https://www.facebook.com/157367910997786/

Urbiztondo Nubians

Home
Philippines
Urbiztondo
Urbiztondo Nubians

Urbiztondo Nubians aims to breed elegant long level lactating Nubian breeders. In short to breed bet

Urbiztondo Nubian is a family owned farm that aims to positively impact local community development. The specific objectives of our farm are:

The specific objectives of our farm are:

- To produce healthy, productive and elegant top quality nubians that are capable of long and level lactations.
- To help the residents in our local community most of whom are out of school youths develop a source of income and a sustainable supply of nourishing goats milk to improve their children's nutrition.
- To educate and train farmers and farm families in sustainable goat raising technologies, self sufficiency, accountability, responsibility.

07/01/2026

Shout out to our newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Shane Ciesielski, Ayotunde Olude, Elaina Bushee, Nicholas de Lange, Margie Berueda, Diane Cribley, Zafar Islamov, Benzon Cariazo Rodolfa, Peter Efren Esteban Pablo, Harvey Nwosu, Miranda Zingaro, Alim Morsid Tipas, Arlene Togonon Demasu-ay, Jennifer Ealoms, Мирослав Голубовський, Тарас Тютюнник, Jowald Romero, Macdonald Joshua, Lana Murphree, Rimba Raya, Ion Ştefanit, Scelo Sabathembu, Abby Pollard, Feriano Constantino, Shuxrat Rizaev, Hermiejun Sibugan, Paul Abayan, Derrick Kowalsky

Looking forward to learning from each other.

06/01/2026

“Buying goats before planning feed is backwards.”

It’s like buying a car and then asking where to get fuel.

Too many new raisers, like us (ha ha ha) get excited about the goats first—and only later realize feeding is the real daily commitment.

Goats don’t thrive on intention or enthusiasm. They thrive on consistent, planned nutrition. Grass you “can gather around” isn’t a feeding program. Fresh forage is mostly water, and without enough volume, quality, and protein, goats may look full but slowly fall behind—poor growth, weak immunity, low production.

The truth is simple:

Quality Forage determines growth.
Quality Forage determines health.
Quality Forage determines whether your goats become assets or expensive lessons.

Experienced raisers plan backwards—from feed availability, land, and season, then decide how many goats they can responsibly keep. The goats are the easy part. Keeping them well-fed every single day is the real work.

If you’re thinking of adding goats—or already have them—it might be time to step back and look at your feeding plan first. A small adjustment now can save you years of frustration later.

05/01/2026

🥣 Ano’ng nasa timba? The secret sa health ng herd namin! 🐐

Naniniwala kami na ang high-quality milk, nag-uumpisa sa high-quality feed. Kaya instead na basta bumili lang, kami mismo ang nagmi-mix ng ration dito sa farm para sigurado sa nutrisyon ng mga alaga.

Target namin ang 16% - 17% Crude Protein—swak na swak para ma-maintain ang body condition at ganda ng milk production.

Here’s our breakdown:

🌽 Energy: Hammered Corn, Darak, & Molasses
💪 Protein: Soya & Copra
✨ Minerals: Salt & UBZN PreMix
🐚 Calcium Source: Hammered Oyster Shells

💡 Farm Tip: Mapapansin niyo, gumagamit kami ng Hammered Oyster Shells instead of the usual Dicalcium Phosphate. Magandang natural source ito ng calcium para sa tibay ng buto at steady na gatas. Available na, mas natural pa.

Pag maganda ang input, maganda rin ang output! 🥛🧀

Mga ka-kambing, kayo ba ay nagmi-mix din o commercial feeds ang gamit? Share niyo naman ang diskarte niyo sa comments! 👇

04/01/2026

When "Muscle Memory" Becomes a Liability.

Farm hands were mixing our concentrate mix today. We watched them pour in 5 sacks of corn and add a sack of soya. They moved with a rhythm—fast, efficient, confident.

But I didn't see a scale.

We asked, "What is the specific mixture component for a 100-kilo batch?"
The rhythm stopped. One of them had to go back and check the notes. They do this task so regularly that they stopped weighing the components. They were mixing by habit, relying on "5 sacks of this, 1 sack of that."

We had to remind the team: We don’t farm by feel; we farm by formula.
When you are dealing with dairy goats, precision isn't just about being strict. It’s about biology.

