One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

So I have been feeling like a goat broker for the last few days
A lot of interest in bucklings from Zamia and Clarabelle
As much as it will hurt my wallet I'd rather get all does which we would not be inclined to sell
We have actually had a couple of contacts from folks who would like us to take a doe from them
I think one of them we will be enclined to accept
I went to bed early last night and was woke up to the fact that Taffy and Ginger were in heat and we were going to AI them this morning
So we were trying to figure out which buck to use
One is over height so not an option for those two
Maurine decided that none of the others would be better than our own
So bred Ginger to Valiant and Taffy to Jupiter

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Good to hear!

Umm Zamia and Clarabelle would each have to have quad doelings before I would let one leave!

Are you going to have a contract on these kids? I do on most of mine. First right of refusal, paying a max of $----- on a buy-back (for those who got a discounted kid), right to collect, etc.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We do contracts like that too
But the thing I am having an issue with is that I will not take reservations for a particular breeding
We used to do that
I take a list of people who are interested and when I decide what I want to sell I let them know
We don't breed our animals for other people

 

[Latestarter]

Just curious but I don't see it as you'd be breeding them for other folks... You let folks know what breeding pairs you're doing and if there's a pair that they'd prefer to have a kid out of, they'd put a reservation on that pairing. Doesn't mean that you'd sell any offspring that may be born... you may choose to keep all the kids, or you may choose to sell them all... Always your choice before any others. They can have a second choice in the case of no kids for sale from the first choice. After that it's first come first served based on the day they give you their deposits. The benefit to that is you can then get a feel for which pairings are in most demand and can more accurately price the kids for sale (which will most likely mirror the ones you think will be the most worthwhile). But you never know... Someone may be looking for a particular color or trait specific to a pairing. Am I off base with that?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

We do an "interest list". When people put a "reserve" on a kid they expect to get the kid. If/when you decide to keep the kid the person has been waiting on (sometimes for a year or more) it can cause the other party to have some hard feelings when they think they had "reserved" a kid. An interest list tend to have less hard feeling for when that time does come.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I know the question was more for OFA but I'm posting anyway I don't sell to people who are looking for a particular color, blue eyes, etc.

I don't necessarily always do it on a first come first serve basis. I want my goat to go to the right home, some animals are best to be family milkers, others would be better suited for show homes and where the owner will help the goat reach its full potential.

It really depends on the person. Someone who wants a goat as a pet or soap goat isn't going to get my best goat. I don't care if they contacted me first.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We do an "interest list". When people put a "reserve" on a kid they expect to get the kid. If/when you decide to keep the kid the person has been waiting on (sometimes for a year or more) it can cause the other party to have some hard feelings when they think they had "reserved" a kid. An interest list tend to have less hard feeling for when that time does come.

Exactly what I think

 

[OneFineAcre]

I know the question was more for OFA but I'm posting anyway I don't sell to people who are looking for a particular color, blue eyes, etc.

I don't necessarily always do it on a first come first serve basis. I want my goat to go to the right home, some animals are best to be family milkers, others would be better suited for show homes and where the owner will help the goat reach its full potential.

It really depends on the person. Someone who wants a goat as a pet or soap goat isn't going to get my best goat. I don't care if they contacted me first.

I couldn't have said it better

 

[NH homesteader]

As a home milker, I would feel so not OK with having a goat in my yard that belongs as a show goat. So I hope others understand that as well. I want good goats with good milk production but I'm not going to do them justice by letting them hang out in my yard and be milked. Do people tend to understand where you're coming from on that?

 

[OneFineAcre]

As a home milker, I would feel so not OK with having a goat in my yard that belongs as a show goat. So I hope others understand that as well. I want good goats with good milk production but I'm not going to do them justice by letting them hang out in my yard and be milked. Do people tend to understand where you're coming from on that?

Never really had an issue because I don't take reservations