There are now photos up of all the new doelings for sale. Visit the Sales page to view them, and let us know if you see any you are interested in purchasing. They are American Dairy Goat Assocation and American Goat Society registered. CAE, CL, and Johne's free herd. Located in Western Montana. Nationwide ground transport available.
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When I said a couple of days ago that Krebs QQ Strawberry looked like she's got a pile of kids in there, I didn't expect SEXTUPLETS. Yup, Strawberry had 6 kids -- 2 girls and 4 boys. Sire is Gabhran Creek Raise The Bar *B. We've had several batches of quintuplets over the years, but this is our first batch of sextuplets. They are itty-bitty (and adorable), but they are all healthy and doing well. The girls are staying with mom for now, and the boys have been put on the bottle since they have homes lined out for them.
Photos: All taken when the kids were under 2 days old. Kids in the basket are the boys (trying to climb out already, of course). Kids on the hay are the girls (look at those pretty blue eyes). Boys are reserved. Girls are available for $ 450 each, ADGA/AGS registered. (UPDATE: All Sold.) Yes, I know the first phase of our kidding season ended over 7 weeks ago, and we haven't mentioned a thing about it yet. Let just put it this way: there's no end to busy on a farm. Better late than never, I suppose.
Anyway, we had 85 kids born out of 33 does in a 2-week time frame, including 8 sets of quadruplets! You can imagine the controlled chaos. Thankfully, the late-January weather was very mild, and the kids were born healthy (plug for the Fertrell goat minerals we feed and sell here at the farm). All the births were easy, with no problematical malpositions, no "going inside," and no vet visits. Of the 85, we only lost 1 kid that was born inside the water bag while we weren't present. And despite several of our favorite does having triplet and quadruplet bucklings :(, we wrapped up with 43 doelings to 42 bucklings. We're quite pleased with the quality of our doeling crop this year. We will be getting photos of the available doelings shortly. Meanwhile, peruse their pedigrees, prices, and other info on the Sales page. If you're able, feel free to schedule an appointment to come out and look at any you are interested in purchasing. We are also offering some nice proven does and bucks for sale in order to stay within out self-imposed herd size limit. We will be adding more doelings and does as we finalize who we are retaining and who we are selling, so make sure to check back! If you're looking for pets, we have a nice selection of wethers (neutered males) available now. They will all be ready to go weaned on March 25. Photos on the Sales page. We will be offering 1-3 bucklings sired by Larkstone SP Grand Design *B Elite and out of Krebs QQ Ruth Quinn (one of our favorite CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B daughters) after we decide if we want to retain one of the triplets. Let us know if you are interested in one of those. Great shoulder assembly on the entire litter. We retained these bucklings' full sister, Krebs LG Song of Songs, from last year, and she will be kidding in April. On February 5, we conducted a 1-Day Milk Test on MT Rivendells HW Desert Dawn, Krebs QQ Tiddlywinks, Krebs QQ Hope, Krebs QQ My Fair Lady, Krebs QQ Caribou Quinn, Krebs QQ Avalon Quinn, Krebs QQ Budgie, Krebs QQ Tangerine, and Krebs DC Berenice. They all did well and had excellent butterfat content, and all of them are expected to be awarded stars when ADGA gets their software problems sorted out. Avalon and Hope are also on 305-Day Milk Test this year. The 2021 305-Day Milk Tests are pretty much wrapped up, with Krebs SR Chantilly 3*M 3*D, MT Rivendells HW Dove 1*M 1*D, Krebs MD Bunny Tracks, Krebs QQ Liesl, Krebs QQ Peppermint, and Krebs QQ Brooke all expected to earn new Advanced Registry status. Chantilly milked through to 387 days, producing 1029 lbs. in that time frame. Krebs Farm OT Clairebelle 