Welcome to our website and thank you for your interest in our dairy goat herd. Meadow Club Dairy Goats is located in Lovettsville, Virginia, a small town in the northern part of the state, but near cosmopolitan life in Washington DC.
Our dairy goat avocation began in 1978 with the purchase of an Alpine and a Nubian as 4-H projects for my two daughters. Soon these two and their offspring were joined by a LaMancha for my son. The children are now adults, and the goats have remained thru several moves and a herd name change. Today the herd is managed with the help of my daughter, Cathy Maloid Russell and her children John and Teresa.
The herd consists primarily of LaManchas. Our first Saanen was added in 2005, thanks to Diana Patton, Windsor Manor. It is our intent to maintain a small herd of quality Saanens.
We attend 8-12 ADGA sanctioned shows every year. We have attended ADGA National shows in 1985, 1999, 2004 and 2006. The herd was appraised in 2006, and plan on appraising again this year, 2008.
All kids are raised on a CAE prevention program which includes cow colostrum and free choice pasteurized goat milk. The herd is vaccinated for tetanus and enterotoxemia and wormed regularly. Grain is a 16% protein, and kid grain contains a coccidiostat. Hay is either grass and/or alfalfa, whichever is available.
If you are interested in reserving a kid, we require a $100.00 deposit to secure your reservation, and the balance is due within two weeks of the kid's birth. If the balance is not received during this time, your kid will be offered to another interested individual. We do not refund deposits on canceled orders. Prices may change on unreserved kids after they are born.
We prefer to ship at 4 weeks of age. Airports we use are Dulles and Baltimore/Washington. All shipping costs and veterinarian costs/health certificates are at buyers expense.