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Breeding meat goats that are productive in the Catskill Mountains of New York State requires a different approach than breeding goats in the Southwestern USA. Our colder and wetter climate, higher elevation, and different geography all combine to present a new set of challenges for the Boer goat farmer.
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We don’t believe in inbreeding of any kind. Each year, we purchase top quality bucks that bring us a strong crop of kids with new genetic potential.
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We select our bucks for length, muscle, rate of gain, and sound feet, legs and frame.
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Brood does are selected for maternal instinct, sound feet and legs, and goats that are productive without a huge amount of treatment.
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We limit our herd to 20 brood does. This allows us to select the best 20% of each year’s crop as future foundation does.
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We don’t sell culls as breeding stock. If we sell an animal to you for breeding, it’s because we are confident it is a sound animal.
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Good genetics is a key to raising healthy goats!
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