selling kid problems

[elieugene6]

I think that's what we're going to have to do with our Oberhasli wether. I had no luck selling him, so I banded him and I'd rather not sell him until his scrotum falls off. It's taking a while and I'm having to battle flies to keep it clean. At this rate, it'd be better for me to feed him out and for us to eat him come fall. There won't be much meat on him I'm guessing, but at least we'd get something out of it and won't have to feed him through winter.

Wow, I wish you were near me. I want to start breeding oberhaslis and can't find any in my area. I love the breed!

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

We have people of various ethnicities stopping about once every week or three to offer to buy my buck. He's big and stinky and easily visible from the road. I keep telling them to stop back by when they see babies but everybody wants the big stinky one.

 

[Birchhatchery]

do you find that bucks sell eaiser than weathers cuz why go threw the trouble of banding kids when i could sell bucks in a year

 

[20kidsonhill]

do you find that bucks sell eaiser than weathers cuz why go threw the trouble of banding kids when i could sell bucks in a year

If you don't mind seperating and keeping bucks, then it is no big deal. But keeping a pen or field full of bucks contained and under control can be a fencing challenge. The stronger buck(s) will also bother the smaller bucks and cause them not to do as well. I have NOT noticed this when feeding out a group of whethers. You have to be on time for weaning and really pay attention to the maturity of the bucks, so there aren't accidental breedings.


as far as bucks selling better than whethers, It would depend on you ethnic population and what they are looking for. It doesn't seem to matter for our area, They all sell about the same as far as meat goats go for slaughter.

 

[RPC]

Well I finally sold him but got less then I wanted. But for what I would get at market and then take out money spent on gas. I ended up doing better then I would at market. He went to a nice farm and will be used as a buck next year. He is just starting out with his young son. He has been researching goats for 3 years and has finally decided to take the plunge last week and bought 2. He said as soon as he had them 1 day he was already looking for more. So with my buck he has 3 and he has 4 does bought at another farm after they are weaned.

 

[Roll farms]

Sold for less than you wanted is better than spending more $ on feed and keeping longer, in the long run....at least IMHO.

Congrats on the sale!

 

[RPC]

That's what I thought too. So I agreed and let him go. Thanks I am happy he is gone because I didn't have space for him. But I sure miss him.

 

[Birchhatchery]

what ethnic groups perfer bucks?

 

[jodief100]

what ethnic groups perfer bucks?

In my experience, Muslums and Jamacians. Muslums like young bucks and Jamacians like old ones.

 

[Birchhatchery]

we have alot of hispanic and latino race here thats about all i no of and a few others but that makes up the most