Testimonials from TexMaster customers
We had bought "barn Boers"
cause they would just hang
around the barn waiting on feed. They would not go into the pasture
with our other goats! That was several years ago, now most of the
Boer's either died or went to meat factory. We raise TexMasters
along with our crosses and not looking back. Our yearlings are
started to kid this passed week, kids weight ranging from 5lbs to
10bs depending on the sex and if they are a twin. Like our Angus
cattle, we like our kids to be born small, but don't let that fool
you. Those kids grow very fast, by three months they will weight
around 30-40lbs, bucks will weight 40-50lbs, depending on the cross.
Steve/Joanna Burgin
Crazy Woman Ranch, Arkansas
http://crazy-woman-ranch.com
Our farms (2 brothers farm side by side) have been using OCR
Tennessee
Meat Goats and Texmasters for a few years now. They have Improved
our meat producing herds in many ways. More muscling to bone ratio,
very easy keepers (little input to maintain good body condition),
great prolific bucks and does. They do start out smaller at birth,
but this is a GOOD thing. We use almost exclusively TMG or
Texmaster bucks on all our first timer doelings, as they have an easier
time giving birth to a kid with smaller head and shoulders. Those
TMG/Texmaster cross kids are more vigorous at birth, fewer mortality
issues. These crosses are easier to grow as they require less to
maintain good body weight, develop into nice rounded full rear-end
and square thick shoulders/loin area on less bone. they are a
shorter size, but weigh more than our boer/dairy crosses or
boer/cashmere/kiko crosses. Less hoof work, and seem to be more parasite
resistant. They acclimate well to our extreme cold environments. They are
consistently good producers (multiples) and good mothering instincts early on.
Never had a problem with having enough milk to sustain triplets on even the
youngest doelings. The TMG - Texmaster influence in our herds has been one of
the fastest/easiest improvements to our commercial meat production we could ever
implement.
Fultz Family Farms
http://www.ppqhorses.com
Dan & Peg Fultz,
Mark & Michele Fultz
Bagley, MN 56621
I have been
raising breeding does and butcher wethers for the goat meat market since 1999.
I bought my first Boer buck in 2000 and have raised and sold registered Boer
crosses since then. Two years ago I brought a Texmaster buck and
Texmaster doe home from Bending Tree Ranch in Arkansas in order to test the
market here for meatier breeding stock.
I knew that TMG and myotonic kids were born with smaller heads and
shoulders and that they were said to be hardier and easier to raise to weaning
so I was looking forward to trying the Texmaster buck on my Boer percentages.
Last year those Texmaster crosses just sort of popped out and got up and
nursed their dams. None were lost and all were raised to weaning. I
am very pleased with their muscling.
This year we brought in a second Texmaster buck. His kids
are very impressive as well. The Texmaster bucks have crossed well with
all Boer percentages, adding hardiness and muscling to the kids. I am excited
about the possibilities that Texmasters will bring to the meat market.
Muscle means meat!
Lynne Moos
Spickard. MO
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