Walt & Chris and Heidi & Louie Schallberger and our five kids each, help with the daily feeding, maintenance, showing, kidding and basic loving care in this entire operation. We have had Fullblood and Percentage goats since 1997.

At Sundance Kids our goals have been to raise goats that we can take into the showring, do well with them, and have them be productive as well. There are many does on our ranch that are not "famous" or Ennobled, but if they have consistently produced sound animals, they are still producing in our program, which sometimes means more than just the "Blue Ribbon".

We raise goats for meat production, sell show wethers and market goats for 4H & FFA for the county fairs. We also raise commercial goats and breeding/show stock.

Our Lodi, CA, Ranch is situated amongst the fertile grape growing grounds, and the newly planted Olive Oil ranches, and do well on dry or irrigated pasture. Our dedication to the industry and to our customers has always been a priority. We maintain the word “BREEDER”, as you go to our sale page, you will see many bucks and does that bear the SDK in front of their names.

Genetics are very important, and while most of them come from other states of statue, we have been lucky enough to be able to bring some of that into our herd. Magnum, Bingo, Pipeline are some of the older big names, we have Favorite Trick, Wide Load and have been doing more AI for a richer genetic pool.

We will always try to improve our herd, and production, bone & muscle and growth is a very big factor in our program. When our goats are kidding out it is important that they are able to do so unassisted, and have the mothering traits to take care of and raise the kids that they have. This is not always possible with triplets and quads, but we have been successful, and try not to have to intervene with the process. Health and Herd management is very important. Keeping the goats healthy, and in good condition with proper feed and minerals is important. Over-feeding especially with grain is not a good idea. We have found that our does that are most productive have been out on pasture either dry or irrigated and some hay. The more exercise that they get by walking the better! Also setting them up in a de-worming program that meets the needs of the environment. We de-worm based on the environment and worm load, not just on a schedule. Remember, that you always have to stay on the management, because it changes as the environment changes in your herd. The more animals, a thriving pasture in the spring or a decreased pasture in the fall, a very wet winter, you will have to adapt your management techniques to adjust to the changes.