~Registered Alpine and Nubian dairy goats~
Skybird Acres
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(Left) Marigold 11th place 2 year old at the ADGA National Show in Columbus, OH. |
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(Right) Star 14th place 7 year old at the ADGA National Show in Columbus, OH. |
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Who We Are:
Welcome to Skybird Acres! We are a small herd of ADGA registered Alpines and Nubians in Frederick, MD. We focus on breeding show and dairy quality Alpines, but our Nubians are more family pets than show goats. We usually keep only 10-14 does in milk through show season and dry them up once they are bred in the fall. We attend local shows in Maryland and Virginia, and this year we attended our first national show in Columbus, OH with four senior Alpine does. Marigold placed 11th in the cut out of 51 in the two-year-old class, and Star placed 14th in the aged doe class. We are very happy with how our does performed and will be attending more National Shows in the future.
Our "farm" is only two and a half acres, so it is not ideal for a giant herd of goats. We only have room to keep 25-30 total(including does, bucks, kids, and yearlings), but not all of them are Alpines and Nubians. The first goats I bought were not dairy goats. I had bought a Pygmy, a Boer, a Toggenburg mix, and an Angora. So yes, we breed quality Alpines and Nubians, but we still have a few "pets" as well. Currently, we have 13 senior does, 4 junior does, and 2 bucks, and 6 "pet goats". It has been only 5 years since I bought my first goat, Dodger(a pygmy), and since then my herd has grown into a beautiful bunch of healthy show goats. This is our first year using AI on our does. We have invested in a tank and have bred our first does. We are improving every year, and I can only imagine my beautiful goats in four more years.
-Rachael Toombs
I also recently published some "goat stories" if you are interested in learning more about my memorable experiences when I was just starting out. See: Goat Stories
Our "farm" is only two and a half acres, so it is not ideal for a giant herd of goats. We only have room to keep 25-30 total(including does, bucks, kids, and yearlings), but not all of them are Alpines and Nubians. The first goats I bought were not dairy goats. I had bought a Pygmy, a Boer, a Toggenburg mix, and an Angora. So yes, we breed quality Alpines and Nubians, but we still have a few "pets" as well. Currently, we have 13 senior does, 4 junior does, and 2 bucks, and 6 "pet goats". It has been only 5 years since I bought my first goat, Dodger(a pygmy), and since then my herd has grown into a beautiful bunch of healthy show goats. This is our first year using AI on our does. We have invested in a tank and have bred our first does. We are improving every year, and I can only imagine my beautiful goats in four more years.
-Rachael Toombs
I also recently published some "goat stories" if you are interested in learning more about my memorable experiences when I was just starting out. See: Goat Stories
If you wish to find out more about us, or are interested in reserving a kid, feel free to contact us at:
skybirdacres@gmail.com
Rachael: 240-812-2077
Kim: 301-712-6198
skybirdacres@gmail.com
Rachael: 240-812-2077
Kim: 301-712-6198
First snow of 2019...
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