***Update 3/17 - Sold*** This cute little guy is available for $ 100.  He's a soft, pretty cou-clair-chamoise color with blue eyes.  He is a wether, and must go as a bottle baby.  Please contact us with any questions.  More photos below.
   Nigerian Dwarfs are miniature goats.  Their small size makes them great pets.  They are extremely personably and friendly, especially when bottle raised, and are very intelligent (they can be trained like a dog).  Nigerians also like eating all kinds of weeds and are good for weed control.
   If you don't already have goats, plan on getting two.  Goats are herd animals and need a buddy of the same species for their psychological and emotional health.  We expect to have more wether kids born in the next few days if you need a buddy for him.  Wethers are $ 100 ea.

   We have a four nice doe kids available now.  All kids will be sold registered with the American Dairy Goat Association and the American Goat Society.  Pedigrees, information, and photos are below.  Please contact us with any questions.

​Krebs QQ Jeanie ~ $ 350 ***Update 3/9 - Sold***
Born:  Feb. 28, 2020
Sire:  CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B (more info here)
Dam:  Krebs SR Annie Dash (more info here)
Horn Info:  Disbudded
Color:  Buckskin-Chamoisee w/White
Started on Bottle, Currently on Dam

Krebs STJ Dottie ~ $ 450 ***Update 3/14 - Sold***
Born:  March 1, 2020
Sire:  Sinai Thunder Asher's Judah +*B+*S (more info here)
Dam:  Krebs Farm OT Lacy 2*M 2*D (more info here)
Horn Info:  Polled
Color:  Buckskin w/Extensive White; Blue Eyes

   We had Ravalli Property Maintenance (a.k.a. RPM Fencing, www.rpmfencing.com, owned and operated by Robert Krebs; shed built by Daniel Krebs and Del Clamp) build us a new goat shed for our west pasture.  Now we are able to keep the yearling does in one pasture and the senior does in the other. 
   RPM offers these sheds in multiple sizes and custom designs to fit the needs and type of livestock each person has.  Our shed is a 8'x16' with a non-slip rubber-matted goat shelf and closable goat doors, so that we can keep the goats inside if they have new kids, if the weather is especially cold, or if there is a predator risk.  We will trim and paint it barn red and white after the weather warms up.
   Photos courtesy of Joshua Krebs.  Used by permission.

This is how our first goat shed, also built by RPM, looks after trimming and painting:

   Music, Nyala, and Bunny Tracks think that they can still fit in the feed pans . . .  

   As mentioned in previously, Krebs SR Clairify 3*M 3*D kidded on Feb. 17 with triplets, 2 does and 1 buck.  Their sire is MT Rivendells Mr. Darcy.  Clairify is one of our favorite does from the 2018 season, so we are very excited about these kids.  See photos of the kids below.  The belted chamoisee doeling will be retained for now, the dark cou clair doeling is sold, and the silver cou clair buckling is sold.

Clairify's Belted Chamoisee Doeling, Retained:

Clairify's Dark Cou Clair Doeling, Sold (Yes, she looks black in the photo, but she's really an unusually dark cou clair):

Clairify's Silver Cou Clair Buckling, Sold:

   Yesterday was our first test of our 2020 305-Day Milk Test.  As hoped, Krebs Farm OT Clairebelle 2*M 2*D AR did great, producing 4.7 lbs. of milk.  Krebs SR Clairify 3*M 3*D (who has kidded--more on that in my next post) also did very well, especially for having only freshened on February 17, producing 3.5 lbs.
   Beginning a Milk Test each year can sometimes feel so overwhelming--milking, planning, cleaning, scheduling, paperwork--but it's worth it.  Even though it is quite a commitment, nothing is better than a 305-Day Milk Test to show what a doe is truly made of in the milking department.  Ten months of milking every morning and night gives you a highly accurate evaluation!

   After making me get up to check her at night for two weeks after her supposed due date (I must have got her service date wrong), Krebs Farm OT Steelic Mist 2*M 2*D AR kidded with a nice doe kid sired by Krebs SR DeClaire *B*S.  Not only is this doeling our first DeClaire kid, she is also the result of a line breeding on one of our all-time favorite crosses, Hickory Leaf Claire 1*M 1*D AR x MT Rivendells OLV Oliver Twist.  She looks a lot like her dad did when he was little--she's long and level with nice dairy structure under all the fuzz.  She is also covered in taupe moonspots.  She will be retained for now.  With the quality udders and milkability in this line, I have high hopes for her.  Anyone have ideas for names?  I'm at a loss.
   MT Rivendells HW Dove 1*M 1*D also kidded with a buck kid sired by DeClaire.  This kid is spoken for.  He is chamoise with blue eyes.
   The next doe to kid will be Krebs SR Clairify 3*M 3*D, due on February 12.  She is bred to MT Rivendells Mr. Darcy.  Clairify sure looks like she is going to have three or more kids.  She is scheduled to go on 305-Day Milk Test this year.       

   Krebs Farm OT Clairebelle 2*M 2*D AR kidded this afternoon with triplet doelings sired by CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B.  They're rather new to accurately evaluate yet, but I'm thinking that they will all be just as gorgeous as their full sisters and brothers who were born last year--long, level, wide, with high, open escutcheons.  Belle's kids are always conformationally beautiful.  These three doelings will be retained for now.
   Belle is one of our favorite milking does.  She has soft texture; a beautiful, well-attached udder that milks out well; large, easy-to-milk teats; and great orifice size.
  She is going on her second 305-Day DHIR Milk Test this year.  Last year she produced 5.0 lbs. of milk on her 1-Day Test, so we are excited to see how much she'll produce on her second 305.  She milks through extremely well.

   As mentioned in a previous post, our buck Sinai Thunder Asher's Judah +*B+*S earned his Plus title based on his daughters' production performance during 305-Day and 1-Day Milk Tests that we conducted in 2018-19.  The nice thing about Stars and Pluses is that they can work far back in a goat's lineage . . . .  We just received word from Sinai Thunder Farm, letting us know that Judah's sire, Sinai Thunder AG Asher ++*B++*S, earned his Two-Plus title this year, becoming Sinai Thunder's first homebred ++B++S.  It takes two of his sons earning Pluses for a buck to earn a Two-Plus title, and in Asher's case, Judah is one of those sons.  Krebs Dairy Goats is honored to have helped Asher earn ++B++S.

   Sunshine did it again--sneaked in kidding before anyone even knew she was in labor.  She had 1 doeling (score!) and 3 bucklings that all look just like their father, CH Old Mountain Farm QuentinQuinn *B. 
   The doeling is Krebs QQ Eve Quinn (pending).  She will be retained.  She sure is a plump little thing, and I am already pleased with her conformation.  The bucklings are also promising and will be evaluated over the next few days.
   The following photos are of Krebs QQ Eve Quinn at about 16 hours old.

Learning to pose for the camera . . .

Who could resist this cuteness?

Photo shoots are hard work . . .