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Cattle and Equine Services Hickory Orchard Farms has been in the family for 5 generations here on top of Pifer Mountain in Tucker County.
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We have some quality cows we breed for spring calves and also purchase several stocker steers to graze throughout the summer. In the fall we offer the steers for sale to the highest bidder before they move on to fattening. A small dairy goat herd has been added with the potential of adding a herdshare program in the future, though this is still undecided at this time. The kids have began showing i

n ADGA shows with their registered Nubians and their newly added Saanens and are loving their new adventure. The kids have a rabbitry up and running with a focus on blue lined Flemish Giants, Standard Rex, and meat variants. Pedigreed and pet quality rabbits are available at 8 weeks of age. Daniel offers horse training services, specializing in c**t starting. These spots vary from year to year, and we are selective on which horses we take on. This is ONLY due to focusing more on our cattle, our own horses, and facility upgrades. USDA certified beef and pork along with whole and half chicken, whole rabbits, and duck are available for purchase by the whole, half, quarter, or cut! The poultry and rabbits are raised right here on our farm as are most of the beef. Those coming from other sources are held on our farm for several weeks prior to processing to ensure top quality products. Feel free to reach out to let us help fill your freezers! Heather serves as a livestock and equine judge and has been doing so since 2006. She travels throughout the state and even to surrounding areas to help 4-H and FFA members compete with their projects while helping them understand how to better their projects and more importantly, their showmanship skills for many years to come. She is looking into the steps needed to perform linear appraisals for the American Dairy Goat Association as a potential future endeavor.

01/02/2024

And the first 2024 calf has hit the ground! Gizmo and Sampson produced this little stud of a bull that Wyatt will be showing as a feeder steer at this year's Tucker County Fair. Everyone meet Bullseye!

24/10/2023

Ok folks, we need to make a decision. We want to still offer quality meat by the pound, but as everyone knows, it's getting harder and harder to do that because of all of the increases in the economy. If we were to raise our prices just 50gl cents a pound, would this deter you from buying from us? That would mean we would go by the prices on the sheet below. It will not hurt our feelings, but we need to know if we will still have enough buyers to continue offering beef and pork. Please weigh in your thoughts. Thank you!

11/10/2023

FREEZER CLEAN OUT EVENT!

Take advantage of current prices before we're out because when new stock comes in, prices will be rising on average 50 cents a pound due to everything going up on our end as well. We are still doing our very best to keep prices as low as possible. This list may not be exact because I'm going off memory, but I will confirm and adjust this evening.

We have in beef:
Chuck roast, t-bones and porterhouse, cube steak, chopped/shaved hoagie meat, liver, brisket, short ribs, sirloin steaks

In pork:

Might be some Fresh side, pork chops, liver, sausage links though not sure which flavor, I believe its sweet and/or hot Italian.

Other:
Rabbit, one last package of duck, chicken feet

25/08/2023

Who will earn the 9th annual Vickie R Bright memorial award belt buckle? Come to the Tucker County Fair Saturday at 6 at the start of the livestock sale to find out! So many deserving kids, wish we had more than one per year!

22/08/2023

15/08/2023

Update on our Alumi-Coop.

We have cut our feed bill in HALF!

We have only had 1 death and it was a geriatric bird. Nothing predator related.

Only issue we've had was the cups they sent for the waterers. The chickens would play with it enough that it got stuck open and kept draining the water out super quick. Fortunately we had some other cups we had bought in bulk. They changed right over with ease and we've had zero issues since.

It did take the hens a little while to figure out the laying boxes, so we had to collect eggs off the ground for a bit, but now they have it under control! The only ones we find on the ground now are occasionally from the silkies.

All in all so far, we HIGHLY recommend!

17/07/2023

The Nicholas County Fair ADGA show is just a few days away! We have been working to get everyone trimmed up and presentable for the ring. I will share some pictures of 6 of the 8 ladies we will be taking.

05/07/2023

The Alumi-Coop 🐓🐔🐤🐣

05/06/2023

UPDATED!!

Taking deposits, won't be going until after show season ends mid Aug. Or Sept. We are a CAE clean herd!

*2, adga registered Nubian doelings, one born 3/15 (Loupae) one 4/17 (Lucy Rose), disbudded, fully vaxed, and wormed. Both parents on site.

* 1 adga registered recorded grades doeling (Sireena), cross between a Nubian and Alpine, born 5/14, disbudded, funky vaxed, and wormed. Both parents on site.

**1 retained (Jade) 1 pending (Amethyst)**
*1 possibly 2 adga registered alpine doelings, born 3/19, disbudded, fully vaxed, also came and comes from a clean herd. Mama on site, friend owns the Daddy.

*2 purebred Nubian bucklings, will come with form to send in for registration, one born 3/15 (Loucario) and one 4/17 (Lyle), disbudded, fully vaxed, and wormed. Both parents on site.

*1 recorded grade alpine x Nubian buckling (Clyde), will come with forms to register with adga, born 5/14, disbudded, fully vaxed, and wormed. Both parents on site.

All doelings are being shown in 3 to 4 shows this summer by my kids, including the WV State Fair. If interested, we will take a deposit to hold that will only be refundable if something happens to the doeling.

Pics will be coming soon to add to this post. PM for more info.

05/06/2023

Several blue langshan eggs are in lockdown due to start hatching Wednesday!

27/05/2023

ROAST SPECIAL!!

NOW ONLY $5.50 A POUND!
Reg. Price is $7.00 a pound, so take advantage of this huge discount while they last!

13/05/2023

The HOF Loucario is currently in the weaning pen and ready for a new home! Purebred Nubian, born 3/25/23, will come with papers ready to send in to ADGA, disbudded, initial CDT and booster, and wormed. CAE tested clean herd. PM for info.

01/05/2023

Yay! One of our tolbunt polish has emerged! C'mon the rest of y'all AND my turkeys!

19/04/2023

And.....we have another oup!

16/04/2023

Purebred Nubians, buck and doe, doeling will come with papers ready to transfer, buckling will come ready for new owner to register in their name. Born mid March, disbudded, wormed, fully vaccinated, buckling can be banded if desired and available Memorial weekend. Doeling will be available after show season about mid September. Parents on site. PM for more information.

13/04/2023

PSA! I'm fairly certain Snow Rose, Wyatt's favorite Nubian doe, is in early labor! If I can catch her delivering, I'll go live!

03/04/2023

For your consideration

ADGA Nubian buckling and doeling, disbudded, born March 8, buckling will be ready at the end of May, doeling will be ready after show season, sometime in Sept.

30/03/2023

One ducky out so far this morning!

30/03/2023

And we set 11 easter eggers and a silkie!

30/03/2023

Last night we had 3 duck pips!

22/03/2023

Loupae and Loucario have moved into the big goat pen with their Mama Olive 💜

21/03/2023

2 are out and at least another has pipped!!

20/03/2023

Today was disbudding day

16/03/2023

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16/03/2023

Big day on the farm!! We candled 13 fertile silkie eggs that are on day 15 and 12 are definitely on track, 1 may have quit developing. They were moved into the hatching incubator and will go into lockdown Saturday. We went ahead and candled the 8 duck eggs while we were at it and all are developing and on day 15 of 28.

We ventured over to the barn where Olive has been for a couple days since the cold came back around. She had been just fine and no major signs up until noon today, but when we went to the barn she had a surprise for us! Twins!! A doe and a buck, both dry and running around like they owned the place! Olive is a good mama 💜

Both will be available at weaning, they will be adga registered, wormed, vaccinated, and disbudded.

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