Last year, I sold my goat herd to concentrate on my Safety Classes. Now that I'm done with my major safety courses. It's time to reinvest in a couple of goats for the ranch again.
The current gas prices at $4.72 is hard to work with. Although, it dropped to $4.62 last Friday. It still has not gone down to where it was before the climb. Purchasing gas to run equipment is expensive, especially when I have to maintain the paddocks and get the ground ready for planting. It's just not sustainable.
Raising livestock is labor intensive. However, by doing it correctly following examples done in the U.S. Mainland by other successful farms/ranches who are profitable. I am sure that I can do the same. I've done it before at a small scale. Now it's time to take it to the next level.
So the plan right now is to purchase two goats, a pair of does, to start the next herd for Matua Ranch. In line with that. I also plan to purchase a drove of shoats (weaned piglets). I'm looking at 2 gilts, for my breeding program, and 1 boar. I'm looking around September or November to get some barrowed pigs to raise for the Christmas Market.
My Rabbitry is doing fine. I have two more does almost ready to drop new litters of kits. I have three bucks, two more than I need for breeding. One of them will become a roaster. Building the pens for the incoming does will help expand the rabbitry. The Junior bucks not used for breeding will be called as Fryers or Roasters.
I am hoping towards the end of the year, around November, that I will be able to purchase by first herd of cattle, two cows, maybe a young bull as well.
It feels good to be earning income from the Safety Courses that I now teach. It'll help get the ranch get back to sustainability.
ESTA...
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