Iron Quail Ranch is a breeder of registered 100% New Zealand Kiko goat livestock.  We offer live, nationally registered, 100% New Zealand Kiko goats for sale to homesteaders, breeders or anyone looking for a quality goat for their personal purposes.  Our Kiko goats are not "purebreds", "percentage" or "commercial" stock, which are all terms for hybrid Kikos (kikos that have been crossbred with other goats).  Our Kiko's ancestry can be traced to "the boat", which means the original herd that was imported from New Zealand in 1992 by Goatex Group, LLC.  We use the National Kiko Registry (largest Kiko registry in the United States), DNA parentage verification, and microchipping to genetically track our herd.  Our Kiko goats are primarily used as foundation stock for commercial operations of meat goats but also make suitable meat and milking goats for small homesteads. 

We also offer pre-sale shares of our livestock in whole shares, half shares, or preconfigured meat packages for goat meat processing.  If you want to get on our processing list for quality goat meat please contact us here.

Additionally, we have 2 campsites available for recreational vehicles or tent campers to reserve through Hipcamp.com, and we sell organic eggs from our poultry stock.

We specialize in breeding registered 100% New Zealand Kiko goats.  We offer our livestock as whole live animals, or presale whole or half animals for meat processing, or you can pre-purchase select meat products from our website.

We sell National Kiko Registered 100% New Zealand Kiko doelings (under 1 year) and bucklings (under 1 year) for $500.  The age and performance of a specific animal may play a role in increasing the price if it is not a yearling.  Registration fees, DNA parentage verification results (through UC Davis), and microchipping are included in that fee.  We do not tattoo.  Each kid will be ear-tagged and microchipped upon delivery.

Each purchaser will receive a certificate of registration from the National Kiko Registry.  The registration paperwork will be filed at the time the deposit is applied.  Typical processing of DNA, microchipping, and registration takes 6-8 weeks.  The purchaser will receive all documents related to the purchase from the National Kiko Registry.

100% New Zealand Kiko goats are known to be the hardiest of all goat breeds and require minimal domestic care inputs.

External care:
We do not disbud or dehorn our livestock. They are kept as close to their natural state as possible which adds to their ability to defend themselves from predators and enhances their natural beauty.

We check and trim hooves if environmental conditions put an animal in harm or might make it lame.  Our herd is on pasture 24/7 grazing and foraging.  This is a natural act that keeps our goats on their feet and keeps their hooves naturally trimmed.  However, an animals weight, physical activity level, and diet can effect their hoof growth.

Our foundation stock is brushed and handled to assist with removing any flight tendencies when used for milking or general health checkups.  We milk our foundation stock for our personal use.  

We regularly check FAMACHA scores and body condition scores. We strive to keep and maintain our animal's body condition scores of 3.5.  We strive for a doeling newborn average daily weight gain (ADWG) of .40lbs-.50 lbs per day within their first 90 days.  We strive for a buckling newborn average daily weight gain (ADWG) of .45 lbs -.65 lbs per day within their first 90 days.

Internal care:
We use a holistic and natural approach to internal care for our livestock.  We do not inject or provide oral dewormers. Our livestock are raised in the hot and arid region of Arizona, so worms are typically not a consideration or a problem for the hardy Kiko breed to overcome.  Our goat pens, barnyards, or any area where goats are enclosed and in close proximity to each other are cleaned daily to remove any bacteria that may be present in the goat manure.  

We do not vaccinate for CD&T (Enterotoxaemia and Tetanus).  We closely manage the feed intake of our animals and do not rely on a vaccine to cover our shortfalls.  There have been zero reported Tetanus cases in our area.  We want our animals to develop their own strengths and immunities naturally. Animals that have a failing immunity are culled from the herd - however we have never culled for a viral reason.

Our herd has been tested for CL, CAE/OPPV, and Johne's Disease by the UBRL  We run a closed herd since 2022.

We do not use any medicated feed.  We do not inject growth hormones, or use antibiotics, or other "novel" vaccines, like mRNA vaccines.  Our animals are raised to be as nature intended.

We feed a minimum 12% protein diet, but usually closer to 16%.  We believe this allows us to achieve a balance in weight gain against inducing enterotoxaemia (overeating disease).  Our animal's diet includes native natural grasses and shrubs (Whitethorn Acacia, Amaranth, Hackberry, Creosote, and Velvet Mesquite) during the rainy season, and they receive locally-grown alfalfa hay, corn, oats, and barley (aka COB)  when out of season. We provide a free select mineral supplement to maintain selenium and copper levels. We have on occasion provided an oral drenching of vitamin B-12 to assist the immune system when abnormal stressors have been introduced. Those stressors include animal transport, herd attacks, or difficulty in kidding.

