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Too Much Bucks |
Nubian, Alpine and LaMancha Dairy Goats |
For Show, 4-H Projects, milk production, pack goats, pets and brush clearing. |
We are focussing on the breeding and improvement of Nubian, LaMancha and Alpine Dairy goats as well as a small herd of meat goats. We currently have a permanent herd of all three dairy breeds and our focus is on structure, milk production, temperment, health, longevity and productivity in our dairy herds. We activly participate in Linear Appraisal as well as showing at ADGA Shows as often as possible. We practice a rigid CAE and CL prevention program with every goat in our herd. We will also plan on participating DHIR Milk test starting in 2010. As well as our dairy goats, we maintain a large flock of assorted poultry and waterfowl. All of our poultry are used in our completely organic yard maintainence and gardening program and full circle self sustainability program. To learn more about our poultry program, please click on "poultry". We are also focussing on utilizing critical and endangered breeds of domestic poultry to hopefully prevent certain very impotant breeds from becoming extinct. We use Livestock guardian dogs to protect or goats, poultry and pigs from predators. We have four Great Pyreneese X Maremma Sheep Dog crosses. Without the employeement of these fantastic dogs, we would surely have given up on poultry long ago. To learn more about our LGD's please click here; Livestock Guardian Dogs We are currently raising three pigs as part of our full circle sustainability and self-sufficiency quest. We have found this to be a rewarding experience thus far. We strongly believe that all creatures are entitled to a happy, healthy life and are not exposed to overcrowding, stress, fear or indoor only confinement. In addition to our our animal raising programs, we also raise heirloom produce, preserve produce and meats, make several goat milk cheeses including Chevre, Queso Blanco, hard cheeses and Feta. We make several varieties of homemade goats milk soap. Our soaps are created with essential oils to compliment different skin types.I also make jewelry and enjoy photography. Ethan is a gifted carpenter/ contractor that has built all of our beautiful barns and other farm implements like milk stanchions and really cool mineral/ salt dispensors. To see Ethan's work, click here- Ethan's Projects. |
Members of the American Dairy Goat Association |