Need winter home for two Nigis

steff bugielski · #1 08/08/10, 05:41 AM

I am in need of a winter home, from September to June. The camp I board animals for has two registered Nigerian Dwarf goats that need a winter home. I can not take them as I have a closed herd.
They can be with other goats but he would prefer the female only breed with his male so as to have kids around June July.
He is willing to pay probably $100 per animal. I figure they only eat hay and not much of that.
The llamas I keep for him only eat $80 worth of hay all year.

He is in Sullivan county Ny and is willing to travel within reason.

Cannon_Farms · #2 08/08/10, 08:03 AM

If Ga is within reason I wouldnt mind as long as they are cl, cae and johns free, i show so closed herd is a mute point.
If I only still lived in NY

KimM · #3 08/08/10, 08:23 AM

Is that $100. per goat for the whole 9 months? I should make a trip up there for hay because no way can I keep a Nigerian Dwarf on $100. in hay for 9 months.

Cannon_Farms · #4 08/08/10, 08:37 AM

I use round bales of rye grass and one bale will last right at two months and they are 40 each.

steff bugielski · #5 08/09/10, 05:32 AM

Well I feed round bales and go through 1 a week other than the two months of summer. Maybe a bit more in the dead of winter. I have 2 llamas, 2 alpacas, 4 mini sheep, 2 adult mini donkeys, 2 pigs, 15 goats.
They are out on pasture all day.
The bale costs $50.
That is what I am basing it on. $2 a week for a full sized animal, I am guessing these guys eat about 1/4 of a full size dairy goat. So $ .50 a week times 40 weeks works out to about $20 for hay, at least around here.

Alice In TX/MO · #6 08/09/10, 06:52 AM

It's not just the feed. It's the responsibility. That's a LONG boarding time and a lot of daily care and attention for a very low price.

steff bugielski · #7 08/09/10, 01:22 PM

That Ok I found a very nice home for them right close by.
I board many animals for this camp, llamas, alpacas donkeys, sheep, and assorted poultry.
They live in the pasture and have a shed or two. They eat grass and hay and have fresh water. That is it. I do worm them and i am compensated for that.
They just handed me $1000.00 for this coming year.
Really no work about $400.00 total hay and I get all the pleasure out of them all winter long. Not to mention the fiber and eggs.