All about Goats:
Boer Goats... The Boer goat was developed in South Africa in the early 1900s for meat production. Their name is derived from the Dutch word "Boer" meaning farmer. They were selected for meat rather than milk production; due to selective breeding and improvement, the Boer goat has a fast growth rate and excellent carcass qualities, making it one of the most popular breeds of meat goat in the world. Boer goats have a high resistance to disease and adapt well to hot, dry semi-deserts. Meat goats are minimal care animals that are browsers by nature, preferring brush, shrubs, and broadleaf weeds rather than grass. Boer goats raised for meat production are typically raised on pastures. The main reasons for this are twofold: pastured goats are on average healthier animals than pen-raised goats; secondly, it costs far less to raise Boer goats on a diet of brush and weeds, than on bags of commercial feed. Boers are meat goats - bred for meat.


Boer X... A Boer cross is just a mix between a Boer Goat and another type of goat. Our Boer cross are mixed with either Alpine or Nubian.

Nubian Goats... The Nubian goat is of Asian origin. They are most commonly known for their 'Roman nose'. They have pendulous ears, have very high butterfat in their milk, and are the 'talkative' breed of all other breeds of goats. These are the dairy breeds - bred for milking. The Nubian's size makes it a very useful dual purpose animal. The Nubian breed leads the way for the dairy breeds in butterfat production: it produces on average, 5% or more butterfat content. Because of the higher fat content, the Nubian milk has a better flavor than lower fat milks.


Alpine Goats... The French-Alpine is a breed of goat that originated in the Alps. The goats of Alpine type that were brought to the United States from France where they had been selected for much greater uniformity, size, and production than was true of the goats that were taken from Switzerland to France. Size and production rather than color pattern have been stressed in the development of the French-Alpine. These are hardy, adaptable animals that thrive in any climate while maintaining good health and excellent production. Alpine goats are known for their abundant milk production rather than meat.