2011 brought some changes to our lives as we moved out of a place that we rented for the last 2.5 years and bought our own place about 20 miles to the south.  I also found myself not being able to let go of my love for the alpines and purchasing a few purebreds and a few Americans.  Finally, I got myself talked into getting a few Lamanchas to join our farm.  This will make for an interesting breeding season as I try to keep all the animals straight.

My daughter, Johanna, is in charge of the Toggs and has her own herd name.  So any Toggs that you purchase will carry her herd name of Country*Crowns. All the does and bucks are currently Purebred and we are currently toying with the idea of getting a few Americans. This past year, we lost several older goats and some great breeding lines as they passed over the rainbow bridge.  With that happening, our Togg herd got smaller but we are excited with the purchase of two new purebred bucks.

My son, Gatlin, passed away in January of 2009 at 13 in a car accident.  It was a great loss for my daughter and I as we always said that it was “us three against the world”.  He really liked the color of Obes and enjoyed the Lamanchas.  Both of those breeds we started in the herd to honor him.  They will carry the herd name Gatlin’s Pride and some of the monies made from them are used to fund scholarships in his name.  We have a few Purebred Oberhasli does that will be live bred to some purebred bucks out of the Meadowsong herd.  Then, on the American side, we were lucky to secure a buck from Susanna Tracyzk from the Heavens Hollow herd.  The Lamanchas that we had the opportunity to purchase are quite lovely and I like the style, balance and elegance that they bring.  Their breedings go back to One*Oak*Hill and Barnowl. 

At present time, I have taken most of the pictures off of the website because I was just not happy with how they looked.  If they are on here, then they passed my inspection of what I think brought out the best in the goat.  If you really want to see a picture of one, please let me know and I will send you one of my amateur shots.

We attended two shows this year in Marshfield.  One buck show at the beginning of the year and then we went to the Central Wisconsin State Fair at the end of the season. 

We do heat treat colostrum and pasteurize the milk that is fed to the kids.  All kids are routinely treated for coccidia.

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