, most importantly what the market is in your area for the various potential kids... Boer is a meat goat and Saanen is dairy... What is the goat market looking for where you live? meat goats or dairy goats? and how will a mix of the two be received for the purpose the buyer intends? Will you be selling the bucklings for food (Boer is better)? show (Pure bred registerable is better)? pets (whatever works just fine)? breeding stock (pure bred is best)? What about the doeling kids? What will you do with them? Meat? breeding? milk? pets? sale or keep?
Pure bred animals are normally of more value than mixed. Registered or register-able animals are generally worth more than those who can't be. Doelings are generally worth more than any male, fixed or otherwise, as they are the producers of kids and milk. An exception to that might be for very high quality bucks that have the genetics to improve a buyer's future kids through breeding. In that case the animal would be sold as a herd sire. That is generally ONLY done with the highest quality bucks. Generally any lesser buck would be neutered to prevent breeding substandard animals. There are some ethnic groups who will only purchase unaltered bucks for meat purposes and in cases like that, some quality breeders will require the animal to be killed at their place, to ensure the animal can't be used for breeding secretively by allowing it to leave unaltered.
There's a lot to consider.
