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Meet Our Herd
We currently have 2 herdsires and 23 does on our farm.

Our senior herdsire is JFK Uncle Jesse, a 100% New Zealand Kiko. Jesse has shown exceptional parasite resistance and has only needed his feet trimmed once since his arrival on our farm in 2006. He is a son of Tasman Aristocrat and registered with the AKGA and IKGA. Our junior herdsire is Boss Hogg, a Savanah-Spanish cross from Smoke Ridge in Montana.

Our doe herd includes 100% New Zealand does, American Premier & Purebred does, several registered percentage does and many unregistered commercial does.

Our diverse herd allows us to supply the top performing kids for breeding programs -- whether they are for registered herds or for commercial producers looking for quality does to produce slaughter kids.

Remember, our kids must gain 0.4 lbs/day if a buck or 0.3 lbs/day if a doe in order to be sold for breeding stock. Does are culled if they have poor mothering ability, poor parasite resistance or hoof problems.

While we are happy to discuss our goat's pedigrees with you, we believe the true value of our goats lie in their performance. The Kiko was bred to be a low-maintenance performance goat, and we aim to keep it that way!

JFK Uncle Jesse and ICF Roscoe

March 2009

Boss Hogg

50% Savannah 50% Spanish from Smoke Ridge in Montana

Kids playing on the steps

March 2009

ZeeBee (AKGA/IKGA 100% NZ) with her 100% NZ doeling and buckling

March 2009

In 2009, we used kidding cubicles, three-sided pens with a 12" front board. Does can go out to eat and drink but the kids stay inside until they are big enough to jump out (about 2-3 days). This turned out to be a great solution for our overcrowded barn.
Mabel (unregistered 100% NZ) with her two bucklings

March 2009

Up and nursing before his sister was even born!

Josie and her buckling - the doeling was born a few minutes later - March 2009

Kids sleeping under the hay feeder

March 2009