☝️Too much energy? You get acidosis.
✌️Too much protein? You’re wasting money and stressing the kidneys.
👇Slight variations day-over-day? You drop milk production.

Habit is a powerful tool for efficiency, but it’s the enemy of precision. Always go back to the numbers. The herd's health depends on it.

How do you ensure your team (or yourself) doesn't slip into "autopilot" on the critical tasks? Let us know in the comments.

03/01/2026

🌽 How Much Do I Feed My Dairy Goats

Our newly planted corn will be harvested at 73 days, but only after we validate that moisture content is at most 30%.
Why? Because harvest timing and moisture determine nutrient value, storage quality, and performance. Too wet or too early, and you lose real value.
Now here’s the hard truth in goat raising:

🐐 Many newbie goat raisers buy goats first—then think about feeding later.
They assume they can just gather grass from the neighborhood and everything will be fine.

Some do plan ahead.

They prepare a Napier field in advance, knowing that feed is not an afterthought—it’s the foundation.

But here’s where many still get it wrong…

🚨 STOP weighing your fresh grass as if it were imported hay. You may not realize it, but you could be accidentally starving your goats.

Imagine giving a baby formula just to keep the baby quiet. The formula looks like milk, but it doesn’t have the same nutrients. The baby feels full, but grows slowly because it lacks protein.

This is exactly what happens when we blindly follow US feeding guides. We read that goats need “3–4% of body weight” in forage, so we give a 50-kg goat about 2 kg of fresh Napier grass.
The goat looks full. The belly is big. But little by little, body condition drops.

Why?

Because of Dry Matter vs. Water Weight.

🇺🇸 The US Standard: They feed dry hay.
• 90% Dry Matter / 10% Water
• 2 kg of hay is dense in nutrients and energy

🇵🇭 The Philippine Reality: We use fresh cut-and-carry forage.
• 15% Dry Matter / 85% Water
• 2 kg of fresh grass is mostly just hydration

The Lesson

You can’t use weight alone when feeding fresh tropical grass. To match the nutrition of 2 kg of US alfalfa hay, you need to feed 10–12 kg of fresh, wet Napier grass.

💡 3 Rules for Filipino Farmers

☝️Volume over Weight – Stop weighing; fill the rack until it overflows. They need a mountain of grass. MOUNTAIN OF GRASS. At Urbiztondo we ensure feeders are always (24/7) full.

✌️Wilt It – Air-dry or wilt the forage to reduce water content and prevent bloat.

🫶Boost It – Tropical grasses are low in protein. Mix in leguminous forages like Indigofera or Madre de Agua, or supplement with high-protein ruminant feeds. Some layer the silage with molass, copra or soya.

👉 Tag a goat farmer who needs to read this today. Let’s put an end to “silent starvation” in our herds. What feeding management practice do you have in your herd?

02/01/2026

New Year, New Growth, Future Feed. 🌱

While we celebrate the New Year, the work on the farm doesn’t stop. We are planting corn today to secure the most basic requirement for our herd: roughage.

We plan ahead of the rainy season now to ensure we have tons of quality silage available when the weather turns.
For those asking about the numbers: Corn silage is a powerhouse for energy, though its Crude Protein typically ranges between 7-9%. It’s the perfect foundation for gut health and energy, which we then balance with high-protein sources.

We love our goats, so we plan. Preparation today means peace of mind tomorrow.

How are you provisioning for your goats? # Would love to hear and learn from you farm practices.

Happy New Year, everyone!

31/12/2025

Happy New Year!

31/12/2025

In our previous post on culling, the topic of temperament surfaced. While scorecard indices and conformation traits might be negotiable depending on your specific herd goals—whether you breed for show or production—we believe temperament is the one non-negotiable.

There is nothing quite like the peace of a barn filled with content, well-mannered animals. It reminds us why we breed for temperament in the first place.

Life is too short to wrestle with your animals. We want a herd that brings joy, not stress.

As we drive into the new year, we hope you find that same sense of calm in your own lives.

Happy, Prosperous, and Peaceful New Year to all our friends in the industry!