2*M 2*D AR produced 948 lbs. in 305 days, and it looks like she will produce over 1040 lbs. in her extended lactation. All the "QQ" does starring also means that their father, CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B, is expected to posthumously receive GCH, +B+S AR designations. Our next round of does has started kidding, with triplet bucklings out of Krebs QQ Lavender and 1 doe/3 buck quadruplets out of Krebs SR Clairify 3*M 3*D. Krebs QQ Strawberry is in labor as I write this, and she sure looks like she's got a pile of kids in there. This batch of does is relatively small -- just 6, Lavender, Clairify, Strawberry, Krebs QQ Faith, Krebs QQ Quinoa Quinn, and Krebs QQ Arabelle. Once they have kidded, we will have a short break (maybe a week and half), after which we will have quite a few does kidding April through early-May, another break, and another smallish batch in late-May/mid-June. That will finish up most of the kidding. We are taking reservations for doelings, bucklings, and wether kids that will be born through that time frame, as well as milking does. And finally, we can officially introduce MT Rivendells TQ Eureka now that she is out of her precautionary pre-herd-introduction quarantine. We acquired her two-years-older full sister, MT Rivendells TQ Ygritte, in 2020, and were so pleased with her first-freshening udder that we decided to try out the same model in a different color scheme (Ygritte is chocolate chamoisee with moonspots; Eureka is gold). Eureka and Ygritte's parents are Old Mountain Farm Toru Quinn (Old Mountain Farm InLikeQuinn *B x Old Mountain Farm Tsukiko) and Old Mountain Farm KTeeChipmunk (Old Mountain Farm Field Mouse x Old Mountain Farm Peris 2*M). Eureka is currently in the breeding pen with Krebs QQ Quintus Quinn *B, our CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B son who pretty much looks like a clone of his father. Ygritte is bred to Larkstone SP Grand Design *B Elite and due April 6. That's a wrap for now. Hopefully I'll be able to keep updates a little more current for the rest of the season. Key word: hopefully. ;) We have updated the 2022 goat Breeding Schedule with the expected due dates of the does due to kid in mid-May and June, 2022. These does include Belle, Cookie, Willow, Bunny Tracks, Pumpkin, Belle's 2021 daughter, Whisper, and Kiko.
Guaranteed female newly hatched chicks for sale. Nice assortment of hardy, prolific laying varieties. Excellent layers of large brown eggs. Great time of the year to start raising chicks--they'll be laying eggs by early summer.
~ Black Star chicks, females, $ 6.00 ea. ~ Montana Red Star chicks, females, $ 6.00 ea. ~ Blue Star chicks, females, $ 7.00 ea. ~ Sunset Star chicks, females, $ 6.00 ea. ~ Quantity Discount, 25-49 chicks for $ 5.50 ea. / 50+ chicks for $ 5.00 ea. Delivery anywhere between Darby and Missoula, Montana, available for $ 12.00 per box of chicks. Find more information and photos about these chicken varieties here on this website under "Chickens" and at www.northstarpoultry.com. Canyon Creek Poultry & North Star Poultry We have updated the 2022 goat Breeding Schedule with the expected due dates of the does due in April and early-May, 2022. These does include Chantilly, Nyala, Peppermint, Olivia, Brooke, Forever, My Favorite Things, Raindrops On Roses, Mercy, Song of Songs, Bunny Snacks, Wintergreen, Kasha, Kiskadee, and River.
The final batch of does to be bred to kid in spring/early summer of 2022 are in the breeding pens. Those include Belle, Cookie, Willow, Bunny Tracks, Liesl, Pumpkin, Patty Pan, Whisper, Kiko, and the yet-to-be-named 2021 Belle daughter. Claire's and Heidi's due dates will be added to the schedule when/if we are sure they are bred (they are both getting older). We will probably wait until this fall to breed Twinkle. Hello everyone, and happy New Year! We have just three young goats still available, and they are currently on sale for $ 50 off per goat. The sale will end January 15, 2022, so let us know if you are interested in any of them.
