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[StelleKitten]

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but are Nubians good for eating as well?

ETA I just looked up Nubians and I think I may go with those. They seem to be good with heat, good milk producers and large enough to be a good meat producer. Has anyone ever tasted Nubian goat meat?

 

[yinepu]

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of course I'm interested in the bones! (like you had to ask.. lol)

 

[yinepu]

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but are Nubians good for eating as well?

ETA I just looked up Nubians and I think I may go with those. They seem to be good with heat, good milk producers and large enough to be a good meat producer. Has anyone ever tasted Nubian goat meat?

all goats make for good eating.. well.. if you like goat..
when I worked at the dairy we wethered (band castrated) all the excess bucklings and sold them as BBQ goats..

the only difference between a dairy goat and a meat goat is that the meaties will fatten up a teeny bit faster.. and the dairy goats give a lot more milk

 

[yinepu]

oh.. and X10,000 on the nubians.. they were my breed of choice because of the higher butterfat.. I can still make cheese from the Saanen's ,milk.. it just won't have as much cream or fat in it... which is why I SUPPOSED to be adding a little Nubian buckling to the herd in May (supposed to.. assuming the woman hasn't lost my contact info and sold the boys to someone else)!

 

[TexasLisa]

Good Morning!

Kilsharion and Cockle-Dood: I hope you guys are feeling better!

Little Wing: I love your chicken tractor. Thank you for the encouragement!

StelleKitten: What wonderful news for you and your husband! Something tells me you aren't going to be getting one thing at a time!

Lisa

 

[Kilsharion]

Dinner is such a little brat. I went out there to video him crowing....and he preens and poses and then settles down. I come back inside and sit down......he starts crowing again.

 

[Kilsharion]

Good Morning!

Kilsharion and Cockle-Dood: I hope you guys are feeling better!

Little Wing: I love your chicken tractor. Thank you for the encouragement!

StelleKitten: What wonderful news for you and your husband! Something tells me you aren't going to be getting one thing at a time!

Lisa

I'm feeling much better. My husband, however, is getting hit about 10x worse than I did. Thank you for asking.

 

[topdycke]

They chicks look a little bit like the Mottled Javas I saw at TS

Saw you had posted on another thread but didnt see if there were replies. Think they are Exchequer Leghorns.
Also the tractor is excellent - you should post to the coops thread bet you'd have people who wanted to buy them.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Good Morning!

Kilsharion and Cockle-Dood:  I hope you guys are feeling better!

Little Wing:  I love your chicken tractor.  Thank you for the encouragement!

StelleKitten:  What wonderful news for you and your husband!  Something tells me you aren't going to be getting one thing at a time!

Lisa

Good morning lisa! Feelin tip top this morning! Bout to head out and check on the younger chicks...make sure my poor polish still have all their crest feathers and what not lol. Night one with the big kids....who knows

 

[StelleKitten]

oh.. and X10,000 on the nubians.. they were my breed of choice because of the higher butterfat.. I can still make cheese from the Saanen's ,milk.. it just won't have as much cream or fat in it... which is why I SUPPOSED to be adding a little Nubian buckling to the herd in May (supposed to.. assuming the woman hasn't lost my contact info and sold the boys to someone else)!

I have been looking around at the Nubians and they are beautiful. Though all I seem to be able to find are show goats and I am not really intending to show them. Does anyone have information on Nubians that aren't show quality for sale?

Good Morning!

Kilsharion and Cockle-Dood: I hope you guys are feeling better!

Little Wing: I love your chicken tractor. Thank you for the encouragement!

StelleKitten: What wonderful news for you and your husband! Something tells me you aren't going to be getting one thing at a time!

Lisa

Yeah, I am really wanting to push getting the goats a little quicker because of all the weeds and sticker plants and overgrown areas. I figured at least for the first month or so I wouldn't have to buy feed. Lol. There is a lot of brush.

I'm feeling much better. My husband, however, is getting hit about 10x worse than I did. Thank you for asking.

The stomach bug made rounds here about a month ago. It was awful, both of us needing the toilet at the same time! I did a lot of mopping...