Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[greybeard]

Cheapest and easiest animal rigid shelter to build is an 'A' frame. Down side is the lack of head room near each side.

 

[Latestarter]

No, the animal housing I'll build will be temporary in a permanent sort of way. It will be raised flooring with joists, 6' height at back, 8' at front, single slope roof, closed on back and one side, partial closed front, and 2nd entry on the other side. Partitioned so the side entry can be completely separate from the front entry for the buck(s). RJ is already starting to get a bit precocious and rubbing on their necks and flanks with his face. That means I have to get started pretty quick here and get him separated. I do NOT want January kids and do not want him breeding this years doelings. Depending on what your little buck produces, maybe I'll ask to borrow your buck and produce some 1/2 meat goats...

 

[Baymule]

At $80 to $95 for processing a goat/sheep that can be some pretty inexpensive meat...… not counting purchase price of parents, feed, hay, infrastructure, gas for feed store trips, fencing, shelter, cereal snacks...….

 

[frustratedearthmother]

At $80 to $95 for processing a goat/sheep that can be some pretty inexpensive meat...… not counting purchase price of parents, feed, hay, infrastructure, gas for feed store trips, fencing, shelter, cereal snacks...….

OR process yourself and save that money for more feed!!!

 

[Bruce]

After you pay off the "meat utilization" course where you learn about cutting up and packaging various cuts of meat

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Two words: 1. You 2. Tube

 

[Bruce]

True! That didn't exist when I was in college. But that was a "few" years ago.

 

[Baymule]

OR process yourself and save that money for more feed!!!

Do you cut the chops? When I butchered hogs, I just took out the loin (boneless) and didn't cut the bones to make chops. If I could cut the chops, I would do more of my own processing.
FEM do you shoot your goats and process them? I'm pretty hard core, but haven't brought myself to be able to kill a lamb.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

The ones that we butchered a couple years ago, we did cut chops. We started out with a hack saw and ended up using a Sawzall, lol. Makes it a whole lot easier! This last one we did a couple weeks ago was boned out like you did with your Red Wattles and we ground and/or made sausage out of the whole thing.

I haven't shot the ones we processed - but I have put down several myself. Not fun, but had to be done.

 

[Baymule]

I used a Sawzall, but it splintered up the bone. Bought a meat saw, and used a hack saw. Slaughtering pigs doesn't bother me, but those cute lambs......load'em up!