Welcome!
Welcome to the web site! I hope that you enjoy browsing through and looking at the herd. I live in Deer Park, WA. which is located 25 miles north of Spokane in eastern Washington. I have been raising Purebred Nubians for 40+ years and, over the years, have developed a very competitive show string. I, of necessity, keep a small herd of about 20 animals. The herd has been on DHIR test almost as long as I have had goats. These past years the herd has been appraised. The appraisal scores have added to the information on each of the does and bucks. More detailed appraisal information is available on request.
The does are tall, smooth, and show great dairy character. I select for proper udder conformation and excellent dairy temperament. Most does are bred to kid at 12-18 months old and mature slowly. They reach their adult height generally at 4 and finish filling out by the time they are five years old.
Does are vaccinated with C D &T, Lysigin, and with a Pasturella vaccine yearly, BoSe injections are given 2 times per year and copper boluses once per year. Kids are weaned at about 10-12 weeks. They are vaccinated for CD&T at 6mos. and one year. They are given Calf Pro to prevent cocci and are fed grain in addition to their alfalfa, until they breeding size when they are taken off grain until they are one month from kidding.
Because I am greatly concerned about the continued development of the Nubian breed, I will only sell bucks out of does that are of proven quality. If you see a breeding that you are interested in obtaining a buck from, please contact me immediately as I only keep bucks that are pre ordered. Please feel free to contact me for extended pedigree information on any of the does or bucks you see here. Anyone wishing to purchase a wether for packing or other purposes, please contact me and pre order. Wethers will be $100 at 6 weeks of age or less and will be raised on our CAE prevention program. All doe kids and pre ordered buck kids are raised on pasteurized milk and heat treated colostrum from does tested negative for CAE.
2025 Kidding Schedule
Our breeding plan for 2024-25 is now up. Check it out to see which does will be bred to which bucks, the breeding dates, and prices. Please take a look and contact Sandy to make reservations for some high quality, healthy, beautiful kids now. Also check out the Kidding Log to read all about the new babies being born.
Click here to see our Breeding Plan
Click here to see our 2025 Kidding Log
Click here for pictures of a C-Section delivery
About Linear Appraisal
Linear Appraisal is a program sponsored by the American Dairy Goat Association where a trained goat appraiser assesses each goat for quality of conformation. It’s similar to a show but instead of the goat being judged against the other goats in the ring, during appraisal they are judged against the mythical perfect goat. This information is quite helpful as it allows us to breed better goats and avoid many conformational problems that might crop up if we didn’t have a professional to help us look at our goats with a finely trained eye. Scores of 80 to 84 are considered Good, 85 to 89 are Very Good, and 90 or above are Excellent. By the way, the mythical perfect goat is a “mature” goat. That is why you will see our younger does with a slightly lower score than the mature girls. We like the youngsters to score in the low to mid 80’s and improve each year. Getting a very high score as a first freshener might indicate a doe that will peak too early and burn out. We like our goats to mature slowly and show improvement each year.
Kids For Sale
Year after year our goats do well in the show ring, earn production awards, and score highly on conformation. In addition to milking well and earning ribbons in the show ring, our goats are healthy, friendly, and well bred. Please take some time to look at our For Sale page. Healthy and beautiful right from the start! Reuel Dairy Goat Kids are a great way to improve your herd! Contact Sandy now to reserve your Reuel Kids. Sandy@ReuelDG.com
Recent Happenings At Reuel Dairy Goats
9/5/24: Life has a way of going on and taking you on paths that you wish you never had to walk. Relearning how to live alone and how to cook for one has been an adventure. I am still here and still breeding Nubians.
In about 2017 LeRoy ( my husband of 35 years ) was finally diagnosed with a neurological condition known as PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). It is a condition where the person slowly loses muscular control and eventually is unable to walk, sit up, and even cough and swallow. It is an awful condition. The progress of the disease was terrible to watch. LeRoy struggled hard for the last two years and a close friend moved in to help me care for him. In December of 2022 LeRoy died from aspiration pneumonia. His life struggle was finally over and he went on to rest and joy in the arms of his Savior and Lord. He is truly in a much better place.
Following LeRoy’s death, my friend LaNette continued to live here as my roommate and we made plans for travel and showing but, unfortunately, LaNette developed some health issues. She left this earth and returned to her Savior in September of 2023.
In July of 2024, My beautiful and loyal Rottweiler, Roxie started to slow down and then she stopped eating. A very quick trip to the vet and blood tests and x-rays were done. We discovered that Roxie had a tumor on her Spleen. Because of her age and the location of the tumor surgery was not an option. On July 8th the vet came out and put her to sleep.
This is the first time in 50+ years that I have not had a dog in my life. I sure miss her and hope to have a dog again after my surgery and recovery. (As of June 2025 Prinzessin, a 5 month old Rottie has come into my life! See her pictures here.)
In Oct. 2023,I had knee replacement surgery. The surgery went well and recovery went very well. It takes at least a year for complete recovery.
Apart from stiffness and the occasional soreness, the new knee is functioning well. In October they will replace the other knee.
LeRoy’s brother Darrel is the one who does the heavy lifting around here and he will be putting the does in with their respective bucks. This spring will be interesting as we greet our new babies. We are very happy with the kids we have so far from K-N-H Kiss King’s David and the 2 year old milkers are really beautiful.
I really missed having Linear Appraisal done last year. So we are having an appraisal session here again. I am looking forward to seeing how the does do. Perhaps I will be able to get back to the show ring this coming spring. The does are still looking healthy and they are very correct so it would be really nice to get them out. Perhaps, with a lot of help from my friends, we will see you at ring side. Now that things are getting much better with ADGA and I can get a more consistent milking schedule, we will be able to again take full advantage of the information available from the production testing program.
So now our old barn is full of 15 tons of beautiful second cutting alfalfa. The buck barn has 5 tons of first cutting alfalfa and we will move the ladies in with their bucks starting in October. There is the distinct smell of fall in the air, and no doubt in the world that the ladies are ready to visit their “men”. Please visit our “breeding page” and select a breeding that you would like a kid from. Even if you aren’t planning on adding a Reuel kid to your barn, feel free to follow along on our kidding log adventures when the kids start to arrive. Our winter preparations are almost complete and the fall leaves are showering us with the golds, reds, and oranges of fall. The seasons continue their march as the year and life move on. Enjoy those you love and hold them close, you never know how long you will have. Life is an adventure! Live it with great joy!
We request that all kids be picked up at the farm or shipped by 4-6 weeks of age as there seems to be less stress on them at that age. After 6 weeks of age we will have to charge $2.00 per day board until they are picked up or shipped. A $75 deposit is required to hold your kid with the balance due on notification of your kid’s birth. All health papers, shipping kennels and shipping are the responsibility of the buyer and are to be paid prior to shipment. Deposits on canceled orders are not refundable but deposits paid on kids that are not born can be refunded or shifted to another available kid. We reserve the right to refuse sale of any kid and to return the deposit or apply it to another kid. Please email Sandy if you have any questions.
Also, check out our For Sale page. All does and pre ordered bucks and wethers are raised on heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk. All kid prices listed are for pre ordered kids that are picked up at 6 weeks or younger. We give a discount to herds on milk test, youth in 4-H, or for multiple purchases.
Thank you for your interest in Reuel Dairy Goats.
