Posted by Deborah Sharp on July 10, 2005, 11:05 am, in reply to "Re: Angora goats for sale" The best answer I've been able to come up with for myself is to manage the white color carrier bucks as you would if you were keeping them in your own herd. If they have nothing in particular to recommend them for improving a herd then wether them after the first shearing (at whatever time is appropriate for your climate, we wait till the worst of the heat and flies are over with). Their fiber will stay finer for a longer period of time if they are wethered and this will make them more marketable as a fiber animal or as a pet or hobby goat. Most folks that are breeding colored angoras aren't going to want a white buck with a few exceptions. They can make an inexpensive way to start a herd and offer something to build with when combined with Navajo or commercial does, if they have the desired fleece characteristics - like fineness, density, coverage, etc. Also, not everyone is breeding for color and they can offer an inexpensive opportunity to those with a spinner's flock that aren't looking for color because they plan to dye the fiber anyway. This is true for both wethers and bucks - the balance between breeding ability and lack of fiber quality is a toss up. You can't predict which preference your future potential buyer will have so I make my decisions based on the quality of the individual goat and hope for the best. If they haven't sold by the time of the fourth clip then their marketability goes down pretty fast. Might want to keep that in mind, too. Hope any of that was helpful. Good luck, Deborah --Previous Message--
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Colleen,
: Deborah,
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: I'm curious about your bucklings because I
: have two color-carrying white bucklings this
: year, and I'm trying to decide what to do
: with them. I have posted them for sale
: (intact) in a few places. I am also talking
: them up among goat folks I know. I can keep
: them intact for a little while, but the big
: thing is that I need to sell them
: eventually. So I was asking to find out if
: there was a market for this type of
: buckling, or if I would have better chances
: if I were to wether them.
:
: Thanks!
:
: Colleen
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: : Hi Colleen,
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: No, my color carrier buck kids are still
: available. I don't wether based soley on
: color, although I know some breeders do and
: there is logic on both sides of the issue.
: I believe that these bucks offer fineness,
: density and coverage that could contribute
: to an existing herd while retaining the
: color genetics that they are not expressing.
: They could also improve a navajo or
: commercial herd significantly.
:
: Were you interested in buying for yourself,
: or are you selling and comparing
: experiences? All the best either way,
:
: Deborah
: --Previous Message--
: Deborah,
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: I'm curious to know if your color carrying
: bucklings sold intact or as wethers. How
: did it go?
:
: Thanks.
: Colleen
:
: --Previous Message--
: We have white color carrier Angora goats for
: sale and one AAGBA registered white doe
: still available. We are in Central Texas
: but will be attending the Estes Park Wool
: Market in June and delivering again in the
: SW in July. 3 CAGBA registered white
: bucklings, 1 Navajo type 2 yo doe (white)
: with white doe kid at side from CAGBA light
: belly buck, 3 Navajo cross white doe
: yearlings. Email for more information or
: see website for additional contact
: information.
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