Pearce Pastures: Where did I go?

[Straw Hat Kikos]

So glad you liked him! YUM!

Now when you getting your Kikos? lol

 

[Bridgemoof]

That's great your dinner was so tasty! Glad the whole family enjoyed it.

Let me just tell you we have a bunch of boers, and a bunch of alpines. We had planned on milking the alpines. But as it turns out, the one big boer who lost her babies has the most milk, so we have been milking her and getting about 2 pints every day! And it's just as good as the alpine.

Also, we cross bred an alpine with a boer and she has the biggest babies out of all of them.

 

[elevan]

Glad it turned out great!

My mom ate with us last night and had her first taste of goat too. She likened it to mild venison without the gaminess or like a sweeter version of beef.

 

[alsea1]

What was the age of the goat you butchered Pearce? Also was it a buck or weather?
I am curious, because I have a buck that is no longer nec. I was going to sell him, but may eat him instead.
This guy is a couple years old though. So I'm not sure about the eating part just yet.
LOL

 

[Pearce Pastures]

He was born at the very end of July so that put him at about seven months old. And he was wethered. Not sure I would personally want to eat an intact buck who was a little older but I know there are people who do it.

Yes, it kind of was a sweet tasting beef.

We are making some calls in to find does now. I might just get a few different crosses and see what we think. Nubian/ Ob/Saanen x Kiko/Boer .... from what I am reading and seeing, it sounds like any combo would do the trick for us so I think we see what is available and go from there. I do think we want to start with kids though and hand raise them (just a personal preference).

Now for the planning of the building. Mom and Dad are thinking debating whether they want a building near their house or more towards the back of their property. I think that it would be best to have it on the back of the property because it would be easier to let them browse out their instead of having to move them back and forth every day from the landscaped, lawn grass area to the woody pasture area. But that of course means they need to decide if they want electricity out there and they need to figure out a way to reasonably truck water out every day. By the house, that would be a snap.

While I typing, I have an idea though. If they put their building close to the house and just build a runway along the side of the property, and then got a decent, movable electric fence, they might be able to have both. I have never looked at moveable fencing though :/

 

[alsea1]

My goats do well with electric fence. You just have to make sure you train them about it first.
I really like the freedom of it. And the cost is not horrible.
I do however want to put up a good perimeter fence. Keep out animals I don't want in and keep escape artists in and protect my dufus dog from the highway.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Just a few new Charlie shots. I just had to get some of the mud off his coat before our party today. He is a beast!

And my oldest baby on a tour of a local art museum with his art club. He is also a beast---going to be taller than me very soon.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Your kids are so cute! Ans Charlie, the "meat dog" lol is getting SO big! And so loveable snuggable huggable.

 

[jodief100]

Glad you enjoyed Din Din. I love goat.

I will have some kiko/boer/dairy mix does available in a few months. Had 8 born in the last two weeks. Lots of variety around here and we run a low maintenance herd.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Thanks Jodi,

I will keep in touch. Not sure if we will be headed that South but you never know with us Just bought another wether!