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Buck Kids For Sale!


We have several really nice buck kids available this year.  My goal is to get pictures of them all on the website this week.  I'm starting out with the herd queen, Alicia and her three buck kids, Athens of Atticus, Sweet Home Alabama, and Alicia's Aristotle.  They are pictured below.  The price on each is $250, but as we've still got quite a few buck kids that I'd like to move out, I'm willing to consider offers.  These are very nice buck kids.  You won't be dissapointed.
Alicia, March 18th, 2010, 7 years old.
alpine dairy goat udder
Alicia, rear udder, March, 16th 2010
Alicia, side view of udder. Mrch 16th, 2010
Alicia's Aristotle
Two-tone chamoise with black legs. Shantara Acres ATC Alicia's Aristotle (has wattles)
Athens of Atticus
Vivid Cou Blanc Buck. Shantara Acres ATC Athens of Atticus
Vivid Cou Blanc with white splash on left side. Shantara Acres ATC Sweet Home Alabama
KIDS!

Michael Kidded Jan. 21 with QUADS!  We have two does out of Michael for sale. $300

Alicia kidded Feb. 15th with Triplet bucks.   $250

Miley kidded on Feb. 22 with a buck and a doe.  We're retaining the beautiful broken cou blanc doe kid, but the buck, "Jessie James" is available.  He is a black buck with a white face and white splashes over his legs and stomach, and is absolutely the cutest thing ever! He has huge, expressive eyes and is extremely affectionate and friendly.  $250.00

Maylee kidded Feb. 25th with a single buck kid.  This is a beautiful, slightly curly haired cou claire.  His back half is black and his shoulders/neck are grey.  He is very striking-looking and is currently waiting to be listed for sale until Maylee's udder matures.  He is available now as an unregistered wether for pet or packing or breeding with no papers.  Maylee's udder is looking better everyday and she is currently milking a little over a half gallon a day, so I have faith her udder will be wonderful and productive as time goes by.

Jetaime kidded March 5th with two lovely kids, a buck and a doe, out of Kat Man Doo.  The doe is retained in our herd, but the buckling is for sale.  He is a georgous silver chamoise with white face and splashes.  $250. 

Site updated March 18th, 2010

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Check out the updated soaps page!
LOTIONS COMING SOON FOR SPRING AND SUMMER!

We currently offer 21 varieties of soaps, (and the list is growing) most of which now contain unrefined, fair trade shea butter for extra moisture and nutritive value. As always, all of our soaps are made with pure, fresh, whole goats milk as the only source of liquid (except for the upcoming Vegan line, which uses coconut milk) and we NEVER use any animal oils in any of our recipe's.

Check out the new RECIPE'S page!

2010 Sales List completed!

Kefir Grains available. These are the real thing and I have plenty of em! Check out the new KEFIR page

Farm Blog...check here often for the latest happenings around the farm.

The number one rule I learned, and a hard one to follow with such nice kids born each year, is keeping the herd small so as to be manageable.  We put the best feeds we can get, and plenty of em into our small group of does for maximum milk production, which equals twice as much milk, with half the work and expense of meds. wormers, monthly hoof trimming, time spent milking etc. of a larger herd. I consider ease of hand milking an extremely important trait to breed for, along with udder attachment, mammary system, teat attachment and placement, width through the escution, milk production and long lactations. All of our first freshning does have produced at least one gallon a day the very first year. A will to milk, along with style, grace and beauty are also traits I look for in a doe. Of course, all these attributes are moot if the doe has a bad attitude, so that is also of prime importance. I believe you will be truly satisfied with a Shantara Acres doe kid and future milker. We also have some terrific bucks at fantastic prices available this year.

Management: Herd management is extremely important when considering a goat purchase. Our herd is managed as I have learned from the folks on the great forum, at www.dairygoatinfo.com Having bought all kinds of books, and seen a lot of somewhat questionable information out there on dairy goat management, I was so happy when a friend recommended the dairy goat info forum to me. There is a wealth of information in the files, all up to date, that really works for increasing health and milk production. Try it, you'll be hooked!

Our herd management starts at birth. All births are attended, and all reserved kids are bottlefed heat treated colostrum and pasturized milk. They have navels dipped and bo-se shots are given. They also get a vit. e capsule. The babies are kept warm for several hours until they can keep their own body temp. up. The dam's are wormed at birth, milked out, cleaned up, blanketed if cold, and bedded in deep straw with warm, fresh water, alfalfa pellets, grain and hay available. They are returned to the herd just as soon as possible after the birth.

Our herd has tested negative for CAE from the beginning. We've never had an abcess.  CMT's are done regularly to monitor milk quality and doe health. Kids are fed milk  on a free choice basis from a lambar. Kids are started on coccidiosis prevention at day 20 and recieve corid for 5 days every 20 days until they are eating at least one pound per day of their medicated feed. They are wormed monthly, and fecal checked periodically.
Kids are given medicated grain, hay, alfalfa pellets, minerals and water at starting at about one week. Once they are eating well, their feeders are kept full. They are kept seperate from adults.

Our milking does get grain on the milkstand, as much as they want. They also have alfalfa pellets or alfalfa hay available along with grass hay all the time. Currently we are using orchard grass hay and they also have 24 hour access to a pasture with lots and lots of browse, clover, varied grasses, etc.

Does are milked twice a day on a somewhat regular schedule. (Sometimes during peak production times or when I need more milk for kids, I milk three times per day.)  (I do try to be punctual...but then there is life). Bo-se is given four times per year, or more if needed. (for our selenium deficient soils). They have  free choice minerals available all the time and baking soda as needed for rumen health, especially in the spring when the lush grass starts to come in. We also copper-bolus and have seen dramatic improvements in milk production, weights, skin and coats, resistance to some parisites, and general overall health since we started bolusing. Copper-bolusing is done 3 time per year. The girls are given regular vaccination boosters before kidding. Feet are trimmed once a month.

Bucks: Bucks receive the same care as the does, including 4X yearly bo-se, copper bolus, hoof trimming, yearly vaccinations, etc. Bucks do not receive additional feeds as long as the pasture is in good condition in the non-breeding season once they have gained their weight back from winter ruts. They are on pasture with browse all summer, and graining starts again in August to give them a little extra weight going into the breeding season.


beautiful alpine dairy goat doe
Introducing our lovely herd queen, "Waiilatpu SDM Alicia". Alicia is the largest doe in the herd! She's a lovely two-tone chamoisee with plenty of grace, style, and beauty. She has a lovely udder with great capacity, easily milking over a gallon a day.
Tri-colored reg. alpine buck kid
Our junior herdsire, "Shantara Acres ATC Kat Man Doo", AKA Babykat. Kat is very closely related to most of my does, but I did have one I wanted to breed him to, plus he is just so pretty that I didn't want to part with him. Well, he's got a girl knocked up, so he's ready to move along...ready to add a touch of flashy charm to someone else's pasture, so Kat is for sale to a great home at this time. SOLD Kat's gone on to be a foundation herd sire on another farm. Can't wait to see some of his babies....We'll be getting some out of Jetaime this year.
Dixie-Does Purcell Jetaime
Dixie-Does Purcell Jetaime
Introducing our GRAND CHAMPION, junior doeling, Dixie-Does Purcell Jetaime!


 

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