Our Goats              
                                                                    "Nadine" and a buckling, not 2 mos. old

We have a vision of what meat goats should be, and this can vary greatly from farm to farm, person to person, day to day, year to year...  At SteelMeadow Farm it means: 
  • Low maintence; good foragers
  • Good feet; resistance to hoof rot/scald
  • Super kidding ease and mothering ability
  • Excellent milkers; fast gain
  • Year-round reproductive ability
  • Market quality; long back and decent muscling

        Texas doe "Pepper" and her 2 month old doeling
                                                                                         
These qualities are hard to find consistantly within a single breed and that is why we choose to raise goats from a "broader" gene-pool.  Our Vallera-line does and buck "Pedro" are from Eastern Virginia.  For Spanish goats they are larger than average with nice long backbones.  They breed year-round and have excellent mothering ability.  Their kids grow fast. 

"Fatima," as she delivers her kid's twin this Fall.

With our recent addition of Spanish does from south-central Texas, we hope to add a rounder/ thicker frame to our goats, as well as even tougher feet. (The Texas does have hooves of iron!) These does are smaller than the Vallera, but we will "breed up" their kids with a Vallera buck and the Kiko.  In the winter, their fluffy cashmere coats keep them warm.

Adding more genetic diversity along the lines of what we are trying to develop, we have our commercial Kiko buck "James."  "Stout" best describes James as a kid.  James is hardy, of good temperment and has the "body style" we would like to pass along to our Spanish.

"James," at 5 months

We continue to pick and choose our goats carefully as we develop our herds.  What works, stays- and what doesn't- goes.  Goats multiply almost like rabbits- a small herd can increase quickly.  We soon hope to be able to offer replacement does in addition to our market goats.

Foraging goats