Celebrity Boer Goats

Stories of a young novice farmer's adventures with South African Boer meat goats, animal husbandry, intensive pasture management, and other efforts to produce food with environmentally sustainable methods.

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Autumn Kids for Sale

Here's an email I sent round to a few friends a few weeks ago, offering the first of the season's kids for sale:

"Wanted to let you know I've got four kids available for sale. One, a fat 45 lb billy, is about two months old. Milk fed, and still with his mom, but weaned for a month now. The other three are only about three weeks old, maybe 10-15 pounds each. One doe-kid, two billies. They're totally free of chemicals, dewormers, vaccines, etc. Only water, sunshine, momma's milk, woodland browse, and pelletized grain.

I had intended to do some marketing for Eid al Fitr (end of Ramadan), but it crept up on me and I never got the time. The big boy is so plump, I'd like $2 per pound. The littlest kids are $1.25 per pound. That'll go up to $1.50/lb once they're weaned."

I just delivered the kids to the buyer today. The next expected kiddings will be in March, I reckon.