We went yesterday to explore the Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats at a
local breeder and just fell in love with them! They are cute, cuddly, calm, affectionate, overall more like pets than farm animals. Their size makes the kids confident in handle them and yet they produce an amazing amount of milk for their size and what they eat. The milk is also of top quality, with the highest percentage of butterfat of any dairy goat or cow. It seem like a perfect fit for Little Sprouts Farm to venture into the fresh raw milk world.
We left a deposit to cover two does that just gave birth this week. We will go back to pick them up next week after I have a chance to goat-proof the barn and build a milking stand.
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| A shot of the herd at feeding time. |
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| Feasting on spent grain from a local brewery. Ours are in there somewhere! |
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| Now these little guys are something else! One to three day old baby goats! |
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| Nap Time! |
These kids are so cute
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