One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[OneFineAcre]

Need? Need? What's wrong with just want? I have three bucks, love each and every one of them, and they are good boys. Would I get another? In a heartbeat! Love my Nigi bucks even in full rut! Can't have too many handsome faces to choose from. And while they can be real love bugs and cuddle and are just darling, I keep in mind first and foremost that they are animals. Need? We don't need no stinkin' need!

Ah, I think I'm giving you my blessing to get another buck... post pictures, please and thank you.

Yeah
But I have 8 bucks now

I was supposed to be selling 2 not buying another

 

[Southern by choice]

Yeah
But I have 8 bucks now

I was supposed to be selling 2 not buying another

But then that wouldn't be goat math!

Better to have too many... I am in a shortfall and need to bring in a few.

 

[OneFineAcre]

So today may have been the most beautiful day we have had all year
Cool, dry, and sunny
The goats deserved a day like today

And with all of the rain my barn was a mess
I try to sweep out most of it once a week at least
But it has probably been a month and with 2 weeks of rain they stayed in the whole time
I don't think I've ever seen so much goat poop in my life
And a summers worth of cobwebs
What the heck is a cob anyway and why do they leave so many webs in my barn?

 

[Southern by choice]

You still liking your grit? I love ours. I rake the berries every morning but like you with that ridiculous rain I could get in and only get around them so much. We did the same today.
I am with you what is a cob?

We have giant orb spiders that none of the family will let me "relocate" so at night when I close up gates I walk face first into them. Spiders give me heebie jeebies.

You ready for next week? Heard it will get cold.

 

[Latestarter]

If the buck is all that and a sandwich to go with, why not get him and still sell 2 or 3 of yours? If you get him, I assume that you'll be using him as a sire. If you haven't already done all your breeding, perhaps you could even get a few kids from him this coming spring... Wouldn't that improve your overall herd?

 

[OneFineAcre]

You still liking your grit? I love ours. I rake the berries every morning but like you with that ridiculous rain I could get in and only get around them so much. We did the same today.
I am with you what is a cob?

We have giant orb spiders that none of the family will let me "relocate" so at night when I close up gates I walk face first into them. Spiders give me heebie jeebies.

You ready for next week? Heard it will get cold.

Nobody is getting clipped for the State Fair that's for sure
Getting the cool weather clip
Face, neck , legs and stomach
But a little bit surprised with the bad weather my girls look marvelous
My best ones have never looked better and all are still giving a quart or better so we will be able to udder up nice for such a late show

 

[OneFineAcre]

If the buck is all that and a sandwich to go with, why not get him and still sell 2 or 3 of yours? If you get him, I assume that you'll be using him as a sire. If you haven't already done all your breeding, perhaps you could even get a few kids from him this coming spring... Wouldn't that improve your overall herd?

And we may do that

And yes we could potentially use him with a couple of does this year after quarantine

And if we got him now we could collect his semen in November too

But it was his daddy that was "all that and a sandwich" I would need to do more research on exactly what he has done

And when I say "pricey" I know these folks and that is probably in the $1500 range I saw some for $2000
They are proud of that NC Promised Land name

And remember he is 6 years old

If they said they would sell him for $750 I would do it for sure

Now that is what I can't get my arms around if you know what I mean

Especially when I can get straw of Semen from another son for $100

 

[Latestarter]

Ahhhh... yeah, a grand is a heckuva lot, let alone twice that! Also, a very good point about AI w/straws. Much cheaper, you get to add the same genetics, and don't need to pay for food and upkeep of the sire. I'm trying to purchase great genetics in the does and expecting to pay max $400 each. I can't justify more than that Well, looking forward to reading what you eventually decide/see how things fall out. Best of luck!

 

[Southern by choice]

We actually might make it to the show this year! Not getting my hopes up but I have a DD that is really wanting to go... but we have family coming in so we will see. I hope we make though.

That straw sounds much better!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Ahhhh... yeah, a grand is a heckuva lot, let alone twice that! Also, a very good point about AI w/straws. Much cheaper, you get to add the same genetics, and don't need to pay for food and upkeep of the sire. I'm trying to purchase great genetics in the does and expecting to pay max $400 each. I can't justify more than that Well, looking forward to reading what you eventually decide/see how things fall out. Best of luck!

$400 is a good price for a good goat
I bought Ginger on CL for $200
She's won a GC' scored 88 on her LA
and is a great miller
We are going to do DHIR next year and I think she can get a star
Zamia we paid much much more for than Gimger but much much less than $1500
I will never say how much I paid for Zamia because that was the agreement because Zamia was the NDGA national champ Jr Doe
She's a finished champ now and she gives more milk than Ginger but only marginally more milk
I will say this they were both pure dumb luck bargains