Me and my boyfriend Kyle headed down to an auction today with a few of my rabbits. They didn't do so well, we got a few dollars for them but ended up buying one back as he is worth a lot more. We did however invest in two very small baby dairy goats.
These poor animals are taken away from their mothers after the first few days; just like dairy calfs, so the mothers can be milked. Alike male dairy calfs, male dairy goats are often raised for meat. So this is strickly a business investment which should provide a bit of profit when the time comes to sell these little boys.
However, in the mean time, like everything else on our farm....they have been named and cuddled and pampered to death already! My little boy is named Bongo, he is a bit bigger than Kyle's who is named Q-Tip. Both are super vocal and friendly.
The auction did hold something for the horsie people. Well no, that's a lie.. They had 3 ponies. All were "fugly" and nothing went for more than a hundred bucks. First one was a broke to ride and drive shetland pony, a bit sassy but pretty cute and calm. She went for a very low $85. The second one was a 2 year old probably mixed bred pony or horse who never matured, he didn't get a bid...well one man offered $5 as a joke but the auctioneer wouldn't take it. The last horse was a mini stallion. He was pure black with a cute mane and tail, but he wasn't friendly and he had a long back. He went for $55, very cheap.
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Ponies sell for that cheap? strange that you can buy an animal for that cheap... the food alone is going to cost so much more money than the cost of the animals
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