The first is Krebs PD Arabesque, doe born May 10, 2021, on sale for $ 400. Arabesque is a beautiful doeling with a nice flat rump and open escutcheon. Wouldn't be sorry to keep her ourselves. Her sire is Wee3Farms GD Grand Design *B, who is double-bred on SGCH Sugar Moon RB Mine By Design 3*M AR E+EE90 Elite. Mine By Design is the daughter of the famous SG NC PromisedLand Ram-Beau ++B+*S Elite, and she has been on the ADGA Elite Nigerian Dwarf Doe List continuously since 2016. Arabesque's dam is Krebs QQ Arabelle, a long, dairy daughter of CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B (GCH, +B+S pending) and one of our favorite does, Krebs Farm OT Clairebelle 2*M 2*D AR. The second is Krebs OT David Copperfield *S, buck born January 18, 2021, on sale for $ 500. Besides the *S, he will also pass on a *B to his sons when he is bred to does that are AR *M in milk and butterfat. His sire is MT Rivendells OLV Oliver Twist +S, and his dam is our AGS top-ten milk producer, Hickory Leaf Claire 1*M 1*D AR. David Copperfield is full brother to Krebs Farm OT Clairebelle 2*M 2*D AR. He is a black & tan sundgau and covered in moonspots. Lots of strong milking genetics here. The third is Krebs LG Boaz, buck born January 16, 2021, on sale for $ 400. His sire is Larkstone SP Grand Design *B Elite (Sugar Moon O Sky Pilot +*B*S Elite x SGCH Sugar Moon RB Mine By Design 3*M AR E+EE90 Elite). His dam is Krebs QQ Ruth Quinn (CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B (GCH, +B+S pending) x Krebs Farm OT Clairebelle 2*M 2*D AR), a gorgeous young doe that we plan to 1-Day and 305-Day Milk Test this year. We retained Boaz's litter sister, Krebs LG Song of Songs, and also repeated the Ruth Quinn x Grand Design cross this year since we liked their last litter so much. Find photos and more information on these goats on the Sales Page. We are also taking reservations for adult milking and/or breeding does, as well as doelings, bucklings, and wether kids to be born starting in January, 2022. We have updated the 2022 goat Breeding Schedule with the expected due dates of the does due in March and early-April, 2022. These does include Clairify, Faith, Strawberry, Quinoa, Lavender, Ygritte, and Arabelle.
The next batch of does, including most of the 2021 junior does, has been in the breeding pens for April and May due dates. The due dates for those does will be added to the breeding schedule in January. Give your loved one the unique gift of a miniature goat this Christmas. Krebs Dairy Goats offers gift certificates for Nigerian Dwarf goats so that the recipient will be able to pick out their own special goat when they are ready for it. We also have gift certificates for birthdays and other occasions.
Goat Availability: ~ Bottle-baby wether kids (neutered males) for pets will be born January through May, 2022. $ 100 each. Reserve with a $ 50 deposit per goat (balance of $ 50 due upon pick up). ~ Baby doeling and buckling kids for future milkers, breeding stock, and/or showing will be born January through May, 2022. These come with their purebred registration pedigrees from the American Dairy Goat Association and the American Goat Society. They will be available to take home as bottle-babies or after they are old enough to wean. Starting at $ 450 each. Reserve with a $ 100 deposit per goat (balance due upon pick up). ~ Adult does for milking, breeding, and/or showing will be available January through May, 2022. These come with their pedigrees from the American Dairy Goat Association and the American Goat Society. Starting at $ 450 each. Reserve with a $ 100 deposit per goat (balance due upon pick up). ~ Note that our top-breeding-stock-quality goats go for $ 600-$ 850 each. Gift Considerations: ~ If your loved one has not owned goats or livestock before, we recommend gifting them the book Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats along with the gift certificate to help them learn about goat care. We are also here to help along the way and offer recommendations for the best goat-raising products that are available in our area. ~ Remember that goats are herd animals and need a buddy of the same species for their developmental and emotional wellbeing. Therefore, we only sell a minimum of 2 goats at a time unless they are going to a home that already has goats. Gift Ideas: ~ You may pay the full price for a goat at the time we issue the gift certificate, or, if you prefer, you may place a partial deposit to reserve a goat and make the final payment when the recipient of the gift certificate picks up their goat. We will have lots of