DO THE MATH:

A BOER DOE

Can wean in excess of 100 pounds of kids at 100 days of age

Can kid three times in two years…..

A COW

Can wean an average of 300-400 pounds of calf

Can calve once per year (average twice every three years)

6 BOER DOES PER ACRE

@ 100 POUNDS PER BOER DOE X 3 KIDDINGS     

Divided by 2 YEARS

= 900 POUNDS OF KIDS PER YEAR PER ACRE

ONE(1) COW PER ACRE = ABOUT 300 TO 400 POUNDS OF CALF PER YEAR PER ACRE

A BOER DOE

Has MULTIPLE births..

ONLY a 5 month gestation period = 3 kiddings in 2 years!

Wean kids at 90-100 days

Sell babies at 3-6 months!!

Demand For Goat Meat Exceeds Supply-

Farmers can turn meat goats FAST!

Means extra $$$$ added to your bottom line!

Become a Part of The Nations

Fastest Growing Livestock

Industry

Some “Basic” goat facts:

·         Male Goat: Buck, or a buckling if under 1 year of age.

·         Female Goat: Doe, or a doeling if under 1 year of age.

·         Goat gestation: Approximately 150 days. (Possible three kiddings every two       years)

·         Heat Cycle: 21 days. Approximate weight of Boer goat at birth: 9 lbs

·         Average weight of mature doe: 150 to 200 lbs.

·         Average weight of mature buck: 225 to 275 lbs.

·         The goat (Capra hircus) is related to the deer. It is a browser, not a grazer.        That is, it would rather reach up than down for food.

·         Goats were the first animals domesticated by humans 10,000 years ago.