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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 605004" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>We have a mix of FB registered Boers and crossbred high percentage boers. Have about 300+ does at the moment, 50% would be the FB reg'd, 50% xbred. We serve a number of markets but our main market is wethers for domestic consumption, we turn off about 10 - 12 lot fed wethers at 5 - 8 mths per week, trying to produce a 12 - 14kg carcase. Some lesser markets that we also access are the seedstock market (FB does and bucks) both within Australia and also to a large extent export to Malaysia, local plus export to Malaysia crossbred seedstock does as well, and also the export meat market mainly to the US, which takes goats of all ages/size over a 10kg carcase, but mainly they just get cull does and bucks (sorry, we send our crappy meat to you). </p><p></p><p>I also have 50 + angoras, main market there is selling fleeces privately to handspinners, full fleece skins, with some reg'd seedstock sold, and of course some meat production from young wethers as well as cull bucks and does. </p><p></p><p>Also a handful of reg'd dairy does (2 saanen, 1 british alpine, few Toggies on the way) mainly for milk for poddies, milk for myself, also try to sell some seedstock. </p><p></p><p>I show all three types as well. </p><p></p><p>Dairy goats I find easier on the body than cattle, but Boers are probably rougher than our cows <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 605004, member: 3195"] We have a mix of FB registered Boers and crossbred high percentage boers. Have about 300+ does at the moment, 50% would be the FB reg'd, 50% xbred. We serve a number of markets but our main market is wethers for domestic consumption, we turn off about 10 - 12 lot fed wethers at 5 - 8 mths per week, trying to produce a 12 - 14kg carcase. Some lesser markets that we also access are the seedstock market (FB does and bucks) both within Australia and also to a large extent export to Malaysia, local plus export to Malaysia crossbred seedstock does as well, and also the export meat market mainly to the US, which takes goats of all ages/size over a 10kg carcase, but mainly they just get cull does and bucks (sorry, we send our crappy meat to you). I also have 50 + angoras, main market there is selling fleeces privately to handspinners, full fleece skins, with some reg'd seedstock sold, and of course some meat production from young wethers as well as cull bucks and does. Also a handful of reg'd dairy does (2 saanen, 1 british alpine, few Toggies on the way) mainly for milk for poddies, milk for myself, also try to sell some seedstock. I show all three types as well. Dairy goats I find easier on the body than cattle, but Boers are probably rougher than our cows :D [/QUOTE]
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