Text Box: 400 extra pounds total. At $1 to $1.20 per pound, that equals $400 to $480 EXTRA profit. If you double the numbers to average 40 kids out of 20 nannies, the EXTRA profit will be $800 to $960 per year. Tripling the amount to 80 kids out of 40 nannies, you can expect $1600 to $1920 EXTRA annual income. Text Box: What does a Fullblood Boer buck with papers offer? For starters, fullblood Boer bucks have over 50 years of BOER breeding behind them, all of it aimed at the production of stellar meat goats. With a half-century of selective breeding as a foundation, fullblood Boer bucks pass to their offspring impressive length, width, broad shoulders, and body & rump muscling, along with a gentle disposition. The powerhouse genetics of fullblood Boer bucks typically add 15-25 pounds to their market offspring. The weight of their breeding stock offspring is even more substantive, insuring the continuation of strong bloodlines. Registration papers provide background knowledge about a fullblood Boer buck’s ancestors that can help as you plan and implement your breeding program. How does a Fullblood Boer buck make EXTRA money for you? If you have 10 nannies that average 2 kids each, your buck cost per kid is only $10. How did Text Box: we arrive at the small amount of $10? Let’s assume your fullblood Boer buck cost $600 and you keep him in service for 2 years. At the end of the two years, his resale value should be at least $200, maybe more. Subtracting the $200 resale amount reduces the $600 cost to $400. That means $200 per year to breed your 10 nannies—or $10 per kid if each nanny has twins. Using a fullblood Boer buck sire, the 20 kids you get out of your 10 nannies will average 20 pounds each over a typical meat kid, or

Why a Fullblood Boer Buck With papers is worth it!

February 2006

Volume 2, Issue 1

Arizona Boer Goat Producers Newsletter

The demand for goat meat

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Did You Know ... Goat News

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Happenings in Arizona

 

 

 

Characteristics of a Boer Doe

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Where to market goat meat

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Land for Sale

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Classifieds

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Mission Statement

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Special points of interest:

· Dalco Farms offers Eggsfile/Bingo offspring,

· Dalco Famrs offers Bingo bucks and show wethers.

· Market and goat production news.

· Reasons to eat goat meat

· Goat glossary

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Dalco Farms has ennobled Concho bloodlines in their Boer bucks.  Call 520-316-9665 for sale prices.