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Hobby farmers love keeping these intelligent and mischievous ruminants. Goats, ranging in size from dwarf breeds to larger meat breeds, provide farms and smaller homesteading operations with meat and Dairy Products without a lot of the overhead like with keeping cattle. As livestock, goats are pickier eaters than how they’re usually stereotyped, but they’re generally fun to keep. Try raising rare breeds, like SanClemente Goat or Spanish Goats, or find another breed that works for your farm. We breed the following species of goats;
Toggenburg Goats : Toggenburgs are marvelous dairy goats. A Toggenburg doe, GCH Western-Acres Zephyr Rosemary, currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for giving 9,110 pounds of milk amounting to nearly 1,140 gallons in 365 days.
Spanish Goats : Some of the Spanish goat's colorful regional names suggest one of their primary uses: they're called "brush goats" and "briar goats" in the Carolinas, "wood goats" in Florida, "Hill goats" in Virginia, and "scrub goats" throughout their original range.
Alpine Goats : Alpine goats excel as dairy animals in commercial operations and on small farms, producing a high volume of milk over a long lactation period. Their milk has a good protein and butterfat content, lending itself well to Cheese production.
Nigerian Dwarf Goats : Nigerian Dwarf goats are perfectly scaled miniature dairy goats. Nigerian Dwarfs give up to two quarts of 6- to 10-percent butterfat milk per day.
Nubian Goats : Often referred to as the “Jersey” of the dairy goat world, the Nubian goat produces a creamy milk with a high butterfat and protein content, ideal for creating cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and soap.
Oberhasli Goats : Oberhasli produce a sweet-tasting milk with a butterfat content of around 3.5 to 4 percent. Their docile, quiet temperaments and medium size make them a wonderful breed for the farm dairy and for showing.
Pygora Goats : The versatile Pygora goat grows one of three types of fleeces for spinners: Type A, Angora, dangles in long, lustrous, curly locks; Type B blends the Angora mohair with the soft Pygmy undercoat, called cashmere; and Type C, the Cashmere type.
Myotonic Goats : The first records of the Myotonic goat breed indicate it was first bred as a meat goat, and it remains so today.
LaMancha Goats : The only dairy goat breed to be developed in America, the distinctive LaMancha goat probably arose from the short-eared goats that accompanied early Spanish missionaries to California.
Kinder Goats : The Kinder goat’s combination of compact size, excellent feed conversion, and high production of quality milk with a high protein and butterfat content makes it a terrific addition to the small farm.
Boer Goats : The heavy-framed, large-boned Boer is a popular meat goat. They cross well with Kikos.
Kiko Goats : Kikos can thrive in rough conditions while producing meat efficiently. They cross well with Boers.
Saanen Goats : Saanen (pronounced SAH-nen or SAW-nen) goats originated in the Saanen Valley of the canton of Bern in Switzerland, where they were selected for milking ability, hardiness, and color. Saanen average 1,975 to 2,000 pounds of 3 percent to 4 percent butterfat.
San Clemente Island goats : San Clemente Island goats are one of the rarest goat breeds in North America. They are, at this time, primarily a conservation priority breed. Does give a reasonable amount of delicious, high-butterfat milk and could be milked as household dairy goats.