scrambledmess
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I could see it if you wanted to fill your freezer, but nah, that be lots of goats with no purpose!
SO TEMPTING! Bottle Kid Offer - Update
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greenfamilyfarms
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Do Alpines have enough meat to even bother processing? I didn't know - I haven't really felt one up lately to see how meaty they are.scrambledmess said:
Roll farms
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Not like a boer or even a Nubian (Nubian wethers can be quite meaty if exercised properly).
jason_mazzy
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or $10 you cant lose even if you eat em as suckling goats!
Kenneth Flippen
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which does are the bucks out of? I have a few alpines and would like a buck
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greenfamilyfarms
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You can see her website at www.lonepalmetto.com. It also has her contact info. If you want the "nicer" bucks, you better get up with her fast.Kenneth Flippen said:
PattySh
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My husband just butchered an alpine/nubian 2 yr old and hanging weight is about 120.He's about the size of a deer. A yearling will weigh less.
I just adopted two bottle baby bucks from a large dairy a couple of weeks ago. They called me before shipping out the lot so I got to pick 2 nice ones. I picked out a 3/4/Nubian/1/4Alpine to breed to my girls hopefully and an alpine as a buddy. I hate to see the new babies go for meat at newborn age so I figured I'd grab an extra to let him live for awhile, what's one more. If my does were milking currently I may have taken a few more but I don't expect kids til the 23rd.The bucks were $5 each. I wanted another buck as we have only one and kept does from him but I can't see buying an expensive buck as our does are not registered. A nice tame buck with nice shape is criteria and I did want Nubian blood to increase the butterfat as we make alot of cheese and icecream and the Nubians excel. Several of my does are 1/2 Nubian and I have 2 Nubians. Our own babies are due soon and we will raise the wethers for meat but at least they will get to live for a little while. If we have extra does they will get shots, be handraised raised on our milk and then find homes as homestead goats. It works for us.
I just adopted two bottle baby bucks from a large dairy a couple of weeks ago. They called me before shipping out the lot so I got to pick 2 nice ones. I picked out a 3/4/Nubian/1/4Alpine to breed to my girls hopefully and an alpine as a buddy. I hate to see the new babies go for meat at newborn age so I figured I'd grab an extra to let him live for awhile, what's one more. If my does were milking currently I may have taken a few more but I don't expect kids til the 23rd.The bucks were $5 each. I wanted another buck as we have only one and kept does from him but I can't see buying an expensive buck as our does are not registered. A nice tame buck with nice shape is criteria and I did want Nubian blood to increase the butterfat as we make alot of cheese and icecream and the Nubians excel. Several of my does are 1/2 Nubian and I have 2 Nubians. Our own babies are due soon and we will raise the wethers for meat but at least they will get to live for a little while. If we have extra does they will get shots, be handraised raised on our milk and then find homes as homestead goats. It works for us.
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greenfamilyfarms
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So, I've found some local folks that would like to raise some under my Mentorship (if needed). Most of them have raised bottle kids before, so no issue there.
I had already planned to go back to pick up a doeling, so why not pick up some of the bucklings and share the deal? The plans are to pick them up Saturday night.
I had already planned to go back to pick up a doeling, so why not pick up some of the bucklings and share the deal? The plans are to pick them up Saturday night.
ksalvagno
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Well, that is a great way to do it. Then you aren't bottle feeding all those kids. I'm bottle feeding 6 right now and it is time consuming. Not to mention puts you on time constraints to do anything.
Greendecember
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OK Aggie did it. He would have succeeded at talking me out of it right there!!! LOLaggieterpkatie said:Dude, do you really need someone to talk you out of it?! Bottle feeding 10 (TEN) buck kids?!!Just say no!!
