Welcome to Connor's Rockin' G Farm. We are a small family farm located in Central Mississippi. God has blessed us with 4 grand children, the oldest of which lives with us. Every since Connor has been old enough to walk, he has followed Pawpaw around the farm helping to care for the animals. He loves his animals and spends lots of time playing with them, hugging and kissing on them.
Our farm started about 16 years ago with chickens. Our daughter would bring chickens home as gifts for Momma. Most of them were roosters. Then we added pheasant, ducks, turkey and quail. The pheasant would walk across Michael's arms! They loved seeing him each day!
The first 2 turkeys were Prince Charming and Snow White. Snow never knew she was a turkey. She would follow us around the yard and sit at our feet for petting!
We are out of the fowl part of the farm, only keeping enough for us to enjoy their fresh eggs. We have one peacock, Elvis.
We have 2 farm cats, Samantha and Callie. They do a wonderful job on the farm of keeping the mice away! They can be found around the milk stand during milking time! They love their fresh milk.
We have a small pom, Bear. Bear is Connor's best friend. Connor loves on him constantly. He was a gift from Michael to me. He is 10 years old.
We have a German Shepard that
watches over the farm. Zena is 2
years old and well trained. Of course, training is always a work in progress! She loves riding in the dually and following Connor around the farm.
We raise LaMancha. LaMancha are the only goats original to America. They were breed by Eula Fay in 1927. They have elf or gopher ears. Most people see a LaMancha and want to know what happened to its ears. Michael always says we got hungry and ate their ears for breakfast! They were born that way!! We chose them due to their docile personality and milk capacity.
We also have Experimental (or Recorded) Grade. They are an Alpine/Nubian and LaMancha mix. We are working to bring them up to American LaMancha.
Nigerian Dwarf are small dairy goats. They are the only pure bred small goat that ADGA recognizes. They come in a variety of colors and can have brown or blue eyes. They take about 1/3 the space, food and hay as a large breed. They usually milk less than a full size but depending on blood lines, they can milk up to a gallon a day. Their milk has a high butterfat content. It is great for making butter! Nigerian usually weigh about 75 pounds when full grown. They have height restrictions so that they remain small. They make good pets for people that have limited space.
We are fortunate to live in Mississippi where the laws allow sale of milk from our farm. There are a few guidelines that must be followed. We can't have more than 9 lactating does, milk can only be sold on the farm and we can not advertise milk for sale. Most states do not allow any milk sales period.
We drink raw goats milk and 2 of our grand babies were raised on raw milk. They had issues with other milk and formula, including breast milk.
We make soap and body products out of extra milk. Hopefully, we will soon make cheese and butter with our milk.
We have been blessed by God with our farm and our family. To Him be the glory! Raising our goats is a labor of love and we give them the best possible care. God, Our Nation and family are first in our life!