All livestock sales are made on a first-come / first-serve basis. The first purchaser will receive a selection email from Iron Quail Ranch and be given a 7-day window to select their kid(s) and place their 50% deposit. If no selection is made, then the next person on the list will be contacted and given 7 days to make their kid(s) selection and place their 50% deposit.

Once kids are selected a 50% down payment (deposit) is required. Payment must be received in the 7-day selection period. If payment is not received, then the next purchaser will be contacted.

Payments can be conveniently made through Zelle or Venmo.  We will provide payment instructions in your selection email.

-A full refund of the deposit is available for 7 days after the deposit is received.
-A 50% refund of the deposit will only be given after 7 days. We have already begun microchipping and DNA testing through UC Davis after 7 days.
-No refund of the deposit is available after the registration paperwork has been mailed to the National Kiko Registry.
-The remaining 50% payment is due upon delivery or pickup.

The purchaser will receive a 100% New Zealand Kiko goat certificate, a DNA test result from UC Davis, and their chosen livestock that is both microchipped and ear tagged.

Yes!  We invite people to come camp on the ranch to experience a lifestyle long forgotten in today's modern world.  Bring your self-contained recreational vehicle or just a tent to camp on the ranch.  We recently added a modern outhouse for our campers to use.  Come spend a weekend with us, enjoy our modern homestead, and take the chance to visit Saguaro National Park, or take an off-road adventure through Ironwood Forest National Monument.  If you purchase one of our livestock, we will comp up to 2 days of your stay!

Reservations can be made through hipcamp.com.  If you want to just stop in and see our Foundation stock, contact us, and we can set up a convenient time.

Most live animal purchases are picked up at our ranch located in Avra Valley, Arizona.  However, if you need your livestock delivered, let us know!  We can deliver in the 5 state region of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.  Delivery rates are $250 + mileage ($1.10/mile).  If you need an animal delivered outside of the 5 state region of the Southwest, commercial shipping can be arranged.  Let us know what you need and we will work with you to get your animal.

Yes!  We presell whole or half animals to the public for goat meat processing for $8.75 per pound of hanging weight.  We work with our local butchers to provide the selection of meat cuts that you choose from our cut sheet.  You pay 50% at the time the order is placed and we schedule a processing date.  Once the butcher provides the actual hanging weight, the remaining 50% is due.  We will provide a pickup date or delivery date for your order.  We will deliver free of charge for orders over $250 within 1.5 hours of Tucson, which also includes most of the metro Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, AJ, Gilbert, Chandler, and San Tan areas.

Don't want a whole or half goat?  Then check out our Ranch to Table page for goat meat products that we offer.  These are limited and seasonal, so check back often, or contact us and we can tell you when products will be available.

A wether goat is a male goat, also known as a buck or buckling, that has been castrated or had its testicles removed.  At Iron Quail Ranch, we typically castrate our male goats before they reach breeding age (~2 months) in order to prepare them for meat processing.  We believe that the castration process provides a better tasting meat and in no way harms the animal. Castration also helps ensure no accidental births happen on the Ranch. Wethers are a great addition to any homestead and bring benefits to the land, home, and goat herd.  Wethers can be purchased as livestock directly from us, or can be ordered for meat processing.  Contact us if you are looking for humanely raised and processed goat meat for an upcoming event, such as, Easter, Ramadan, or Eid.

Absolutely.  All goats are capable of producing both meat and milk.  Dairy goats do not make good market meat goats.  In order to get a goat to produce milk, the doe must give birth to kids.  The question for most dairy breeders at that point is what to do with the kids, especially if the kids are bucklings?  The market for dairy kids is saturated and people basically give them away for free.  Because dairy goats are prized for their quality milk, they are not bred to focus on muscle and fat quality which is what makes a meat goat stand out in taste.  Meat goats typically reach commercial ready maturity much faster than dairy goats, which means less cost in raising the animals.

Our Kiko goats come from the best line of milking goats, Alpine, Toggenberg, and Saanan goats. Those milking breeds were bred with wild goats in New Zealand to become what is now the Kiko breed. As a result our Kiko Dams typically have large udders that are very suitable for milking on a small homestead. Our milkers can produce between .5 - 1 gallon of milk per day.

Full size goats produce full size udders, which actually give them a quantity advantage over small breed dairy goats.