04-12-2023, 04:46 AM
Chester by the numbers:
· a 4.5 year old Nubian pack goat.
· Born Nov 2018
· His weight ranges from ~160-175#, averages 165#
· He is 34.5” at the withers
· $800 – for sale only to a fellow pack goater
· Located in Denton, TX
What I love about Chester:
· I am the 3rd owner – have had him for the past 2 years
· First owner- As a baby, was bottle fed by a 4H kid. He outgrew the kid, and was given to my cousin.
· Second owner – my cousin raises kiko’s - Chester lived in a heavy wooded ~100 acre parcel of land and “ran” with his herd. Lived IN THE WOODS during that time.
· I got him in 2021 from my cousin because I really liked his build, and I thought he could make a great pack goat.
· Chester is an absolute sweetheart. He will buddy up to any human, goat or cow.
· I’ve used him to pack a couple deer.
· I also used him for a week-long scouting trip in summer 2022 in Colorado.
· I’ve also taken him on a 5 day elk trip last fall 2022.
· He has really large hooves and is very sure footed.
· He is easily the most confident/nimble of my lot of 6 pack goats in navigating blowdowns, water, etc. He walks with confidence because he lived in the woods for so long. Blowdowns don’t confuse him at all.
· His hooves grow pretty normal, making him easy to trim.
· He’s very lean, and packs very efficiently.
· Has long legs and a skinny torso – very high ground clearance. He just “steps over” a ton of stuff that other goats would hop over, or jump up on.
· If I could have 6 Chesters, I’d love that. Favorite goat in my string.
· He loads great in the back of a truck. If the tailgate is down, he figures it’s time to roll and will gladly load.
· He is crazy strong. If you have him on a leash, try and keep up. Chester is a mover and has incredible pull strength.
· I’ve heard that Nubians tend to be lazy or noisy, but he’s neither.
Chesters liabilities:
· He’s too danged nice. Other goats tend to abuse him, and he doesn’t “fight back” hardly at all.
· One of his jerk brothers horned him so hard in the left hip in early April 2023 that it broke the skin.
o I had to have him stitched up.
o He’s recovering fine, but I just can’t “run” him with his jerk Alpine brothers in good conscience.
· Nubian horns don’t look that cool.
If you are interested, lets talk on the phone about him. I’ll tell you everything I know, and I’ll miss Chester when he’s gone. PM me.
· a 4.5 year old Nubian pack goat.
· Born Nov 2018
· His weight ranges from ~160-175#, averages 165#
· He is 34.5” at the withers
· $800 – for sale only to a fellow pack goater
· Located in Denton, TX
What I love about Chester:
· I am the 3rd owner – have had him for the past 2 years
· First owner- As a baby, was bottle fed by a 4H kid. He outgrew the kid, and was given to my cousin.
· Second owner – my cousin raises kiko’s - Chester lived in a heavy wooded ~100 acre parcel of land and “ran” with his herd. Lived IN THE WOODS during that time.
· I got him in 2021 from my cousin because I really liked his build, and I thought he could make a great pack goat.
· Chester is an absolute sweetheart. He will buddy up to any human, goat or cow.
· I’ve used him to pack a couple deer.
· I also used him for a week-long scouting trip in summer 2022 in Colorado.
· I’ve also taken him on a 5 day elk trip last fall 2022.
· He has really large hooves and is very sure footed.
· He is easily the most confident/nimble of my lot of 6 pack goats in navigating blowdowns, water, etc. He walks with confidence because he lived in the woods for so long. Blowdowns don’t confuse him at all.
· His hooves grow pretty normal, making him easy to trim.
· He’s very lean, and packs very efficiently.
· Has long legs and a skinny torso – very high ground clearance. He just “steps over” a ton of stuff that other goats would hop over, or jump up on.
· If I could have 6 Chesters, I’d love that. Favorite goat in my string.
· He loads great in the back of a truck. If the tailgate is down, he figures it’s time to roll and will gladly load.
· He is crazy strong. If you have him on a leash, try and keep up. Chester is a mover and has incredible pull strength.
· I’ve heard that Nubians tend to be lazy or noisy, but he’s neither.
Chesters liabilities:
· He’s too danged nice. Other goats tend to abuse him, and he doesn’t “fight back” hardly at all.
· One of his jerk brothers horned him so hard in the left hip in early April 2023 that it broke the skin.
o I had to have him stitched up.
o He’s recovering fine, but I just can’t “run” him with his jerk Alpine brothers in good conscience.
· Nubian horns don’t look that cool.
If you are interested, lets talk on the phone about him. I’ll tell you everything I know, and I’ll miss Chester when he’s gone. PM me.