Saanen doe x ? for "meaty" offspring

[CarolynRenee]

I have a Saanen that I've bred to another purebred Saanen buck for two years now and she's given me a single doeling both years now (yippee!). I would, however, like to start a kinda-meat heard so was wondering if there were other "meat" type goats besides a Boer to breed her to?

And, if anyone is in the Mountain Home area of Arkansas with a Boer buck, would you stud, and for how much?

Thanks!

[mygoat]

A nubian buck will give you chunkier kids, but not by alot. If you can't find a boer buck, believe it or not a pygmy buck will add quite a bit of meat to your kids... They'll be a little smaller but they will still grow very quickly and dress out at a pretty decent percentage... Pure pygmies dress out at a very high percentage but they usually take a while to grow and are small to begin with... LOL

But of course, if you find a boer buck to breed her to, that route would give you the best meat cross.

[billygoatridge]

Kikos and savannas are good alternatives to the boer. They are meat breeds and as a rule, hardier and require less mantenance than the boer.

[Backfourty,MI.]

I agree with Mygoat but that is because I have pygmies & had a couple young wethers butchered last year & at about 9 months old, cut & wrapped weight of the meat I got back was about 35 pounds per goat.