Is there money to be made?

[Egg_Newton]

I just put a deposit on a buckling who's both parents have won grand champions. I've never put much thought into showing . I was just wondering are there cash prizes or is it all for titles?

 

[BarredRockMomma]

It is mostly for the titles in my area the higest cash prize that I have seen is about $50 and that justs covers gas to get there.

 

[lilhill]

For some breeders, it's both. I know a breeder that charges $100 extra for each GCH sire, dam and grand sire and grand dam in the pedigree. I like the titles AND the premiums paid. It isn't much, but it sure helps with the gas and show expenses.

 

[CrazyFlocksters]

There is no money in the show ring. The money is from the babies the champion produces. You'll go broke trying to make money in the ring.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We won $900 in premiums at N.C. State Fair last year.

But, I think the NC State fair is one of the better paying. They pay $50 for first and $25 as far down as 10th.
Dairy herd paid $350 first place, $105 for 10th.

For kids to show in the youth show, they pay $.45/mile per animal up to 15 animals just to bring them to the fair.

We don't get the mileage because we live in the same county the state fair is held

We carry all of our animals. We show in the youth show and then again in the open show.

And we are going to go to the Mtn State Fair this fall for the same reason, but they don't pay as well as the state fair.

And if you win a GCH, the animal is worth more and their offspring.

We were offered $600 for Taffy this year who was GC Jr. in youth show. We were not interested in selling her. They went up to $750

The GC Jr. in the open show was for sale for $1500 (she was bred)

 

[Dean.Collins]

Is it worth the risk of contamination when co-mingling with other goats?

What do you do about isolating the show goats from the rest when you get back from the show?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Contamination from what? CL wouldn't be a problem, since the goats would have to come into contact with the puss from an abscess, which is highly unlikely and I doubt someone would even bother bringing a goat in with an active abscess. CAE are not going to be an issue since they are not going to be swapping body fluids. Parasite contact would be fairly limited because they are all contained separately. Sure, it is not a bad idea to do a two-four week separation and get a fecal test done in the time, but the risk of passing something between goats at a show is pretty minimal.

 

[goodolboy]

I would have to disagree. Anytime your livestock is around other animals you don't have control over, you run the risk of bringing something home. Hoof rot, pink eye, sickness of all kinds. When we show our animals stay with show animals only until they are done, then most go to the freezer. If not the freezer then they need to be quarintined for 30 to 60 days before reinterducing to you flock or herd. Over the years of showing animal we have brought stuff home, luckly we kept it contained to the show animals.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

I would have to disagree. Anytime your livestock is around other animals you don't have control over, you run the risk of bringing something home. Hoof rot, pink eye, sickness of all kinds. When we show our animals stay with show animals only until they are done, then most go to the freezer. If not the freezer then they need to be quarintined for 30 to 60 days before reinterducing to you flock or herd. Over the years of showing animal we have brought stuff home, luckly we kept it contained to the show animals.

Besides hoof rot (which I have never heard of being contagious) and pink eye (which is a temporary illness), what other diseases have you brought home? I am not asking snarkily here, just curious because those two I would not be concerned over. With other animals, the risk of transmitting disease may be greater (say with poultry for example in which a plethora of illnesses are able to be passed from one bird to another just because of the nature of the diseases). I mean, yes you could possibly have a goat get something but what is my question?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Also, seriously asking here is hoof rot contagious? I have always thought that it was attributed to damp conditions or hoof overgrowth.