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Ash Prairie Farms

Ash Prairie Farms

We raise commercial, crossbred, and American Purebred Kiko meat goats.

3 months ago

Ash Prairie Farms
Wanted to thank Adam Ledvina from Iowa Kiko Goats for acquiring our entire herd this afternoon. Thankfully the weather cooperated and no rain. Was a sad day to see the goats go, but we are moving on to bigger a better things for us. We may get back into goats down the road after this move for higher education. Looking forward to seeing what Adam does with his operation and looking forward to potentially getting some TNT Bacardi daughters/granddaughters in the future shall we get back into it. ... See MoreSee Less
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3 months ago

Ash Prairie Farms
Unfortunately due to a potential move, which will benefit our family, we are looking at dispersing the herd to start moving toward that direction. While the move is not set in stone, we have to start making some decisions leaning that way.We have:44 registered purebred and NZ does1 purebred buck - won’t be moved until all does are gone12 commercial doelings3 commercial yearlings7 commercial bucklingsWe have 10 straws of TNT Bacardi but those won’t be moved until herd is gone.4 LGDs - won’t be moved unless with the herd or until herd is gone. They are protecting the herd.We cull hard and anything left here is tough as nails. Anything needing dewormed is culled and any issues with motherability, temper, foragability, structure, etc is culled.Will entertain package deals or entire herd dispersal. Will not look at 1-2 here and there. These are not cheap so if looking for cheap then might as well keep looking! ... See MoreSee Less
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4 months ago

Ash Prairie Farms
WHAT IS COMING?????!!!!!We have a new herd sire, VAR CELSIUS. He will be a big herd builder with his phenotype and we are expecting big things out of him. He came from Andrew and Kirsten Vary of Paradise Farms.We are planning to breed approx. 20 does via AI to TNT BACARDI. TNT BACARDI was born and raised on TNT Farm, by Troy Lohman. This stud was 93.2 lbs. at 150 days old and #2 all time 150 day weight to date. TNT BACARDI is a twin son of TBR RESISTOL, the 2016 BPI High Selling buck. His Dam was TNT BUTTER RUM who is TNT Farm's all time top producing doe. We are expecting some big maternal doelings to come out of this next breeding season. In addition to the new herd sires we will be using, we picked up 8 lots at the 2024 Green Country Kiko Invitation Sale. A big thank you to the producers listed below for allowing us to add these genetics to our herd. SQF POLKA - Square One FarmsSDF SHARIDON'S NUTMEG - Sharidon FarmsSPG 564 ELLEN - Stone Post GoatsMJD OAKLEY - Pecan Prairie FarmWOK BUTTINSKY - Whispering Oaks KikosEAV TOP GUN'S ANGIE - Sterling V Ranch - Kiko Goats WOK HAWAIIAN DREAM - Whispering Oaks KikosDRG HONDO'S 785 - Bear Creek Farms ... See MoreSee Less
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4 months ago

Ash Prairie Farms
DOELINGS:I did not get pictures the other day from when we weighed our doelings after pulling them off to wean. We have 4 out of 14 doelings that will participate in the on farm performance test this year. Performance Testing:Our totals this year were:14 doelings (4 partaking in on farm performance testing)22 bucklings (7 partaking in on farm performance testing)What happened this year:We had approx. 51.4% mortality rate with our kid crop this year due to; the first rain/freeze happening right when the majority of the herd kidded out, the mineral deficiencies, and the herd getting Chlamydia from unforeseen circumstances.This year's kids have been through some tough hardiness testing as it is already. Looking forward to seeing who comes out on top of the performance testing this year and looking forward to the upcoming breeding season. ... See MoreSee Less
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