DayStar Ranch History

Sharon and I built a house on ten acres and moved to Warren in the winter of 1998. Subsequent to that we bought several more acres to total 16.5. In that same year we were given a registered American Quarter Horse mare that was recovering from a very serious leg injury. I never have liked the idea of an animal being alone. So I thought that we would get a couple of nannies to keep the mare company. The nannies were 75% Boer. After a while we decided to have the mare and the nannies bred. We ended up with four horses and several goats, all percentage. The goats were easy to handle, affectionate and friendly. They seemed to each have a unique personality and were very amusing. We had a difficult time, early on, not knowing how to care for the goats and not knowing of many sources of help. We lost several goats to various disease complexes that could have been easily treated if we would have been more knowledgeable. We had all types and mixes of goats until 2004, some being fullblood Boer. We decided to exclusively raise Boers and to improve on the quality of the animals. We thought that getting a better billy would help, and it did. But, I slowly learned that it takes good billies and good nannies to consistently make good kids. The key is consistency. In 2006 we purchased two of the best quality show does that we could afford. RA Miss Dab was purchased from Calvin Taylor of Rolling Acres and Lookout Valley’s Rita was purchased from James Kyle of Lookout Valley Meat Goats. Dab and Rita have done well in the show ring and have passed inspection for ABGA ennoblement. Our herd now consist of 100% Fullblood Boars and does to serve as recips.  

Our first flush of Dab and Rita has been planned for October of 2007. Dab had doe kids in February of 2007, one of which is show quality. Yaffa will join her mother and Rita as our foundational stock. We are excited about the upcoming flush and hope to post pictures of the kids. I want to thank Calvin Taylor for all the advice, help and support that he has given us in the show ring and in the development of our herd. Calvin is a valued friend. Without the work and support of my wife, Sharon, we would not be where we are. Of course, without the Lord God nothing would be possible! We are looking forward to your e-mails, phone calls and mostly your visits.

…The LORD bless thee, and keep thee, the LORD make His face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee, the LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace... Numbers 6:24-26.

Richard Furlow, Daystar Ranch.