Our goats are adapted to working in rough terrain and a variety of microclimates in the Sierra/Nevada Foothills of California, where much of the vegetation is chaparral.  Rain occurs generally from November to April, with January and February being the coldest months, and by June, the land is hot and dry. 

Our does are bred, and will raise their kids, while working in these projects.  With this type of forage based management system, inferior goats are easily identified and culled from the breeding herd. 

Goat Central tm also does meticulous record keeping on our herd.  Birth weights are recorded and growth rates are monitored at regular intervals. Any event, hoof trimming, deworming, etc, are logged for each goat.  Any specific behaviors (timid, non aggressive browser, aggressive mother) are all logged.  This information is used to determine the overall production profile and determines the status of each goat in the breeding herd.  

We typically keep only a few selected bucklings, and all others are castrated.. Bucklings failing to perform are culled.

Our breeding is for either purebred kiko or a breed up to purebred kiko.  The spanish does bring in additional hardiness. The dairy does that have proven to be as tough and hardy as our kikos are placed in our breed up program.  These does have worked with our kikos, and have shown their ability to adapt and thrive.

Imprinting the livestock at birth, makes future management needs easier and less stressful on both the managers and livestock. Training and conditioning the goats to the work makes them easier to manage. 

We strive to raise our kiko goats in the fashion that they were developed-to survive and thrive being of the utmost importance and to be the best overall production goat.

Goat Central
Roy & Julie Austin
El Dorado, CA
530-621-2920
EMAIL: kiko@goatcentral.com