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Dixie-Does Dairy
Goats
Dixie-Does is a
small herd of dairy goats situated by the Peaks Of
Otter, about 10 miles southwest of Lynchburg, VA.
Our farm is also home to Dixie-Does rabbitry and
Dixie-Soaps, we produce luxurious goat milk soaps
and other bath and body products.

Our herd presently consists of French and American
Alpines. We have been raising dairy goats
since 1994.
Although our herd is
small, our goals and standards are not. We are
breeding for structurally correct, elegant dairy
does with excellent udders that excel in the show
ring and the milk parlor.
We are not on test,
but we do weigh each doe’s milk at each milking and
keep accurate barn records. Heavy production is
important to us, as well as the strength to sustain
that production.

We had the
opportunity to purchase two bred doelings from Kathy
Evans and Susan Calahan of Waiilatpu in November
2000. These lovely does, Maire and Gabriela,
are the foundation of our herd. Both does are
now permanent champions, both have appraised
excellent twice, both have Best In Show wins, and
both have lactations over 3000 lbs.
We greatly admire
their beauty, productivity, and their ability to
pass these traits to their offspring.
Since then we have
added several does and bucks from Waiilatpu. We are
so grateful to Kathy and Susan for making these
exceptional animals available to us.
In 2005, we added two
bucks from the Nestor Acres herd and a lovely
yearling doe from Munchin Hill. We look forward to
seeing the impact these animals will make on our
breeding program.
We would like to
thank Kathy and Susan, Jeff, Pat, and Christen, and
Cheryl for allowing us to purchase some of their
lovely Alpines. Our most recent purchase was *B
Cherry Glen Tito Purcell. Thank you Wayne and Diane!


Our herd enjoys a
high standard of health. Orchard grass hay, alfalfa
hay, alfalfa pellets, kelp,
and minerals are made available free choice. We feed
a hand mixed grain to our does and bucks. Our grain
consists of whole grains, sunflower seeds, etc. We
strive to provide excellent nutrition for optimal
herd health and milk quality.

The goats have a
large pasture that ensures they receive plenty of
exercise. All goats are vaccinated with CD/T and
receive Bo-Se regularly. We regularly test for CAE,
Brucella, and TB, and we are part of the Scrapie
Prevention Program,
Births are attended
and kids are removed from their dams immediately.
Kids are raised on a CAE prevention program being
bottle-fed with heat treated colostrums and fed
pasteurized milk in a lambar. The kids are also fed
a coccidiostat grain and treated with Co-Rid.

Visit our SOAP page to
see our huge selection of goat milk soaps, lotions,
and much more!
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What's New? .....
We will be out of town from 7-11
to 7-23. All emails will be answered, phone calls
returned, and orders shipped upon return. If you need to
contact me urgently please leave a phone message. Thank
you!
A new champion. Announcing:
"GCH Dixie-Does ROTK
Abbey Road"
We have a limited selection of
quality Alpines for sale. Check our For Sale page or contact us.
2008 doelings are now listed on
the Jr does page!
The website was updated
6-19-08.

Antoinette- 4 x Best
Udder Of Breed 2008
Arlington- 2008 Abbey son.
Sold.


The website is updated
almost daily. New scents and lots of new photos are now listed on the soap page.
New quilts listed for sale on the quilts page! Junior
does photos are up!
And some snapshots from
around the farm on the for sale page....
To see the latest in show results,
farm news, and more:
Please visit our
BLOG.
Farm News

We show in GA, IN,
MD, NC, PA, SC, VA, and WV. In 2007, we finished
Eva and Priority and had many memorable moments in the show
ring. We were thrilled to be very competitive in
group classes this year, even winning Best Herd in
Show several times!

Also
in
2007, we organized and hosted an open ADGA show, the
Third Annual Fall Fuzzy Show. We would like to
thank each of you that attended and made our show a
success. Please join us again next year! We’ll be
hosting the Fall Fuzzy Show again in 2008 . We also
hosted
a second ring at the NRV Fair Show on July 31, 2007.
A
look back on 2007....
We had a wonderful year
in 2007. Eva and Priority both finished their
championships. Two year old Abbey Road earnedc2 milking
GCH legs. All 3 of our doe kids won GCH at least once,
and our kids were undefeated at State Fairs. Our does
maintained excellent production despite the record heat
and drought levels. MonaLisa is projected to complete a
lactation of 4000 lbs!
During appraisal,, all of
our young stock scored VG. Our mature animals averaged
VG 89.
Our 2008 kid
crop is here! We still have a limited selection of
quality Alpines for sale! We
look forward to sharing the excitement of these special
kids with you.
If you
need any additional information, please feel
free to
contact us. Thank you for
considering stock from Dixie-Does!
Dixie-Does Dairy Goats
DiLella Family
109 Berkeley Lane
Evington, VA 24550
f.dilella@
worldnet.att.net ( remove space)
434-821-2713
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“And thou
shall have goat’s milk enough for thy
household….” Proverbs 27:27a |
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