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Is it always so nerve racking?
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<blockquote data-quote="sciencegal" data-source="post: 663075" data-attributes="member: 8907"><p>I am planning on reducing the herd starting with not breeding any this fall (well maybe one that I can't let go to waste). I have a herd of old-style, dual purpose Nubians so all the boys and cull does go for meat. But, this year I have some of the best milkers of my 15 years of breeding. I decided to raise a few more bottle calves and then see what happens in a couple of years. I sell an occasional milker but few people want to make the commitment to milk every day twice a day. I do have milk and cheese customers but not enough.</p><p></p><p>When you have raised livestock and have done a good job it's hard to just stop plus I just like doing it. I have started on a 3 year plan so that by the time I'm 60 I'll be down to only a few goats. I've selected does over the years that milk through so I will have plenty of milk for two years or more without freshening any more. When I quit raising dairy goats, I'll have to quit drinking milk. </p><p></p><p>I have to accept the fact that I'm getting on in years and eventually it will be a little too much to continue doing this by myself no matter how much I enjoy it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sciencegal, post: 663075, member: 8907"] I am planning on reducing the herd starting with not breeding any this fall (well maybe one that I can't let go to waste). I have a herd of old-style, dual purpose Nubians so all the boys and cull does go for meat. But, this year I have some of the best milkers of my 15 years of breeding. I decided to raise a few more bottle calves and then see what happens in a couple of years. I sell an occasional milker but few people want to make the commitment to milk every day twice a day. I do have milk and cheese customers but not enough. When you have raised livestock and have done a good job it's hard to just stop plus I just like doing it. I have started on a 3 year plan so that by the time I'm 60 I'll be down to only a few goats. I've selected does over the years that milk through so I will have plenty of milk for two years or more without freshening any more. When I quit raising dairy goats, I'll have to quit drinking milk. I have to accept the fact that I'm getting on in years and eventually it will be a little too much to continue doing this by myself no matter how much I enjoy it. [/QUOTE]
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