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Edwards Goat Farm began in 2007 as Edwards Boer Goats outside San Antonio, TX. Since moving to Missouri in the spring of 2011, we have added Savanna and Kiko bloodlines into our herd in order to increase parasite resistance in our commercial animals. We still maintain a small and very selective and high-quality fullblood Boer herd, with 2 fullblood bucks and 16 fullblood does.
We require that all our does, whether commercial or fullblood, maintain their condition on pasture (hay during the winter). Does are only supplemented with grain during the last 30 days of gestation. Minerals are available to our does at all times.
We are very excited about the prospect of increasing the Savanna influence in our commercial herd. Savanna goats are known for their extreme hardiness, parasite resistance and superior mothering abilities. In September 2011, we purchased a fullblood Savanna buckling from MJ Ironwater Acres. Our first Savanna kids were born in early March, and we sold out within 2 weeks. We are expecting more Savanna kids in July. This winter added two more fullblood Savanna bucklings to our herd, one of which was an offspring of the Mincey Savanna Project to bring the first new Savanna genetics to the U.S. from South Africa in over a decade.
In December 2011 we received our Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) certification! The AWA program audits and certifies family farms raising their animals humanely, outdoors on pasture or range. AWA has been recognized as having the most rigorous standards for farm animal welfare currently in use by any United States organization. The slaughter facility we use to process our goats is also an AWA-recommended slaughter facility.
