Summer 2026 MDGA Virtual Show results are in!
Mini Love Farm Blue Cashmere is now an MDGA FINISHED VIRTUAL SHOW CHAMPION! AND BEST BUCK IN SHOW UNDER Judge Kelsie Wolboldt
STEEL HORSE RANCH VALLEY GIRL WAS RANKED 4TH OUT OF 8 ENTRIES UNDER BOTH JUDGES! SO PROUD OF THIS DOELING
MAGIC PLACED 3RD OUT OF 5 UNDER JUDGE MADELINE EVANS. There were 5 really nice Bucklings in his class! Im happy that he placed 3rd! He needs to fill out more and was 4.5 weeks old at the time.
August first! Where has the summer gone? I suppose when your busy time just flies.
This summer has been exciting for me, I have acquired some wonderful goats, have had great success showing my Buck, Blue Cashmere and am excited about 2027 kidding season.
I have made a few changes to my herd in the last few days. I have made a promise to myself that I would keep my goat herd small and manageable, but as we all know the best laid plans have a tendency to go awry.
2026 kidding season was not what I expected, Gabriella unbeknownst to me aborted her kids shortly after her Ultrasound at 60 days pregnant with twins.
Harmony’s ultrasound showed triplets again, but when she kidded a single Buckling no other kids came after. Somewhere along the way Harmony must have absorbed them.
The only silver lining of kidding season was Harmony’s Stunning Buckling! “Magic” aka “Jackson” was a beautiful black roan with Moonspots and Blue Eyes. His ears were so long and wide!
By the time he was a week old I knew he was Sire Quality!
I had been toying with the idea of finding another exceptional Buck to add to my herd, but I just wasnt finding anything that I liked that was within a 4-5 hour drive from me.
By the time Magic was 4 weeks old I could see that he was exactly what I wanted in a new herd sire.
The only drawback was, I could only breed him to 1 of my 2 Does, and never any keeper Does Sired by his Sire Blue Cashmere.
That is when I started looking for an unrelated Doeling.
Long story short, somehow I ended up with three Bucks and five Does! I had to make some really hard decisions. Because all Of them were top quality goats.
I had to keep my numbers down!
Summers are pretty easy to keep goats, but a winter in the Willamette Valley of Oregon is usually mild but very wet! And goats hate the rain! So they stand in the barn and make a mess!
My breeding plan has been over the last few years is to breed top quality Nubian Does to my Top quality Mini Nubian Buck, Blue Cashmere, to produce top quality Mini Nubian with the Nubian breed characteristics and better Udders, better teat placement, better attachments and a smaller goat without the airplane ears and dwarf conformation.
And I have achieved that goal over the last four years, my first Generation Mini Nubians have everything I had hoped for and more!
Blue Cashmere has Consistently put his stamp on his kids! Beautiful structure, strong pasterns, long, level topline, depth and width.
I didn’t need to keep a son from him yet, Cashmere is only four years old, he has years of breeding ahead of him and I have collected his semen.
Difficult as it was I made the decision to part with Magic.
July 28th, my favorite Nubian breeder and friend, Teresa Fairchild of Covenant Farm in Salem, Oregon decided to part with a stunning Doeling that I had wanted since I saw her at a week old! I thought I have to add her to the herd! I would think about my numbers later. I brought June Bug home that same day!!!
Now I had five Does! All are really nice Does!! All will bring excellent qualities to my breeding plan, the decision to part with one of them was not an easy one.
In the end, I stayed with my decision to breed standard Nubian Does to my Mini Nubian Buck and decided that it had to be Valli to find an excellent new home for.
I always do my best to find a home that is knowledgeable on Goats or at least on other livestock like horses, Llama’s, Alpacas etc. This type of owner usually has good experience and the desire to learn how to properly take care of animals.
I was so fortunate to find a family who met and exceeded my expectations and requirements!!
Both Valli and Magic will be going to a wonderful home together, and I could not wish for a better home for them!
THIS!!! All of this…
HOW MUCH FOR A GOAT?
Let me say a few words to you, yes you, the person who sends a text to just ask for the price. The person who calls and hears the price and says “I can buy a cheaper goat somewhere else”. I’ll talk to you too; the person who doesn’t care about papers because I want “just a pet and milk goat to raise”.
No registered goat is “just a pet and milk goat”.
Behind every purebred goat is a BREEDER. I use capital letters to distinguish a breeder from an animal factory for lack of a better word. A serious breeder does not breed goats without documents that protect the integrity of the breed.
Registration papers are records of ancestry documenting the bloodline and enabling you to investigate possible health problems in your lineage.
When you tell a breeder you don’t care about the papers, just tell them you don’t care about the goats’s health, you just want the cheapest thing you can find!
If you choose to buy a goat from a reputable and quality breeder, this breeder is responsible for every goat’s health.
This breeder will skip vacations, miss sleep, and most of their personal time is dedicated to their goats and their well being. The truly passionate breeder, who loves what they breed, puts all of their time into it. Not only for goats that are sold, but also for every customer who owns a piece of their heart and is now a member of their large family.
A breeder will get his hands dirty, often covered in everything that comes with birth. Because that’s what life is all about… in the midst of birth and death is life. The wheel that keeps spinning. A breeder conducts ultrasounds, analytics, emergency vet calls, vaccinations, registrations, researches pedigrees, deworming, hoof trims and provides the base start for the future of the goat in handling, milking and showing.
Last but not least, a breeder CHOOSES the family who is lucky enough to have one of their goats. Yes, you read correctly.
A real breeder chooses who they sell to.
There really is no compensation that can offset the investment a breeder has made.
A good breeder has other criteria for those who want to continue their bloodline, why? Because breeding isn’t a responsibility to take lightly, it’s a lifestyle choice reserved ONLY for the few devoted people willing to sacrifice.
Since a goat is never “just a pet” he/she is the legacy of the breeder, a little boy’s best friend, a caretaker of a little girl, therapy for the elderly, a member of the family, someone’s whole world!
Partially written by: Sr. Eduardo Loredo Muller
Translated into English by: Angel Sophia Nogga
Modified for foals by: Stacey Mugrage
Modified for goats by: Katie Dean/Living Dreams Nigerians
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