Visit to Goat Servant [pics]

[LFRJ]

We had the fortunate opportunity to make an all-too-short visit to "Goat Servant" and to meet their wonderful "Laughing Stock". First, thank you Nancy & Bob, for your warm welcome, and for answering all of our questions. It was a treat for us to see others set-up and learn how they manage their stock, especially during what appears to be a very busy kidding season! Within the past week or so, Laughing Stock has increased by about 9 or more kids? Poor Nancy is tuckered.

As new goat owners, a visit like this is especially helpful. We got a full tour of the buildings (including the famous "penis gallery") and even got to watch Nancy administer a dose of Probios ...and while a small exercise like this is probably old hat for most of you, for us newbies, a demonstration of even the simplest of tasks is beneficial).

I've included pics for those who can't make it over. All and all I must say, they have a whole lot of cuteness going on!











This morning, we had ground goat patties for breakfast, and I can personally testify that the goat in rut you recently butchered tasted perfectly fine with not a single trace "buckiness" to it. Simply wonderful!

Thanks Again, Goat Servant!

[Goat Servant]

So glad you enjoed the meat! You know, I've heard over & over how buck meat is no good so I dont know what to make of it...
Either the butcher knew what he was doing &/or the buck didnt smell too bad to begin with?? Anyone like Emily care to comment?

I know what you mean about "the small excersise"...the first few times I washed goats for show they had purple streaks.The simplest thing like watching someone else! You put the shampoo in a bucket & add water first.

[Gaby Rose]

I am there with you about watching someone else first! Like...I'm really not sure about drenching. I do love youtube though. Whenever someone mentions something that I'm not sure about I head over to youtube and see if someone has posted a video.

[Backfourty,MI.]

I just love little boer babies, they have always been one of my favorites but if I get one then hubby will think we need to breed her & butcher the babies & I just want them for a pet here.

We did have a Nigerian dwarf buck butchered here about a year ago, the last of the meat went to the dogs. I couldn't even stand the smell of the breakfast sausage while it was cooking so therefore I couldn't eat it. Never had any like that before, maybe he just smelled really bad or was not butchered right. We took him to the same guy that does our deer & we buy our beef from.

[Goat Servant]

LFRJ (and anybody else around the Seattle area) friends of our put on a Farm Day usually in January; lots of great demonstrations like disbudding hoof trimming drawing blood bottle feeding etc. Though they raise Boers all the info goes across the board to all breeds.
We both enoyed your visit too! HT folks rock!! Wish the gal we got Dep from would show up on here again. She needs to know what a great LGD he is.