Nine year old Boer doe available

[jerryf]

A friend has a 9 yr old Fb Boer doe for sale.
In great health, no udder issues, clean 2 teated,
large in great condition. Bred for january kids



If the price is right buy her or passs she by
Would I get a couple of year's of kid from her?

Your opinion please

Jerry
www.fletcherthreeoaks.com

[April]

I have a 10 year old Boer doe that I'm still breeding. She does perfectly fine.

[RiverPines]

You may get kids from her or may not.
She is old and that alone is high risk.
Buying her at this age, plus pg, puts the risk higher for her to get sick from the stress of a new home.

Is she worth the increased risk of problems developing?

She may be pg, but I would not count at that kid or possible future kids as a reason to buy her. She is a high risk goat because she is old.

On the other hand she may be tough as nails and go on producing for another year or so.

I personally would not buy a goat at the end of its time. Take it for free, sure. Pay cash for a goat that I know is at the end of the line in time, no.

Why does this person even want to sell her?

[dezeeuwgoats]

Buying an older, bred doe of high quality is one way to start out reasonably in cost. I know nothing of meat goats, but I have read this recommended in goat books as an intelligent way to get started.

There are risks - the price should reflect the value of remaining breedability.

[Wonderland]

I've read (at http://wwwfiascofarm.com) that breeding after the age of ten greatly increases the chance of kidding problems. So, if it were me, I would pass because I would not take the chance of breeding her again, based on that info. I plan to retire my girls at age 9/10, so for me I wouldn't do it. But, on the other hand, you may get really good kids out of her in her last litter, which may make it worth it. But it would be a gamble.

[Natural Beauty Farm]

If she is healthy, the herd is clean, you like her and the price is fair. Go for it. I have older does that give me nice kids without a problem. They may only carry one after 9, but its still a good kid. Even if you only get that one... its a replacement for the old doe.

[RiverPines]

Originally Posted by Natural Beauty Farm

They may only carry one after 9, but its still a good kid. Even if you only get that one... its a replacement for the old doe.

Unless she gives you unneeded bucks!
A 50/50 chance of bucks. Another thing to consider.

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

Actually this is one of the things that angers me more than anything, those who build their herds off the backs of these older does and then sell them into homes when they are older. It's one thing if you gift older does to someone to help them start up, mentor them so the care is excellent, but to sell a 9 year old?

A 9 year old can be a very young doe in her original home, a 9 year old who has moved from farm to farm or who is sold as an old lady can last 1 year old and simply die. They can pine for their herdmates or worse their owner.


She will need more care at keeping warm, higher energy diet, she likely is already having or will have problems grinding grain of any kind because of her molars. She will have a harder time maintaining her body weight so pass on her if you are a, put them in the pasture and let nature take it's course sort of breeder. She will likely not have the energy to fight her way into the top of the herd like she is at her old farm, and may end up being the low man on the totem pole even with young yearlings. It's a very sad picture, and very honestly the person selling this doe should be ashamed.

But if the price is right and you indeed intend to give her the extra care she will need after this move, go for it. Pass if you aren't willing to do this, or she is such an improvement over what you have that you are wanting her to keep a buck out of...you wouldn't be buying her if you didn't want daughters. Vicki

[jerryf]

I am going to pass on her. She will be at a public Boer sale. So the price may be too high. Vickie I agree she should not be moved at her age. For her sake and mine,
Just curious what others thought,
I have 12 does, one is 5 the rest are 2 1/2 yrs old. So they have many years ahead of them

Jerry