Swallow Acres came to be back in 1993 when I purchased a small farmette on the outskirts of Boaz, Wisconsin. Because of my love for animals, it was just a matter of days before there were beef calves in the barn, chickens, mallard & pekin ducks, turkeys, 5 pigs, a pygmy goat named Nanny ( of course ), and a Nubian wether named...yes...Billy. A pair of black shouldered peacocks, and a pair of blue shouldereds as well, and a handful of the grooviest little Tuxedo Quail. Oh yes! And Sugar, the coal black bunny. Magic was our first horse, a beautiful bay Arab cross, he was a trade of two of our jersey calves for him! With a permit to be a game farm, came the wood ducks, one of Jim's favorites, Canada geese, pheasants, pintails, and teals. Within a few short years, more acreage and a quieter rural setting was desired, and the 120 acre farm was bought where Swallow Acres is today. Our first Boer goats came from Liz at Lazy Daze, Ellsworth; Chris at Floppy Ears; and Melanie at Badger Boers, Reedsville. We soon reached out to numerous breeders across the states, including Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, Illinois and Iowa.We feature 30 Ennobled Goats in the pedigrees of our stock: names like Kaptein, Dominator, Tsjaka, Mojo Magic, Top Gun #2, DSM Kala, Senor Rojo, Ram H Tobias, DSM Wobbles, Sasquatch, Magnum, Tabu and so many EGGS... EGGSQuisite, EGGSorcist, EGGStreme, EGGSpensive, EGGSfile, EGGSellent ~ just to list a few. Hershey's Chocolate and Miss League Black Magic are found in several of our Today you can still find a menagerie of livestock on the ridgetop farm, along with Libby, a blue merle Australian shepherd and best buddy of Jim, Joe, who is our stud Great Pyrenees and livestock guardian dog, and Sophie, the female Great Pyrenees who has given us fantastic white fluffs of puppies. Sophie is diligent in her position as protector of the does. Pups are born and raised right in the goat pens, and are subjected to chickens, ducks, pigs and calves......thus making them perfect for any farm environment as they do not chase the other stock.
Visitors and buyers are welcome at the farm with an advanced phone call! |
We wish we'd have started this goat thing years ago. What an enjoyable, comical animal! 
April 23rd of 2006 was a typical Sunday morning here on the farm. Right up until about 7 am when Jim went out to take care of the critters in the pole shed. That's where the expectant and new moms are. Next thing I knew, Jim was yelling, "We got 3! Cinnamon has 3 babies!" So, I throw on my shoes, head to the shed, and out pops Jim's head, "I think she's 
gonna have another one!" I no more than got down there, and sure enough, out comes a little boy, butt first, and right on his nose was another little girl. CSK Cinnamon, our 75% doe had just given us QUINTUPLETS! 4 does and 1 buck. Boy, PGO Soldier Boy did a thorough job! All 5 are doing great with the help of another nanny, who's nursing 2 of them, along with her single buckling. 7# doe, 5.25# doe, 5# doe, 5# buck and 4.75# doe.
