When I get inquiries about purchasing goats I always ask this question first ~Why do you want to own goats? And that should be a good question to ask yourself as well. Of course there is no "wrong" answer ~ but your reason (s) will help ensure that the Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats you purchase from Joyful Hearts Farm will meet your specific needs and goals ~ whether it is for showing, home dairying, acquiring new breeding stock, brush clearers, or as family pets.

At Joyful Hearts Farm we are very proud of our beautiful goats. Our breeding goals aim for correct little dairy goats that will be a pleasure to own, no matter what your goals may be.

WHY A GOAT FROM JOYFUL HEARTS FARM?

We initially made a huge investment in acquiring the highest quality foundation animals. This is reflected by Milk Stars (for example: *D's and *S's and *B's that you see after the goats name); by high Linear Appraisal scores, Classification scores, show wins (MCH/ARMCH), etc. We purposely keep our herd very small so that each goat gets quality care and individual attention.

OUR MOTTO IS "QUALITY ~ NOT QUANTITY!"

We have tested our herd annually since 2005 for CAE & CL via WADDL to ensure our buyers that our herd is disease free. We also back up that claim by providing whole herd test results to our buyers upon request.

We are available after your purchase to provide ongoing support.

In early summer we prepare each buck and doe for the upcoming breeding season by making sure each one is supplied with herbal, vitamin, probiotics, and mineral supplementation which will continue throughout their pregnancy and after kidding. We also carefully evaluate who each doe will be paired with in order to produce the most outstanding kids. Our does are then bred from August through late October, with kids arriving January through April.

We dam raise our kids, but also combine bottle feeding. This is producing hardy, healthy kids for us that are also very people friendly. Read what others are saying about their Joyful Hearts dam raised kids! Buyer Testimonials . Our kids are put on a preventative worming/cocci protocol beginning at 2 weeks of age, as well as probiotics, and mineral supplementation prior to kids leaving our farm. Disbudding and banding are done here as well.

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