Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[Molpet]

 

[U_Stormcrow]

As soon as I can move some plants out of the laundry room, its time to bid fairwell to our oldest (and most successful) male goat. He has sired enough. Then at least one rabbit, a few drakes, then start on roosters.

Wish me luck!!!!

 

[Sally PB]

Good luck!

That's a lot of meat. You must have a nearly empty freezer. How much meat do you get off a goat?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Good luck!

That's a lot of meat. You must have a nearly empty freezer. How much meat do you get off a goat?

These are small goats. (Deliberately so). If the one I'm taking today weighs 125#, it will be about a 55# carcass after processing (hide and that monster stomach both wiegh a lot - as does the incredible amount of abdominal fat they make from green growing things). And from that, maybe 37# of meat.

Yield isn't great, but they are easy to feed.

 

[Sally PB]

Got your rifle all sighted in, or can you get close for a contact shot?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Sighted.

But if you want to wish me luck, both the goat and I would appreciate. I'm +/- 1/2" at 100 yd - terrible for a rifle, but good enough to do the job.

 

[Sally PB]

Good luck.

 

[Sally PB]

I have never shot an animal except at very close or contact range. Some day I will go hunting.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is in our local deer population, unfortunately. I'm not sure if that means the meat is unsafe to eat; I haven't looked it up, since I'm not going hunting.

I did, however, just knit myself a hunter's orange hat. So I got that going for me, which is nice. (Sorry, couldn't resist the movie quote...)

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I did, however, just knit myself a hunter's orange hat. So I got that going for me, which is nice. (Sorry, couldn't resist the movie quote...)

I'm wearing a long sleeve shirt of that violent "yellow/green" safety color (you know, the one that looks like its battery powered?) - so the neighbors don't get the wrong idea.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have never shot an animal except at very close or contact range. Some day I will go hunting.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is in our local deer population, unfortunately. I'm not sure if that means the meat is unsafe to eat; I haven't looked it up, since I'm not going hunting.

I did, however, just knit myself a hunter's orange hat. So I got that going for me, which is nice. (Sorry, couldn't resist the movie quote...)

It's a prion disease, so personally I wouldn't risk it. Don't know if it's technically safe though.