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I could get 2 does from here for $700. Thats not too bad.
http://www.vineycreekfarm.com/for-sale.html
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Get on Facebook and join the free groups, people post them fairly often. I was offered an intact male very recently for freeI found this place in AR that sells wethers for $75 each.
https://hillhollow-farm.square.site/kidding-schedule
I found my two doelings for 200 dollars total, if you have the patience to grow them out I would start with babies, they are so much cheaper and will be friendlierI could get 2 does from here for $700. Thats not too bad.
http://www.vineycreekfarm.com/for-sale.html
Agreed, mine have nibbled creeping charlie and have found stray potato leaves and spat them out.I find, too, that if they accidentally nibble a leaf of something you missed, they are usually ok. The only real problem plants we have are wild cherry and bracken fern.
I clear it when I see it, of course, but I've missed some here and there - esp the bracken fern. I've seen them nibble it (as I'm watching in horror). They just drop it and move on, with no I'll effects. My girls get a widely varied diet, too, which I thi k helps. But I do give probiotics daily.
And, OP, it is smart to be prepared! I had a heck of a time when I got started because I didn't do enough of what you're doing - quality research. Talk to goat owners in your area, too. They will know about plants and mineral levels in your soil and problems with wormer resistence and any prevalent diseases in the area and predators and.... That's been my best resource!
I just started this goat thing, so I will only answer the ones I know.I may be getting some NDs but I need to learn about them first. If anyone can give me any information that would be great and I have a few specific questions.
1. Is $150 too much for 1 intact buckling?
2. Do I need 2 goats or can I keep just 1?
3 Do they need hay all year, or just in winter?
4. What all do I feed them?
5. How much space does 1 goat need?
6. What kind of structure is suitable?
7. How much dies castration cost?
8. Is it better to castrate them?
9. Are ND bucks (or wethers) typically aggresive?
10. Should I just wait for a doe?
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Got 4 registered NDs for $1300. AND this was after a 4H discount. Expensive with great reason though…they are lovely ladies.Those are very inexpensive for us here in Northern California. I got my 4 mutts for 600 total.
Dang. Our state is expensive.