I am looking at buying an unregistered Saanen in milk, first freshening. Is $150 a fair price? I know it's hard without all the details. I am going tomorrow to visit and get details, just wanted to get a ballpark figure. Awesome forum. So excited to find it!
How much is it worth?
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I think that's a very fair price *if* she's CAE / CL free / otherwise healthy and milks well.
ksalvagno
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$150 for a goat in milk is a very good price around here.
mossyStone
Overrun with beasties
around here if you can find a healthy( CAE CL Clean) Doe in Milk, for 150.00 you have a great day!!!!
Ariel301
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That's a good price if she's milking well. I'd pay that for a goat milking a gallon a day (I wouldn't take a mature goat producing less) and is healthy.
Someone just tried to sell me a "LaMancha" that was a good milker for nearly $200...asked for more information, and she was 75% Boer with a little LaMancha in there somewhere, and milking "nearly a quart every day!"
Something like that is NOT worth that much lol.
Someone just tried to sell me a "LaMancha" that was a good milker for nearly $200...asked for more information, and she was 75% Boer with a little LaMancha in there somewhere, and milking "nearly a quart every day!"
Something like that is NOT worth that much lol.- Thread starter
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I finally made it up to see her. They have two they are milking, one is a first fresher and one is a second. They are milking 2x a day and getting around 2/3 a gallon from both. This was a little lower than I had hoped. They freshened about 2 months ago. However, I was also not impressed with their food (12% protein grain and not enough of it and free pasture). Is there a chance their milk will go up when one better food? $300 for both of them. Still wondering if they are worth that. They were friendly and jumped right up on the milk stand.
The milk might go up with better feed but the stress of moving to a new place might see a drop in production for this freshening. SO it might be a wash for this year but the next year might be better on the feed once they're settled in. Still. I'd want to see negative test results for that price.
helmstead
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I doubt you'd see any improvement with this freshening. Still, if they're healthy, $150 is a good price for a grade milker...
Our7Wonders
Overrun with beasties
and if you're still considering it I recommend trying the milk too. Not all goats milk tastes the same. Some are higher/lower in butterfat and it can make a big difference in taste.
You might ask if you can sample it before you decide.
You might ask if you can sample it before you decide.
