I've made my decision-Boers

[ozark_jewels]

I'm selling my Boer herd. I've thought long and hard about it and almost did it several years ago, but this time its really happening. I love them, and have had really good success with them.
But I simply do not have the ways and means to run two different herds. On top of that, I need to cut down on the number of goats I have. Its hard enough to get someone to chore for me with just a few goats. With 50, no one really wants to and I can't go do *anything*. My Grandparents in Ohio are not doing well, I haven't seen them in a year now, and I need to go visit them this summer.
If I cut out one breed, that will just leave me with Nubians and Lamanchas. While I love the Boers, I really enjoy my dairy herd a bit more.
My sister and brother-in-law are buying many of the does with their kids. And keeping them close, if I decide to get back in someday, I will be able to get some of my old lines back.
All that said, I have two Boer does with their kids, and two very proven Boer bucks that I still need to sell. One buck is Paint, one is traditional but throws a lot of paints, even with traditional does.
Mattie has a wether and a doe with her, both very nice and chunky.
Struedel has twin does with her, also very nice. I'll go look up pics and see if I can post them here later. Matties were born late January and Struedels were in February I think. Does are on my website if you want to take a look.

[ozark_jewels]

These are last months pictures of Struedel and her daughters.





And I just love this one.



Newborn picture of Matties buck and doe twins.



Picture taken last month of the buck(now wether).



I'll try to get a picture of the doeling and Mattie later.

Pictures of Mattie, Struedel, and the two bucks, Mustang Man(Paint Purebred) and Junior(Traditional Fullblood) are on my website.

Mattie has a wether and a doe with her, both very nice and chunky. Mattie is not registered, but her doeling can be registered with USBGA. Kids sired by Junior. $200 for the trio(Mattie, one wether and one registered doeling)

Struedel has twin does, also very nice. Struedel is USBGA registered, her daughters can also be of course. Kids sired by Junior.
($350 for the trio of registered breeding does.)

Mustang Man is the Paint Purebred buck, two years old and registered with USBGA. Has thrown me very nice kids. $200.

RDR Thunders Boy(aka "Junior") is a Traditional Fullblood buck who throws many Paint kids even with Traditional does. He is seven years old and is registered with USBGA. I've had him since he was three months old, and LOVE his kids. $200(only priced this cheaply because of his age)

If someone was to take them all, I would gladly give a lesser package price. Located near Mountain View, MO.

[ozark_jewels]

Oh, forgot to mention. Everyone was disbudded except for Junior. So all doelings, does, one wether and one buck are hornless. Junior is horned.

[mygoat]

I wish you were in MI.

[susanne]

Originally Posted by mygoat

I wish you were in MI.

donna sometimes it pays to travel you will get disease free animals and good quality too.
missouri is not that far either.

[mygoat]

I guess I can at least consider them, lol... I can't find tested stock anywhere in Michigan. I'll talk to dad tonight about it, as me and him will likely go half and half on a boer herd. We'd likely have to drive down both of our trucks to transport them all, and that would be the one thing my dad might not agree on - our large truck gets HORRID gas mileage.

What would you like as a package price? I'm not sure I need both bucks though... So considering the doelings are out of Jr, how much for the does, kids, and Mustang Man?

[Pony]

Donna, if you buy from Emily, I know you will be pleased. Beautiful, well-bred, very healthy animals.

I wish I had the energy to take on meat goats, because I'd love to get some of Em's ('specially Strudel and Mustang Man), but I just can't do it right now.

If you end up getting just a few (like, as many as can comfortably move in a full-bed truck), and can get people to set up a transport relay, I'm happy to run a leg for you (don't know how well goats may travel that way, but anyhow, the offer is there).

[ozark_jewels]

Originally Posted by mygoat

What would you like as a package price? I'm not sure I need both bucks though... So considering the doelings are out of Jr, how much for the does, kids, and Mustang Man?

Donna, I have someone coming out tomorrow to look at the bucks. When I know for sure what I have left, I'll get you a package price.
Michigan is a long drive, I know. I sold some Boers to a guy up there a few years back. He made the trip all in one day, but I bet that was one *long* day.

[mygoat]

It's looking like an 11 hour drive... but quite honestly, it'd still likely be a better deal than anything I can find in this area.

But, my dad is likely supplying half of the purchase price, towards our meat CSA farm that we went to start up within the next few years. Problem is, he doesn't know good deal from bad, or good quality from bad. While *I* may think it's worth it, he may not. He's most likely to tell me to find something local - as if I haven't been the past like 5 years... But, I will try when I see him next!

[Buster]

I would think a milk herd would be more labor intensive (and thus less likely to garner volunteer assistance) than meat goats. Is that not the case?

I don't know much about goats, but my mind goes back to the years of my youth where we hade to milk cattle twice a day, every day, no matter what. When we started on our homesteading adventure, one of the first decisions I made was no animals I would have to milk.

[firefly81]

emily,

we got mustang man home with no problems, we wormed him and put him out in his new pasture, he is doing good, i think he likes it. mom and dad are so excited.
thanks
jayme

[mygoat]

I've PM'ed you!

[ozark_jewels]

Originally Posted by Buster

I would think a milk herd would be more labor intensive (and thus less likely to garner volunteer assistance) than meat goats. Is that not the case?

I don't know much about goats, but my mind goes back to the years of my youth where we hade to milk cattle twice a day, every day, no matter what. When we started on our homesteading adventure, one of the first decisions I made was no animals I would have to milk.

Yes, the dairy does are more labour intensive. But it is labour I enjoy. My brother is happy to milk my does when I go somewhere, as I pay *very* well.LOL!! Its the volume of chores involved with running two separate herds(water, hay, etc to so many different pastures/pens) that is hard for him to handle.

[ozark_jewels]

Originally Posted by firefly81

emily,

we got mustang man home with no problems, we wormed him and put him out in his new pasture, he is doing good, i think he likes it. mom and dad are so excited.
thanks
jayme

Good to hear!

[ozark_jewels]

Originally Posted by mygoat

I've PM'ed you!

PM'd you back!

[Minelson]

That 3rd picture is priceless!! HA HA HA!!