A boer goat is an African breed of goat, white with a red head and neck,
very stocky and, well, beefy. They were all the rage a few years back when
they first appeared in the States. We bought a youngster, and were
disappointed when we ate it, as we were used to the leaner dairy goats.
Margaret
Some years back, out kid raised a wether as a 4-H project. We named it
'Lunch', and although he understood the whole process/purpose (we ate it
ourselves), he still cried when it was auctioned off at the fair. (I think
it was because the other kids were crying over theirs, too.) The idea is
that