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.
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.
