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Rakkasan Ranch

Small hobby farm in the Treasure Valley of Idaho, specializing in Valais Blacknose sheep breeding, quality dairy goats, and miniature beef cattle. Contact us for availability.

Goat kids having fun!!

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By Rakkasan Ranch - March 06, 2016

This is the best part of having Nigerian Dwarf Goats...

Black Pearl and Minnie Pearl

Ain't Granny's Pearl is a great bouncer

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Syringa 2016

By Rakkasan Ranch - June 02, 2016

2016 Syringa Dairy Goat Show and Specialty Show, Boise, ID We had a great time at Syringa! This was a 4 ring show, with the first ring being the Specialty show! Pearl, our Senior doe, took Reserve Grand Champion in the Specialty Show, out of 79 does! Tahoma also took Reserve Grand Champion in the Specialty Show! This was great news to us, because Tahoma and Pearl have 4 doelings who did very well also, with Granny's Pearl taking Reserve Grand Champion Junior Doe! Apache, our other heard sire, took Reserve Grand Champion in one ring. (Many of the show photos didn't come out right, so here are before, during and after show photos. :)) Apache, Reserve Grand Champion Buck Apache, the judge favored his width, strength, and stature. Tahoma, Reserve Grand Champion Buck The judge liked his chiseled appearance, and dairy character. Pearl in the Specialty show ring Pearl after winning Reserve Grand Champion Doe in the Specialty Show Granny's Pear...

Our sires get their stars!

By Rakkasan Ranch - April 11, 2017

We are super excited to announce our boys have their *B designations. Our newest buckling whom we will use next year is Rakkasan Ranch Apaches Revenge *B Rubicon's dam, 2*M Bramblestone Pal Ruby was the 2016 Western Idaho Fair Grand Champion and Best Of Breed. Rubicon's Sire is our signature Herd Sire, Apache.

Early Spring, a busy time of year!

By Rakkasan Ranch - February 12, 2016

Spring on a small farm is a busy time of year, and ours is no exception! We have baby chickens hatching, and our dairy goats are delivering kids and milking season has begun. This year we are preparing to produce cheese and butter with our milk. We are starting with simple cheeses such as ricotta and mozzarella. Next will be brie and chèvre, and then more aged cheeses as we get more comfortable with the process. We will have chicks for sale after Valentines Day, all the way through May. Large Orpingtons, which are an amazing fryer chicken, pretty much the size of a small turkey, and are beautiful as a backyard chicken.We will have mostly blue and black chicks for sale but we have 5 different colored roosters. We still haven't decided what colors we are going to focus on. Blue Orpington Rooster Orpingtons are very sweet and the roosters are surprisingly gentle considering their size. These birds are huge! The hens are heavy layers which is great for our egg selling bus...