Hoyt Farms is located in De Queen, Arkansas, in the Southwest corner of the state.  We are about an hour's drive from Texarkana, AR, 45 minutes from Idabel, OK, or 1 hour from New Boston, TX.  On our farm, we raise ADGA registered Saanen, Nubian, and Experimental dairy goats.   We also have a few NPGA registered pygmy goats, along with a one grade pygmy. 

Although we only make a few shows a year, we strive to raise healthy, friendly dairy goats that milk heavily but can also do well in the show ring.  Since our children are now grown and don't show anymore, our pygmy goats no longer go to any shows but we have healthy, hardy, friendly pygmies.  Our youngest pygmy does are getting on towards retirement and after 2012, we will have few if any pygmy babies.

We test regularly for CAE and maintain a CAE-free herd.  Our last test was done by BioPryn on January 20, 2012 with all dairy does on the farm testing negative.  After two intitial tests, the pygmies and the bucks are only tested if they are exposed to any outside animals.  Although we have not tested for CL or Johnnes, we have never had any indication of these problems in any goat on the farm.  If a buyer is willing to pay for testing, we will gladly test any animal for any disease if requested.  We have been members of the Voluntary Scrapie Eradication program in Arkansas since it's beginning and have scrapie tags avaliable, if needed.

In Janaury of 2009, we tested our purebred Nubians for G6S, a genetic disorder in some Nubian lines.   We were happy to discover that both our Nubian bucks were normal and not carriers of G6S as were the does we tested.  All our purebreds have either tested normal or are normal because both parents are normal.  In 2010, we tested our older Experimental does of Nubian ancestry.  We were happy to find all were also normal so all Nubian goats here in 2010 and all kids to come from those animals will be G6S normal.  In 2012, all Nubians and Experimentals are G6S normal.

We do leave our kids with their dams for we feel they just grow better and are healthier.  We handle them daily so most are friendly and used to people.  If prior arrangements are made, we can remove a kid from its dam at birth and raise it on pasteurized milk, but it must go to its new home within a few days.  All kids are disbudded at an early age unless a deposit is paid for one with horns.  All grade bucklings are wethered soon after birth unless a deposit is paid. 

 Our kids are treated with coccidia preventative and all of our goats are given routine CdT vaccinations, BoSe and copper supplements, are dewormed and have their hooves trimmed at regular intervals as needed.  We strongly support the 4-H and FFA youth programs and feel they were fantastic for our children and are great for others. 

Thank you for visiting our website and please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have!