CRIPPLE CREEK RANCH MANAGEMENT VACCINES:      ANNUAL CD/T. DOES - 1 MONTH PRIOR TO KIDDING, OR ANNUALLY, WHICHEVER COMES  FIRST.   HERD SIRES – ANNUALLY.   KIDS – VACCINATED & DEWORMED AT 1 MONTH OLD WITH CD/T BOOSTER 30 DAYS LATER. HOOVES:     TRIMMED SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR, IF NEEDED.   PARASITES:     CHECKED MONTHLY, DEWORMED AS NEEDED. PASTURES ROTATED EVERY 2 MONTHS. FEED:     PASTURE & FORAGE RAISED. FREE CHOICE MINERALS, AND HAY IN THE WINTER; PROTEIN LICK TUBS ADDED IF NEEDED.    NO CREEP FEEDING/FLUSHING. KIDDING:     DOES KID IN PASTURES AND WOODS. NEWBORNS BROUGHT TO THE BARN DURING PERIODS OF FREEZING WEATHER. HEALTH:     HERD IS DISEASE FREE.  ANY GOATS PURCHASED FROM OTHER BREEDERS ARE QUARANTINED FOR 30 DAYS.   NO SALE BARN GOATS!! WEANING:     BUCKLINGS:   WEANED BETWEEN 2-3 MONTHS OLD DEPENDING UPON SIZE.   DOELINGS: WEANED AT 3-4 MONTHS OF AGE. CLIMATE:     LOCATED IN MIDWESTERN TENNESSEE.  WET SPRINGS & WINTERS, HUMID SUMMERS.  LITTLE ANNUAL SNOWFALL. BLOODLINES:     SIRES: BOULDER, TAY ONYX, LIGHTIN, GENERATOR, LIGHTIN'S THOR, GOATEX GOLIATH, SOUTHWEST CEASAR, ZORRO, TASMAN ZORRO, MONEYMAKER, GOATS UNLTD DOES: SUNBOY 117, TERMINATOR, MONEY BOY, Q FARMS KIDDING STATS:     2005 KIDS:   33 BUCKLINGS, 46 DOELINGS - 79 TOTAL.     2006 KIDS:   18 BUCKLINGS, 34 DOELINGS - 52 TOTAL.    DEC 06 – JAN 07 KIDS:   48 BUCKLINGS, 43 DOELINGS – 91 TOTAL W/4 LOSSES.  DEC 07 - MAR - 08 KIDS: 61 BUCKLINGS, 58 DOELINGS - 119 TOTAL W/3 LOSSES DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA. EXPERIENCE:     5+ YEARS RAISING GOATS, WITH MOST KIDS SOLD TO OTHER BREEDERS OR KEPT FOR HERD REPLACEMENTS.  THE REST GOES TO THE MARKET ALONG WITH CULLS. CULLING:     PERSISTENT HOOF PROBLEMS, LOW PARASITIC RESISTANCE, POOR MOTHERING, SINGLE BIRTHS X 2 KIDDINGS, MULTI-TEATS (FOR PUREBRED KIKOS & COMMERCIAL DOES IF KIDS HAVE NURSING DIFFICULITIES). REFERENCES:  PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.