Odeon Ranch
Thank you for your interest in our herd. We have been breeding quality dairy goats for over 30 years. After taking a brief reprieve to adopt our son in 2002, we felt it would be better to raise him in a country atmosphere, so purchased a small acreage in rural Nampa in 2004. The Nigerians seemed perfect for the small space. In 2006 we moved to our acreage in Homedale. We are nestled against the scenic bluffs of the Owyhee Mountains, with 2.5 acres of sprinkler-irrigated pasture for the goats to enjoy! With the adoption of our three girls, the goats have become a true family affair.
After 30 years of being involved in the dairy goat industry, we have decided to step back from actively breeding our herd of Nigerian Dwarves. We will still be actively involved with dairy goats, both on the local and National level. We will be working with, and mentoring, or good friends Chris and Tina Abe of Fuji Farms Nigerians. Sharing our foundation genetics, and our years of knowledge to help them further the Nigerian breed. We are excited to see how they develop their own line of Nigerians and expand upon the animals that we love so dearly. It's exciting to see breeders with values and management skills similar to our own. Until the Abe's have their website, you will be able to see the entire Fuji Farm/Odeon herd through www.odeon-ranch.org.
Our Nigerian herd is a collage of some of the finest animals we could find. It is our goal to breed a long bodied, angular Nigerian Dwarf that is structurally sound, and produces an adequate milk supply.
We believe strongly in promoting our herd, and breeding the best animal that we can; due to this, no bucks will be sold from first fresheners, we prefer to evaluate the doe thoroughly before potential herdsires are kept. All of our Nigerians are exclusively registered with the American Dairy Goat Association. This is our 7th year on DHIA, and we appraise the Nigerian herd bi-annually.
We enjoy competing with our Goats and our young herd has done quite well. We attend 3 to 6 shows a year, and try to attend at least one out of state show so we can evaluate our animals with those from other areas.
We require a $100.00 deposit to reserve the kid of your choice. If that kid is unavailable, we will place your deposit towards another kid of your choice, place it towards a kid from the following kidding season, or refund your money. Note: No refunds on cancelled orders!
All of our kids are removed at birth, and housed separately from the mature animals. We have a clean herd, and vaccinate regularly. Due to bio-security precautions, we do not offer buck service. However, limited semen is available on some of our bucks. While we do test for CAE on an annual basis, we elect to follow a strict CAE prevention program, raising all kids on colostrum replacer or cow colustrum from a local, healthy Jersey herd, and pasteurized milk. We feed the best quality of alfalfa we can find, with bicarbonate and mineral salt available free choice.
We guarantee the health of our animals at the time of shipment, but we cannot guarantee your management. If any genetic abnormalities are found, please send a letter from your veterinarian stating the issue, and we will work on getting your replacement. Since we maintain a closed herd, we will not allow animals to return after leaving, but if you are requesting a replacement, you must notify us prior to selling the animal in question. We may then ask for the problem animal to be euthanized or neutered by a vet and a certificate sent to us, depending on the reason asking for the replacement.
In order to maintain a healthy, disease-free herd, we do not offer buck service to outside herds. We do have our bucks collected, and semen is available to purchase.
We strive to breed Nigerians that fall under the ADGA height allowance, but when dealing with genetics, there are never any guarantees as how a kid will mature, therefore we cannot guarantee the mature height of any kid.
We do ship; Odeon will provide transportation to the air terminal, but all other shipping and related costs will be paid by the purchaser (airfare, ceate,health papers, etc.). We prefer to ship via Alaska Airlines, but we have also shipped via Delta Airlines with no problems. We will gladly help you make shipping arrangements that are the most cost effective. We do however love to show off our animals, and would love to have you come to the farm to pick up your purchase in person whenever possible!
We were blessed to be able to add the best of the Sandy Hollow animals when Karma announced her complete dispersal in Oct of 07. I have always considered Karma as my Nigerian Mentor, and although I will miss seeing her at shows, I am pleased that she has entrusted me to carry on with her wonderful animals.
In 2009 we were fortunate to have 2 new additions to the Odeon herd. We would like to thank Anne Peterson of Rosasharn Farm for our newest Jr. Herdsire, Rosasharn's Triumph. The Rosasharn genetics have made such a huge impact on our herd. We could not be where we are today if it weren't for Anne and her diligence for improving the breed. The Rosasharn herd has had a huge impact on our herd, and we will be forever grateful. We also need to thank Valerie Ciesynski of Piddlin Acres for her consignment of Piddlin Acres CB Western Swing to the 2009 ADGA Spotlight Sale. We were pleased to be the highest bidder, and to be able to bring a little "Swing" to Idaho!
Thank you again for your interest, and if we can be of any further help please do not hesitate to ask.
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