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.

 

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