WELCOME TO LOOKOUT POINT RANCH

Lookout Point Ranch is a 500-acre commercial farm in the Cascade foothills near Lowell, Oregon. We have been raising purebred Kiko goats since 2002 and are the USA representative for Garrick Batten's company, Caprinex, the New Zealand founder of the breed. Our current herdsires and many of our does were imported directly from Caprinex's New Zealand operation. The remainder of our goats are descended from animals bred by Dr. An Peischel, who also purchased her foundation stock from Caprinex.

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We chose Kiko goats because they are the only breed we know of that can thrive under a hands-off management style in the Pacific Northwest. Kiko goats are a maternal meat breed derived from feral goats in New Zealand, which has a rainy climate and rugged terrain quite similar to our own. This breed is the profitable alternative to Boer goats, which tend to require much more management and feed inputs when run under challenging conditions in cold, wet climates.

Our breeding philosophy continues the "hands-off" management style that led to the creation of the breed in New Zealand. We intentionally stress our goats with steep terrain, bad weather, parasites and feed limitation to reveal genetic differences that remain hidden under "better" management. Breeding stock are not trimmed, wormed or vaccinated. No assistance is given at any birth. The only shelter provided is trees. While some goats do fail on our farm, there are others that thrive despite the adversity and it is from these that we draw our replacement genetics.

We strive to provide for our customers the learning experiences and quality assurances we wish we could have had, when we were first starting out. Buyers may examine any aspect of our operation they would like to see, including our production records, when choosing an animal. We also offer a replacement warranty on our animals up to 8 years of age. We would rather have the chance to remedy any dissatisfaction than have a customer of ours go away unhappy. We have sold our Kiko goats in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and as far east as Minnesota.