Goat Meat Question

[lovinglife]

Since I am getting milk goats, I am sure there will be excess boys, do you all sell them or eat them? What is the meat like?

 

[Peep_Show]

I've never knowingly eaten goat meat. But since it is the most consumed meat in the world, one would assume it's not all that bad.

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What to do with wethers? How to avoid the perils of Craigs List?

If they're purebred and you cannot bear the thought of Little Bucky becoming bbq, you can advertise them for sale cheap to 4H kids. Call your local club. One year I did a "farm chores in lieu of payment" scenario and the parents and kids LOVED it! The kids worked X number of hours learning hands-on what animal care is like and at the end of their chore time got to pick out their goat. I got cleaned barns, raked and weeded yards, scrubbed troughs and buckets, AND all my boy-boys went out the door into good homes.

If you've got an excess of young goats (especially those adorable weanlings) see if you can work out a sales arrangement with your local feed store. Set up a display pen on a Saturday, set a price that you're willing to split with the store owners and you'll probably not have to pick up any leftovers. Point out to the feedstore owners that they get to sell goat accessories (hay, feed, bedding, grain, collars, pens, fencing) on the spot. If you can, provide vaccination records for the goats. Better yet, a xeroxed instruction sheet on the care and feeding of goats. Unfortunately, you have no control at this point where your goats end up and they might just be somebody's Sunday dinner. But most likely they'll be an irresistible buy for somebody (especially if they go to the feedstore with their kids in tow) as who can resist a cute baby goat? (The upside to this scenario for Yours Truly was that my hay bill tab at the feed store got reduced without hurting my wallet)

I'm sure other members of this forum can chime in with other creative ways to avoid dining on their little charges.... Or, perhaps, provide a good recipe or two.

 

[DonnaBelle]

This year we had an excess of bucklings born to our Nubian does. We wethered two of them at two months of age, (born in February this year) and had them butchered a month ago at 95 lbs each.

We have since eaten the ground goat, goat chops and goat roasts. I smoked the roast on the grill with hickory wood for smoke for l hour. Then finished it off in the oven at 195 degrees for 8 hours. It was absolutely delicious.

We grilled the chops and they were great too. I made chili with the ground goat. Excellent.

The meat is very mild, and exceptionally tender.

I did not name the goats, and knew they were going to freezer camp when they were old enough.

Same thing if you eat goat, chicken, pork or beef.

If you don't want to eat meat, that's your business also....

DonnaBelle

 

[lovinglife]

I am sure we will be eating it. We raise a lot of animals as a food source, had calves, I don't like messing with chickens so we have meat rabbits, goats will now be added to the list. Thanks for the fast replys!

 

[Catahoula]

Well, you are in luck cause your Nubian is considered dual purposes...for milk and for meat.

 

[lovinglife]

PERFECT! I did not know that! Now I am super excited!