I've been trying to sell one of my horses all year with no luck. It seems that absolutely no one is willing to pay for a horse with cash right now. So, I put an ad on craigslist offering to trade her for numerous things, one being dairy goats. I've gotten several responses this time, mostly wanting to trade for other horsess, but this morning a lady with goats emailed me saying she may be interested in a trade. Problem is, I know nothing about goats! Well, maybe not nothing, but not enough to feel like I can make an educated decision about this.
This is the email:
Hi,
I may be interested in this horse for my daughter. I have Nubian dairy goats from Blissberry and Lakshore lines I could trade. I also have a beautiful Alpine and Sable bottle babies just born last week with outstanding lineage. Let me know if you are interested. Thanks!
My mare is priced at either $800 or $1000, depending on how lucky I'm feeling that day, but in a good horse economy she is easily worth double that at least. She is very well-broke and beginner safe. So, some of my questions are: how much would goats like this be worth? Which should I trade for, or a combination? (I'm assuming she is willing to trade for more than one goat, at least I hope!) What do I look for in a good dairy goat?
Yesterday I went to the library and noticed they had just gotten in a book about raising dairy goats, so I checked it out....looks like I will be reading that today!!
Thanks for your help!
ETA: Will I be able to keep goats with horses, or will they need to be separate? I have 4 strand electric fence currently, and I know goats can be escape artists, what would you recommend?
This is the email:
Hi,
I may be interested in this horse for my daughter. I have Nubian dairy goats from Blissberry and Lakshore lines I could trade. I also have a beautiful Alpine and Sable bottle babies just born last week with outstanding lineage. Let me know if you are interested. Thanks!
My mare is priced at either $800 or $1000, depending on how lucky I'm feeling that day, but in a good horse economy she is easily worth double that at least. She is very well-broke and beginner safe. So, some of my questions are: how much would goats like this be worth? Which should I trade for, or a combination? (I'm assuming she is willing to trade for more than one goat, at least I hope!) What do I look for in a good dairy goat?
Yesterday I went to the library and noticed they had just gotten in a book about raising dairy goats, so I checked it out....looks like I will be reading that today!!
Thanks for your help!
ETA: Will I be able to keep goats with horses, or will they need to be separate? I have 4 strand electric fence currently, and I know goats can be escape artists, what would you recommend?