About Us Way back in 1979, we started with our first goats; an old Saanen milker and a young and loud Nubian milker. With a newborn son, we jumped with both feet into the southern RI goat world. Thanks to Paul and Bonnie Kempe of Bayview Ranch, we soon had a few Alpine does worthy of showing. Moving to southern NH in 1983 with another newborn in tow, we continued; adding DHI to our schedules. As our daughter grew up in the barn, she acquired an interest in showing goats, but not Alpines. She wanted Saanens. Luckily, a good friend, Martha Brickett, shared some of her lovely girls with Cari and we soon found ourselves a three breed herd. (Alpines, Saanens, and Recorded Grades.)
After Cari left for college and her life, I came to realize that "big" goats were no longer for me. After years of scoffing at the "little" goats, I found myself with two does, given to me by a graduating student. That was 2007. The big goats had been aging out and I discovered that Nigerians were delightful after all. The rest is history.
We are a very small herd in Connecticut, the heart of Nigerian quality in the Northeast. I'm learning more all the time and my herd is hopefully starting to show the results.