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Advice on building a herd in Central Texas - sale barns vs breeders
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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1703050" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>"</p><h4></h4><p></p><p>This, <u>if</u> you can keep the predators away from them. </p><p>Same with goats. I've seen both go thru the ring at the sale barn and bring good $$, sometimes as good or better than calves/lb and as Fence said, you can get more than one crop of lambs and kid goats/year. Both goats and sheep have a gestation of around 150 days compared to avg bovine gestation of 285 days and twins in goats and sheep are very common and triplets not unheard of at all. </p><p></p><p>Pay close attention too, to your county's ag exemption requirements. Some counties actually encourage agriculture while others (like mine) fight against ag exemption approval tooth and nail. Here, it's easier to get started in goats than in cattle (fencing perhaps being the exception). </p><p></p><p>I have a cousin whose husband runs Brangus cattle, sheep and goats on 3 sections out in Nolan county and he has very yearly few inputs compared to where I live but 3 sections is a lot of land even tho the forage available per acre out there is less.</p><p></p><p>his place:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]8392[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1703050, member: 18945"] " [HEADING=3][/HEADING] This, [U]if[/U] you can keep the predators away from them. Same with goats. I've seen both go thru the ring at the sale barn and bring good $$, sometimes as good or better than calves/lb and as Fence said, you can get more than one crop of lambs and kid goats/year. Both goats and sheep have a gestation of around 150 days compared to avg bovine gestation of 285 days and twins in goats and sheep are very common and triplets not unheard of at all. Pay close attention too, to your county's ag exemption requirements. Some counties actually encourage agriculture while others (like mine) fight against ag exemption approval tooth and nail. Here, it's easier to get started in goats than in cattle (fencing perhaps being the exception). I have a cousin whose husband runs Brangus cattle, sheep and goats on 3 sections out in Nolan county and he has very yearly few inputs compared to where I live but 3 sections is a lot of land even tho the forage available per acre out there is less. his place: [ATTACH type="full"]8392[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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