Unregistered/registered stock?

[DivineDesignLivingSoil]

This might be a really dumb question but if you want to get into registered stock is the o ly way to do that to buy registered stock and then breed? Can an unregistered goat ever be a registered goat? Are there alternative ways to register if a goat isn't already registerable? Just curious 🧐

 

[Baymule]

This might be a really dumb question but if you want to get into registered stock is the o ly way to do that to buy registered stock and then breed? Can an unregistered goat ever be a registered goat? Are there alternative ways to register if a goat isn't already registerable? Just curious 🧐

The short answer is no.

Registration provides a line of animals, through generations. A lot of information can go along with that, giving the buyer of young kids an idea of what to expect performance wise, be it milk, meat or breeding production.

So you can’t take any animal, be it goat, dog, sheep, horse, cow or any other animal and register it because there is no proof of its breeding.

There are no dumb questions. If you don’t know, just ask. We are not a hateful know it all bunch of people and are always glad to help.

 

[Ridgetop]

Buying registered depends on what you are buying the animal for. If you want to breed and have a particular breed in mind look for good registered stock from a reputable breeder. Make sure they are reputable before buying.

If you are only looking for a meat animal, you don't need to worry about registration BUT you will want to buy animals that are healthy and good meat carrying specimens. You can eat any animal, but the feed costs the same to feed a poor animal as a good one so get the best ones you can afford to start. It takes a lot more feed (and $$) to put enough meat on a poor animal to get it to butcher weight.

Don't buy breeding animals at the local auction. The auction is where culls go to be sold. Unless you are an expert, and are prepared to deal with medical issues, give it a pass. Some people who know what they are doing can choose good specimens and go to certain auctions to do so. @farmerjan is an expert in cattle buying and can pick the good ones from the bad ones but cattle are slightly different from sheep and goats.

BTW - where are you located?

 

[DivineDesignLivingSoil]

Buying registered depends on what you are buying the animal for. If you want to breed and have a particular breed in mind look for good registered stock from a reputable breeder. Make sure they are reputable before buying.

If you are only looking for a meat animal, you don't need to worry about registration BUT you will want to buy animals that are healthy and good meat carrying specimens. You can eat any animal, but the feed costs the same to feed a poor animal as a good one so get the best ones you can afford to start. It takes a lot more feed (and $$) to put enough meat on a poor animal to get it to butcher weight.

Don't buy breeding animals at the local auction. The auction is where culls go to be sold. Unless you are an expert, and are prepared to deal with medical issues, give it a pass. Some people who know what they are doing can choose good specimens and go to certain auctions to do so. @farmerjan is an expert in cattle buying and can pick the good ones from the bad ones but cattle are slightly different from sheep and goats.

BTW - where are you located?

Tennessee ...you?

 

[Margali]

The best way to ensure animal is registered is to look it up in breed registry. IF someone sells you a registered animal make sure you get papers in HAND and a bill of sale. At very minimum, make them fill out a copy of registration paperwork with sire and dam info signed as certifying breeder. Several people I know have been burned this way.

 

[farmerjan]

@DivineDesignLivingSoil ; Welcome to BYH... If you go to your name top right of screen, click down to account details and go to location, it will let you put in your general area, like your state. Then it shows up under your avatar picture or initial so everyone has an idea of your general location. It often helps with tailoring advice on things like types of feed/grass or other questions.

 

[Ridgetop]

I am in southern California but moving to northeast Texas in next few months.

Moving a ranch after 35 years in one spot raising livestock is a difficult proposition when you are transporting all the equipment, corral panels, etc. Not to mention 50 head of sheep, 3 LGDs, a mule and a TWH. Moving the house stuff and furniture is a breeze compared to that! We have been moving for 6 months now taking loads to Texas and installing dog and sheep proof fencing.