Among the unique hobby farm animals, pygmy goats are a friendly breed that makes an excellent pet for a constant supply of fresh milk. These diminutive goats, often considered a popular breed, offer a ...

Goats of all colors and sizes were led through an arena by their doting owners for judging at the Ramona Junior Fair on Sunday, July 21. The smaller Nigerian dwarfs competed for ribbons with dairy ...

Twin sisters Cameron and Amber Okey led their pygmy goats Challenger and Artie around their Lake Township pasture last week in preparation for the Stark County Fair. The goats sometimes walked easily ...

As a child, I started raising pygmy goats as a project with the Kentucky Flat 4-H Club. My motivation was the enjoyment of having adorable pygmy goats as pets. Soon I became a breeder, a showman, and ...

BELOIT — For the James family of Beloit, this is a busy time of the year because of new births in a small herd of goats. “We have nine goats,” said John James, “But with four pregnant, the number will ...

Six and a half years ago, when Bonnie Panettieri and Robert Deacon were looking for a place to fulfill their wish list — land for goats and excellent veterinary services, a farmers’ market community ...

When most people think of goats, they think of dairy goats supplying fresh milk, cheese, and soap. But a growing number of homesteaders are raising goats for a different reason: meat. Goat meat ...

STERLING, Ill. — Take a trip up to Happy Little Hooves Farm, just outside of Sterling, and you'll see some of the rarest goats in the world. It's there where owners Abby and Shawn Sweeney breed and ...

Nathan and Rachel Bergen addressed the Raytown Board of Aldermen at the April 19 meeting during public comments. The couple wants to raise miniature goats on their property. The Bergens moved to ...

Five month-old male Nigerian dwarf goats and two African pygmy hedgehogs are the latest additions to Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee as the public facility opens for the 2022 season. Zoo curator Sara ...