Stepping through the gates at Merry Meadows each morning, there’s a sense of excitement in the air whenever our Nigerian Dwarf goats are nearby. Their petite frames and spirited personalities immediately catch the eye, proving that size isn’t everything when it comes to raising dairy goats. These little charmers carry...
Do Goats Recognize Their Owners?
Many people are surprised to learn that goats, often perceived as just livestock, are intelligent animals with complex social behaviors. One of the most fascinating aspects of goat behavior is their ability to recognize people, particularly their owners. This raises the question: do goats really recognize and remember the people...
Merry Monday – March 20, 2023
Happy Spring!! We finally made it! Winter just had to get one more cold snap in before moving over for Spring. We had tomatoes, yellow squash and zucchini planted in the ground. We covered the tomatoes and looks like everything survived the last freeze. I say the last, that is...
Merry Monday – February 13, 2023
It was a bang of a start to last week. Two babies born within an hour of each other. Both were bucklings. A buckling is a baby boy goat. The first doe to deliver certainly let us know that she was about to give birth. She went back to the...
Merry Monday – February 6, 2023
On Tuesday of this last week we had a baby Boer goat born at about 3:00pm. All of the dogs alerted us to the birth. By the time we got to the barn we could see the nose and two hoofs emerging. We quickly moved mama to a safer place and in...