Site Last Updated 07/01/2018
The Toaheedliinii herd is performance tested for milk (DHIA), Linear Appraisal and DNA typing.
Our two senior does have met their requirements for a milk star! See senior doe page for milking records.
About us
Welcome! Let us introduce you to our beloved Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. We will try to answer your questions on our management, breeding philosophy and give purchase information within this site.
To'aheedliinii Farm is nestled in the picturesque secluded hills of Astoria, Oregon, 92 miles from Portland and 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The farm is 115 acres, most of which is forested with fir trees, wetlands and gardens. Because of the habitat variety, we have an incredible array of wildlife on the property; a large herd of elk, flocks of wild grouse, coyotes, foxes, skunks, deer, etc.
We are very proud of the goats at Toaheedliinii Farm. The dairy herd represents some very excellent blood lines. Many of the herd names represented in our lineages will be familiar to most fine goat breeders for their exceptional quality.
Our herd is developing beautifully due to our ambitious and thoughtful breeding program, endeavoring to introduce specific genetic traits to further our overall goals. General traits we look for include exceptional good overall health; easy milking (good udder texture, large orifices, large teats and ease of hand-milking), capacious udders with strong, high attachments; strong constitutions; friendly and easy-going temperaments, with our added focus on dairyness. Of all these traits health is our most important goal since a sickly goat will not perform well in any area. Our second most important goal is having goats with good attitude and temperament because who wants to work with irritating goats? Luckily good health combined with a willingness to milk naturally produce animals that are very productive.
We back our personal goals up with national comparisons through DHI milk tests and ADGA linear appraisals. Due to strict farm biosecurity, we do not show our goats so you will not see references to show wins or "legs" but many of the siblings, offspring, sires, and dams from among our lines have been shown by others quite successfully. Once one of our goats leaves our farm, it is not able to come back. But having said that, even though we do not show, we do breed for show quality. Our Nigerian herd is small but promising. We breed and raise only a select few animals. We have learned that if we want to enjoy a beautiful herd, characterized by health and vigor, even temperaments, and trusting personalities, we need to keep our numbers low - under 10 total goats. While our numbers are small compared to most, we are very proud of the animals that we have acquired and are looking forward to maintaining and improving upon the quality of our small herd.
Our whole herd tests negative through WADDL for CAE/CL and Johne's and will be happy to provide our negative results - latest test results July 2017. Our herd is TB and Brucellosis certified and we participate in the volunteer scrapies program
To'aheedliinii Farm is nestled in the picturesque secluded hills of Astoria, Oregon, 92 miles from Portland and 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The farm is 115 acres, most of which is forested with fir trees, wetlands and gardens. Because of the habitat variety, we have an incredible array of wildlife on the property; a large herd of elk, flocks of wild grouse, coyotes, foxes, skunks, deer, etc.
We are very proud of the goats at Toaheedliinii Farm. The dairy herd represents some very excellent blood lines. Many of the herd names represented in our lineages will be familiar to most fine goat breeders for their exceptional quality.
Our herd is developing beautifully due to our ambitious and thoughtful breeding program, endeavoring to introduce specific genetic traits to further our overall goals. General traits we look for include exceptional good overall health; easy milking (good udder texture, large orifices, large teats and ease of hand-milking), capacious udders with strong, high attachments; strong constitutions; friendly and easy-going temperaments, with our added focus on dairyness. Of all these traits health is our most important goal since a sickly goat will not perform well in any area. Our second most important goal is having goats with good attitude and temperament because who wants to work with irritating goats? Luckily good health combined with a willingness to milk naturally produce animals that are very productive.
We back our personal goals up with national comparisons through DHI milk tests and ADGA linear appraisals. Due to strict farm biosecurity, we do not show our goats so you will not see references to show wins or "legs" but many of the siblings, offspring, sires, and dams from among our lines have been shown by others quite successfully. Once one of our goats leaves our farm, it is not able to come back. But having said that, even though we do not show, we do breed for show quality. Our Nigerian herd is small but promising. We breed and raise only a select few animals. We have learned that if we want to enjoy a beautiful herd, characterized by health and vigor, even temperaments, and trusting personalities, we need to keep our numbers low - under 10 total goats. While our numbers are small compared to most, we are very proud of the animals that we have acquired and are looking forward to maintaining and improving upon the quality of our small herd.
Our whole herd tests negative through WADDL for CAE/CL and Johne's and will be happy to provide our negative results - latest test results July 2017. Our herd is TB and Brucellosis certified and we participate in the volunteer scrapies program
Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoy looking over all of our beautiful goats!
“We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.”
― Henry Beston
― Henry Beston
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