Kansas Bluestem Nubians
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Nubain Does & Bucks
Curious about the animals in our herd and their achievements… it’s all here! Bucks & Junior does can be accessed from the Senior Doe page.
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Breeding Plans and Sales
Want to bring home a Kansas Bluestem kid, or purchase a mature animal? Go this way!
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Herd Management & Other Information
Seeking more information on our techniques and management? Come take a look!
At Bluestem Acres we raise ADGA registered Nubian dairy goats under the herdname "Kansas Bluestem." We also have a second herdname for our daughter’s goats that are in her name, “Kitkats”. 2021 was our first year on DHIR Milk Test and we had our first Linear Appraisal session in 2022. We learned how to AI in 2022 as well, but haven’t had much success yet. Our youngest herdswoman, Kathryn, started her herd in 2023 with a single goat, Hopes and Dreams Tephra Glitter, and that’s also when we began showing our herd. In 2026, we finished our first homebred champion doe, GCH Kansas Bluestem Katasterismoi 6*M, our beloved Stella. We hope there are many more to come in the following years!
Our breeding program is focused on creating the best goat. The Kansas Bluestem herd goal is quality home milkers, who can hold their own in a show ring if they must. Kathryn’s herd goals, with her Kitkats herdname, are success in the show ring, without sacrificing the dairy purpose and function. We both want longevity in health and production, with conformationally correct animals. We've chosen to focus our bloodlines on those with high production records that don’t sacrifice udder quality. In the Kansas Bluestem herd, we value DHIR and Linear Appraisal data over show wins, but showing is a fun hobby for us. Kathryn desires to show competitively at the National level, both as an excellent showman and a breeder.
We think we're done purchasing adult does, but there could be a special gal that sneaks in one day. I'll never say we won't ever buy a doe kid, as there are several breeders who we love and if the right opportunity arose, we'd buy a kid from them without question. You’ll see us using a variety of bucks, both live and through AI. Thanks to a great local friend and mentor, we will occasionally use bucks residing in the Locust Creek Nubians herd, which is located a short 15 minute drive away or the Food4Thought herd, which is also a great local friend. We look for boys who put a lot of meat on the bones of sons, while still throwing a feminine and dairy looking daughter. Our long-term goal is a dual purpose line with “heavy” boys and high producing ladies… we’ll see how long it takes us to get there.
