Thank you for visiting Mountaindell Farm's website! We are a small family farm located in North Plains, Oregon. While our emphasis is on breeding Alpine dairy goats, we also raise meat chickens and feeder pigs in the summer (with our extra goat milk), as well as an occasional Jersey steer.
We strive to breed American Alpine dairy goats that are healthy, structurally sound, and good producers. Our herd is registered with the American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) and we have participated in Linear Appraisal since 2010, along with DHIA milk test since 2012. We also attend goat shows as we are able. Our herd is tested annually for CAE and we have always been negative*. We also test for CL and Johnnes occasionally (we tested all of our bucks in 2020 and our new bucks in 2021) and have always been negative. We have begun testing our dairy goats for Alpha s1 Casein (higher As1 is linked to more proteins for cheese, etc.; low As1 is linked to milk more suitable for those with milk sensitivities).
We offer breeding service with our senior bucks to CAE-free does, starting at $75.
In 2025 we plan to raise 9 GOS heritage pigs. We do not plan to raise Cornish Cross meat chickens again until 2026. Our meat chickens and pigs are raised in our pastures--naturally, without antibiotics. (If antibiotics are medically necessary to save the life of an animal, we will use them and then will always disclose it to our buyers).
Thank you for stopping by!
Mark and Kristin Shipman, Sarah Shipman
Page Last Updated May7, 2025
*CAE Test disclosure: We had one doe test positive in February, 2019, when we tested her the day after giving her a CDT vaccine (which we later learned could produce a false positive test.) We retested her 3 weeks later and she tested negative (her daughter's test and her previous tests were always negative). We have concluded that her February test was a false positive due to the vaccine.
We strive to breed American Alpine dairy goats that are healthy, structurally sound, and good producers. Our herd is registered with the American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) and we have participated in Linear Appraisal since 2010, along with DHIA milk test since 2012. We also attend goat shows as we are able. Our herd is tested annually for CAE and we have always been negative*. We also test for CL and Johnnes occasionally (we tested all of our bucks in 2020 and our new bucks in 2021) and have always been negative. We have begun testing our dairy goats for Alpha s1 Casein (higher As1 is linked to more proteins for cheese, etc.; low As1 is linked to milk more suitable for those with milk sensitivities).
We offer breeding service with our senior bucks to CAE-free does, starting at $75.
In 2025 we plan to raise 9 GOS heritage pigs. We do not plan to raise Cornish Cross meat chickens again until 2026. Our meat chickens and pigs are raised in our pastures--naturally, without antibiotics. (If antibiotics are medically necessary to save the life of an animal, we will use them and then will always disclose it to our buyers).
Thank you for stopping by!
Mark and Kristin Shipman, Sarah Shipman
Page Last Updated May7, 2025
*CAE Test disclosure: We had one doe test positive in February, 2019, when we tested her the day after giving her a CDT vaccine (which we later learned could produce a false positive test.) We retested her 3 weeks later and she tested negative (her daughter's test and her previous tests were always negative). We have concluded that her February test was a false positive due to the vaccine.
