Goats

They are! The older buck pictured in the weeds above runs around 325-350 at 4 years old. His son, in the very last picture above, it a solid 275 at just shy of 2 years old. Most of our mature does run around 250. 

Very nice. I'm on the verge of selling some cows and getting back into goats. A whole lot more profitable than cattle. And I believe it's going to stay that way.

I don't know shit about goats, but they sure look nice. Looks like you know what you're doing.

Thanks all for the compliments. There has been a definite learning curve with them, but they have proven to be highly profitable for us an a nice compliment to our cattle program(s). The best part is that my daughter, in most of the pictures above, has been able to spend time in the barn every single day (even after school) no matter what the weather. She is so dedicated for a 6 year old, and works so hard to do well with these goats, it's nice that she gets the benefit of that responsibility AND gets to travel the country showing them. Again, thanks all!

Nothing to be sorry for. We all are learning how this needs to work.

Wethers and cull does bring $2.50-3.50 a pound for us. Does and bucks are sold as breeding stock. Our herd is performance driven and we can send weanlings to kill at 90-120 days old, weighing 95-105 pounds. We figure about one bag (50 pounds) into each kid from weaning to kill. Of course, we creep feed when on the dam too. We do not sell kill stock at local markets or any direct to consumer. Ours are on contract, essentially, to a certified butcher. They go from there to high end restaurants and sold piecemeal on their website. We grow them and get a good check, without dealing with the public or salebarn to get it done. Breeding stock is all marketed through social media and are sold private treaty. Again, no auctions, no shady middlemen and no commission!