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<blockquote data-quote="Little Cow" data-source="post: 1586097" data-attributes="member: 5507"><p>Fads can and will fail, especially if you try to price them too high. It happened with llamas, ostriches, emus, alpacas. I think Polish Arabians were before all those. I don't know, I was just a kid back then. </p><p></p><p>I think the trick to having some sort of new breed of horse or cow is to keep your prices reasonable. Don't let idiots drive the price to high, or it will tumble hard. My area had Highland cattle priced at $500-$1,000 for heifers. For a specialty breed with specific appeal, that seems reasonable. Now, all of the sudden, I see them at $2,500 for unregistered. I predict a sad fall if they try to keep that up. I think that happened to the Zebu cattle around here. Now, you can't give them away. </p><p></p><p>The only meat I wonder about is what used to be popular. Anyone had goose? It was the most popular holiday bird for the longest time. I heard the oil is a pain in the butt and it's tricky to cook. Maybe we just forgot how? Maybe not good for commercial poultry houses?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Cow, post: 1586097, member: 5507"] Fads can and will fail, especially if you try to price them too high. It happened with llamas, ostriches, emus, alpacas. I think Polish Arabians were before all those. I don't know, I was just a kid back then. I think the trick to having some sort of new breed of horse or cow is to keep your prices reasonable. Don't let idiots drive the price to high, or it will tumble hard. My area had Highland cattle priced at $500-$1,000 for heifers. For a specialty breed with specific appeal, that seems reasonable. Now, all of the sudden, I see them at $2,500 for unregistered. I predict a sad fall if they try to keep that up. I think that happened to the Zebu cattle around here. Now, you can't give them away. The only meat I wonder about is what used to be popular. Anyone had goose? It was the most popular holiday bird for the longest time. I heard the oil is a pain in the butt and it's tricky to cook. Maybe we just forgot how? Maybe not good for commercial poultry houses? [/QUOTE]
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