Limestone rock in the hills has always kept the goats?hooves naturally trimmed. He began raising fullblood Spanish goats in Eastabutchie, Mississippi when he was a boy. Other Valera goats in the area from Feltners herd have not been found, nor have the original Valeras in Texas, so Muddy Run goats contain a unique bloodline.History of the Muddy Run herd/Valera strain by Peter Schechter and Rosa Peuch, October 2008. The goats are used locally to help curtail the spread of weeds, including the noxious weeds Leafy Spurge, Spotted Knapweed, and Canada Thistle, and do brush reduction on nearby ranches, which benefits the community and provides extra forage for the herd. The majority of Muddy Run does tend to kid together within a two-week period. Bode formulated a feed that included hay, grain, and minerals, and had it mixed at the store. What they don't have in height they makeup for in hardiness and parasite resistance. It is not surprising to see such words describing these breeds as hardy, adaptable, self-sufficient, thriving, foragers, genetic diversity, and disease resistance. Because of this, the herd uses a mixture of inbreeding and linebreeding, which has worked well for decades. He finds the Boer meat to be fattier, and the Spanish meat has a notably different flavor which he prefers, as do many of his friends.Bode began raising Fullblood Spanish goats in the early 1960s. They are on the Critically Endangered List with the Livestock Conservancy with very few breeders nationwide. Their diet is naturalthe land offers Live Oak, Shin Oak, and many varieties of brush. They dont make those anymore! Has impressive horns. Most were Mexican, and were very happy to eat goat meat. They find that such horns correlate with depth and volume of body.The billies grow to be 230-250 lbs if their diets meet their nutritional requirements, but average under 200 lbs. When the goats?feed is supplemented, Kensing uses 20% protein grain cubes and shell corn. So he kept his Spanish goats Fullblood, and added good stock to his herd. He asserts that theyre best there is.History of Bode herd from Gene Bode, January 2008. That year, Bode lost 130 kids to crows.During his years as a breeder, Bode would buy, sell, and trade goats, but always kept to Fullblood Spanish. Muddy Run Farm provides mineral blocks with selenium to compensate for the low levels of selenium in regional soil. Top Quality registered stock, pricing based on quality. They keep accurate records to monitor the performance of each individual goat. Please contact Jim Carroll ~ 2549339349 orjcarroll3636@gmail.com, Haymont Freehold Farm, LLC ~ Fayetteville, NC ~ Verified Baylis Breeder ~ Anne Williams ~ has Two 1 year old proven sires and one 1 year old doe. We currently have around 15 bucklings available for sale. Syfans does usually have single births, which he attributes to the almost unsupplemented forage. His biggest bucks?backs were waist-high, and Bode enjoys a height of nearly six feet. Call for details. They use run-in barns for shelter, and their hooves are checked twice per year, but usually only need trimming once per year. Most of our sales take place at the farm. Some of the Sawyer Bloodline Producers are still raising Sawyers in this way, and other producers are raising them as individual goats. His family raised angoras, but when the mohair subsidy ended, Bradshaw, then a young man heading-up the ranch, switched courses and began to raise Spanish meat goats. They also have some old goats that they keep for life at the farm: these older goats kid just as often but usually only have one kid. At the time of marking kids in July, dry nannies are sold. Caring For The Spanish Goat 1. Peter and Rosa do hoof trimming approximately twice a year. Goats at Muddy Run Farm have access to pasture year round. The Kensings do not interfere at kidding time, and if a weak kid cannot make it through with normal care, it is left to its fate. Their original Valera buck sired the herd from 1996 until his death in 2001. Swirl (left; female; SOLD) and Nutrageous (right; male) and their mom, Nestle Valera by Diane Kull This is Tillamok. In his final years Rob Baylis began to suffer from Alzheimers disease. He found out that Eugene Bradshaw in El Dorado, Texas had put together a group of 900 Spanish nannies; Shurley chose what he considered to be the top 49 nannies out of the bunch and bought them. The heavycashmere helps keep these goats in good body condition during the winter months. Uno became the reference buck for what is now called the Devils River bloodline. We do not use any hormones or medicated feed. After the successful trial run with their wethers, the Morefields decided to become breeders in 2003, with cashmere as their primary goal.The Morefield breeding herd started with cashmere does from Chris McGuire, via Kathryn Cooper, a former cashmere breeder in Southern Ohio. Bill Breckinridge and Tamara Pittman-Breckinridge bought this line of Spanish goats from ranchers who brought them up from the borderlands of Mexico. Valera is a relatively tall-standing meat goat, with big rounded shoulders and shorter, upright ears. improve the Sawyer genetics with their styles. Even his grandfather kept Spanish goats for the family table, and Bode loves goat meat barbecued, baked, and fried. For example, if the Dam is Baylis and the Sire is Baylis then the offspring is Baylis. Goats that display crossbreeding are not DNA Registered unless the dam and sire are already DNA Registered and are proven to be the parentage. They also nibble on the cactus. If you are looking for a conservation project that can still produce, La Flche is a worthwhile breed. Contact for pricing. Out of Anna who throws color (See Ramses above). reported back that they have had very few issues and/or challenges adapting their Sawyers out of, Texas. Shurley passed away in April, 2009. They focused on deep, big boned billies and feminine nannies. Hes breeding both Spanish billies, Uno and Eddie, to Boer and Spanish nannies.Shurleys ranch has the same terrain as most hill-country goat ranches, with Live Oaks, Shin Oaks, and fairly dense brush. Named after the Concharty area of Oklahoma. History of Syfan herd by Tom Syfan, February 2008.Tom Syfan passed away on August 10, 