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 60 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 added some beautiful show
quality Nubian, Saanen and
Recorded Grade does to our herd in
2009. Thanks to Holly Buroker
at HOANBU Dairy Goats in
Bellefontaine OH.
We
are distributors for the WED-2000 ultrasound machine for use in the
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 April 14, 2010
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CONI Morning Glory - Overall Grand Champion Percentage Doe both
days at SEMO District Fair earning 26 points!
Day 1 Judge - Wess Hallman Day 2 Judge - Jesse Cornelius
Links to Great Goat Sites
Acco Feeds
- We feed our herd Naturewise Meat Goat Developer with
Deccox by ACCO Feeds
(A Cargill Company) and a custom mix that we get from Mt. Vernon
Elevator.
We use the pelleted Naturewise feed from the time they are creep
feeding at 10 days. We are also 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 usually 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 3/24/10:
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
Yahoo Groups The_Boer_Goat
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GOAT EVENTS
Upcoming goat events that we will be attending:
10 April 2010 - Saturday
MWGP Spring Fling at Mt Carmel IL
www.midwestgoatproducers.org for more information
15 May 2010 - Saturday
MWGP Fecal Testing Workshop at Mt Vernon IL
(call Vicky for more information)
7-12 June 2010
ABGA National Show
Louisville, KY
www.abga.org
19-26 June 2010
ADGA National Show
Louisville, KY
www.adga.org
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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.
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BOER GOATS,
