Which Mini Breed is Best for us?

Hens and Roos said:

Good to know that there is now no hope for us..... thanks for the explanation!

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Yeah, I knew I was hooked when I saw my first goat several years ago. One beautiful Spring day, we were driving in the hills of Southern PA, near the Mason Dixon Line, when we came upon an Angora Goat farm. We pulled over to get a closer look, and the owner came out to greet us. She introduced us to her Does and kids, and then we walked across the stream, to the upper pasture, where we met her Alpacas, some Ewes and lambs, as well as her two bucks. The lambs were darling. But, those Angora kids were just absolutely precious!

Admitting you are powerless is step #1.

Repeat after me..... Hello, my name is___ and I am a goataholic...

You might as well surrender to the power of the goat...there is no hope, lol.

frustratedearthmother said:

Admitting you are powerless is step #1.

Repeat after me..... Hello, my name is___ and I am a goataholic...

You might as well surrender to the power of the goat...there is no hope, lol.

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Hello, my name is Devonviolet and I am a goataholic.
I admit I am powerless, and I surrender to my addiction . . .

Thank you!!! to all who commented here! This is all really good info, and gives us lots to consider. It will be Spring before we actually buy our dairy goats. But, now I'm thinking it won't be as simple as finding the nearest ND breeder. Those Mini-Manchacha sure look appealing!

Right now, we are trying to decide which meat goats to get, so our new Maremma puppy, which will come to us in mid-Feb., at 16 weeks, will have some work to do. Before, we were set on getting Boer goats. But, now that I have done more research and read some of the posts here on BYH, I'm starting to lean toward Kiko's because of their disease resistance. An online search came up with a breeder about a half hour from our farm. We are planning a trip to visit them sometime soon. (This is DH and I excited to find our goats!)

I'm sure you will find a good breeder!

Check these out-
http://www.miniaturedairygoats.net/district_2.html

http://www.tmgronline.org/members/TEXAS.html

Now I know those emoticons are suppose to be celebratory... but what they really are is you and DH losing your minds ... X2.

Goats do that to you.

For our region the Kiko's made the most sense but in the future when we are on more land we would love to bring in some Spanish Goats, maybe some Myotonics.

This is from Onion Creek Ranch... rich in articles and resources you may want to take a look.
http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/myotonicgoats.html

The Savannah goat looks very similar to the Boer... nice goats too.

I think deciding whether you want breeding stock to raise and sell as breeding stock or raising for commercial herd will help you in your decision too. I love the look of the Boer but sadly they do not do well in our region.

Very excited about your Maremma pup! We will require lots of pics as that is the unspoken rule around here. LOL

Unspoken rule?

Nooo, we beg, we plead, we cajole, and we even threaten. We loooove pics!

@frustratedearthmother I was trying to avoid the pleading and cajoling... shhhhhh
we want others to believe we have a little more decorum than that.
Even if it's not true.

Dang me - I almost blew the secret!

Decorum? Decorum? We don't need not stinkin decorum!

(isn't Decorum some place in Georgia?)

Pictures! We demand pictures! Show us the pictures!

Please and mega thank you, of course.