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WELCOME to my farm. My name is Vicki McGaugh, and I
have bred and raised Nubian dairy goats, from a commercial dairy to my now smaller show herd, with milk and soap sales, for 23 years. I started the herd as a young stay-at-home mom. Although the focus was as a small 4H farm, with the demand for milk and exports of dairy stock, and our love of showing, the farm grew quite large. As my daughters graduated from high school, went to college, and had children of their own, I stopped milking commercially and now keep about twelve milkers, sell milk locally, show a little, appraise, and soap. Click the soap button to see Nubian Soaps goat milk soap. I am located north of Houston, Texas, in the beautiful Sam Houston National Forest.
Herd health is of the utmost importance. I started feeding 17% alfalfa pellets when I became unhappy with the keeping quality of the local alfalfa hay. The milkers are fed grains, whole oats, barley, corn and a supplement pellet for more protein on the milkstand. I have worked hard on the mineral program for the milkers, which includes Bluebonnet's Tech Master Complete, containing kelp and yeast. Selenium injections are given twice a year to the adults and to infants at birth, and I copper bolus our herd twice a year.
All kids are hand raised on CAE prevention. All births are attended, with the barn monitored, and kids are raised separately from adults. Kids receive heat-treated colostrum from the older vaccinated does. I take special care of worming and cocci treatments due to living in the south, using prevention on kids and fecal sampling adults. Since the onset of testing for CAE and culling back in the early 90's, I have not had any chronic or contagious health problems or diseases. The whole herd also tested negative for sub-clinical staph mastitis the last three years.
I ELISA CAE test colostrum on each doe that freshens here (PAVL), with many years of negative tests from (WSU) I use these labs mostly for sales now, when a customer asks for testing through them. I now use biotracking.com so I can blood test for CAE and for pregnancy at the same time each fall.
To place an order for animals for next year please email or call. I am accepting deposits for the 2010 season, which will not only contain bucklings and doelings, but also some milkers. These young milkers are an excellent choice for someone wanting nice clean does who are milkstand ready. Milkers come with their ADGA paperwork, a current CAE test, and are priced at $500. Another service we offer is our $100 soaking wet buckling sale, where locals or those willing to drive out, can pick up purebred bucklings out of our first fresheners and does who are not appraised for $100. They are sold with their applications of registry. Call and get put on the list, I do not take deposits on these bucklings. They must be picked up by the weekend after they are born. We do not ship these bucklings.
I am very excited to be using my new junior herd sire, Pruittville's EL Pathfinder on many of my young does along with the opportunity to lease *B Blissberry Mr. Goodbar to breed to a few of my older does. My youngest buck is Pruittville's Déjà Vu who will be used in the spring to freshen the 09 kids, thanks to Tim Pruitt for the opportunity to purchase these wonderful bucks. Thanks to Troy and Michelle of MiaBella Farms for the opportunity of using Mr. G.
We have also added our Miniature LaManchas to the website. What exciting little milkers!
Phone calls, e-mails or snail mail are always welcomed from those wanting more information, extended pedigrees, breakdowns of appraisal scores, or to just talk goats. Most photos will be of normally milked out does, and only show pictures will have more than 12 hours of milk. Always go by the appraisal score when in doubt.
A deposit of $100 will hold the goat of your choice. The deposit is not refundable if you simply change your mind. It is cheerfully refunded if I can not fill your order. I reserve the right to retain any kid that I need as a replacement. Shipping is easy via Houston Intercontinental Airport; flights are running in the $240 range, $35 for health certificates and $40 for kennels (I can purchase you one here or you can ship me one, your choice). A contract will follow your deposit that explains my guarantee in detail.
Vicki McGaugh
550 Dogwood Road
Cleveland, TX 77328
Phone: 281-592-3039
vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com
vicki@lonesomedoenubians.com
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Always feel free to call, email, or visit my forum at dairygoatinfo.com Thanks for your interest in Lonesome Doe Nubians.
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