goats available and plenty that fit your budget. Touch bases and let us know what you are looking for. ~ We accept checks, money orders, and PayPal (or cash if you can drop it off at the farm). ~ If you do not intend to breed and milk the goats but just want some for pets, wethers (neutered males) are the most practical option as they are less expensive than does but just as tame and sweet. (Note that you do not want unneutered males as pets.) ~ If you want to gift a milk goat to a first-time goat owner but don't want to spend the money on getting 2 does, a great way to start is with 1 doe kid and 1 wether kid for her companion. Many new goat owners like to start with kids anyway so that they can get accustomed to raising goats before they need to start a milking routine. A nicely sized Nigerian doe kid can be bred at 8-10 months old and start producing milk at 13-15 months old. About Nigerian Dwarf Goats: With adults standing generally no more than 23.5 inches at the shoulder, Nigerian Dwarfs are the smallest of all the dairy goat breeds. Their small size makes them adorable pets and practical homestead dairy animals since they are easy to care for, handle, and accommodate. Nigerian Dwarfs have the highest milk butterfat content of any other breed of dairy goats or cattle. Their milk is sweet and creamy, free of the unappealing "goaty" flavor people often associate with goat's milk. The high butterfat content also makes it ideal for making cheese or butter. A good Nigerian doe can produce around a half gallon of milk a day. Nigerian Dwarfs are friendly, cute, and intelligent. They can be trained like a dog (even house trained). They come in a huge selection of colors and patterns and are the only registry-recognized dairy breed in which some individuals have blue eyes. They are also excellent weed eaters and can eliminate weeds like knapweed or tansy from a pasture. Why buy from Krebs Dairy Goats? Whether you're buying pets or breeding stock, we will help walk you through the process of raising a healthy goat. We also offer recommendations for the best local goat feed, products, and veterinarians. At Krebs Dairy Goats, our #1 priority is to breed Nigerian Dwarf goats that are practical for the small homestead. We participate in official USDA DHIR milk testing to verify the quantity and quality of milk our does produce so that we can make educated decisions about how to perpetuate the best milking genetics in our herd. Therefore, if you're looking into purchasing milkers or breeding stock, you're getting goats out of lines that are proven to put milk in the pail. We also breed for traits related to ease of hand milking, such as large teat size (large teats are vital in Nigerians, as many lines have small teats that are extremely difficult to hand milk). Along with top milk production, we select our goats for excellent dairy conformation and strive for the Nigerian that is the true miniature dairy goat. Our goats come out of some of the best showing and linear appraising lines in the country. Our herd is tested free of the goat diseases CAE, CL, and Johne's, and our farm practices strict biosecurity to prevent disease introduction. Sales Info, Terms & Conditions: ~ Please read Krebs Dairy Goats general sales information and terms & conditions Here. ~ Gift-Certificate Specific: When you place a deposit for a goat, you will receive a receipt for your payment along with the gift certificate. The receipt, not the gift certificate, will reflect the credit available from Krebs Dairy Goats unless a specific dollar amount is listed on the gift certificate (this is because some individuals place a half-down deposit with the intent of paying the final amount when the goat is picked up, but the gift certificate they give to their loved one may simply state that it is a gift of 1 goat). ~ Note that deposits are good for 18 months from the date they are placed. Deposits are nonrefundable unless Krebs Dairy Goats is unable to provide the goats reserved. Please Contact us if you have any questions, or peruse our website to learn more about our goats. |
About Krebs Dairy Goats is located in Western Montana's Bitterroot Valley, where we (the Krebs family) breed ADGA/AGS registered Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. We are ADGA Plus members and participate in official DHIR 305-Day and 1-Day Milk Testing. Our priority is to breed Nigerians that are practical, high-production milkers with excellent conformational and dairy traits that exemplify the true miniature dairy goat. Categories
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