I Need Buyer For Goat
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page 0 · 32 posts · 9 participants
· discussion_qa
This page began as a sales thread for Nigerian Dwarf goats but evolved into a mixed discussion where the seller, Johnboom, provided extensive technical advice on goat rearing, feeding, and housing while fielding questions from potential buyers. The thread features a significant amount of knowledge transfer regarding farm management practices, though it lacks deep engagement on specific pain points like mortality or input costs.
Prices:
Nigerian Dwarf Goat (Grow out/Female): NGN15000.0 (Ekiti)Nigerian Dwarf Goat (Mother): NGN45000.0 (Ekiti)
Credibility signals:
Naming specific breed (Nigerian Dwarf)Stating farm location (Ekiti)Providing detailed technical advice on feeding and housingDisclosing business volume (selling up to 10 at a go)
“Ask for the history of the goat. That is what the owner normally feed them. Feed them the same if at all you plan to change their diet. Do it gradually as sudden change of food in goat may cause diarrhoea”
“Goat needs their house to be dry. They hate rain to beat them. The house must be warm as well.”
“One of the reason I refuse to cross breed with any exotics breed. You need to taste it.”
page 1 · 32 posts · 7 participants
· discussion_qa
This thread features a single knowledgeable author, 'Johnboom', who ran a multi-week tutorial on goat rearing, covering feed formulation, deworming, and breeding timelines. While the thread started as a buyer request, it evolved into an educational series where the author shared specific organic methods and answered technical questions from interested farmers.
Prices:
Plantain Sucker: NGN0.0 (Nigeria)
Credibility signals:
citing_specific_farm_experiencedetailed_technical_explanationsanswering_specific_breeding_questions
“I have mentioned Cassava peel as one of the food that can be used to feed your goat. However you may not feed them directly with it. The reason is that cassava contains hydrogen Cyanide which is poisoning.”
“I also sell Plantain Sucker free from disease (nematode) at affordable price. Call 08032781837 to place order.”
“Today we shall suspend the foods that can be used to feed goat and focus on challenges that farmer face while rearing goat. One of the challenge is worm.”
page 2 · 32 posts · 8 participants
· farm_diary
This page is a long-form tutorial by 'Johnboom' on organic goat farming, covering tick control, herbal immunity boosters, and low-cost fencing methods. While the thread includes a brief discussion on fencing costs and a Q&A regarding mastitis treatment, the primary content consists of the author's educational posts with occasional engagement from other farmers.
Pain points:
bird_mortalitystolen_harvestlabour_scarcity
Prices:
fencing (blocks): NGN1800.0 (Nigeria)fencing (blocks): NGN3200.0 (Nigeria)fencing (labor/material): NGN900000.0 (Nigeria)
Credibility signals:
author claims to practice organic method of rearingauthor shares personal experience of losing pregnant goats to ticksauthor provides specific local material names (bokoharam, agunmaniye)
“I almost lost 2 pregnant goat for this reason 2 years ago”
“Security , disease out break, proper feeding with hays are some of the major trouble we face”
“The business is quite lucrative if you keep good hygiene and security”
page 3 · 16 posts · 6 participants
· farm_diary
This page is primarily a promotional thread by one author, 'Johnboom', who uses a tutorial-style format to advertise goat rearing and plantain farming services. While the author provides technical advice on manure management and goat diseases, the underlying intent is to sell farm produce (plantain suckers) and offer training/mentorship to interested buyers. The thread includes a secondary, unrelated advertisement for seedlings from a different user.
Prices:
plantain_sucker: NGN100.0 (general)
Credibility signals:
cites_specific_farming_practicesmentions_integrated_farmingprovides_phone_numbersreferences_specific_diseases_and_treatments
“Today we shall discuss important of goat poop. Many farmers waste this due to ignorant. In my farm I practice integrated farming, putting it simply means I combine rearing of goat with planting of plantain.”
“I want to thank those people that are buying our nematodes free Plantain Sucker. The Suckers are still much available at affordable price of #100 per 1.”
Unclassified: The thread contains a secondary advertisement for various seedlings (palm, orange, mango, etc.) by a user named 'Orwasen' which is unrelated to the main goat/plantain farming discussion.