Spanish goats

[AmyB]

Boers are short and muscular. Not exactly the body style one wants for packing. Not to mention stubborn and on the lower intelligence side. Yes I fully understand there are exceptions but if you go by the norm, this is the truth.

I was just responding to the thought about counting Boers out because of the fact that they were bred for the heat.

I can't speak to temperament/smarts, because the only Boers I've known have been my own and I've only had 2 full Boers. One was killed by roaming dogs after Katrina, and the other is the smartest goat I have. Her half-Nubian wether son is very tall and strong. I don't have to lean down at all to kiss him on the nose (but then again, I'm only 5 ft tall).

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I'm just starting out and not claiming to be an expert, but I think from my limited experience that Boers should do fine in the cold--probably even better than in the warm, wet South.