I was looking for the cost of raising deary goats and i found this article that's give some details a bout that , can anyone tell me if this is true or not
Cost of Start up and raising dairy goats
Start up 10 goats
to start a dairy goats farm is more complicated that meat goats , the milk goats needs extra supplies in order to produce big amount of milk . So you will need :
A breed of dairy goats: I recommend for you one of those breeds ( Saanen , Nigerian Dwarf , Alpine , Nubian , LaMancha ) those are the best to start a farm and make profit , to know more about breeds check this article :
So the cost of two years old goat ,registered , dehorned , and vaccinated goat my cost up to $400 each ,$3600 for 9 goats.
A registered and vaccinated buck my cost up to $800.
A barn of 200 square foot , the cost of the barn is depend on the place where you live and materials that you gonna use.
For me i built my own barn with a cost of $4000 .
Pasture :A pasture of 2 acres with water rights and woven wire fence cost $13000 and more , depending on the area where you live.
Milk supplies : including milking machine $100 , pail, teat cleaner, filter, and a funnel: $50 , milk stand from the story $300 , used or homemade $100.
A Used truck livestock trailer for $30000
Total cost $51950
How much money you need to start a Goat farm?
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