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Moss Arbor Farm

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State/Province: Virginia
City: Montpelier
Category: Goats and Poultry and Small Animals
Goat Breed:
  • Other Goat Breed
Other Goat Breed: Mini Nubian
Poultry or Small Animal Class: Chickens
Other Poultry or Small Animal Class: Ducks
Years Breeding: 5
Select Relevant Tags: browse, dam raised, hand milking, herbal, milk, and rotational grazing
Farm Attributes:
  • Unvaccinated
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Low or No Spray
  • Grain Free
  • Grazing or Browsing
  • Rotational Grazing
  • Registered
  • Performance Programs
  • Unaltered (no dehorning etc.)
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We are a small, family farmstead in Central Virginia looking to share the wealth with our community! We have a small herd of dairy goats, primarily mini Nubians, as well as chickens, ducks, barn cats, livestock guardian dogs, and a pair of adorable mini donkeys. We offer herd shares for our dairy products as well as eggs from our pasture raised flock of heritage and specialty breed chickens.

Being in tune with Mother Nature and caring for our animals naturally is very important to us here at Moss Arbor Farm. We are thoughtful and intentional with every decision we make in regards to the welfare of our animals. We breed specifically for parasite resistance, healthy and hardy animals that hold condition without grain supplementation, and good personalities to boot!

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Farm Management

We rotate our goats on roughly 5 acres of pasture and 4 acres of woods. We never spray the fields and do our best to provide adequate forage and variety. When there is not enough browse we supply our herd with 24/7 access to grass hay and supplement with a mixture of alfalfa pellets, black oil sunflower seeds, and occasionally beet pulp.

Herbal (1)-Conventional (10) 1-10 Scale: 2

Parasite Protocol:
Our goats are offered the mineral buffet system and are wormed herbally on the full moon cycle with Land of Havilah’s parasite formula. Additionally, I top dress their alfalfa pellets with flaxseed oil, as studies in equines have shown this to be an effective deterrent of barberpole type worms (strongyle-type). Should a goat seem to be struggling I will run a fecal to determine the parasite load, if any, depending on outward symptoms. Our first line of defense is always natural, be it herbal maintenance or, for more acute situations, essential oils. In the rare instance this proves to be ineffective I will use chemical dewormers, as a last resort. Any animals that have needed chemical deworming are immediately placed on a weekly herbal parasite regimen and monitored closely for several months. The goal is to support our animals and meet them where they are, however animals consistently needing additional parasite support are removed from our breeding program. The goal is always to improve parasite resistance and focus our breeding program on animals that are naturally thrifty.

Vaccination Protocols: No Vaccinations