2 Minutes with the Farmer: Goat Economics 101
Today on 2 Minutes with the Farmer we are talking about goat economics. I personally believe that goats are a perfect fit for small homesteads up to large farms. Goats are in huge demand and the supply here in the United States is not meeting that demand. We throw out some numbers here in the video. I hope this video peaks your interest in starting your own goat herd. Thank you for watching, if you have any questions please leave in the comments.
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Thank you sir!
Very interesting. Too bad my backyard is not big enough and a goat would eat all of my garden. lol
They would make great garden weeders;). Might help themselves to some produce though
So if I am following your numbers correctly the first year profit would be about $50.00 per doe. Then $250.00 profit per year after that.
What breed goat would you recommend? Also how many years can a doe be bred before you sell her?
Do you keep a buck with the herd (or is it flock?) and just let nature take its course or do you keep the bucks separate.
Here I am asking a bung of questions again ;)
Anyway tanks for the video and info.
You are correct. The doe pays for herself after one year. The average production years on our farm are 8 years.
I really like the kiko breed they are pretty hardy and do well left alone.
We put our bucks in with does at the beginning of December the. They will kid 5 months later. We separate bucks from does so we have all kids within 45 days.
Keep the questions coming
hey that ain't no farmer's hat! what kind of a hat is that? looks like something from the Mideast or a cross between Arab and Merican. so I don't know about that hat man, wouldn't want to wear it in Texas. lol
But loved the video, it's great to hear some numbers for a change, everyone just says "you need goats!"
great post!
The hat is from Cabelas. It has some fabric on the back to cover your neck. My neck is so fried I didn’t care what the hat looked like as long as it kept the sun off my neck. Guess you could call it a red neck hat;)
ha! absolute proof that Farmer is a redneck! not that we needed any but still.lol. I don't blame you sir, I like to give you a hard time, I was trying to get thefarmerswife to use some of those Old West insults on you just for fun but I don't think she's going to.
Very interesting video.
We had goats for a short time - but they were Angora Goats for the fibre.
Will goats feed off rougher pasture than cattle?
And do you have to give them any supplementary feed in the winter?
Host of The Alternative Lifestyle Show on MSP Waves Radio.
Editor of the Weekly Schedule of Steem Radio Shows.
Founder of the A Dollar A Day charitable giving project.
Yes they thrive on rough pasture. They would much rather eat weeds than grass.
In the winter they just eat the cows hay.
Thanks for watching. Hope all is well across the pond;)
All good here thanks, just no rainfall for a couple of months.
In the Netherlands we keep them for goatcheese and farms can have 3000 mothergoats or more. Kept inside with some roaming.
3000 goats. That’s a lot of goats. Would love to see an operation like that
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