Goats

Capra Hircus

Updated October 2024

Posted September 2022

Goats
We are goats, Jenny (Pygmy goats) and Eve (half Nubian/half Pygmy) both born in May 2022

Did you know?

Pygmy goats are hardy, alert, animated and good natured
They are small (20-25 inches tall) and weigh around 50-60 pounds as adults
Their milk is higher in butterfat than any other goat (approx. 6%)
Baby goats are called kids
The female goat is called a nanny or a doe
The male is called a buck or a billy
The young are called kids.
Goats are sure-footed animals who have a rough pad on the bottom of their two-toed hooves.

Uncle Leo's Barn Goats