Ages Ago Acres Nubians
home to spoiled girls & sweet milk
Breeders of ADGA reg. PUREBRED Nubian Dairy Goats, MO.
***Updated 04/03/2010***
-We are SOLD OUT for 2010.. taking reservations for 2011-
First, I'd like to take a second and thank all the nice folks who bought from us this year. Hope you are enjoying your kids. My apologies to those who were on the waiting list & are still waiting for little girls... the does were good and gave us, lots of doelings... but sadly even, with all the babies...there just weren't enough to go around. Several of you already have your reservations, back in for 2011. (I sincerely thank you for your patience)... Hopefully the does will give us all lots of doelings again, this next spring! (Breeding plans are still in the working stages, but we do plan on breeding 20 or so does to kid, from mid March thru April 2011. We've always kidded in Jan/Feb... BUT.. I think the cold weather/ice storms just makes things harder all the way around.. for us, for our buyers, for the bottle babies we sell. My hope is that waiting until Spring, will make it much easier for everyone.. not having to worry about keeping the babies warm (or in the house for months LOL) More milk is usually available by then for people to feed their newly purchased, bottle kids. Last but not least, I don't think there is anything much cuter then a Nubian baby or two, bouncing around in green grass of Spring, or basking in the sunshine.
In the next weeks we will be updating all the web pages. (busy taking new photos around the farm) We've added some really nice does to the herd. (and we've sold a lot of nice girls too.. It's hard to part with my homebred does, but I can't keep 'em all) We've brought in some lines we are really excited to work with. My-Enchanted-Acres, Longman's, Kastdemur's, more Copper-Hill, more Amberwood.. just to name a few. I'm very excited about the future of our herd. Hopefully, our buyers will be too! I can't wait until I get the doe pages updated and get the chance to *introduce* all the new girls!~
Questions? Inquiries? Please don't hesitate to email or call!
(contact info can be found at the bottom of this page)
-A bit about our herd-
Welcome to our little home on the web. Nothing fancy or flashy. You won't find pictures of freshly shaved does - in show poses- or detailed milk records. That's just not what most of our buyers are interested in. They want to see pictures of the herd, just being goats. My name is Susie Price, along with my daughter Jessica .. we raise and care for a barn full of characters (under the herd name of AGES AGO ACRES) The goats are our love & our lives, but not our livelihood (which allows us to keep our prices, lower then many most) . Jess & I sell some kids, sell a little milk, make cheese & soap, spend a lot of time caring for everyone...The goats just enjoy being goats. In the morning it's milking & breakfast. The does are then let out to spend their days browsing 20 acres, of meadows & woods. Dinnertime finds them safely back in the doe barn ...it's a simple life, but a happy life.
I raise the type of Nubians that appeal to ME. I like large, healthy, friendly does. I like my girls to look *dairy* but still have some size to them. ( I test annually for CAE. The entire herd is also CL free) I like pretty does. Sound, honest does. Does who fill my heart & my milk pail. (can't understand, who would WANT to milk an ugly goat? LOL) I like long-lived gals. Gals who produce big healthy kids...year after year. (we attend all births. Rarely will one of the girls need help, but we are always there with them). We pull & bottle feed most of the kids, but I do on occasion allow a mom to dam raise. I don't want my herd to ever lose their mothering abilities. Many people who buy doelings from us, want those doelings to grow up to be good moms. Who can & will raise their own kids. I like bucks who are BIG, but gentle & loving. Easy to handle (even in rut) Kids who are sweet & outgoing. Kids that grow off well. I want a Nubian that looks like a Nubian. Nice roman noses & longggg ears are a must. I want good body capacity. Straight, strong legs and tight feet..... and they HAVE to milk. I will not a keep a doe that can't give me - at the very least- a gallon per day. I want them to WANT to milk. I don't want a doe I have to fight on the milk stand. (I think a doe raised with gentle hands, is a doe that will take quickly to the milk stand, when she freshens) I want does to have a strong will to milk. A doe that's hard to dry off. Does with long lactations. Nice, well attached udders that will stand up to a lot of milk. Teats sized right for hand milking.
My herd consists of bloodlines that produce the type of Nubian that I like. I've carefully over the years, bought individuals that blend well with each other and give me the type of Nubian kids I love. Those kids, now all grown up are giving me grandkids & great-grandkids that are the type of doelings, that make me happy... I hope they will make some of you happy too!
Our pages are filled with just snapshots of the herd. Some are of the girls, in their work clothes. There are pictures of leggy teens.. happy, silly kids.. big, stinky men.. soon-to-be stinky little men. Goats, just being goats. Us, just being goat gals.
(ALL of our Nubians are ADGA reg. PUREBRED Nubians. Clicking on a picture on the DOE & BUCK pages, will take you to that goat's ADGA pedigree. We strive to keep our prices reasonable & affordable for the folks who make up most of our customer base... people who are looking for that OLD STYLE Nubian, that they remember from years ago. 4H'ers wanting to show, homesteaders, hobby farmers, moms who want sweet, fresh milk for their families. New to the country life? New to goats? Great! (I enjoy helping new people learn) Most of our buyers are Earthy, common folk...like ourselves. Take a look around. See something you might be interested in? Have a question? A comment? Drop us a line or give us a call. (info below)
*Pricing*
** Bottle doelings- $150 - $175 (picked up by 3 weeks) (includes: reg. application/disbudded/tattooed/CD&T/Cocci prevention)
** Bottle bucklings... $100 -$150 (picked up by 3wks) (includes reg. application/disbudded/tattooed/CD&T/Cocci prevention started) --bucklings sold without papers priced $25 - $50 (picked up by 1wk)--
weaned doelings & bucklings- $200- $250 (when available)
Milkers- gentle, broke to milk $250.00 to $350.00 (when available)
Adult bucks....give us a call or email
I reserve the right to NOT sell a goat to someone, I feel will not be a good home
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Susie Price & Jessica Rogers
HWY E / Alton, MO
(417) 778-1766
EMAIL US!
ages_ago_acres_nubians@yahoo.com