Welcome to the Buckhorn Run Farm web site!
Welcome to our web site. We are Barbara and Jack Knapp, owners/operators of Buckhorn Run Farm, located in Sykesville, MD. We are a small, family-run farm using sustainable farming and livestock management practices. We currently raise Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats, with about 20 goats in our herd. (We no longer have Mini-Nubian Dairy Goats.)
We are active members of
- Maryland Dairy Goat Association
- American Dairy Goat Association
We are also on Facebook
Welcome to our web site. We are Barbara and Jack Knapp, owners/operators of Buckhorn Run Farm, located in Sykesville, MD. We are a small, family-run farm using sustainable farming and livestock management practices. We currently raise Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats, with about 20 goats in our herd. (We no longer have Mini-Nubian Dairy Goats.)
We are active members of
- Maryland Dairy Goat Association
- American Dairy Goat Association
We are also on Facebook
What's New on the Farm
March 22, 2019
Autumn kidded twins early this afternoon. Both kids have white & black schwartzal patterned coats. The buckling weighed 4 lbs, and the spotted doeling weighed 4.1 lb. Two more Night Fury kids.
March 21, 2019
At lunchtime, Fauna delivered a single buckling. Leroy has white and black schwartzal markings, 4.6 lb, and he's the son of Night Fury.
March 15, 2019
This evening, Jezebel delivered a big (5 lb), handsome buckling. Light taupe in color with dark poll, facial strips and leg strips. Lucas is the son of Axel.
March 15, 2019
Juliet had twins today; Lisa, a solid chocolate brown doeling (3.1 lb), and Lars, a black buckling with a star (3.7 lb). Karlton is the sire.
March 15, 2019
Honey had triplets this morning; Lulu is a red doeling with a small star (2.2 lb), Layla is a solid black doeling with blue eyes (3 lb), and Logan is a red buckling with a star, white spot and blue eyes (3.3 lb). Night Fury is the sire.
March 14, 2019
Kidding season has started at Buckhorn Run with two deliveries today (5 beautiful little kids).
Haley surprised us at lunchtime with triplets; two doelings and a buckling. Lucy (3 lb is a black & white spotted schwartzal doeling. Lily (3.7 lb) is a tri-colored buckskin doeling with spots. And Linus (2.8 lb) is a brown cou clair buckling. Both doelings look like dad, Night Fury. The buckling looks like mom, Haley.
And Joy finally delivered twin kids this afternoon. Lexi (3.2 lb) is a sundgau doeling, and Leno (4 lb) is tri-colored with blue eyes. Karlton is the sire.
February 3, 2019
The Artic Vortex is gone, and we have a few days of warmer weather. With their thick and warm winter coats, the goats didn't seem to mind the cold weather as much as us humans did.
Here are some of our younger does; Kayla, Kahlúa and Juno enjoying the afternoon sun.
January 2019
Happy Holidays to everyone and we send our best wishes for the New Year!
2018 was a year of change at our farm. We decided to focus our dairy goat efforts on the smaller Nigerian Dwarves, moving all of our Mini-Nubians to new homes throughout the Maryland area. And we lost two of our older companions; Destiny, our 13 year old farm dog, and Charlie, our daughter's retired thoroughbred.
January 27, 2018
We are happy to introduce our newest member to the farm; Ellie, a 3-month old puppy. Ellie is a Great Pyrenees-Anatolian Shepard mix. She joins Destiny and Tess in helping take care of our goats and guarding the farm.
We are happy to introduce our newest member to the farm; Ellie, a 3-month old puppy. Ellie is a Great Pyrenees-Anatolian Shepard mix. She joins Destiny and Tess in helping take care of our goats and guarding the farm.
When you go to the National Zoo in Washington DC, please visit our Buckhorn Run goats: Fedora and Fiesta.
They're part of the Kids' Farm Exhibit at the bottom of the hill.
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/exhibits/kids-farm
They're part of the Kids' Farm Exhibit at the bottom of the hill.
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/exhibits/kids-farm