The list game

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Sheep

1. Sheep and goats don't mix well, imo
2. I don't have pasture for them
3. Way to skittish
4. They look like little devils when they have tails. Seriously though, they are scary!!


Name 3 reasons why you want an alpacca

 

[LadyIsabelle2011]

1. I have never owned one
2. They look very funny and cute as babies
3. I'd like to find different ways of using their wool.

Name 5 things you've said that you never thought you would say

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

1. I don't mind the smell of bucks
2. Haemonchus contortus
3. Heidi has an adorable bag LOL
4. I went swimming in 81 degree water
5. I like my dog more than some people

Name 3 things where you went over and above for your animals

 

[EllieMay]

1) Scramble up eggs for them in the mornings.

2) Slept on the floor of the bathroom waiting for my dog to finally push out that first puppy.

3) Ran down the highway with a bird net because the STUPID guineas got lost and were freaking out cuz they couldn't find their way back home (we had just moved).




List three reasons why your farm looks beautiful during the Fall.

 

[SheepGirl]

1. We live next to the woods and also have a view of the mountains and the fall colors are soo pretty.
2. We live on a hill and so when it's foggy out it all 'settles' to the bottom of the hill and on fall mornings it's picturesque.
3. Sheep are grazing and they look so nice against the red & yellow leaves.

ETA: Name 5 reasons why you like sheep or goats over the other

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

1. They have much more personality than sheep.
2. They are smarter than sheep.
3. They are always happier than sheep. (esp kids)
4. They have much better horns.
5. They have beards.

Name 5 reasons why you disagree. haha

 

[SheepGirl]

1. Sheep tend to mind their own business.
2. Sheep tend to be more profitable than goats. (commercial production--not show/reg stock)
3. Sheep eat less than goats, (sheep maintenance is 2% of body weight while goats is 3%)
4. Sheep don't get stuck in fences or other small holes.
5. Sheep are heavier muscled than goats. (more muscle = more meat/larger cuts)

name 5 reasons why the species you raise is your favorite.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I'll do Kikos because they are my favorite.

1. They are excellent foragers and thrive on pasture/browse that other goats could not.
2. They have fast growth rates and on less feed, meaning less feed put into them until slaughter.
3. They have little issues with parasites and hooves. They are VERY low maintenance.
4. The yield more meat per pound then most goats, including Boers.
5. Because of the smaller frame of Kikos you don't have to feed as much, but they still reach slaughter weight just as quickly.

All these increase profit and also make it easier on the producer.

Name 3 reasons why you prefer registered or unregistered animals.

 

[SheepGirl]

I think this is just going to be between us two!

I don't have a preference between reg/unreg animals but I will go with I prefer unreg animals.

1. Most (not all) registered stock are bred for show traits or 'just because' - not anything to improve the breed, production wise.
2. Registration has nothing to do with quality of the animal. It only gives a 'public' record of their pedigree.
3. Crossbred animals are usually not registered (since they're not purebred) and crosses tend to be more productive anyway.

name 5 things you would like in your ideal barn

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Good one!

1. A hay loft.
2. Large stalls and lots of them.
3. A large empty space that can be used just as shelter.
4. Automated watering system in all stalls as well as the empty area.
5. A large storage room with a lock. lol

I could go on with this one for forever and those are some of the first that popped into my head.

I agree with your above post, mostly. I do want to say that with most meat goat registries you can register crosses. I have two percentage does that are registered. I'm getting them double registered too that way all my goats are double registered.
Alana is 50% Kiko. 40$ Boer, 5% Nubian and 5% other.
Sis is 86% Kiko. I'm not sure what else is in her. All it says is unregistered stock. So Kikos can be crossed and still be registered as can Boers. You can also register Kiko/Boer crosses. They call them Bokis and GeneMasters. They have several classes of them too depending on how many times you breed them back and the percentage of them. I'm hoping to get a Boer doe next year. I'll have Purebred and Percentage Kikos as well as GeneMasters and Bokis, all registered and if the buyer wants, double registered.

Now because you prob want me to ask the same...

name 5 things you would like in your ideal barn