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Black Beauty's Burrow We are a farm based in Russellville, AR area. Our main focus is rabbits: Silvers & English Angoras. Our main duck breed is Muscovy.

We also focus on goats: Nigerian Dwarf and a variety of other diary breeds. We have a variety of other species as well.

Well, someone came into heat yesterday so we are giving her another go this fall 🤞. I don't hold out too much hope that ...
01/09/2025

Well, someone came into heat yesterday so we are giving her another go this fall 🤞.
I don't hold out too much hope that she will actually take but I would love to see it happen.
I don't even really care which registered boy does it so we will likely try several of them this fall if she doesn't stick, which she has a history of.
Redbud R/Y Jillion x Stratton Creek G Silverton Mtn

Hope everyone stayed safe during the rain. We will have to empty the water out of our mineral buckets and redo all the h...
28/08/2025

Hope everyone stayed safe during the rain.
We will have to empty the water out of our mineral buckets and redo all the hay that wasn't under shelter but besides that, it looks like we survived.
I was concerned about Pecan because when he first got here, he refused to use his house. But he seems to have made use of it today.
He really is a sweet boy and I'm looking forward to getting his bloodwork back and being able to use him on our herd.

On Tuesday we began work on getting ready for the county fair. We plan on being there all day, September 9th, and part o...
28/08/2025

On Tuesday we began work on getting ready for the county fair. We plan on being there all day, September 9th, and part of the day, September 11th. We will have goats there from September 9th until either late on the 13th, or early on the 14th.
It will be our first time showing our goats. Most of them will be dry or young but I'm looking forward to the practice.
If plans go correctly, we will have 2 saanens and the rest will be Nigerian Dwarfs

Then we had to bring up all the goats from their new paddock last night due to the rain. Stay safe guys! We are supposed to get almost 3 inches today.

Before the excitement of yesterday's new addition, we did finally get something done 😅. Our girls are currently spending...
25/08/2025

Before the excitement of yesterday's new addition, we did finally get something done 😅.
Our girls are currently spending their time in a new pasture.
I'm looking forward to seeing what's under this pasture.
About 1-2 more pastures to be done and then the entire property will be fenced in for the goats! I'm excited for that!

So, how many bucks until I'm classified as a buck hoarder 🙈. I may have another registered ND buck now 🤣. But look at th...
24/08/2025

So, how many bucks until I'm classified as a buck hoarder 🙈.
I may have another registered ND buck now 🤣.
But look at those udders!! How could I say no?

So, back to the drawing board on breedings this fall. I don't have enough registered does for this mess 🤦‍♀️.

So, here's 'Goats N Gunz O Pecan Pie'

All photos except the one of Pecan Pie are property of Stratton Creek Farms and have been used with permission. They have been collaged to make it easier to see in a post but have not been altered in any other way.

Breeding season has started!!! Finally! I don't like that we are already over 2 weeks into the new year before we have k...
23/08/2025

Breeding season has started!!!
Finally! I don't like that we are already over 2 weeks into the new year before we have kids on the ground.
Starting off the season we have Broken Cedar Dana x Drag'N Dairy Goats Hot Do**in - White saanens. I don't think he will succeed this time but he is very close!! I'll let him try! They would be AM daughters and Experimental bucklings. Yes, she is just a little rough looking as she flucates back and forth between perfect and not but she doesn't look bad for a 9 yr old!

Broken Cedar Angie came into heat too but she has an off property date this fall since she is a 75% grade and breeding to Hot Do**in would mean she wouldn't have registered kids.

And then we have Cookie (BFF's/partner farm) x Stratton Creek G Silverton Mtn. These will be unregistered NDs owned by our partner farm, Barnum's Funny Farm.

I own all the bucks and they are all registered under my name. Any unregistered we had at the begining of breeding season have been turned into wethers. I also own all the registered does and a few unregistered does. BFF's only owns unregistered NDs or ND crosses. All of their does will be bred to our bucks this fall.

Our only meat cross on the property was in heat the other day but I didn't want to start the season with a meat goat without any milk goats already producing so she wasn't bred.

Not a bad start to the season!

Nothing like a little Tinker time to end the day. We've been getting ready for my final college semester which starts on...
19/08/2025

Nothing like a little Tinker time to end the day.
We've been getting ready for my final college semester which starts on Wednesday!
And we are officially registered for the fair.

But Tinker is a little goat and is happy to just hang out after her bottle. And yes, she gets very messy 🙈.

Well, it's rut season for the goats! I could smell it walking to the mature buck/wether pen to deworm them. 11 days ago,...
10/08/2025

Well, it's rut season for the goats!

