Layout for acre pasture

[Arahantzz]

I am trying to figure out the best layout for my farm/pasture. I am currently fencing off an acre of forest/pasture for 2 dwarf nigerian/toggenburg does, and their 2 babies(both female). I currently have someone I can borrow a dwarf nigerian buck from to mate with my girls. I'd like to keep any males out of my property mostly because of the extra space I would need. But I'm also thinking I would like to have some meat goats/sheep. I'd like a few animals to put in the freezer each year. I was currently planning on splitting the acre up into about 8 paddocks and rotating them through every 3-4 days for a roughly 30 day cycle to try and help with parasites.

What im wondering is, if I had one intact male and lets say a wether what would the layout look like? I'v looked around and really cant find much information at all, im feeling its because most people have more land then I do for this sort of thing. If I have a seperate area for the males, that will make me have to cut it up into even more pieces, plus I would need another barn/structure to keep them in during the winter, im in a northern climate and we get down to -30c(-22f) and a fair amount of snow.

I'v also heard there can be problems with flavor in the milk if the males are to close, like if they at some point shared a fence line.

A couple options I'v thought of:

I could trade some of the kids I get each year for kids of a meat variety and just raise them until butcher weight, I could band them so they cant knock up my does? Or sell my kids and buy the other kids.

I could just process the kids I get from my does but they are quite small compared to a meat goat, my preference is to kill larger animals so its less total killing

Wondering if anyone else in a similar situation what they have done or come up with?

 

[Mini Horses]

From what you wrote, I'd say no males, borrow/use buck. It's far less trouble and cost, even if you pay for breedings. Your pasture is limited, use it for does.

I have 15 dairy does, that many meat does and several bucks. Haven't had issues with milk taste. While it can impact, breed and feed has as much to do with taste as anything. Togs are supposedly a stronger taste milk producer but, niggies produce more cream so usually sweeter. EVERY doe can be different.

NDs can be chunky. Myotonics are heavy. Both smaller meat choices. I have Boer, large when grown. Much may depend on how much meat you desire to produce. Meat quality differs with breed, as well as age of animal.

Hope this helps.

 

[Ridgetop]

Goat milk tastes like whatever they eat. We had q lot of milking does and since we had no pasture they ate alfalfa. The Nubian and LaMancha milk tasted like extra rich cow milk. Toggenburg milk tasted horrible and the Aline milk was ok but we got rid of all the Swiss breeds since the boys just wanted to keep their Nubians and LaManchas. They were our favorite breeds.

We kept our bucks on the other side of the house. The does were not anywhere near them so no off flavor in the milk. Our bucks did not stink unless they were in rut. After rut we bathed them and shaved the long hair they peed on. We brought the buck and doe together and hand bred with both on lead ropes. The only goats we ran with a buck were the Boers, and only during breeding season. And the buck wore a breeding harness.

 

[Arahantzz]

Awesome thanks for the replies, I'll use the information to help make a decision.