"I MAY BE STUPID......BUT THAT IS NOT A
CALF!"
Those are the words that started it all!
Welcome to DKH Destiny Farm, where we have raised quality
dairy goats since 2001. In the early winter of 2001 I went to
the local livestock auction, to buy some calves, and I fell in
love with an Alpine dairy goat (Tifdoroyal Licorice Lameya) that
went through the ring, with papers....... of course bred by
something. Later we purchased a Nubian doe and kid from Don and
Sandy Miller of Firebird Nubians and another Alpine doe (Khamsin
I Can Two) from Bobbi McFaddan of Ebony -Rose. ...Well needless to say, one
goat has turned into a whole herd.
DKH Destiny Farm is
owned by Dean and Kimberly Hellums and is located just outside
of Middleton Idaho near Caldwell Idaho, it is an ever changing
6.6 acres. Our daughter, Amanda is 10 years old and has
her own dairy goat herd consisting of
Alpine, Oberhasli, Nubian and Recorded
Grades. Amanda also
has the job to "tame" all the kids, which she loves.
At DKH Destiny Farm we raise quality Alpine,
Nubian, Oberhasli, and
Recorded Grade dairy animals. Our bloodlines include the ever
popular; Waiilatpu, Hoach's, Tifdoroyal, Tempo Aquila, Thunder
Ridge Nubians, Ludwigs to name a few.
I have been involved with dairy goats since 1980 during
4-H, with a long break until 1991, when my son, Justin, needed
the milk as a baby. Then another long break until 2001 and
the infamous "sale". Dean, my husband has been my greatest
assets and support. He has been a great
sport in this whole process, never having been involved with
goats, he has been very helpful.
In 2005, our first show year, we had a herd management
problem. I could not find the right "mix" to keep the does in
show shape while milking. Many people gave numerous
suggestions, which I am thankful for but after throwing good
money hand over fist I went back to what I know best, how to fit
a competitive halter horse. So free choice minerals, soda, hay
pellets, beet pellets, quality hay and pasture are available to
all goats on the place. The does are given whole oats at
milking time with a few natural additives that I learned
fitting halter horses.
2007 was a much better
year, we only showed at one local show and then headed off to
Nationals. Amanda, my mom, Charlene, and I made the long
drive with three dogs and 7 goats. Our does did very will.
DKH Destiny WG She'stinkerbell placed 20th out of 43 milking 2
year old Alpines, DKH Destiny London Bridges placed 6th
in the yearling Recorded Grade milkers, DKH Destiny
Blondie Babe placed 19th in the 2 year
old Recorded Grade, DKH Destiny W Funni Sunni placed 6th in
the intermediate Recorded Grade.
This year we decided
to use a purebred Boer buck named Jiggs. He is just the
neatest guy, his papers have numerous "ennobled" animals on it.
To date all of ours does, including the first fresheners,
milk over 9 lbs of milk. Our foundation stock have milking
bloodlines and we have kept that in our herd. All the girls
have to produce enough to justify the grain that they get.
We are a CL free herd
and test annually for CAE.
All does are taped and penned separately until after they
"clean". All kids are taken from their dams at birth, given a colustrum supplement/replacement and pasteurized milk. If milk
is not available, then we use Purina* goat milk replacer.
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