Nigerian dwarf goats are a small milk breed! Not milk..
I hate these post on Craigslist
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not meat...
not meat...
Sadly any goat can be freezer meat. I don't like seeing these kind of adds either but in their defense we don't know why they are being sold for meat. Maybe have CAE or are super aggressive.
Ya maybe..
There are only so many boys needed as breeders and pets. That leaves only one thing left for them.
I have a ND doe that carries the gene for cryptorchidism. If she ever accidentally gets pregnant, any male the kids would have to go for meat, because they can’t be neutered. And even the girls, they shouldn’t be bred, ever, but there would be no way to control that if selling as pets.
I can totally see how someone needs to sell goats for meat.
I can totally see how someone needs to sell goats for meat.
Ya I guess that way.. I would understand if it was for that reason. Guess I never thought about it that way
I actually just processed a Nigerian Dwarf male. It wasn't a lot of meat, and it wasn't something I really loved the idea of, but his purpose had come to an end and he wasn't friendly at all so I wouldn't have been able to honestly sell him as a pet. I preferred to process him on our farm because it was the only real home he'd ever known and I knew that he would be treated well every moment.
My little goat, Stumpy...she should not be bred due to conformational issues. If I cannot figure out a pet home or someone willing to $$-up for a spay, butchering may be her future.
It's sad but it's real life farming.
It's sad but it's real life farming.
There are legitimate reasons a goat of any breed is destined to be butchered.
A couple of years ago, the difficult decision was made to put down a very beloved ND wether. Per my instructions, he was field dressed minutes after passing over, and then processed for meat that same day. He became a food source instead of a corpse rotting away in the ground. I dug a grave for his innards, my youngest grandson marked the grave with white quartz rocks and we had a funeral for him. I did not keep the meat, it would have been the same as trying to eat my dog.
I understand why you don't like those type of ads and realize you find them upsetting.
A couple of years ago, the difficult decision was made to put down a very beloved ND wether. Per my instructions, he was field dressed minutes after passing over, and then processed for meat that same day. He became a food source instead of a corpse rotting away in the ground. I dug a grave for his innards, my youngest grandson marked the grave with white quartz rocks and we had a funeral for him. I did not keep the meat, it would have been the same as trying to eat my dog.
I understand why you don't like those type of ads and realize you find them upsetting.
They actually can be neutered but it costs more money, which most people are not willing to pay. Actually been involved in a few if these surgeries before as a vet tech.I have a ND doe that carries the gene for cryptorchidism. If she ever accidentally gets pregnant, any male the kids would have to go for meat, because they can’t be neutered. And even the girls, they shouldn’t be bred, ever, but there would be no way to control that if selling as pets.
I can totally see how someone needs to sell goats for meat.
Well I wouldn’t butcher them and eat the meat or sell it tho since I couldn’t bare to do that.i would just put her/him down..
Huge kudos to you! It is so hard on us humans but to him it was the kindest thing you did for him. Plus his life ending wasn’t a waste.There are legitimate reasons a goat of any breed is destined to be butchered.
A couple of years ago, the difficult decision was made to put down a very beloved ND wether. Per my instructions, he was field dressed minutes after passing over, and then processed for meat that same day. He became a food source instead of a corpse rotting away in the ground. I dug a grave for his innards, my youngest grandson marked the grave with white quartz rocks and we had a funeral for him. I did not keep the meat, it would have been the same as trying to eat my dog.
I understand why you don't like those type of ads and realize you find them upsetting.
Personally, as long as the goat doesn't have anything harmful to people in his system, I would butcher every time. I feel that it is extremely disrespectful to the animal to let it's body go to waste. You have then killed the animal for nothing.Well I wouldn’t butcher them and eat the meat or sell it tho since I couldn’t bare to do that.i would just put her/him down..
I totally agree with you, even though I couldn't bring myself to eat my goat. And the thing is, I actually really enjoy goat meat. In addition to providing a food source, the hide was tanned as a gift to the grandson whom claimed the goat as his own. He sleeps with that pelt, either as a cover of sorts or snuggled in his arms. That pelt is his most prized possession and I imagine will be a part of his boyhood for many years to come. This particular wether has a presence that lives on in many ways, with my grandson through his pelt, here with his grave and fond memories, and through the family who received the gifted meat as nourishment through a difficult period in their lives.Personally, as long as the goat doesn't have anything harmful to people in his system, I would butcher every time. I feel that it is extremely disrespectful to the animal to let it's body go to waste. You have then killed the animal for nothing.
I had one surgically neutered by the vet. His buckish behaviour did not change at all, zero, we waited 6 months. So after $300 + spent I still had a “buck” that couldn’t be a good pet, even if he couldn’t reproduce. He had to become a meal, and it was heartbreaking. 😔They actually can be neutered but it costs more money, which most people are not willing to pay. Actually been involved in a few if these surgeries before as a vet tech.
That’s where my statement comes from.
They must of missed some of the residual tissue. If done correctly they do not act buckish. So sorry. Work vet tech for many years and I could tell you which vets in the area to trust and which not to bother with. Not all vets have the same skills and end up reading it from textbooks instead of having experience doing the procedures. So sorry.I had one surgically neutered by the vet. His buckish behaviour did not change at all, zero, we waited 6 months. So after $300 + spent I still had a “buck” that couldn’t be a good pet, even if he couldn’t reproduce. He had to become a meal, and it was heartbreaking. 😔
That’s where my statement comes from.
Well honestly they started out being used at both.. pygmy too. There's no such thing as not meat goat they are all edible the whole point of livestock in the beginning was to feed yourself to survive. Not everyone agrees with it yes. But it is what they were kept for in the first place.I mean
I always thought Nigerian Dwarf was a dual breed, milk and meat. That’s what the books say that I read.
And they are built thickly, compared to other dairy breeds.
I also understand that you are upset about the posts.
And they are built thickly, compared to other dairy breeds.
I also understand that you are upset about the posts.
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