The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: Pinecooler on May 22, 2016, 09:56:06 am
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Looking for some goats to take care of an area of rough land.
Ideally looking for a breed that could be used for milk, meat or both.
Not fussed about rare or pure breed, just looking for reasonably priced animals.
As per subject not too fussed about sex or age.
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Whats reasonably priced?
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Goats are presently very good trade in the South
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Reasonably priced? Not sure really. Have seen some female saanen kids going for £70 each, and some female pygmy kids going for 250. It'd be at the lower end of that scale that I'd consider.
The price of goats always surprises me. Considering how comparatively little you can pickup weaners and lambs for.
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The price of goats always surprises me. Considering how comparatively little you can pickup weaners and lambs for.
Well unlike pigs goats only tend to have 2 offspring for a start. They are also more expensive to feed than sheep. If people don't keep their own billy goat they have to pay a £40 service fee to get them mated. Then there is the cost of disbudding (currently about £60 a time with my vet).
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I'm not questioning the prices I just said that it surprises me.
As per my post I've seen a few kids going for the £70 mark but they are either quite far away or have already sold. Just looking for something closer to home.
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If you find more than you need for that price can you let me know please.
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I have just bottle fed 3 kids, and taking into account milk, feed and hay, worming and jabs, I sell my females for £130 each. More if registered,
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Hi there you still looking for goats
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No I managed to pick up 3 kids yesterday: a saanen billy, a saanen girl and a togganberg for the target price I was looking for.
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We are!
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What kind of goats you want