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This ad was just posted on the Kennewick, WA Craigslist. Good looking wethers and obviously friendly.
https://kpr.craigslist.org/grd/6032251889.html
The same person has some really nice looking pregnant does for sale, too.
https://kpr.craigslist.org/grd/6032235008.html
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Lovely goats! I wonder what the CAE/CL status of their herd is? They don't say.
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If they are "butcher" goats I'm not sure they would care what status the goats were.
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LOL those are my goaties! Thats Kyle. He purchased a dozen does from us about 3 years ago and those butcher kids are last years buck kids. He didnt have a great feeding program in place (great alfalfa hay but was feeding lots of straight whole corn). Met up with him this winter and got him on the right tract in terms of feed, wormings and supplements. Sadly his daughter got very sick and needs in home care and he is suffering from major back issues that because he is a farmer, persist. He does lots of farmers market kinda growing. So a main income source has suffered. He originally bought the does to make goat cheese. He was a cheese maker for 10 years before they moved back here to the Tri Cities. But life has a way of throwing curve balls...
In any event. The butcher boys are a little stunted but for 100 bucks and 2 more years of good management to put into em, I would guess they would turn out pretty decent. Breeding bucks used are also from here. So 100% trinity goats. When sold they were all of course CAE/CL clean/neg. They have been penned next to a sheep herd that I can not vouch for but he bought these sheep at the same time he bought the goats (also was going to use their milk for cheesse) and we instructed him making sure the sheep were clean as well. Smart, trustworthy guy so would assume they were tested as well. But I can offer to do blood draws for any would be buyer. At the buyers expense. Typically around 10.00 per animal plus a single fee of $25 for overnight/next day shipping to WSU.
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Ah, I thought those goats looked familiar! It's too bad Kyle's goat cheese dream did not work out. Life has a way of throwing us curve balls sometimes, doesn't it.
I should think the yearlings will grow out just fine. They don't look unhealthy or abnormally small for their age. I wouldn't say stunted so much as "haven't grown as fast," which is not quite the same thing. As long as they're not shy they should be nice packgoats.
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They do look a alot better now since my visit to his place in Jan.
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Nice looking boys
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Talked to Kyle, he sold everything already but some non bred yearling does.
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