Ethics question

Cannon_Farms · #21 07/26/10, 10:05 AM

gees do I need to move midwest just to sell my goats? lol

I have to show you pictures, I should be ashamed of myself anyway as I have added quite a few nice goats to my herd and they have all been bred by my buck and all due to kid very soon.
Is it bad that this kid is the better of the two but I like the flashy color of her sister better? This doe has better rear angularity than her sister. If she doesnt sell soon since her mom is my best milker she probably wont go anywhere.

pygmybabies · #22 07/26/10, 10:18 AM

Yes you have to move to missouri, i guess its the goat capitol...lol

saanengirl · #23 07/26/10, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cannon_Farms

gees do I need to move midwest just to sell my goats? lol

I have to show you pictures, I should be ashamed of myself anyway as I have added quite a few nice goats to my herd and they have all been bred by my buck and all due to kid very soon.
Is it bad that this kid is the better of the two but I like the flashy color of her sister better? This doe has better rear angularity than her sister. If she doesnt sell soon since her mom is my best milker she probably wont go anywhere.

If you had Saanens you would have no trouble selling goats in Georgia

In general, milkers sell better than anything else. My preference is to keep doe kids until they freshen and then set a price on them once I see the conformation of the udder and their milking ability.

Feral Nature · #24 07/26/10, 02:56 PM

Always, always make copies of anything you send in to anybody. Assume it may be lost in the mail or lost at their office. This is not just for goat papers, but any papers for anything.

Do not register a goat that is a terrible specimen of the breed or has obvious faults. Just because you can register it does not mean you should register it or have to register it. By registering a faulty goat, you are perpetuating faults, making the breed look bad, making your herd look bad, making yourself look bad and not doing the buyer any favors. In fact, you are hurting the buyer. That is not ethical.

Only register goats you are proud to put you herd name on. If they are an embarrassment, then sell them as grades with an explaination to the buyer on what he/she is getting into, sell them as pets, sell them as meat ...or butcher them.

Don't sell awful culls as registered breeding stock just because they are elgible for registration.

Pony · #25 07/26/10, 03:10 PM

Missouri - the show me your goats state!

Cannon_Farms · #26 07/26/10, 08:25 PM

Thank you for making that clear for anyone reading this thread, here if its not good for milking its good for the freezer. I am defiantly not going to pay those outrageous fees to register anything I wouldnt breed. The only reason for the goat to be sold as grade is because shes sucking on her mom, I cant separate them and her mom is due to kid soon again, otherwise Id just assume keep her, hence why shes 7 months old and still here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feral Nature

Always, always make copies of anything you send in to anybody. Assume it may be lost in the mail or lost at their office. This is not just for goat papers, but any papers for anything.

Do not register a goat that is a terrible specimen of the breed or has obvious faults. Just because you can register it does not mean you should register it or have to register it. By registering a faulty goat, you are perpetuating faults, making the breed look bad, making your herd look bad, making yourself look bad and not doing the buyer any favors. In fact, you are hurting the buyer. That is not ethical.

Only register goats you are proud to put you herd name on. If they are an embarrassment, then sell them as grades with an explaination to the buyer on what he/she is getting into, sell them as pets, sell them as meat ...or butcher them.

Don't sell awful culls as registered breeding stock just because they are elgible for registration.