About Us
Roy and Molly Stephens - We grew up in East Texas and dated through high school. Roy graduated from Texas A&M in 1988, and we moved to the Houston area. We have been married over 34 years, and Roy is still working for the same company where he started out of A&M. We have three adult boys and grand-kids that live in the Houston area. We have two daughters at home, and typically several foster kids. We adopted our second daughter in Nov 2019. One of the concerns I had when we started fostering is whether we could love another child as much as a biological child. Well, there is no doubt....love for an adopted child is just as strong as a biological kid. There is absolutely no difference in our love for biologic versus adopted. They are all our kids.
We have been raising cattle and goats for over 30 years. We previously leased 450 acres in the Pearland area along Hwy 288. This land has since been converted to shopping centers. medical centers, etc. Therefore, we had to downsize. We started with a mix of dairy, Spanish, mytonic, and Boer goats. The Spanish and mytonic (fainting) goats were certainly hardier than the others. Spanish are great moms and hardy, but dont have as many twins/ triplets nor the milk production as the Kiko. We researched the Kiko breed in an effort to find a goat that was even hardier, meatier, with faster growth. The barber pole worm and hoof issues are brutal here during the rainy season. Alvin average rainfall is 54 inches and hot during the summer. This is the perfect environment for barber pole worms and hoof issues. That's why we raise Kiko. Our place is typically muddy beginning in late Oct through mid March. This is tough environment on goats. We have a mix of New Zealand, purebred and percentage. We are working now at selecting better moms that have the instincts to raise babies without help and are thrifty while raising kids. We tend to aggressively cull goats that do not quickly meet our goals. We could take vacation during kidding season with our Spanish goats, and want the same with our Kiko. If they need our help during kidding, there is an issue.
We have been raising cattle and goats for over 30 years. We previously leased 450 acres in the Pearland area along Hwy 288. This land has since been converted to shopping centers. medical centers, etc. Therefore, we had to downsize. We started with a mix of dairy, Spanish, mytonic, and Boer goats. The Spanish and mytonic (fainting) goats were certainly hardier than the others. Spanish are great moms and hardy, but dont have as many twins/ triplets nor the milk production as the Kiko. We researched the Kiko breed in an effort to find a goat that was even hardier, meatier, with faster growth. The barber pole worm and hoof issues are brutal here during the rainy season. Alvin average rainfall is 54 inches and hot during the summer. This is the perfect environment for barber pole worms and hoof issues. That's why we raise Kiko. Our place is typically muddy beginning in late Oct through mid March. This is tough environment on goats. We have a mix of New Zealand, purebred and percentage. We are working now at selecting better moms that have the instincts to raise babies without help and are thrifty while raising kids. We tend to aggressively cull goats that do not quickly meet our goals. We could take vacation during kidding season with our Spanish goats, and want the same with our Kiko. If they need our help during kidding, there is an issue.