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Goat herding
majimaji
#21 Posted : Wednesday, January 27, 2016 3:22:12 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
mkenyan wrote:
Kili wrote:
I have cross bred 150 galla does with kalahari red.Galla weighs 30-40 kgs while the kalahari weighs 100-120.First generation should give me some interesting mbuzis as I upgrade my way to exclusive fullblood kalaharis

could you consider selling a couple of the galla and the kalahari?

Galla is available in many places including Baba Dogo, Nrb


Also Thika at the Garissa rd junction
Kili
#22 Posted : Wednesday, January 27, 2016 8:12:15 PM
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The gallas in the places above named=culled stock.Good for slaughter but not for breeding.The kenya stud book is a good reference point for a list of reputable breeders.@mkenyan;majimaji,i only imported few kalaharis and kalahari semen for own farm.however,we can engage on kili.enterprisesatgmail.com
majimaji
#23 Posted : Monday, February 01, 2016 10:55:25 AM
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Kili wrote:
The gallas in the places above named=culled stock.Good for slaughter but not for breeding.The kenya stud book is a good reference point for a list of reputable breeders.@mkenyan;majimaji,i only imported few kalaharis and kalahari semen for own farm.however,we can engage on kili.enterprisesatgmail.com


@Kili, see email
Kili
#24 Posted : Monday, February 01, 2016 6:57:46 PM
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@ majimaji seen.
oltome
#25 Posted : Thursday, June 09, 2016 9:27:37 AM
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@kili and @majimaji how did the venture go? any progress?
majimaji
#26 Posted : Thursday, June 09, 2016 9:46:55 AM
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oltome wrote:
@kili and @majimaji how did the venture go? any progress?


I have afew gallas, about time i looked for @kili.
Kili
#27 Posted : Thursday, June 09, 2016 2:05:01 PM
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@ Oltome insemination done.counting down to to 5 months.Will be sure to report here.@ Majimaji,i believe you have my contacts...
urstill1
#28 Posted : Saturday, October 28, 2017 12:39:23 AM
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jaggernaut wrote:
mazingira wrote:
jaggernaut wrote:
I have a 1 acre plot huko outskirts of Kitengela that I bought through a sacco. Most buyers were speculators and there may be no developments in the next 5yrs. This got me thinking, why don't I get 100 goats or sheep to graze on my land and neighbours lands for the time being before developments come up. Goats/sheep reproduce twice a year and thus my herd will be 300 after 1yr and about 1000 after 2yrs. That's about 5m in the bank. The nos in yr 5 will be too much to count. What are your thoughts on this?


100 goats , youll need at least 2 kijanas to herd them at minimum wage thats 13,000 . Feeding your animals on grass alone will give you low productivity you need to supplement with grain feeds , best i believe are UNGA feeds and DOLA . Plus minerals best are from COOPERS for 100 goats you should need about a minimum of 400 kgs feed + minerals a month so say about 20,000/- . Cost of a shaded pen for them to sleep out of the elements 100,000/- . Tick wash or they will die from trips ( a disease they get when bitten) this will cost you about 3,000 /- every month , plus a 2 x 2000 back sprayers one for each kijana. Then you need a VET for when they get sick , they are prone no pnemonia with weather changes , about 5,000 a month on average. Clean water is important so a fresh . I advise you to to go ahead with it i did the same but do not count your goats before their born coz you should try and not allow mating to end up when you have births in the dry season . Too many deaths happen because of this. I also advise if your plot has any plastic bags do away with each and every one of them because these animals. eat them and die all the time. I am currently trying to create a hybrid and am looking myself for a boar goat and eventually a red kalahari , i have kenyan goats i.e the gala , i have german alpine , sanine , toggenburg and the kinyeji goats as well. It is a very interesting hobby if not a business and very fruitful. Keep trust worthy kijanas or youll hear ali umwa na nyoka ama umbwa all the time


Many thanks for the detailed info. The sacco had a huge piece and iam looking at grazing on about 100 acres of rangeland before developments start coming up maybe in the next 5yrs. Hope there won't be any conflicts with the local residents over pasture.

How did this go? I'm starting a goat farm. So far, I have 12 goats, 8 Galla, 4 East African. Looking forward to about 100 goats.
Kili
#29 Posted : Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:33:03 AM
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Going very well.Look out for article on Boer goats in today's seeds of gold magazine
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