Our Very Own Blog

 "Joni"

A NDG doe born this year here 

at Calico Patch Farm

 I have been toying with the idea of making a blog for our pygmy and Nigerian Dwarf goat farm for quite awhile now and I finally did it. I figure that with kidding season coming up, now is a great time to get it started and get our name out in the blogging world so that when babies are born, people will be updated much faster.

A little info about about us; we are located in Northwest Pennsylvania and have a herd of around 30 goats, mostly pygmy and Nigerian Dwarf, but we have a few other breeds mixed in. We strive to improve the two breeds by obtaining quality animals. Each year around the end of November, we evaluate each doe and breed her to the buck that will improve any of her short comings, making outstanding kids. Breeding season has recently ended and our first doe is expecting on April 25, 2011. Kidding season is a big time around here. We keep anywhere from 2-7 kids a year and the others are put up for sale as either pets, 4-H projects, or sometimes for breeding stock. Then in mid-August, we take selected goats to the county fair. In the past 3 years, we really have cleaned up! We have won awards like Jr. and Sr. Champion Pygmy, Grand Champion Pygmy, Jr. and Sr. Champion Nigerian Dwarf Goat (NDG), Grand Champion NDG, Best Doe in Show, and Best Udder in Show. 

My sister and I raise these goats for 4-H and have lots of fun. If you are thinking about joining 4-H or getting goats, go for it! You won't regret it!

Feel free to stop by our website and check out our goats and up coming kids!
http://www.calicopatchfarm.com/