Oberhasli Dairy Goats

Welcome to Heaven's Hollow, located in the beautiful northeastern Colorado plains. We maintain a small Oberhasli dairy goat herd, with an emphasis on milk, show, and quality rather than quantity.

2008 & 2009 1^st place ADGA National Best 3 Females

L to R: GCH Heaven’s Hollow Lil Susie 5*M, GCH Heaven’s Hollow Lil Lady 1*M, and SGCH Heaven’s Hollow Shotsi 5*M

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jill Whomble

Shelly and Joshua Thomas

 

970-332-3380 or 970-630-6330

25912 Co Rd HH, Wray, Colorado  80758

 

heavens_hollow@yahoo.com

www.heavenshollowdairygoats.com

 

 

Site Updated: 4-28-2010

Home of the 2009 National Champion

SGCH Heaven’s Hollow Shotsi 5*M

2005 National Jr Champion

2006 National Premier Youth Exhibitor

2008 National Reserve Sr Champion

2008 National Reserve Jr Champion

2008 National Premier Breeder and Exhibitor

2008 National 1st place Dairy Herd

2008 National 1st place Best 3 females

2008 National Highest 305 Milk and Butterfat

2009 National  Champion

2009 National Premier Breeder

2009 National 1st place Dairy Herd

2009 National 1st place Best 3 females

2009 National Highest 305 Milk

Thank you for your interest in our dairy goat herd.  Heaven’s Hollow Farm is located in northeastern Colorado.  We have been raising dairy goats since 1984, when we purchased our first Nubian does because my daughter Nicole was allergic to baby formula.  It didn’t take us long to fall in love with their personalities, and soon Nicole was showing them in 4H.  In 1990, we moved to our current location and were forced to sell our lovely does.   It took us several years to build all the necessary facilities, but before we knew it we were back into the goat business.

  

In 1997, Jill decided to take goats as a 4H project.  This time, we purchased several LaMancha does and after a couple years attended our first ADGA sanctioned show.  It was at this show that we saw our first Oberhasli goats and instantly fell in love.  It didn't take long for Obers to take over the entire barn! We have found the Oberhasli breed to be more docile than the other dairy goat breeds. We love their dispositions, gentleness, and personalities. Our herd now consists of mostly Oberhasli and Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats.  We are extremely proud of our herd, and we are well known for our gorgeous, very friendly animals.

We have been on a strict CAE prevention program since the start of our herd.  We annually test every goat on our place, and everyone has tested negative every year.  Our first goats came from herds that had tested negative year after year.  In addition, all births are attended, and no animals are ever allowed on our premise unaccompanied by a negative CAE test and health papers.  

 

This year, we have chosen to bottle feed our kids pasteurized milk in order to make them friendlier and easier to show. We annually test all of our animals for CAE to show that we maintain a disease free herd. Or herd is also free of Scrape, TB, CL, Johnes, Bruc, and abscess.

 

Our herd is current on their vaccinations (CD&T), wormed regularly, and hooves are always kept trimmed.  We supplement our goats with copper and BoSe biannually. All of our goats are always disbudded approximately a week after birth; we have no goats with horns on our farm as we feel they would only endanger themselves and others.

Our milkers and growing kids are fed 14% sweet grain mix (mainly corn, oats, and barley), beet pulp, black oil sunflower seeds, and calf manna, as well as free choice alfalfa and grass hay.  Dry animals are given grass hay and calf manna daily.  Everyone also receives free choice baking soda, minerals, and rock salt.  Our goats are not run together.  Instead, we keep them in groups of about five.  This allows us to create a custom ration for each pen of like animals, and it would also allow us to quickly control and eliminate the spread of any disease, should the need ever arise.

Some of our 2008 National show awards.

Our girls at the 2008 Nationals

We have our herd linear appraised every other year, and our herd has been on standard milk tests (DHIA) for the past few years.  We try to attend at least five ADGA sanctioned shows a year.  We also attended the ADGA Nationals, as long as it is within a couple days driving distance.  We look forward to seeing everyone in Kentucky this year!  We will also be attending the ADGA Convention in Arizona this year where we have nominated a buck for the Spotlight sale. 

These last few years have been amazing for our herd and us.  Our linear appraisal scores were wonderful this last year.  We received two 92s, two 91s, two 90s, and one 89 (on a yearling).  Five of our kids also appraised with Ec.  At the 2008 ADGA National show, we had the Reserve Sr and Jr National champions.  We were also awarded Premier Exhibitor and Breeder, 1st Dairy Herd, and 1st Best 3 Females, and  Jezabell won the Highest 305 milk and butterfat award.   The 2009 ADGA National show was even better.  We won the Sr National Champion.  Although we have received Jr Champion and several reserves in the past, this is the first year we won the Sr Champion award.  And once again, in 2009 we were Premier Breeder, 1st Dairy Herd, and 1st Best 3 Females, and  Shotsi won the Highest 305 milk award. Jezabell also made the 2007, 2008, and 2009 USDA Elite doe List.  This year Shotsi and Jezabell both were awarded the highest Swiss Bell award, the Golden Bucket award.