You may remember a few weeks ago that I blogged about going to an auction to buy fair goats for the girls, and the average price per goat was somewhere around $400. And,we went home goatless.
The local auction was this past weekend. We were more successful there. Each girl got a goat, and each spent $110.
DS1 was at a church retreat, so she entrusted her mother and me to choose and bid on her goat. Actually, DS2 did all the bidding.
I think the high goat went for $180, and the low goat went for $100.
The herd owner is also a feed dealer, and he was selling bags of feed for $10, less than his cost. We usually pay $14 or $15 for a bag, and he was offering two bags of feed for $10 per goat purchased, so we left with 4 bags of feed.
He also offered lunch to bidders. Bratwurst made of goat meat, and regular hot dogs for those who are less adventurous. The brats were good, but a bit dry. Not as much fat on a goat as there is on a hog.
All in all, a successful weekend. DS2 named her goat Rosetta, and DS1 named hers Cleo.
We Bought Fair Goats
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