My children go visit their baby goat friends (at the neighbor’s) just about every day, even if they aren’t helping her feed. Over the weekend, they took the camera. It is fun to see the goats through Haniya, Naomi and Mikah’s eyes. (However, Mikah took waaayyy too many pictures of goat bottoms.) Most of the pictures were very sweet, though. 
This is where all the babies like to bask in the sun. They do it all the time. Very sweet.
Mikah is usually rolling around with one or the other of them.
Here is Naomi with her Starl, one of them that we are keeping, as soon we get our fencing done and a shelter built.
I don’t know if this is the baby that Haniya is keeping or not (as usual, Haniya and the other two are over there, so I can’t ask).
This is just a lovely scene. Tender and pastoral.
Other neighbors just had a baby alpaca born. We’ve thought about getting alpacas, too, and we still may. But we desire the goats for milk production. (By the way, these baby goats that my kids are choosing are Dwarf Nigerian goats and won’t be for milk; they’ll be for pets and to eat brush.)
We went to see the less-than-24-hour old alpaca baby girl on Thursday afternoon. Here she is with her momma and all the other lady alpacas who are wanting to be motherly themselves. The other “mothers” are prevented from acting on their instincts because there’s a fence in the way.
We had bad timing, though. The baby walked around for a few minutes and then laid down to rest for the remainder of the time we were there. We couldn’t go in the pen, either, because her momma is very protective.
This is how the kids sat the whole time, waiting for the baby to frolic. Next time we go, we hope to see more activity.
Oh how sweet. Are you going to use the goat’s milk?
Michelle, you mean when we get dairy goats? Yes, we are! I would like to learn how to make goat cheese and yogurt, in addition to having the milk for drinking and cooking. Do you know anything about goat’s milk that would help me out? Love, Wardeh
Aww how sweet! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Jen, I’m glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for visiting! Love, Wardeh
I’m so glad you are getting goats! We loved ours and enjoyed them so much.
For soap making, you can freeze the milk and use it later.
Love
Sylvia
Sylvia, thank you for mentioning that I can freeze the milk for use later in soap. I have used frozen goat milk from a friend before making ice cream and it was the most delicious ice cream we’ve ever had! Love, Wardeh
Wardeh,
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. I was able to talk to my dairy people today, and found out what kind of goats they have. I was under the impression they only had 1 kind, but found out they have 5 different breeds. Nubien, Alpine, Saanen, Toggenburgs, and La Mancha. They are in the process of selling some of their goats if you are interested, but they are here in Utah. I don’t know if you want to travel that far. Good luck with the goat adventure.
love,
Tiffany
Tiffany, thanks so much. You don’t have to worry about the time it took! I appreciate the information so much. Utah is a little far for us to get goats, but that’s a nice thought.
Do you happen to know if having the goats is a money-saver for them? We’re just wondering if people tend to save money, break even, or spend more money to have their own dairy goats for personal benefit. Love, Wardeh
Wardeh,
They run a dairy with about 500 goats and 30 cows. I know that they are not making a lot of money running the dairy. Especially since they changed some laws in utah about raw dairy, it actually almost shut them down, and made them want to quit. I will never understand why the government is so concerned with those of us who drink and NEED raw dairy for our health. Do they think I drive 60 miles one way just for fun? Its milk, not cocaine! Okay I need to calm down.
I have read up a little on small farms, and have heard that it can be more expensive. I think it depends on what else you are going to do, and how many animals you will have. I asked my dairy people if they thought we could support our family of 5 on a small farm. He said that it depends on what we raise. He leaned more toward produce production. He also asked me how small of a farm, I said about 5 acres, he said that probably isn’t enough. This is a different scenerio than you have, as I assume your husband will continue working. I am feeling really frustrated right now with what my family is going to do. Land is extremely expensive here in Utah, and we are not currently farmers, but are willing to learn. Food prices are going higher, the honey bees are dieing, and I would like to have more fresh organics, and learn to better eat what is in season (GNOWFGLINS). I know the Lord will show us what to do, I just have to be more patient and willing to listen to Him.
Thanks for letting me vent my frustrations. I wish you great success with whatever you do.
love,
tiffany
We share many of your frustrations! I appreciate you sharing what you have learned. Let’s keep sharing our passions to eat well and live well. It helps me greatly to know there are people like you who desire similar ideals and for God’s glory. Love, Wardeh