Here in the central part of beautiful Washington state we are raising a small herd of Nubian and Miniature Nubian dairy goats. We have a clean herd, healthy and well-loved. We register with ADGA and MDGA. The lovely ladies provide us with rich, creamy milk. We drink it raw, as well as make raw cheeses and other dairy products. The milk is high in butterfat and protein, while being easily digested by humans.
Because I keep around 10 does, I have only a select few kids to sell every year.
I breed from good stock, with an emphasis on confirmation, milk, and personality because you might as well feed a good goat as a couple of bad ones. I cull ruthlessly, keeping only hard working girls who are polite as well as pretty. They must produce quality and quantities of milk in a well-attached and proper udder, and they must have nice manners on the stanchion. My girls are easy kidders, and they often dam raise their kids because I am raising my own kids!
Our primary focus is on great milk genetics, and that of course does include correctness and sound breed character. They need to be productive, and that means they must hold up well over many years. A correctly attached udder would obviously be needful, not just for show. I say to other breeders, "I am looking for milk genetics, not "show business", meaning when I'm looking to add to my herd once every 3 years or so, I am mostly concerned with adding great genetics for producing milk. My herd is "show business" looking because they are very pretty and yes, very colorful. I love the miniature Nubians for their dazzling colors as well as creamy, sweet, rich milk! When I look out on my herd I enjoy seeing their beauty. They delight my heart, and it's the reason I have done this for 11 years even though it isn't always convenient or easy.
Because I keep around 10 does, I have only a select few kids to sell every year.
I breed from good stock, with an emphasis on confirmation, milk, and personality because you might as well feed a good goat as a couple of bad ones. I cull ruthlessly, keeping only hard working girls who are polite as well as pretty. They must produce quality and quantities of milk in a well-attached and proper udder, and they must have nice manners on the stanchion. My girls are easy kidders, and they often dam raise their kids because I am raising my own kids!
Our primary focus is on great milk genetics, and that of course does include correctness and sound breed character. They need to be productive, and that means they must hold up well over many years. A correctly attached udder would obviously be needful, not just for show. I say to other breeders, "I am looking for milk genetics, not "show business", meaning when I'm looking to add to my herd once every 3 years or so, I am mostly concerned with adding great genetics for producing milk. My herd is "show business" looking because they are very pretty and yes, very colorful. I love the miniature Nubians for their dazzling colors as well as creamy, sweet, rich milk! When I look out on my herd I enjoy seeing their beauty. They delight my heart, and it's the reason I have done this for 11 years even though it isn't always convenient or easy.