Duckwater Ranch

06/15/2026

Erin, my remaining Nigora doe, with one of her 2026 bucklings. They will be separated soon and she will be available in milk.

06/13/2026

06/11/2026

Our newest addition hatched on 6/6!

05/31/2026

2024 ADGA/AGS Nigerian Dwarf Buck: Badhabits BA Outlaw *B (pend. ADGA) is available to a new herd!

I have a small herd that includes a 2025 daughter and his litter sister, both pictured.
In his daughter I have observed improvement in overall width, top line, rear udder arch and medial over her dam.

Outlaws dam Caprine Acres SS Censored 2*M (pend. ADGA) is 3x Jr. RGCH, 3x Sr. RGCH, 2x Sr. GCH. She earned 2022 ANDDA Silver JuJu Production Award @ 3-0 and 2024 ANDDA Silver JuJu Production Award @ 5-0. LA: 2024 VEEV88 (05-02)

His Sire's dam Quaking Canopy Olly Olly 4*M was on the USDA Elite list for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. LA: 2021 VVEE90 (05-02)

https://www.duckwaterranch.com/nigerian-dwarf-goats/goats-for-sale

Clean tested herd- negative for CAE, CL, Johnes and Q-Fever

05/31/2026

3 ADGA/AGS registered Nigerian Dwarf does available in milk.

Herd Reduction!
Clean tested herd- negative for CAE, CL, Johnes and Q-Fever

https://www.duckwaterranch.com/nigerian-dwarf-goats/goats-for-sale

PM for more information

05/31/2026

3 Nigerian Dwarf Doe Kids available!

Black and Buckskin does are 12 weeks old and ready for their new herd!
Gold doe is almost 8 weeks old and will be ready to go home June 14th or can leave with her dam (also available doe in milk)

Can be registered with ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association) and AGS (American Goat Society)

Clean tested herd - negative for CAE, CL, Johnes and Q-Fever

https://www.duckwaterranch.com/nigerian-dwarf-goats/goats-for-sale

05/26/2026

We had a good time at the ASGBA Memorial Day Dairy Goat Show this weekend. It was a 4 ring, 2 Day show, 4 judges.

This was the 2nd show we've attended and while we didn't bring home any ribbons, I'm pleased with how my girls did.

Una, BadHabits BA Uncensored 2nd freshener, showed in all 4 rings of the 2 year old class. Ring 1 she was: 4/9, Ring 2: 5/11, Ring 3: 4/8, Ring 4: 2/7 she was commended on her width from chest to thurls and depth of body

Dark Side, Duckwater O DarkSideOfTheMoon 1st freshener, showed in all 4 rings of the yearling does class. In Ring 1 she was: 6/13, Ring 2: 9/12. On Sunday her udder wasn't as full as Saturday; in Ring 3 she was 8/10 and the judge commended her on her udder capacity and ability to produce milk. In Ring 4 she was 7/8.

On Saturday
Patty, Duckwater KOH St.Patricks Moon, showed in ring 1 and 2 of the intermediate kids class. She was 9/11 and 11/13

Flyby, Duckwater MS Moon Flyby showed in ring 1 and 2 of the senior kids class. She was 10/18 and 11/15

On Sunday
Bea, BadHabits BA Unabridged showed in ring 3 and 4 of the intermediate kids class. She was 4/8 and 3/9. The judges remarked on her overall width.

Pants, Duckwater MS Artemis II showed in ring 3 and 4 of the senior kids class. She was 7/14 and 9/13.

I tried to listen to the judges remarks in each ring as they went down the line from 1st to last on why each goat was placed over the next. My brain did not retain half of it, especially with going in back to back classes.

Tom didn't get pictures of the kids in the ring because he was holding the next kids ready but he got plenty of pictures of Una and DarkSide.

Thank you Lori Algieri at Clover Dreams Farm for helping me take set up pictures of DarkSide and Una!

05/20/2026

Milk test last Saturday!

Butter fat tanked, compared to last month. What was different? They have been boycotting the Orchard Grass. And I admit, the last 2 loads have not looked so good. I mean, no one is eating it, not even the boys. They are chowing down the alfalfa and leaving the grass. Our regular feed store has been out and what we could find was still last year's cutting and we're paying $26+/bale. Ugh. I may shift them to Bermuda Grass next month and see if there is any change.

Anyway, volume is looking good!
4y 10m 3F Clover Dreams CS New Moon 6.2 #
2y 1m 2F Badhabits BA Uncensored 4.4 #
1y FF Duckwater O DarkSideOfTheMoon 4.4 #
3y 3F Badhabits BA Jessamine 3.1 #
1y 1m FF Badhabits BA Butter Side Up 2.5 #
1y 1m FF Badhabits BA Closer To The Sun 2.1 #

A few of the girls sporting their 12 hour fills

05/17/2026

Bea and Pants got their haircuts for next weekend.

McLaren got a haircut because apparently I like a challenge 😆 also I wanted to see what he looked like under all that hair.