I would have to agree with Bev here Michelle,

There are smallholders out there who work sort of swap shops with
stud animals if they are registered. It saves a fortune in the long
run and you have the benefit of introducing other lines into your
flock (if it's a flock you want?). He would be far happier out in the
field serving a purpose if he's good enough, rather than feeding the
hounds.

Whenever I've had male kids I do them at around 14-15 weeks and then
you can either kill out as kids or save until you get a larger animal
the only problem we have here in Ireland is finding a registered
slaughterer who will do goats.


John...


John...


--- In smallholding@..., Bev Turpin-West
<welliless@y...> wrote:
>
> Have you tried to contact your local goat club? If he
> is well bred and from a milky line, it is likely that
> someone could make good use of him, that is if his
> parents are registered. Registration is not too
> expensive.
> Good luck
> --- Mic Rushen <mic@v...>
> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:40:59 -0000, you wrote:
> >
> > >You would be better giving him away free to a good
> > home or just
> > >putting him out to stud unless you can make further
> > use of him
> >
> > Trouble is, what guarantees a good home for an
> > entire male goat? Most
> > goat people don't want entires, and most non-goat
> > people who might
> > offer him a home would probably become very fed up
> > with the smell etc
> > after a few weeks, so he would get passed from
> > pillar to post ending
> > up gods know where. As to putting him out with the
> > girls - well, I
> > don't particularly want him jumping on his mother
> > and sister...
> >
> > No, I think unless anyone here is after a well-bred
> > Saanen buck for
> > free, it's either the pot or the hunt kennels : (
> >
> > Mic
> >
> >
> > Mic (Michelle) Rushen
> >
> >
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