Meat or Dairy, What do you think? - Homesteading Today
You are Unregistered, please register to use all of the features of Homesteading Today!    
Homesteading Today

Go Back   Homesteading Today > Livestock Forums > Goats


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 03/21/08, 07:34 PM
tmfinley's Avatar  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East of Austin, Tx
Posts: 331
Meat or Dairy, What do you think?

I was at the feed store today and a lady renting a U-Haul (yes, they do that too) asked if anyone was interested in some free goats, a doe and a wether. She had been evicted and had nowhere to take them. She said they were meat goats, I asked Boer, Spanish or what? She didn't know. I went to look at them and they looked pretty rough, matted hair, a bit skinny, eating a box off cereal. They were super friendly though... I couldn't just leave them like that... They look more like my Nubians than my Boer or Spanish goats. What do you think? They are in quarantine right now, who knows whats wrong with them. I just noticed the doe has blood on her vulva, I hope I didn't bit off more than I can chew.
I don't know how to post [ics here, but if you could look at my blog and check out their pics there I would appreciate it.
The address is www.rockingrabbitranch.blogspot.com.

Thanks,
Tiffany
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03/21/08, 07:54 PM
mamajohnson's Avatar
Knitting Rocks!
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 5,783
They almost look like the nubian boar cross I got today!
I think they needed you! Eating cereal??? Poor babies!
__________________
Please visit my blog! All new and squeeky clean...for now anyway.
http://mamasnature.com
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03/21/08, 07:55 PM
Minelson's Avatar  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 24,108
I don't know what kind they are but it sure was nice of you to give them a good home! They are cute
__________________
Teach only Love...for that is what You are
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03/21/08, 08:20 PM
BobDFL's Avatar
The High-Tech Ludite
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Central FL. Zone 9b
Posts: 924
As best as I can tell (and I'm no expert by any strech of the imagination) based on body type, they look like my NubianXBoer except for the color (mine is white with light tan around the neck).
__________________
Bob D. in FL

"Good decisions are made from knowledge, not from numbers" - Plato

BobCat Acres - blog.bobcatacres.com
home of Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys, Goats, Sheep, and Bunnies
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03/22/08, 05:50 AM
Rockytopsis's Avatar
A & N Lazy Pond Farm
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 3,375
My guess also is Boer/Nubian. Looking foreward to seeing them all cleaned up.
__________________
A small Goat farm in East Tennessee
http://www.freewebs.com/rockytopsis/
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03/22/08, 08:03 AM
DQ DQ is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ok
Posts: 1,825
keep em quarantined for a while but you may have found a deal! they look to have some percentage of boer to me too.
__________________
A mystery is not an explanation..... on the contrary....no sooner is a myth forged than, in order to stand it needs another myth to support it.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03/22/08, 08:35 AM
mygoat's Avatar
Caprice Acres
HST_MODERATOR.png
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MI
Posts: 11,220
Get 'em tested while they're in quarantine, too... Who knows where she got them!
__________________


Dona Barski

"Breed the best, eat the rest"

Caprice Acres

French and American Alpines. CAE, Johnes neg herd. Abscess free. LA, DHIR.
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:36 PM.
Contact Us - Homesteading Today - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top - ©Carbon Media Group Agriculture