Straw Hat Kikos

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Need some more Kikos? I saw an ad today in the Greensboro section of CL for some nice looking Kikos. 3 does and a buck. 2 does were 100% one was 98%. Ad even mentioned great parasite resistance. Thought of you and your Kikos immediately!

Already talked to them. lol

I'm not going to put up here why they are selling them because that's private but they do seem like nice goats. I would love to go see them and if I liked them enough, to buy them, but 1.) I don't need any at this time and 2.) they cost way to much.

 

[marlowmanor]

Need some more Kikos? I saw an ad today in the Greensboro section of CL for some nice looking Kikos. 3 does and a buck. 2 does were 100% one was 98%. Ad even mentioned great parasite resistance. Thought of you and your Kikos immediately!

Already talked to them. lol

I'm not going to put up here why they are selling them because that's private but they do seem like nice goats. I would love to go see them and if I liked them enough, to buy them, but 1.) I don't need any at this time and 2.) they cost way to much.

Yeah, that cost was a little steep. I thought for FB kikos that were registered though it was normal going price perhaps. I haven't priced Kikos before.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

It can be. Alot of times it depends on the lines. Goats from good lines, people will jack the prices. Purebred Kikos and 100% New Zealands go anywhere from 300 to 1000 and sometimes more. You can get good Kikos for as low as 300 but most good ones are 400-500+ range. These are registered stock of course and come from good lines. If you know what you are doing you can get them for less, but you have to know what to look for and most of the time those goats come from lines you've never heard of before. I actually got all my Kikos are very reasonable prices though. One day I hope to go and buy a proven, very very nice, large 100% New Zealand buck. I know of several people and lines that have bucks that get 250 and some to more than 300 pounds. That's what I want. But that will all come when I have my own land and I can run alot of goats and some cattle.

btw I took some pictures but they aren't to great because it was getting dark out. I don't feel like putting them up though. Maybe later. I may try and get some better ones tomorrow to. I have a good one of C1.

One thing that did concern me about those Kikos is that one has blue eyes. I've never seen blue eyes on Kikos before and I saw somewhere that Kikos should not have blue eyes, but because there is no standard for Kikos this may be incorrect. I should have asked the lines. I have a feeling I may know where they came from.

 

[marlowmanor]

It can be. Alot of times it depends on the lines. Goats from good lines, people will jack the prices. Purebred Kikos and 100% New Zealands go anywhere from 300 to 1000 and sometimes more. You can get good Kikos for as low as 300 but most good ones are 400-500+ range. These are registered stock of course and come from good lines. If you know what you are doing you can get them for less, but you have to know what to look for and most of the time those goats come from lines you've never heard of before. I actually got all my Kikos are very reasonable prices though. One day I hope to go and buy a proven, very very nice, large 100% New Zealand buck. I know of several people and lines that have bucks that get 250 and some to more than 300 pounds. That's what I want. But that will all come when I have my own land and I can run alot of goats and some cattle.

btw I took some pictures but they aren't to great because it was getting dark out. I don't feel like putting them up though. Maybe later. I may try and get some better ones tomorrow to. I have a good one of C1.

One thing that did concern me about those Kikos is that one has blue eyes. I've never seen blue eyes on Kikos before and I saw somewhere that Kikos should not have blue eyes, but because there is no standard for Kikos this may be incorrect. I should have asked the lines. I have a feeling I may know where they came from.

Good information to know. I doubt I ever get into the large breed goats, but good knowledge to have anyways. I like my min goats! Much easier to handle. It's quite fun to be able to have my 5 year old be able to handle one of the goats basically by himself!

Definitely want to see more pictures of C1. Southern needs to get working on a name for her! I'm beginning to wonder if I'll get a kid that looks similar to her coloring since he coloring is similar to the buck we are using. I'd be quite pleased to get a blue eyed doeling with her coloring here. It'd be tempting to keep if we got one like that. We may keep a doeling if we get some anyway, especially if we get a blue eyed one. We can always sell Blackjack and keep a doeling if we wanted to.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Well you know if you do want any of the larger breeds you'd have to go Kiko. lol
Yeah, big goats can be hard with kids being so much bigger than them.

You'll get some blue eyed goats. I'm sure you will. And you'll get some really adorable ones.

 

[bonbean01]

You know, until BYH I had never heard of a Kiko goat...then read your Kiko page and was happy to see a photo on there of Moses

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

You know, until BYH I had never heard of a Kiko goat...then read your Kiko page and was happy to see a photo on there of Moses

Alot of people have never heard of them and don't know what they are. Alot of people think Boer is the only meat breed. lol I had seen them in several goat books in the meat ares of the book and thought their horns were too cool. When I first started to think about getting meat goats I thought of Boer and then kinda went to the Kiko and after all the research and talking to both Kiko and Boer people I knew Kiko was the way I had to go. Glad I wen this way too.

Yeah, I'm hoping to get a better one of him but it's hard to. One day I'll get a real good picture of him and replace it with that one. When he gets older and bigger I will take a good picture of either his head from the side or him in is handsome 'buck' pose and make that my Straw Hat Kikos logo. haha

 

[jodief100]

I can't open the CL ad here at work- what are they asking for them and what lines?

I still really hate the NZ, I like to improve a breed. I do like to know what is going on.

I am going to have 2013 doelings from a PROOVEN buck any day now!!!!!!! You want some Straw?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I can't open the CL ad here at work- what are they asking for them and what lines?

I still really hate the NZ, I like to improve a breed. I do like to know what is going on.

I am going to have 2013 doelings from a PROOVEN buck any day now!!!!!!! You want some Straw?

I'll PM you an answer to all your questions.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I posted Caleb's CL ad.