Nubilop Acres after a complete herd dispersal this spring is now
in the process of rebuilding our herd which is now comprised of
17 head of show quality registered Nubians located just south of
Lincoln, being nearly in the center of the United States.
It doesn't take long to fall in love with these beautiful
Nubians. They entered our lives in September 1982, as a
4-H project for our son and daughter and have been with us ever
since. We have always raised Nubians with the exception of
a few years when our daughter had a couple of Alpines. It
was a welcome relief to get back to just the Nubians - we love
their disposition, beautiful ears and fun colors. It has
been through our Nubians that we have made many special friends
who we look forward to seeing each year at the shows.
As many of you know, this past Spring of 2011 we totally
dispersed our entire herd. It was a decision that had been
weighing on my mind for a couple of years and one that I had
been praying about. Those prayers were answered this
Spring while I was sitting waiting for Dale to do an inspection.
I had just started a new
book
called "A Different Kind of Miracle" by Emily Barnes and just
into the second chapter I had an answer regarding our herd.
I told Dale there is a reason for this but I just don't know
what it is at this time. After the herd was totally
dispersed with the exception of three which were going to Texas
we decided to make a little vacation out of it in the month of
June and take my Mother with us. The day after returning
from our Texas trip while my Mother was at our home, she
suffered a stroke. Luckily I realized what was happening
and we got her to the hospital immediately. I think many
times over had she been in her apartment all by herself she
might not have survived. As it ended up she spent seven to
eight weeks in our home where I cared for her and took her to
rehabilitation two to three times a week. For those of you
who have been through something like this you will understand
the time involved - it is a 24/7 job, but one as I look back on
it I would do again. She is now in Assisted Living and
thankfully is doing well.
It was a trip to the Iowa State Fair and realizing how much I
was missing our Nubians that we purchased two does at the
Spotlight Sale to start our herd back up. Since we had
sold all of our equipment and needed a way to get these two does
home we ended up purchasing a trailer at the Iowa State Fair.
We were now about to find out some reasons for getting back into
the Nubians and some things we would have never known had we not
sold our entire herd. Dale placed a call to our son to
tell him we had just bought a couple of does and a trailer to
bring them home. While on the phone he told his father
that he actually missed seeing the goats when over at our place
and the role they had played in his life when growing up and in
4-H. After we were home from the Iowa State Fair I called
our daughter to tell her and she said, "Oh my gosh Mom, I have
tears in my eyes". She too expressed how much they had
meant to her while growing up. Her son is now enrolled in
4-H for the upcoming year in a goat project. One of our
other grandsons came to me at the county fair and asked if he
could show goats next year so these two grandsons will be with
us at shows next year helping out and showing. We have
another grandson who is a little younger and we are just waiting
to see what his decision is. We have to look at the
decision to start our herd back up as a blessing because we
probably would have never found out how our own son and daughter
felt about the goats as they were growing up and the impact it
has had on their lives now if we had not sold our herd. It
will now also give our grandkids a chance to experience working
with and showing the Nubians.
We are
now in the process of testing and retesting all does and bucks
in our herd for CAE and all bucks will be G6s tested. We
will continue to immediately remove kids from their dams at
birth and bottle raise them on heat treated colostrum and
pasteurized milk. We normally wean them at three months of
age, vaccinate them for tetanus and enterotoxemia and de-worm
them fairly soon in their young lives. Our mature animals
will be vaccinated for pneumonia which we feel helps since we
have such fluctuations in temperatures with damp and cold to hot
and humid.
TERMS
OF SALE: If a kid is reserved prior to
birth, the price is as stated on each doe's page. However, we do
reserve the right to modify pricing once the kids are born if
they are not preordered prior to birth. We would appreciate a
$100
deposit for each kid ordered. If you are interested in
a buck, please preorder as we only keep bucks that we have
orders for, or ones that we will be saving as a replacement in our herd.
Balance due on kids must be paid in full before shipped or
picked up. We prefer to place kids in their new homes by 4
to 6 weeks of age, but are willing to make arrangements to hold
the kid longer if necessary. Orders are accepted on a
first requested basis. It would be a good idea to make a
1st and 2nd choice. There will be no refunds on cancelled
orders. However, if we cannot fill your order or the kid
does not meet our specifications, your deposit will be refunded
or held until next year, whichever you choose. All health
papers & shipping expenses are the responsibility of the buyer.
We do reserve the right to retain any animal in our sales list.
Thank you to all who made a home for our does and bucks as a
result of our herd dispersal. We hope that they do well
for you in the show ring and would appreciate hearing from you
with updates.
Most
importantly, we would like to thank the following breeders for
making it possible for us to rebuild our herd with some
beautiful animals and bloodlines we have admired over the last
few years:
1. Adel Pryor of Stagelight
Nubians for letting us purchase Blue Persuasion.
2. Vicky Burich of Mojave Dunes for letting us purchase
Doctor Ozzie, Zeribella and Violet.
3. Wanda Jowers of Jowanda Nubians for letting us purchase
Two Step Salsa, Tender Lovin and Argentine Tango.
4. Marshall Losey of Sagebrush Nubians for letting us
purchase Flirt and Annie.
5. Jean Baugh of Old Glory Nubians for letting us purchase
back A Ladies' Man, Sweet Passion and Always A Lady - what a
blessing it was when I received the email asking if I would like
to purchase these three kids back.
6. Barb Regehr for giving us the opportunity to purchase
back Peppermint Twist and Gypsy Rose - a true friend more
interested in helping us get a good start back with some does we
raised rather than being more worried about competition.
It is a time like this when you find out who your true friends
are. Thanks for being there for us!!!
7. Cheryl Johnson for allowing us to bring back into our
herd She's Sooo Fine, Gabrielle and Pumpkin Pie.
Thank
you,
Dale & Marilyn Stertz
