LakeView Farm's Boer Goats

2007 HAS BEEN GREAT

WE HAVE MANY NEW ADDITIONS TO THE HERD.

FALL IS ON THE WAY!

   WE HAVE MANY BOERS AVAILABLE FOR SALE.  CHECK OUT OUR FOR SALE PAGES.

   Nestled in the hills of Southern Ohio lies Lakeview Farm, a beautiful home for Boer goats.  Our farm is located in Proctorville, Ohio, across the River from Huntington, West Virginia and near Ashland, Kentucky. 

       We began with one goat with the intention of having all the brush on our farm eliminated.  Gracie was brought home and what began as a clean up project became a hobby.  But raising these beautiful animals has become more than just a hobby.  We love and enjoy every minute of it,  but that's not saying it hasn't been rough along the way.  We have certainly had our share of misfortune.  Fortunately, through prayer, and some hard work, God has brought us through some tough situations. 

       We were not introduced to Boer goats until almost a year after we began cleaning up the farm with Gracie, that first goat.  After bringing home our first Boer billy everyone fell in love with these gentle animals and now we raise them.  We have sold off almost every non boer goat we own.  The few that have been kept on the farm serve a purpose though.  Our herd has grown to over 50 head of boer goats, with the majority being does.  We usually carry anywhere from 50 to 75 head at a time.  During kidding season the numbers can even reach higher, to the point that we don't even keep track.

       We have three full-blood bucks that we are currently using to breed, and many full-blood and percentage does.  The three bucks, Patrick, Mitch, and Erik The Red, are expected to take on the role of building our herd and carry on strong Boer genes.  They all have great pedigrees and should give us wonderful results. 

We bought Rowdy from Rowdy Mountain Boer Goats of Kentucky.  They have a great looking herd and we recommend that you check out their site.  http://www.rowdymountainboergoats.com/   Rowdy was the beginning of our herd and we are currently using his son Patrick to carry on in his place.  Patrick has been throwing correct black head boers along with the red heads.  We are really impressed with what he has added to our herd.

Since then we have bought another buck off of Rowdy Mountain Boer goats.  His name is Mitch, a full SA with a full red cape.  He has been know to throw paints along with a full red boer goat.  He is the best buck on the farm in our opinion.  He is a beautiful buck and his coat glistens.  All of his kids are exceptional.

Erik The Red is the son of Mitch, he has a great pedigree and is a full red boer goat.  He does not have a spot of white on him and has a gorgeous slick looking red coat.  He was quite the surprise, we definitely did not expect to have a full red boer, but he was born on our farm last year out of two correct boers.  We are keeping him around for a while to see if we can get some more just like him.

      Some recognizable names in the pedigree's of our goats are; Yabu (ennobled), Eggsfile (ennobled), Bodacious Hunk, Bodacious Paji, Bodacious Mandisa, Eggs Sassy, Oscar, Sasquatch (ennobled), Top Gun #2 (ennobled), Eggspensive (ennobled), Ubora (ennobled), Kaptein (ennobled), TND Leroy, Banduke, African Annie, Lonestar (ennobled), Dominater, Johann, African Arvil, African Angel, Rain Maker, J.R., Miss Herc, and Codi Pci from Red Baron.

       Like I said earlier, we have had some set backs.  We lost all of our boer goats, and were left with only two at one time.  We did not give up even though it seemed like we should.  We started all over again and are happy that we did.  We have learned the hard way that is for sure, but now we feel that we have a pretty good grasp on how to treat any of our goats that become ill.  If something comes up that we aren't sure about we ask, whether it is the vet or other farms.  The best advice I can give to someone starting a boer goat farm is, Don't be afraid to ask for help.  The best site I have been able to find on helping with goat diseases is http://jackmauldin.com/default.htm .  This is a great site to help with many situations that may occur on your farm. We also are more than willing to help and can field most questions that may arise.

We are member # 7290 of the International Boer Goat Association, Inc.

Updated August 7, 2007