"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened"
"Becky Sue"
Welcome to our small hobby farm located in Medford, Wisconsin. On our little hobby farm we raise 25 MGR Fainting goats, 15 Silky Fainting goats, 15 pygmy goats, 5 miniature donkeys, 5 barn cats, 4 dogs, a Nubian wether that thinks he's a pygmy and we also have two wonderful children. We didn't start out with all of these critters, it all began with a pygmy goat named "Griffin" and a very wonderful horse named "Unbreakable Victory"(Vic for short). They were my daughters 4H projects. We also started out with "Bear" our cocker/beagle mix dog. Griffin, Vic and Bear have since passed away but they are never forgotten.
"Bear" My husband was doing a remodel job for some people and she was the last of two puppies that they couldn't find a home for and they were going to shoot her. We brought her home, she was six months old when she came home with us and she passed away at 21 yrs old in 2006. She was my constant companion. I miss her terribly and she can never be replaced. Bear is 19 yrs old in this picture.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." -Unknown
FAINTING GOATS
We started raising Registered (Myotonic)Fainting goats in 2008. We have had wethers before in our petting zoo and have fallen in love with the breed. We had our first kids in the spring 2008. Our breeding program consists of goats displaying a wide variety of colors from black and white, browns and tri-color to just about any color in between. We also have polled and blue eyes. We strive to have a disease free herd. I have purchased from breeders that test for CL,CAE and Johnes. I will be testing all of my herd Decmeber of 2009. I now have a closed herd. If any new goats are brought in they will be tested prior to coming to our farm or when they arrive before being introduced to our herd. All of our goats are up to date on vaccinations, worming and hoof trimming.
Fainting goats are a wonderful breed! Please browse our website and check out all the wonderful animals we have."Peggy Sue" with her half silky 2010 bucklings.
"Rhianna" and "Celine"
PYGMY GOATS
We have been raising pygmy goats since 1998. We have a variety of colors. They are all up to date on vaccinations,worming and hoof care.
"Honey Bun", "Cora" and "Emmie" and kids.
"Snitty" Check out all the does and bucks, by visiting our pygmy goat page.
Rosie's quads 2010 2 girls! 2 boys!
"Honey Bun"
Emmie's kids 2010
Snitty and her little buck 2010
MINIATURE DONKEYS
We started out with "Dusty" a gelding. I had always wanted a mini donkey. As soon as I saw him I was hooked. He has since found a new home and now we have five Jennys. We have two dark brown jennys, two gray jennys and one spotted jenny. All of our jennys are registered.
"Lazy Creek Acres Mia"
OUR HELPERS AROUND THE FARM:
This is our newest addition to our farm. She is a Great Pyrenees and Bernese Mountain Dog cross. Her name is "Dorie"
"Dorie"
"Dutch" He came to live with us in 2007 he was found starving in a culvert and we brought him home. He was 3 months old.
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole" -Roger Caras
"Sonny" our miniature dachshund and "Gabby" our Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Their job is to keep the barn cats in line. But in this picture I guess their job today is to relax in the sun!
"Gabby"
We truly love our animals and hope you will too. Come visit awhile and check out some of our breeding stock and for sale page. Visitors to our farm are always welcome. Just drop us a line or give us a phone call to set up a convenient time to come visit.
Strangers are just friends we haven't met yet!!!!
Thank you for visiting our hobby farm on the web. Please contact us with any questions or comments.
Roger and Bonnie Olson
W5940 Pleasant Ave.
Medford, WI 54451
(715)748-2934 or (715)965-2229
This is our Nubian wether "Gus" He was one of our first goats. He is our babysitter for the little ones after weaning.