"We all leave footprints in the sand. The question is, will we be a big heal or a great soul."
~ Source Unknown

Welcome To Tiny Angels Farm

Hi! My name is Melonie Kaufmann and welcome to Tiny Angels Farm. I live here
with my husband Richard and our two granddaughters, Kiara and Rebecca.
Our farm is basically an 1870's homestead that is called home to us and our
existing herd of Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats.

(photo taken of our farm as it looked in the late 1800's)

We have been raising goats for 15+ years and have loved every minute of it.
From the time we purchased our very first pair of registered does while living in Maryland,
we knew we were hooked. From there, we continued on our wonderful adventure after
moving back to our home state of Maine.

A few years ago, we were planning to retire our herd mainly due to the fact
that 2 of our very young, pre-school granddaughters came to live with us.
Due to the sudden increase in our family and all of the additional responsibilities and stresses,
we thinned down our herd considerably but decided to hang on to a few of our favorites.
Even though it was a struggle at times to keep up with it all, we thank God that we persevered.
Now that our granddaughters are older, we are finding it easier to keep up with everyone's needs
and, because of their love for the animals, they have become a big help on the farm
and a true blessing to us.
Thus, we (along with our lovely granddaughters) have decided to continue on our journey
with these beautiful and endearing animals that have brought so much joy to our lives.

My goal has been to create a line of miniature dairy goats that are conformationally correct and
have mammary systems that really milk. I feel that I have made
many accomplishments in the breeding program. Great
care and much thought goes into selecting the right bloodlines to continue to maintain
and (hopefully) improve what we have accomplished.
Even though there are many wonderful animals to choose from when adding
new genetics to our herd, we have learned that it is more important to
choose the new animal based on it's herd health status and also how we think it will blend
in with our herd regarding genetics, dairy character, udder traits and temperaments.

Even though we have decided not to show our animals at this time, we still breed for
quality animals to be shown by others. When reserving or purchasing an animal, feel free to
give us an idea on what your needs are in regards to genetic backgrounds and style.
Although we all realize that genetics can be unpredictable at times,
we will do our best to guide you in choosing an animal that will help you
achieve your goals.

All of our adult goats are annually vaccinated with a booster of CD/T and we work at maintaining a
strict internal/external parasite control program. All of our babies are wormed at the age of
3-4 weeks of age with a safe but effective wormer.
They are wormed again right before leaving for their new homes.

All kids are treated for coccidiosis before leaving for their new homes if deemed necessary.
Cocci is an internal parasite that lives in the intestinal track of all goats but
if the animal (particulary kids) are stressed, there can be an outbreak that
generally causes diarhea and/or causes the animal to become weak and unthrifty.
If left untreated under these conditions, the animal could eventually die.
A simple 5 day oral treatment of Albon will usually
prevent an outbreak or treat an already ill animal effectively.
I also recommend an oral treatment of Probios paste/gel (live microbiols) that
encourages a healthy appetite and keeps the rumen functioning properly.

Babies receive their first immunity to enterotoxemia and tetanus via their mother's colostrum
(all pregnant does are vaccinated 1 month prior to their delivery dates).
They receive their first actual vaccination around the age of 7-8 weeks.
All kids need a booster at the age of 10-11 weeks of age and then
once yearly. We offer buyers to bring kids back in 3 weeks (that were purchased here) and
we will give the kid it's booster free of charge. Another option includes
taking them to your vet.

CAE is probably the most common viral infection in goats.
We have our animals tested yearly for CAE (most recent test - June, 2011)
and they were all negative.

Many (if not most) goat breeders
have experienced CAE in one way or another, which is why
it is critical to test annually. If anyone has the misfortune of a test
result being positive, form a working relationship with your vet and
have the animal(s) retested. Don't feel the need to involve anyone besides
your vet unless you feel it's absolutely necessary.
All new animals (over 6 months of age)coming into the herd
are tested prior to entry if they have not been tested recently.
There have never any signs of CL, a contagious abscess disease.

My helpers (who are also my lovely granddaughters) have been working hard
at learning how to operate the camera this year. I think they're doing a very nice job!

We hope you enjoy our website! And if you're looking for a show or pet quality animal,
please feel free to *EMAIL* for details or availability.
If I don't happen to have anything at the time, I would be happy to give you some names of
other good breeders that may be able to assist you.

Grace and Peace

CONTACT INFORMATION

Richard and Melonie Kaufmann
745 Albion Road
Benton, Maine 04901
Tinyangelgoats@yahoo.com

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