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Welcome to A DEC Capretto full-blood Boer Goats, Kikos, and a
few dairy does.
A DEC Capretto was established in 2003 by Dean Beckwith
and Elfi Brandstatter in Bowdoinham, Maine. We are a member of the
Boer Goat Breeders of
Maine and Dean is a representative of the
USBGA.
Originally, we decided to purchase a few goats for brush
clean-up and meat. We picked Boer goats, because we wanted to
enjoy capretto, which is Italian for young goat meat. Boer goats
are naturally suited to our Maine habitat, thriving in temperatures
ranging from 90 degrees to 30 below zero!
After just a few short seasons, we have fallen in love
with goat farming, increasing our herd to include goats for breeding,
show, pets and meat! Over the last seven years we have added two
purebred Kiko bucks to develop a kiko herd, as well as a few dairy goats
to provide us with fresh milk and cheese. Elfi's 30+ years of gardening
experience is put to good use, as she enjoys treating her goat herd to a serving of fresh
vegetables each day.
Have a look around our site, and please use the contact
us page if you have any further questions-This site updated December
2009. The photo on the left is Omi visiting my doeling herd summer 09.
Dean and Elfi
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