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Our place is nestled in the rolling foothills of
Montana, where we raise LaMancha and Recorded Grade dairy goats
and Toy and Mini Rat Terrier dogs. Our home is remote and "off-grid",
being powered by solar and wind power for the most part. Our
goats are raised in a very natural way, grazing on native
pasture most of the time, but also being fed alfalfa hay, grain
and wet beet pulp. All births are attended whenever possible and
teats are taped just in case. All our doelings, pre-ordered
bucklings and AI babies are raised on a CAE prevention program
of heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk from Neg does. We
vaccinate all kids for Tetanus (lock-jaw) and Clostridium Perfringens Type C&D (over-eaters disease) and give annual
boosters to all adults. Our does and bucks are tested annually
for CAE and we do Linear Appraisal every other year or as ADGA
will schedule eastern Montana. The herd is healthy and abscess
free. We are currently on Official DHIR
milk test. We have 5 TOP TEN PRODUCERS and 3 more that should
make the list for '08, after 4 years back on test. We
show at the Montana State Fair and Montana Fair each year and
other shows when possible.
We did get a well drilled for water
this spring, which IS a GREAT advancement here (and we
still have to come up with the $4000.00 for it but have come up
with money for pump,
lines, tank and more solar panels to run it)!!! So purchases of any kind
will be much appreciated, from kids and bucks to jewelry and
crafts. THANK YOU to ALL of you in advance!!!! We are
also starting on an Earthship (www.earthship.net) for us to live in so that we can
move out of the '70 something 2 bed room mobile home that we are
currently in. We are working on setting up a page for that to keep
everyone up to date on our progress.
We bought our first goat, a grade Togg
doe that was bred to an Alpine buck, in 1975 while living in
Michigan. That doe of course, produced twin bucks, but we were
hooked! Our children joined 4-H in 1985 and joined ADGA and
1987. We were raising Toggs at that time, but in 1989, when Tom
was injured at work, we started working more with LaManchas and
in 1991 we purchased Coastside Lotta Surf, our founding sire. He
was a wonderful buck!! He improved on the does that we had, but
never got the recognition he deserved as only his yearling
daughters were on DHIR and were never Appraised. In 1993 we sold
out everything but the LaManchas and in '95 after Tom was
finally awarded his Social Security Disability, we found 160
acres in Montana and moved. We are still working on building a
house and putting in fences and a barn, but we really enjoy the
beauty and peace that we have here.
A kid may be reserved with a $100.00 deposit.
Please make a 1st 2nd and 3rd choice in case the bucks don't
cooperate in producing the requested sex of kid. Notification
will be made as births occur. Remainder of the purchase price
must be postmarked within 2 weeks of notification of birth and
kid must be picked up at the farm or shipped by the time said
kid is 4 weeks old, unless other arrangements are mutually
agreed to. Shipping costs including crate, vet fees, flight
ticket and gas expense to Billings are the sole responsibility
of the buyer. Payments may be made by check, money order and
sent to Tom or Paulette Buckner, P O Box 281, Melstone, Montana
59054 or PayPal (buckner@wildblue.net).
Craft items and artwork are constantly
changing, but you may contact us to see what is currently
available or place a custom order thru our newly developed
catalog. We have had a vendor table at the '04 Convention in New
Mexico, '05 Convention in Kansas City, '07 Convention in Fort
Collins, CO, the '06 Nationals in Indianapolis, '07
Nationals in Wyoming and '08 Nationals in Louisville, KY. We
hope to see you again in '09!!
| 1st Place Open Class Art
entry at the '07 Convention |
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is a sculpted wood
adaptation of the new ADGA logo with paintings on four
sections, the Swiss head is of the Rocky Mountains, the
LaMancha head is of the Garden of the Gods near Colorado
Springs, the Nubian head is of an alpine meadow with
aspens and pines and the forth section is of a mountain
gorge with a white water river flowing thru it.
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This item auctioned for
$600.00 with proceeds going to ADGA.
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We are looking forward to seeing you at shows
and events in '09!!! |
