CHINOOK WINDS FARM

Nigerian Dwarf Goats 

Since 1999

Last Updated 1-1-08

We bought our first Nigerians in early 1999 from Twin Creeks, Chisholm Trail, and Ponders End. We picked six up from Texas and had a couple more flown here from Arizona. Later that year we added a few more  from Piddlin Acres in Texas. We knew from the beginning that we wanted show quality goats and we feel we were lucky enough to stumble upon some of the top herds in the country from the beginning via the internet. We have continued to add goats from these herds through the years. Some other top herd names represented here are Green Gate, Woodhaven Farms, Pride Of Texas, Lost Pines, and Goodwood. Almost all our goats are descended from the excellent Texas genetics of Goodwood and Willows/Willow Creek. All our goats are out of Master Champion, Permanent Grand Champion, ARMCH, and/or production award bloodlines. 

One herd highlight was being able to purchase MCH Gladys Porter Zoo Ali's Tex +S in 2001 from Carol Fleck of Chisholm Trail. We will always be grateful to Carol for Tex. Even though he passed away in 2005, he will always have a big impact on our herd. Another buck with a huge impact on our herd is MCH/PCGH Green Gate Dragon Heart who we purchased as a kid and successfully campaigned to Master Champion status in 2002 and the Permanent Grand Champion status in 2007. In January of 2006, we saw the most welcome addition to our herd of MCH Twin Creeks BH Baywatch ++*S, a buck we had long admired. We started using him right away and had kids sired by him start to arrive in June 2006. Sadly, Baywatch has now passed away. We have a few of his buck kids for sale.

Although we have had several herd names represented here, we have actually bought our goats from very few breeders, these being breeders who buy and sell to each other and have herds known to be very healthy and disease free. Herds that are tested yearly for CAE with 100% negative results and no history of abcesses of any kind. We plan to start complete herd testing ourselves soon. We will test for CAE, CL, and Johnne's, sending the samples to Washington State. When we receive the results, we will post them on the website. So far the goats we have sold have tested negative for CAE, CL, and Johnnes.

You can see a list of the other Master Champions and Permanent Grand Champions that our goats are related to, by going to the Reference Animals page. You can see a list of our goats show wins by going to the CHW Champions Page. You can also see a yearly break down of our herd highlights by clicking here. We got into showing our goats early on and have done fairly well so far. We only attend three or four shows a year, but we always come home with Grand Champion and Reserve Champion wins. We usually attend shows in Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma. We are always willing to deliver goats to shows at no additional cost. 

It is our goal to raise healthy, show quality goats. We have a few blue-eyed goats and several polled (naturally hornless) goats. Nigerians are very colorful and very friendly. Their small size and easy going  personalities make them great pets for the whole family. Even a small children can handle a Nigerian kid. They make great 4H projects for children. They produce a large amount of milk for their small size, with a high butter fat content. 

Our web site is set up so that you can see front, side, and rear photos of the goats, as well as photos of their sires and dams. We are working to get clipped, posed photos of all our goats. We try our best to describe them accurately, including weaknesses, not just their strengths. We have our goats pedigrees listed five generations back on their individual pages, but you can click on the pedigree links to see the pedigrees further back. We also have as complete a list of their kiddings as we have records of. There are also udder links to click on to see enlarged, higher quality photos of our does' udders.

We guarantee our registered goats to be free of any disqualify faults in the show ring, except we do not guarantee height. We further guarantee our goats to be fertile, and will provide a refund, or a replacement animal, upon a written statement by an accredited veterinarian that the goat received adequate care by the purchaser and that the sterility is a genetic defect. All deposits are nonrefundable, except in the instances that the requested kid was not produced or the goat died. A $50 deposit will reserve a kid from a breeding before birth. Otherwise a $100 deposit is required. Please see our Sales Page for our complete sales policy and our Sales List for goats that are available.

Please note that our kids are dam raised. We're sorry but we absolutely cannot bottle feed upon request. We only do it when necessary. Our kids will be dewormed, vaccinated, and disbudded (if not polled) and will be ready to go to new homes by 8-12 weeks of age. Our goats either are or can be registered with both the American Goat Society and the Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association. They can also registered with the American Dairy Goat Association. 

Please note that we do not milk our does. Many Nigerian breeders now milk their does twice daily as well as letting the kids nurse them to really increase their milk production for shows. But we simply do not have the time to do it, being gone more than twelve hours from the time we leave for work until the time we return. 

Our goats are still foremost our pets. So please tell us a little about yourself and your facilities for goats when inquiring about goats we have for sale. We feel sure that if you are an animal lover as well, you will be glad to take the time to reassure us that our goats would be going to a good home. We have a page that is specifically for first time goat buyers and the questions they  may have. Our upcoming planned breedings for the next year are listed on the Kidding Schedule page and kids for sale might either be listed on the Sales Page or the separate Doe Kids and Buck Kids pages.

We usually have wethers (neutered males) for sale at $50. Sometimes a female may only be suitable as a pet and then would be available to a very good home only. We have placed a few this way. They have gone to new homes with excellent families to love and care for them. When a goat is born that can't be shown or bred for some reason, we keep them and care for them here and try to honestly evaluate their quality of life. They wouldn't be born if it wasn't for us and they are our responsibility. Sometimes it may be kinder to have them humanely put to sleep by a veterinarian though and we do this when that is the case. If you are looking for a goat to just be a pet, don't be afraid to ask us if we have any. But be prepared to answer some questions about your barn and fencing. 

Please be aware that although we do allow visitors, we are not a petting zoo. Please email or call and schedule an appointment with us. Also, please don't bring your children unless you are going to keep them from chasing our animals. Be aware that we have five very large dogs whose job it is to keep anything from harassing the other animals here. That brings up a good point. We truly feel that you need livestock guard dogs with the goats. We have had too many people tell us that their goats were  killed by stray dogs or neighbors' dogs. 

Chinook Winds Farm Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Sherri and Aaron Jones
9987 Tracy Road
Atoka, TN 38004
 Email turtlmuthr@aol.com

Please make checks payable to Sherri Jones and mail to the above address.