We bottle feed all of our babies - we do this for several reasons. First, the goats see people as theirs and are very people-oriented. Second, as baby goats start eating forage, they start drinking less, and the does start producing less - as a dairy, we want them to produce as well as they can during the season. Third, it also preserves the health of the udder. (And fourth, feeding adorable baby goats is FUN!!!)
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WE HAVE CLOSED THE DAIRY AND ARE KEEPING THIS PAGE UP FOR CONTINUITY FOR A WHILE. WE NO LONGER HAVE ANY GOATS ON THE FARM. VERDANT HARE HAS SOME SHEEP, BUT PLEASE CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY- SEE OUR WELCOME TAB FOR LINK
NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS
We have registered (American Dairy Goat Association) purebred Nubian goats. Once we decided to create a goat cheese dairy, we gave a lot of of consideration as to which breed we should choose. Nubians fit our bill - sweet milk with a high butterfat content. And those ears! How could you not?!?