Our journey into the world of registered Nubian Dairy Goats and Boer Goats:

My daughters, Stephanie and Teresa, and I have been raising Purebred and American Nubian Dairy Goats since 1997.  Our journey started at the Laramie County Fair in Cheyenne, Wyoming when my daughter, Stephanie, won the “Dress a Goat/Obstacle Course” contest.  We went home that night and discussed the pros and cons of owning/caring for goats.  Within two weeks we were the proud owners of twin doeling kids.  We had no idea about the journey we were about to take and the friends we were going to make!

Our first two doelings, Rose and Mary, were not registered (we didn’t know anything about the world of registered goats!).  They were dam raised and as wild as they come!  The next year after several black eyes and stitches, my daughters joined 4-H and showed them at our county fair.  Eventually we learned about the American Dairy Goat Association and we were able to register Rose and Mary.  All of our dairy goats today are descendants of Mary.  Rose is still producing milk and kids at a farm in Colorado.

We attend several ADGA sanctioned shows every year.  In 2003 we started winning rosettes with our dry stock.  In 2006 we started winning rosettes with our milking does.  We even finished one of our goats in 2006, GCH Irish Belles Lady Abbey.  We started Linear Appraisals in 2004 with ADGA and we started testing our milk through DHIA in 2004 and have obtained milking stars on several of our does.  In 2007 we achieved Superior Genetics certificates on 2 of our does!  In 2008 we achieved Superior Genetics on another doe!

In 2003 we purchased our first Boer doe and her doeling kid.  We have successfully been using our Boer stock to supplement our sales and income.  These hardy goats require less attention and have paid for a lot of hay.  We have continually sold our Boer kid stock before they are born.  We are now retaining only two percentage adult does and one fullblood buck in our Boer herd.

My daughters and I work outside of the home full time so we have busy schedules.  We encourage visitors to our humble home.  I especially like to have children visit our goats!

We also sell dairy and meat breeding stock.  Please take a look at our "Ladies and Sires”.

The Connelly's

Owners

Teri, Dana and Steph

Sunrise in Cheyenne, Wyoming

  on a winter day at our home.