What are the best/most popular cuts of meat?

Burnt carcass is where they burn the hair off instead of skinning the goat.

http://australian-meat.com/Foodservi...at_Purchasing/

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I found the chops in this picture:

I figured as much but why? What is the benefit of doing that? I think that's what they do with pigs a lot, since a lot of pig meat has skin on it, but just curious what reason for goats. Does it keep it more moist or something?

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1 guard llama
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Another group I'm on has a Kiwi on it. I'm asking.

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What is a kiwi?

The pics are helpful! We did pigs last year but our electronet situation has changed and I want to raise a meat animal I can keep in with our layer hens. Their laying box is exposed in their open pasture shelter. and it took us awhile to deduce that the pig was eating the eggs lol. I'm guessing goats wouldn't eat the eggs?!

Anyway, have always been interested in dairy goats but not ready for a dairy animal commitment and so wonder if a few boer or kiko(?) goats would be good for meat... Also figured it would be a good start to understanding goats.

Kiwis are New Zealanders

Annie, goats have to be kept away from commercial chicken feeds. Just something to keep in mind.

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As goat is a very lean meat, chops are not as tender as they would be with lamb or pork.

We're pretty much roast and grind here, unless we pit roast the whole thing.

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Thanks, Alice, I wonder why. All I know is that goats need cooper where sheep can't have it- or is that reversed?

I'm debating between sheep and goats for meat animals at this point. I think of sheep as more skittish and goats as more friendly which is why I was leaning towards goats.

I LOVE lamb and was thinking goat would be similar- no?

Could I raise several weaned whethers (is buck taint a problem for meat?) on mainly pasture and browse? How much grain input? The kill fee costs where we had our pig processed are, for some reason, $90 for goats and sheep. We only paid $45 kill fee plus .70/lb hanging wt for our pig. So I've got to factor in the cost of purchasing well started whethers plus feed plus butchering costs. Not gonna do our own beyond poultry at this point!

Sorry op, don't mean to derail.

Goat meat to me is more similar to beef with a slightly sweet taste to it. It's really good!

Sheep are not necessarily more skittish than goats, they just have a little bit different personality. Not sure how to describe it. Sheep grow faster than goats, but I prefer goat personalities myself. If you have a lot of browse, goats would probably be better, if you have a lot of grass, sheep would probably be better, but both will eat both things.

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Nancy Boling
Frosted Mini Goats
Alpine and Nigerian Dwarf goats
2 Jersey heifers
1 guard llama
And whatever else shows up...
http://www.swfarm.net/