Welcome to our farm! We are Ben and Sheena Schmidt, and we are the proud owners of Bureau Creek Myos (formerly Bureau Creek Family Farm). You can find us located outside of beautiful Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Ben and I were married in February 2016 and it has been a crazy, wild ride since then! In April of 2016 we purchased our first two Myotonic goats as "pets" and it didn't take long to realize that we both have a passion for raising this wonderful breed of goat. In the fall of 2016 we knew that our one acre lot and garage were not going to be big enough for the direction we wanted to go with the goats, so we began hunting for the perfect place to put down roots. In March of 2017 we were able to purchase a nearly 4 acre farmstead where we have room to grow both the goats and our family! We both have full time jobs off the farm. Ben works for Nutrien Ag Solutions (formerly Crop Production Services) while I am an agronomist and seed salesman for C. D. Ford & Sons, a family-owned company in Geneseo. We also have three children: Boon, Brielle and Baylor. We have plenty going on around our place to keep us busy, but we like to say we'd rather be tired than bored!
We are doing our best to raise healthy, happy animals that meet the breed description. We made the decision in 2017 to have our herd (all goats one year and older) tested for Johnes, CAE and CL when we decided we wanted to go the direction of raising show quality animals. We are pleased to say that the results have been negative. These diseases can have devastating consequences and we are doing our best to be proactive. These tests will continue to be done annually. All of our goats are dewormed on an as needed basis and have their hooves trimmed every 6 weeks.
Every animal on our farm has a purpose to fulfill. The best of the best that closest meet the breed description are retained for our own herd or sold to others to benefit their herd and ultimately the breed as a whole. Those that don't meet the breed description for one reason or another will be sold for without registration as pets or sent into the food chain.
We hope that if you are interested in raising goats you will keep us in mind. We have show, breeding, pet and meat stock available depending on the season.
Bureau Creek Myos Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368 815.501.5301