History of Deer Haven Farms
We purchased our 26 acres in
November 2003. Our first
animals were some very friendly
whitetail deer, hence the name Deer
Haven Farms.
We are
located in Southern Illinois, just 9
miles north of Mt Vernon
(intersection of I-64 & I-57). We
are very active in showing our
goats. Vicky is a certified ABGA
judge.
Our first experience with Boer goats
was the purchase of two Boer X
Nubian doelings from Destiny Farm.
They were a week old when we brought
them home. It took us just a
few minutes to fall in love with
them. The two doelings somehow
managed to multiply into our herd of
over 100 goats at any time with the help of Sunny
Slope Boer Goats, John Newman,
Gilliam Boer Goats, MAC Goats, Able
Acres, Loid Farms, River Ridge Boers,
and Poor Folks Ranch (Gary
Kemp).
We
recently became distributors for the WED-2000 ultrasound machine for
reproductive ultrasounding of goats, sheep and hogs. Please
check the link out for more details on the machine and contact Vicky
at 618-318-0516 for pricing and more information.
Ultrasound
information
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 Site last updated on:
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Links to Great Goat Sites
Acco Feeds
- We feed our herd exclusively Naturewise Meat Goat Developer with
Deccox by ACCO Feeds
(A Cargill Company.
This is a complete feed that we use from the time they are creep
feeding at 10 days. We are dealers for ACCO & Nutrena
feeds. For more information,
please contact me via e-mail at
vicky@deerhavenfarms.com and I will give you the contact
info for the sales representative. They also have a great
payback program for youth!
We keep a good stock of B Naturewise Meat Goat Developer in stock. If
you need more than 10 bags, please give us a call first.
Current prices
as of 2/11/09:
Naturewise Meat
Goat Developer w/Deccox $10.50
Showmaster Boer
Goat Developer w/Deccox $13.00
Breeders Sites:
Below are links to some breeders we have dealt with either
buying or selling or just dealt with at goat producers meetings
and shows. They have quality stock, and use good breeding and
management practices.
More Goat Sites:
 American Boer Goat Association
Midwest Goat
Producers
Illinois Meat Goat Producers
Yahoo Groups The_Boer_Goat
www.makeabgabetter.com
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GOAT
SHOWS
Upcoming goat shows & events that we will be attending:
9 & 10 May 2009
IMGP Sponsored
IMGP Fairfield Goat Days
Fairfield, IL
Wayne Co Fairgrounds
ABGA Sanctioned both days
Judge day 1 - Coni Ross, Blanco TX
Judge day 2 - Sherri Stephens,
Knightstown IN
Show Rules
IMGP Class List
IMGP Illinois Bred & Owned Point Program
IMGP
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Jersey is our English Shepherd x
Border Collie that is our farm guard dog.
He is the official greeting committee, but please stay in
your vehicle until we come out as he doesn't take to
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The Goat Depot
We recently purchased
property
across the street from our farm that includes the original Texico
train depot. We will be renovating it and
opening a "goats only" store featuring Nutrena, Acco and Showmaster
feeds; Northeast Gate Equipment, and general goat supplies.
Check back for more information regarding our grand opening later this
fall!
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