2013. Hes not happy with guessing whats best, he wants proof. However, as the President for the American Meat Goat Association, Shurley is able to stay well-informed on the studies and trends of meat goats in the United States. Bloodline Descriptions:We rely upon the breeders to provide the bloodline descriptions. The dogs couldnt catch the crows, or keep up with all of them. Bred ewes can be arranged. The ranchers ate it, too. Mesquite and Prickly Pear also grow in abundance. We also breed livestock guardian dogs. They live on 5600 acres in the Hill Country of Texas. They are raised on natural forage using rotational grazing with hay provided in the winter December-April). However, under different management systems mature size and weight will vary between 100 to 150 pounds for females and 200 to 350 pounds for males. Working together with nature not only for preservation and conservation but also towards restoration. Peter and Rosa brought in a new Spanish buck for three years (20002002) to refresh the blood in the herd. Their herd is comprised of a variety of colors, and includes slight variations in horn shapes, some curving slightly, some rising straight.The success of the Papes?Spanish herd is only marred by one thingpredators.Bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, eagles, buzzards, and hawks have all taken their toll on the herd. Each bloodline has a sample of five females and one male. Upon deciding to get the goats, we opted for a . And he wishes to say, Thanks to all of you who stuck with Spanish goats.? He continued to maintain his herd, but suffered a great loss when roaming dogs killed off the remaining herd of over 100 goats.There are now approximately 75 Baylis goats remaining.History of Baylis herd from Justin Pitts, Gurney Davis, and Phil Sponenberg, January 2008. Early selection showed some preference to black. A new venture, the production of Montana-hardy meat goats with a cashmere byproduct was the original business objective. Deworming is done by the Famacha method.The Morefield herd is trained to respect electric net fencing. We keep nannies until they can no longer raise their kids. Please contact: Yolanda Adams ~ 334-502-2717 ~ yolandaggarcia92@gmail.comPosted December 29, 2022, Ranch 83 MVM ~ Ballinger, TX ~ SGR Gold Certified Kensing breeder ~ Julie von Merz ~ has five 8 month old DNA Registered KENSING males available. The rapid growth is not as rapid as other more popular turkeys, nor is the finished size. The goats survive in rocky pastures on native forage and brush in pastures ranging from 640-1300 acres. Use this link to download a Blank Bill of Sale: BILL OF SALE. Frazier Farms Exotics offers both red species fox kits and polar arctic kits for sale. Shurley has the experience to know that if you want to continue to keep Spanish blood in the herd, youve got to raise some Fullblood Spanish goats. In the cold winters, with temperatures falling to 40 below zero, the cashmere undercoat that the goats still produce helps keep them warm and fuel-efficient while being fed grass-alfalfa hay (when the ground is snow-covered). The goats love the grain cubes, and the rustle of a feed bag will bring them running to their owners, showing them to be a pretty tame bunch. I take the goats around and let them graze and browse on neighboring land when possible, and thats their favorite activity. Ewes typically deliver twins and show excellent maternal qualities. PSG (75% Valera/25%Baylis) by Diane Kull 1 This is Swirl (SOLD). At one time, when the herd had reached 1,000, Margaret Bode bottle fed 30 kids in one season. They are both straight Valera. According to Dr. Phil Sponenberg, who visited Baylis in the 1990s, some of the bucks were very chunky, and one buck showed very good meat conformation, suggesting that Baylis did breed selectively.Baylis kept a primarily closed herd for almost 75 years. A?does are bred to A?bucks, B?bred to B,?C?to C. Our first pair came from OldHoltwood Farm in Silk Hope, NC. They are available about September 1st. Out of the two he has the best fleece, but just doesn't have the size or shoulder depthof twin. Color does not factor into breeding choices at all, so the herd shows a great variety of, colors, and there are varying levels of cashmere. Joe Preston also did an annual buck test to. Food with integrity, nutrients, and great taste. Eagles pose another problem. Please contact: Julie von Merz at 512-217-7845 or julievonmerz@gmail.comPosted November 7, 2022, Watkins Farm ~ Bridgeport, TX ~ SGR Gold Certified Syfan Breeder ~ Mike Watkins ~ Watkins Farm has Two 1 year old and Two 6 month old males available and Three 6 month old females. And the Spanish goats could just take care of themselves. We are able to provide breeding pairs, trios, and more. The phenotype is a longer, deeper body withheavier bone structure. Darla is an SGR GOLD Certified ~ Lifetime Conservationist Member that can be found on our Breeder Mapout of Buckholts, TX. The herd has evolved into its own unique goat genetic.The ranch is located on the edge of the Eldorado Divide in Sutton County in Southwest Texas. She is a twin female from Nestle and sister to Nutrageous. Farmers were used to wandering livestock, and if someone elses livestock was grazing on your land it was fine. The selection process for our herd is the ability to travel long distances to water and forage, medium to large frames, good legs, no excess hair, rounded horns widely spaced, good utter size for twins but not overly large that may result in injury or the inability of kids to nurse. The goats avoid eating the latter, but they will sometimes tiptoe in to eat the Prickly Pear fruit. We are also selectively breeding Spanish and Kiko crosses. If there isand sometimes there areany goat which needs more frequent trimming, this is done at de-worming or feeding time (when the goats are easier to catch at the feeder). They were Kensings first goats. Silver Rabbits for sale, both non-pedigreed for meat production and pedigreed for show, meat production or pets. In this breeding, we crossed the Valera and Baylis bloodline. Added good stock to his herd and fried kept Spanish goats in Eastabutchie, Mississippi when he was boy. 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