Windy Hill Farm - Jackson, TN
David & Deb Johnson, Owners/Breeders
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Welcome to Windy Hill Farm!
Windy Hill Farm was established in 2006 when David & I moved "back to the Farm" where David grew up. We started our herd with 9 commercial goats that we used to clean up the brush. We enjoyed the goats so much that in 2008 we expanded our herd to include Registered KIKOs goats, as well as, commercial goats. Our herd has grown to 75 mature goats (and lots of kids).
We are now raising KIKO breeding stock that are hardy, good foragers, easy to handle & great mothers. Our does will be kidding in January & February 2010, with kids being from seven different sires. We have three sires on the farm. In 2009 we purchased additional does that were bred to four different sires. We like to leave our doelings with their mothers and let nature take its course for weaning. We have seen that is makes a stronger doeling who will be ready for breeding in the fall. The bucklings are weaned at 3 months of age and moved into the buck pen. All kids will be available for sale in May.
We have found Registered KIKOs are the breed that meets our need. Rotational grazing is our preferred method of parasite control. Our goats are only wormed "as needed". All our registered stock is DNA-certified through the American KIKO Goat Association (AKGA).
KIKO goats were introduced into the United States in 1987. They came from New Zealand where breeders had developed a new goat breed that exhibited exceptional qualities for commercial meat production. New Zealand developers bred New Zealand feral goats with domesticated goats to produce a breed with superior performance characteristics, resulting in the KIKO goat breed.
KIKO goats have the following characteristics:
Windy Hill Farm was established in 2006 when David & I moved "back to the Farm" where David grew up. We started our herd with 9 commercial goats that we used to clean up the brush. We enjoyed the goats so much that in 2008 we expanded our herd to include Registered KIKOs goats, as well as, commercial goats. Our herd has grown to 75 mature goats (and lots of kids).
We are now raising KIKO breeding stock that are hardy, good foragers, easy to handle & great mothers. Our does will be kidding in January & February 2010, with kids being from seven different sires. We have three sires on the farm. In 2009 we purchased additional does that were bred to four different sires. We like to leave our doelings with their mothers and let nature take its course for weaning. We have seen that is makes a stronger doeling who will be ready for breeding in the fall. The bucklings are weaned at 3 months of age and moved into the buck pen. All kids will be available for sale in May.
We have found Registered KIKOs are the breed that meets our need. Rotational grazing is our preferred method of parasite control. Our goats are only wormed "as needed". All our registered stock is DNA-certified through the American KIKO Goat Association (AKGA).
KIKO goats were introduced into the United States in 1987. They came from New Zealand where breeders had developed a new goat breed that exhibited exceptional qualities for commercial meat production. New Zealand developers bred New Zealand feral goats with domesticated goats to produce a breed with superior performance characteristics, resulting in the KIKO goat breed.
KIKO goats have the following characteristics:
- Survivability; hardiness; low maintenance breed
- Exceptional wieght gain on a lean, well-muscled large frame
- Strong mothering skills & capability; provide more live births
- High milk production insuring fast growing kids
- High resistance to parasites
- Soundness of feet requiring minimal care
- Good weight gain on all types of forage
