Our Goats

Worldwide, more people eat and drink milk from goats than any other animal.

We raise a variety of goats here at Charlottetown Farm, including: LaMancha, Alpine, Saanen, Nubian and Recorded Grade dairy goats. Our goats are all ADGA registered and shown at a variety of dairy goat shows both on local and state levels.

We choose and breed the best goats. Saanens are known to produce a high volume of milk. LaManchas and Nubians provide higher butterfat. Alpines generally have consistent and lengthy lactation times.

The goats are milked twice a day in an 8 stanchion parlor. Milking takes about 5 minutes per goat, and they typically produce about a half-gallon of milk each time.

Free choice hay and forage is available at all times. Locally-produced grains are fed during milking. The girls have their kids from early January through May and generally have 2 kids. It's always an exciting time!

We must admit we have a soft spot for our LaManchas! Here are a few of our favorites, the goats we keep primarily as pets:

Goat facts!

Goats were the first animals domesticated by man in 10,000 B.C
Goats were the first animals to be used for milk by humans.
There are over 210 breeds of goats in the world.
Goats prefer "browse" (branches, poison ivy, scrub) to grass, but prefer grass to clover.
Goats communicate with each other by bleating, what many people call the baaah sound. Goats will bleat when stressed, hungry, or calling for attention from keepers. Does (females) will also call to their kids.
Goats do not eat tin cans, clothing or garbage, and are actually selective eaters when provided with a well-balanced diet.
Goats are ruminants and are closely related to cows and antelopes.
The natural life expectancy for goats is around 8 to 12 years and in some cases, goats can live over 15 years.
Worldwide, more people eat and drink milk from goats than any other animal.
The length of gestation (pregnancy) in does is between 146 to 155 days.
Goats do not like to get wet and seek shelter when it is raining.
Goats are quite agile creatures and in some cases they can jump over 5 feet.
Goats have a four chamber stomach that contains fermenting bacteria and protozoan that aid in breaking down their food. These type of animals are called ruminants. Other ruminants are deer, cattle and sheep. Horses are not ruminants.
Before coins were used for money, goats were traded for silver because they were so valuable.