NUMOOR FARMS

 Why Kinders?

Well, we sometimes wonder this ourselves! LOL! We love our dairy goats and the challenges that breeding any animal for their breed standard offer, so why raise Kinders? Well, we really like the challenge of producing a true dual purpose breed. We enjoy the Kinder size and appearance. They are a perfect size for those that don't want full size goats and don't want a small "dairy only" goat like the Nigerian. We believe that this is a perfect breed for the homesteader or small family looking for milk and meat for their table. Our herd goals are defined below.

We have some fantastic Kinder semen in the tank and we are so excited about bringing some of the best lines in the country in to our herd. Zederkamm is the original Kinder herd by Pat Showalter. Bramble Patch Kinders in MO, owned by Sue Husdon, have  won many show events. They've also scored well on milk tests.

            Kinder goats are registered with:              International Dairy Goat Registry

  The IDGR recognizes this wonderful breed and we are so pleased to be working with them to develop our herd. Initial generations are recognized as "experimentals" but they are eligible for "purebred" status once they have been bred true for 3 generations and meet the breed standard. We feel this standard is excellent for the breed future. Watch for our milk test results as the year progresses!

Kinders were started as a dual purpose goat. Anyone who has bred dairy & meat animals knows that it is hard to maintain both (high milk and high meat production) in a single animal. Calories simply get put to one use or the other. We strive to produce a "true" dual purpose goat that gives a decent amount of milk and meat. This means we require does, at a minimum, to produce 4-5 pounds of milk (about half a gallon) a day as FF and their offspring to provide about 45% meat to bone ratio when harvested at less than 5 months. As 2nd fresheners we expect at least 7 pounds of milk from each doe.  These goals will be growing as our herd grows. No bucklings from FF will be offered for sale. Our Kinders must prove themselves before we offer bucks from them. This is a standard practice in milk and meat goats so why not in a dual purpose goat?

 We cull for poor udders, and goats that are to "dairy" to be dual purpose. No sense in having a goat for milking whose udder attachment won't hold up to years of milking, who's capacity is limited to a couple of pounds of milk a day, or a meat goat who gives a 30% ratio. Adult animals not meeting our structural requirements are not sold as inferior animals to someone else, they are "culled" out of reproduction. Why sell someone else a goat that isn't good enough for our personal standards? We do strive to meet the Kinder breed standards but cosmetics take a backseat to the functional parts of the animal in this herd.

This is Champagne Zelda (CZ), Serena Kinders Champagne Zelda. She is one of our lovely Kinders from Serena Kinders in NM. CZ's dam is from the well-known Bramble Patch Kinders in MO. CZ has great conformation and easily meets the breed standard. I just love her straight face and soft expression. CZ has great shoulders, excellent angles, strong pasterns and feet, and great body capacity. CZ kidded one DOA doeling on 20 July 09. CZ's averaging 6 pounds of milk a day. CZ was never really happy here. She met our friend Carey and CZ just seemend to know that was where she wanted to be, so off she went to make milk for Carey's family. The fact that she gets to reign as barn queen is probably icing on the cake! She'll be back for her next breeding (which we secretly hope to buy a doeling from) and then be back with Carey's family where she's happy.

This is Blacker, Serena Kinders Black and Tan. She is also from Serena Kinders in NM. Blacker is by Silver out of Tsu. She hates having her picture taken (something about  looking "fat" in her winter coat), so I don't have any real good ones of her. Anyway, Blacker started out with a wide, pygmy-like face and airplane ears that didn't drop below midline. I'm happy to report that her ears have grown and now drop below midline per the breed standard. Her face is thinning out and lengthening a bit. She's looking less pygmy and more Kinder as she matures. Blacker has great body capacity, nice rear width, and strong pasterns and feet. Blacker kidded on 19 July 09. With just a bit of help she delivered a doeling and a buckling.  Both goatlings are doing great and Blacker is milking well. Her udder is even better than we expected and she's averaging 6-7 pounds of milk a day. Blacker is a wonderful doe with an udder that is stinkin' perfect! So why is she living with CZ at Carey's house? Well, CZ wanted to go and I could hardly send her alone...so in a moment of weakness I agreed from Blacker to go as company for CZ. After seeing how her two kids are growing I am regretting the decision more and more. Well, she'll also be back for a breeding so maybe I can get one more doeling out of her if she'll be kind enough to produce 1-2 this time around.

These two are Blacker's 2009 kids (BlackerXSerena Kinder's Hooray). Top pictures are "Claude Hopper" and bottom ones are "Silly Lilly" who were born on 19 July 2009. Claude is a very thick/stout while Lilly is rather refined. Claude is the cuddler of the two and Lilly is the thrill seeker. These kids gets prettier every day. Both have wide rears, nice shoulders and feet, and these kids have the best dispositions an owner could ask for. Update: Both are growing in to beautiful goats and are so friendly and loving. Lilly lives with the other goatlings and Claude now lives with Magnum. Lilly and Claude are as tall as the ND's already just not as thick/deep...yet. Lilly still follows us around like a dog. She comes to her name and still enjoys cuddle time with us. Claude is certainly turning in to a buck living with Magnum. While we enjoy his affection, we do not enjoy the smell that comes with him growing in to an adult. Claude still likes to nibble on our ear lobes and will curl up in our arms and nap upside down. I'm not sure he knows goats aren't supposed to sleep like that.

Blacker & Browner as kids.

Bloodlines include some of the top Nubian and Pygmy lines in the country. Bred for milk, structure, and meatiness, these lines have it all!