We have no kids available until spring 2012. Please see our kidding chart for the most current updates! 

We raise dairy goats for both milk and show. Our herd is primarily La Manchas, with a couple of Purebred Nubians and American Alpines thrown in for the ears!

We test our animals routinely for common goat diseases (CAE and CL) with our Dec '09 test showing whole herd negative. Most recent testing was March '11 and also negative.  
 
Even with our negative test, our kids are raised on CAE prevention as a precautionary measure. We just don't feel safe letting the dams raise their kids "just in case." We've heard of far too many herds showing up positive after years of negative so why take the chance? Our procedure includes pulling babies at birth and bottle-feeding heat-treat colostrum and pasteurized goat's milk. We have NOT fed cow's milk or milk replacer to any of our animals and hope we never have to.
 
If the kids haven't found a new home before then, they are introduced to hay, grain and water around three weeks of age. Milk still continues to be an integral part of their diet until three to six months of age, maxing out at about sixty (60) ounces a day by weaning.  

We do NOT routinely administer antibiotics or hormones to our herd. What this means is if they aren't sick, they don't need medication! We use herbals, minerals, probiotics and such to boost their immune system. We DO administer appropriate vaccinations such as CD/T and also de-wormers once or twice a year, or as fecals(worm load) determine the need. We do our utmost to be proactive with our animals to avoid illness,  but illnesses do happen. We routinely seek out the advice of our veterinarian to formulate a plan that works with our philosophy of natural animal husbandry.