Farm History


We purchased our farm in the winter of 2005. Little did we know how hard it would be to clear off 80 acres. We have mostly rolling hills here in North Central West Virginia, we decided that a couple goats would be a good investment for us. We purchased our first goats from Mike’s Cousin who raises dairy goats. We put the goats on the creek bank to start clearing it off so you could actually see the creek under all the brush. The goats did a wonderful job; we were so amazed at how fast they ate all the weeds, briar bushes etc. After learning a few “Goat Lessons”

    1. You cannot tether a goat and expect it not to get tangled up. We lost a very good Buck due to his rope strangling him.

    2. You do not feed a Boer Buck “Wild Cherry Tree Leaves” Fresh or wilted for that matter. We lost our only Boer Buck this way in a matter of 45 minutes.

    3. You cannot have a single goat; they are animals that need to have other goats around.


After our 1st buck died, we were left with our Doe “Sassy” She was so unhappy that she jumped out of the fence, she traveled over 2 miles away to a goat farm down the road. We placed an Ad in the local Bulletin Board, and luckily someone honest found her and called us to come get her.

We started doing research on goats and different breeds that are suitable for our climate and conditions. We were determined to educate ourselves on different Goats and breeds. After doing over 6 months of research and Mike calling every goat breeder East of the Mississippi, we decided to start Fresh with a new goat breed. The breed we chose was the “Kiko Goat” We found a really nice gentlemen in Virginia that we purchased our first 2 Kiko’s from. We then became members of the IKGA. We feel strongly about this organization and its beliefs.

We now have 9 goats total. Our Herd sire “Gandalf” 100 NZ Kiko Buck. Also our 7 does All ranging from 75-88% Kiko. My Pet buckling "Bobo" He was the first baby goat born on our farm, he's a little spoiled :-) We are going to be having our first Kiko kids this this spring 2007. We are very excited to see how our Kiko buck, and does do with the first year of kidding.

We love to talk “Goats” please call or e-mail us if you have the chance.
Mike & Lorie Renick

Lorie & Ginny


Mike & Reece