Frequently Asked Questions about Goats

The breed originated in South Africa in the early 1900's and was developed specifically for meat. Traditionally the breed have white bodies and a head of varying shades of red. An all-red variant has become popular in recent years. They are a docile goat, fast growing and have high fertility rates. Most breeds of goats will come into season late summer so that kids are born early in the year. Boer Goats can breed all year round which helps breeders plan meat availability better. Our initial Bucks were all pedigree Boer Goats, though now to run a mix of pure Boer and Meat bucks - this allows us to better select the does to be paired with based on characteristics we are wanting to introduce to the resulting kids.. All of our does have Boers genes to a greater or lesser degree. Most offspring have elements of dairy goat or Cashmere built in. The crosses affect the hardiness of the animal, growth rates of the kids and the animals constitution . We target breeding to give the most appropriate goats for our purpose, environment and market. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined .