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Welcome to A DEC Capretto full-blood Boer Goats, Kikos, and a
few dairy does.
We started a new blog site where you can go and check out goat
happenings, garden news, Topsham's fair goat auction, and other current
events connected to our goat herd. Our new 2012 Mainely Goat Calendars
are available now and will be "for sale" at Topsham Fair this August
7-14. All the goat models featured in our calendar live here on the
farm. The photos of our goats in our calendar are 11 x 14 inches in
size.
A DEC Capretto was established in 2003 by Dean Beckwith
and Elfi Brandstatter in Bowdoinham, Maine. We are a member of the
Boer Goat Breeders of
Maine and Dean is a representative of the
USBGA.
Originally, we decided to purchase a few goats for brush
clean-up and meat. We picked Boer goats, because we wanted to
enjoy capretto, which is Italian for young goat meat. Boer goats
are naturally suited to our Maine habitat, thriving in temperatures
ranging from 90 degrees to 30 below zero!
After just a few short seasons, we have fallen in love
with goat farming, increasing our herd to include goats for breeding,
show, pets and meat! Over the last seven years we have added two
purebred Kiko bucks to develop a kiko herd, as well as a few dairy goats
to provide us with fresh milk and cheese. Elfi's 30+ years of gardening
experience is put to good use, as she enjoys treating her goat herd to a serving of fresh
vegetables each day.
Have a look around our site, and please use the contact
us page if you have any further questions-This site updated July 2011. The photo on the left is Omi visiting my doeling
herd.
Dean and Elfi
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