[mart6]

Borderlands  where abouts in the country are you ?
I know a large Boer breeder that sells off surplus males cheap to farmers to fatten up

Thanks Mart6, we are in mid Wales with a small holding in England just over the border in the Midlands. Happy to travel if the distance wasn't a problem for the goats...

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I had a quote from vet in Chesterfield for Dehorning of £10 would inmagine at that its + VAT   
Thought that was a bargin cheapest i have seen been quoted £25-30 in past

[verdifish]

Borderlands  where abouts in the country are you ?
I know a large Boer breeder that sells off surplus males cheap to farmers to fatten up

Thanks Mart6, we are in mid Wales with a small holding in England just over the border in the Midlands. Happy to travel if the distance wasn't a problem for the goats...

Sent you a pm

I had a quote from vet in Chesterfield for Dehorning of £10 would inmagine at that its + VAT   
Thought that was a bargin cheapest i have seen been quoted £25-30 in past

Was that under GA or local ?

[cuckoo]

My vet in east yorks charges about £16 for disbudding - includes VAT and is under local anaesthetic. I don't disbud my boers - only my GGs

[clydesdaleclopper]

we pay about £45 

[Roxy]

My vet wants £50 plus VAT per kid, under GA.  I no longer have mine disbudded.

[mart6]

Borderlands  where abouts in the country are you ?
I know a large Boer breeder that sells off surplus males cheap to farmers to fatten up

Thanks Mart6, we are in mid Wales with a small holding in England just over the border in the Midlands. Happy to travel if the distance wasn't a problem for the goats...

Sent you a pm

I had a quote from vet in Chesterfield for Dehorning of £10 would inmagine at that its + VAT   
Thought that was a bargin cheapest i have seen been quoted £25-30 in past

Was that under GA or local ?

To be honest i never asked  which it was, as i am not keen anyway.
Was enquiring re callouts we are just outside area and they did not seem to keen to come even if i paid extra,but soppose they have to draw a line somewhere.

Reading posts above seems to be some big variations in disbudding prices.
Wonder if it is the same for CAE testing ?

[trish.farm]

on the subject of goat meat, we have just got from a holiday in Rhodes.  Stayed in the south of the island where there are very few tourists.  Most nights we ate "baby goat" in local tavernas.  Got to admit it tasted almost as good as my lamb!!  Joints, cooked very slowly in a red sauce, no idea what was in the "red sauce", but it didn't over shadow the taste of the meat, really lean, very tender.  So good that we started talking about having a few goats for the meat.  Cant understand why more people don't eat goat meat!!

[Lesley Silvester]

I love it which is just as well since we have about a goat and a half in our freezer.

[Tree Farmer]

I just wanted to say I applaud your idea.. :-) I'm probably also a bit of an old hippy but I quite agree with your intention... Do lots of research and see if it might be a goer !

[Loobylou]

It is true that dairy goat can taste different to a meat goat as other companies have proved. But why not give it a try. We breed boers for meat and are currently on a new feed plan to get a carcass ready between 6 and 9 months. You just need to research what's the best feed. But just watch the silage for young goats as it's not recommended as its too acidic. Hope your idea works out

[Dogwalker]

What  feed do you give them, how much and what weights do you get at what age?

I have dairy and angoras at the moment.

[fiestyredhead331]

our boys get hay over winter with a little bit of concentrate and grass etc through the summer and we send them off at 1 yr old, not a huge kill weight (14-15kgs) but we have introduced a Boer billy so hoping this years kids will fatten up a bit quicker

[verdifish]

our boys get hay over winter with a little bit of concentrate and grass etc through the summer and we send them off at 1 yr old, not a huge kill weight (14-15kgs) but we have introduced a Boer billy so hoping this years kids will fatten up a bit quicker

With your billy if you send away at 1 year you will double that weight !!!

[Dogwalker]

our boys get hay over winter with a little bit of concentrate and grass etc through the summer and we send them off at 1 yr old, not a huge kill weight (14-15kgs) but we have introduced a Boer billy so hoping this years kids will fatten up a bit quicker

That's about the same as mine,  angora x dairy (golden guernsey x saanen) does, so not huge goats.

[Penninehillbilly]

My Togg boys usually go in the autumn, 8-9 mnth at about 15kg. carrying one of the boer boys I reckon he nearly weighs that at 14wk