The Nigerian Dwarf Goats

These guys started it all!  We brought them home across the ferry in a laundry basket at only a few hours old!  Immediately we knew our lives had changed for the better!  They lived in the house, were sung lullabies and learned how to eat grass by watching my 7 year old son crawl around on the grass... eating it.  But really, they preferred their bottles!  As they grew old, they didn't want to give up their bottles and had to be tricked into drinking water from a bucket.  In Jack's case he refused the bucket and would only drink from the kayak or a toy dump truck.   

Nowadays Captain & Jack are the leaders.  Jack is the silent partner while Captain makes sure everyone knows where they stand and who to listen to.  

Their human identities would be... Jack is the quarter back because he is very handsome and athletic and always admiring his reflection.  Captain is the frat brother that smashes beer cans on his forehead to try to impress the girls who are all oogaling at his twin.  

Sadly we lost Captain in July 2022

Sparrow is very special.  He was born no bigger than your hand and needed clothes pegs to support his legs so he could stand.  He has had countless health issues in his first year but is now strong and healthy and one of the tallest.  He is the sweetest most gentle fella with saggy gray ears that always look like they are wilting.  Sparrow adores Disney Princess movies or any movie with a catchy tune and loves to sit on the couch and snack on popcorn while he watches.    

Daisy is the herd Queen, which means she is a diva and is the true leader.  Daisy loves sparkles, pink, and freezies!  Daisy has had some difficult pregnancies so this royal lady has retired her baby days and will now rule without distraction!

If Daisy were a human she would give the Hollywood Divas a run for their money!

Shy but mighty.  Tiki goes where she please, hops in and out of the paddock or her stall and will do just about anything for oranges!  Tiki is a role model Mother and puts up with a lot from her high energy kids.  

Poppet's gentle daughter.   Lizzie is sweet, gentle and real cuddle bug.   She likes to hang by Mom's side and keep her little sister Pippa in line.

Mr. Gibbs is the new buck in town.  He is sweet and gentle and loves to jump up for treats.  We expect great things from him in the future!

Ellie is a charmer and although she doesn't care much for goats she ADORES people.  Ellie comes to us from a farm on the island and adores cuddles, food and personal attention.  She and Pippa are 3 week apart in age and good buddies. 

Pippa is the one all the goats love.  The herd spoils her rotten and she is loved by all the new babies.  Pippa has her Mother's soft, gentle soul and stunning blue eyes.  She loves to copy her big sister Elizabeth but she is also becoming her own independent lady and loves to paddleboard.  Pippa & Ellie are best friends.  

Peggy is our first Pygmy goat and we are excited about her stubby legs and man-sheep voice.  Peggy came to us from Nova Scotia in January 2022 and she has made a nice little bond with Ellie & Pippa but her favourite is Gibbs!

Carina is a stunning little girl with a QR code on her nose.  She came to us at 4 months old from our good friends at Lyonsbrook Goats.  She is a strong, undeterred little lady and thinks the world of Pippa.    

Wendy is the spitting image of her Mom, Sadie and we will have a time of it when they are both full grown!  Wendy is quite the opposite of her dainty twin Tinkerbell and is a little loveable chunk.  She likes to keep an eye on what is happening and is never far from Tinkerbell or her Mom.     

This wee little girl was barely a pound when she was born and kept us on our toes.  To keep her alert when she was first born we would clap our hands, and just like in Peter Pan, you bring back fairies by clapping your hands so this tiny little love became Tinkerbell.  She is Sadie's daughter.                    

Gentle Nemo adores babies.  She adores being a Mommy and loves to snuffle at everyone else's babies too.  She loves having her daughter Ariel by her side and her twin sister Dory, even though like all sister they don't always get along. 

Nemo has a silly adventurous streak that always keeps us giggling. 

Curious and determined Dory loves to show everyone how good she is at being milked.  She loves her twin sister Nemo but finds that Nemo's daughter, Ariel sometimes takes away from her time with her sister.   

Ariel is an Alpine-Nubian and has the ears to show it.  Nubians have long floppy ears while Alpines have sticking out the side ears.  Ariel got the length from her Nubian daddy and the sticky-out part from her Mommy giving her what appears to be airplane wings.  Ariel is a gentle soul but often has a lot to say.  She is very attached to her Mom, Nemo.   

These twin girls are Alpine-Nubian-Nigerian and crack us up with their antics!  They love to climb, think they are tiny, and play the silliest games.  These are the first of Ariel's babies that she has raised all on her own!  (Ariel let Nemo raise the last 2 sets of twins)