I could smell it walking to the mature buck/wether pen to deworm them. 11 days ago, they didn't smell at all. Now, the 2 bucks in with the herd of wethers are awful 🤢.
Content Valley Vance has decided to identify as a boer this rutt season and has filled himself out to be *thick*. At least he isn't p*e covered yet 🙈
But this means I need to get my bucks moved around so they can begin telling me when the does come into heat.
Silverton and Vance will be leading the beginning of breeding season this year as the 2 mature bucks. Red may get to try a doe or 2 but we are 90% sure he is infertile at his old age.
And Ceasar (ND), Hot Do**in (Saanen), and Ohana (Nubian) will each get their does as I feel they are ready.
We will be preforming one outside breeding this year on a older saanen doe but the rest will be internal.

I do have to admit though, even when in rut, Vance is a pretty boy.

08/08/2025

Unfortunately HeartBreak had 2 DOAs yesterday. They appeared to be bruised and slightly premature as well which isn't something I see very often.
But then this morning she was frantically nesting again.
So I'm still holding out hope for my girl to have some live babies for me when I get home.
This is the downside of having to leave everyone together for expended periods of time. It means I don't know due dates and just have to watch for signs of nesting and babies.
But, this birth, even though it was not how I wanted it to go, did prove out both HeartBreak and Repicheep.
When I prove out a buck, I'm more likely to use him to prove out more does since he is still fertile. Especially if he produces them during the summer because that means he is more heat resistant!

We have a nester!!!!!! I thought yesterday one of the English Angoras was just molting or that the 2 were getting mad at...
07/08/2025

We have a nester!!!!!!
I thought yesterday one of the English Angoras was just molting or that the 2 were getting mad at each other but I took note of the hair.
I had to give her a new box this morning because they had decided the last one looked like a litter box.
And she went to town! And the buck officially went out for milk 🙈.
Oh fingers crossed 🤞. I would take babies out of this doe any day of the week.
Pictures are NOT current but are her show off photos.

BBB's HeartBreak (black) was bred to BBB's Repicheep (Opal)

06/08/2025

Someone was tossed in the pond for the first time yesterday.
With her blindness, we are working hard to make sure she knows where water is and doesn't get too dehydrated now that she is out in the big pasture.
I don't know how long we will get to keep her as I believe she has a bit more wrong with her than just her blindness. Potentially some motor dysfunction. And the blindness is making it hard for her to wean properly which I believe means she will end up a bit stunted. But she'll have a good time while she's here!

She's 17 weeks old tomorrow.

TinkerBell - not of our lines. Blindness likely caused by a Vitamin B issue at/before birth. She will NOT be bred.

Y'all will never guess what I just learned! My 3 old saanens have their names back!! Their papers are on their way to AD...
05/08/2025

Y'all will never guess what I just learned!
My 3 old saanens have their names back!! Their papers are on their way to ADGA as we speak and I've asked for them to be rushed as they have to be back before September 9th.
But it's official! These are my girls!!!

Broken Cedar Angie - A 10 yr old 75% RG Saanen doe who will be making her way into the show ring in about a month. This girl's barn name is Flopsy
Broken Cedar Dana - A 9 yr AM old doe. This girl is a niece to Angie!! This girl's barn name is Tea
Broken Cedar Etta Joy - a 8 yr old AM doe who will be making her way into the show ring with Angie. She is a half sister to Angie! This girl's barn name is OJ/Orange Juice.

I think it's safe to say, I know what I want in a saanen when I'm given all the choices to choose from 🙈. These girls were chosen from probably over 20 does. Yes, they were older than I was expecting. But the quality I saw is there and they still look amazing for their age!
I'm so excited to be getting to have their papers in hand finally.
I have contacted a friend with saanens to get a breeding scheduled for Angie this fall. With her being a RG and 10 yrs old, I've only got 1-2 chances to make a daughter who will carry her name and unfortunately, my boy can't do it due to his experimental status.
But it is planned for Drag'N Dairy Goats Hot Do**in to breed both of the other 2 girls and my 2 younger NOA does, Ellie & Leai. I don't mind an unregistered set out of the NOAs since I've got several breedings left with them. And he will make AM daughters and experimental boys out of Dana & Etta Joy.

Everything for our first show this fall is making its way into place. Now just to get the breeding memo issue I'm having sorted out and get the young ND's paperwork sent off so they can enter the ring 🤔. Oh, and make sure everyone's tattoos look good that way I can get any papers resent in if I have to 🙈.

Look under photos for information on who is who.

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