30/12/2025

Shout out to our newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Raul Bautista Victorio Nava, Rancho Mary, Stelios Lavrentiou, Nido Loft, Javier Cast, Debbie Samhouri, Pope Freeman, Mirador Bosco Navarro, Fedencio Duron, Strange Long, Fructuoso Lim, Edwin Alicea

Looking forward to learning with you.

30/12/2025

Over the run up to the Holidays and during this Holiday season we culled a number of yearling bucks and does as the price of goat meat is at its peak at this time of the year. There are also family celebrations and reunions we provision for, which bring us to our topic today.

The Most Underrated Tool in Breeding

We often measure the success of a herd by its additions—the new buck, the expensive doeling. However, the true trajectory of a breeding program is determined by its subtractions.

Culling is frequently misunderstood as a negative act. In reality, it is the highest form of quality control. It is the mechanism by which a breeder protects their genetic standard.

Why the "Keep Everyone" Strategy Fails

👉Dilution of Genetics: Mediocrity is contagious in a gene pool. By breeding average animals, you ensure average results. Culling forces you to breed only the best to the best.

👉The Opportunity Cost: Every stall occupied by a chronic underperformer—whether due to health, structure, or mothering ability—is a stall denied to a potential champion.

👉Emotional Traps: Good stockmanship requires objectivity. It means acknowledging that a goat you love personally may not be a goat that contributes professionally.

👉Responsible Culling
This isn't about being reckless; it's about being intentional. We cull for structural faults that worsen with age, poor udders, and low production.

☝️Remember: Not every culled animal is "bad." Many are simply not good enough for where you are going. If you want a herd that grows in quality rather than just quantity, you must be willing to let go.

👇 Let’s talk about the hard choices:
What is your "non-negotiable" trait—the one thing you will always cull for, no matter how much you love the animal?

29/12/2025

🐐 Choosing Your Dairy Buck Is Not a Guessing Game

Every kidding season, the same questions come up.

“Is this buck good?”
“Pwede na ba siyang herdsire?”

Whether you’re new to goating or you’ve been raising Nubians for years, choosing a dairy buck is one of the most consequential decisions you’ll ever make for your herd.

Some raisers have clear breeding goals—milk, components, consistency, improvement.Others just feel “maganda naman siya.”

That’s where problems begin.
When we chose Bingo!, we didn’t start with looks.

We started with questions.
✔️ What traits do we want to lock in?
✔️ What weaknesses do we need a buck to correct?
✔️ Do the does behind him actually produce?

A major plus for us was proven production behind the pedigree.
In Bingo!’s case, the granddams tell the real story:

• TT Blue Sparkles
• TT Xamphany
• TT Frida
• TT Sophy

These are not just names on paper.
They are Top Ten does with high production transmitability, proven again and again through their daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters on the ADGA Top Ten Breed Leaders list.

That’s the difference between hoping a buck will improve your herd
and knowing he has the genetic backing to do so.

Now that kidding season has passed, many bucklings are being posted for sale.

And here’s the honest truth:
👉 Not every buckling should become a herdsire.
👉 In our herd, only a select few ever qualify.
👉 The rest—no matter how cute—are better off improving the Nubian breed in another way… and helping the family food budget.

For those looking, there is currently a buck available with an almost identical planned pedigree to Bingo!—a rare opportunity for raisers who value intentional breeding over convenience.

📄 Planned pedigree in comments.

Soft question for you:
When choosing your next herdsire, do you look at the buck first—or the does behind him?

29/12/2025

Before the sun is up, the real work already begins.

Early mornings aren’t about routine — they’re about responsibility. Before milking. Before feeding. Before the day officially starts. We walk the herd quietly. Checking eyes. Feeling rumens. Watching movement. Checking stool.Who greeted the morning strong, and who didn’t.

This is where breeding decisions reveal themselves — not on paper, not in photos, but in the calm, unfiltered hours when animals tell you the truth. Structural soundness. Temperament. Resilience. The small signs that separate animals bred with intention from those bred by chance.

Good genetics don’t announce themselves loudly. They show up consistently — at dawn, day after day.

For fellow breeders: what’s the first thing you look for when you check your herd in the morning?

Address

Dalanguiring
Urbiztondo
2414

Telephone

+639189447131

Website

facebook.com

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Urbiztondo Nubians posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Urbiztondo Nubians:

Shortcuts

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Urbiztondo?