Goats - Stone Cottage Farm

Stone Cottage Farm Family - Registered American Alpines, and Purebred Nubians

If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds.
Song of Solomon 1:8

Bosco

Bosco is our first registered Alpine buck, the resident cool king of our herd. We heard all sorts of bad things about bucks before we brought home our first four goats, and Bosco has proven all that negative talk wrong. In our experience so far, you won't meet a sweeter, gentler goat than Bosco.

Rose

Rose is one of our original four registered Alpine goats. She is the matriarch and head doe of our herd. This job she takes very seriously.

Rose's Kid - Petunia

Petunia (2012). Petunia is Dave's favorite (don't tell the others). Born Black and white, but has grown into a rich chocolate brown and white. She holds her head high like her mother. Someday I predict a challenge for head doe with Morgan.

Spice

Spice is also one of the original four Registered Alpines. She is Rose's best friend and the resident Diva. In 2012 she gave birth to quadruplets!! We call her Octo-mom.

Spice's Kid - Cinnamon

Cinnamon (2011). Not very affectionate, but a good girl nonetheless. Due to kid as a first freshener in 2013

Spice's Kid - Parsley

Parsley(2012) is the only buckling of Spice's quadruplets. He he was bottle fed (Mom couldn't keep up with all four), he thinks he is human. We wethered (fixed) him and is just a pet. He's a little spoiled and likes to free range helping in the yard and garden. If I ever had spare time, I'd like to train him to pull a cart. Since I never have spare time...that's not likely to happen.

Spice's Kid - Sage

Sage(2012) is patient and kind. Personality wise she is more like her Mother, Spice, than any of her other kids.

Spice's Kid - Rosemary

Rosemary(2012) The runt of the quadruplets and can melt your heart.

Spice's Kid - Thyme

Thyme(2012) Seems to fly under the radar and doesn't get the attention she deserves. Because she just loves to be cuddled, I make a point to dote on her when I can.

Cheerio

Cheerio is one of the original four registered Alpines. She started out as one of our biggest challenges on the milking stand. But, at some point, switched over to be perhaps our sweetest goat. So far, all of her daughters look just like her in coloring. She gave birth to our first kid on the farm, Mindy, who was born on December 30, 2010.

Cheerio's Kid - Mindy

Mindy (late 2010). Our first kid born on the farm, She was a single birth and a complete surprise born on 12/30/2010. Being a little older she is a bit of a bully amongst the other kids and nubians. Due to kid as a first freshener this spring.

Cheerio's Kid - Savannah

Savannah (2012). Mindy's baby sister. Has the Cou Blanc Coloring like her mom and sister, but more delicate. Loves to cuddle.

Cheerio's kid - Curly

Curly (2012). A very handsome buck and kind as his dad. Curly is a registered American Alpine and is for sale.

Barb

Barb is our only unregistered doe. She was the fourth doe we added to the herd as a pregnant first freshener. She was a bit skittish when we first got her, which caused real challenges if we needed her for whatever reasons. She has come around 100% since then. She may not want to cuddle like the rest, but she's an angel on the stand and will come to you...as long as you have a cookie.

Breezy

Breezy is our purebred Nubian Buck. We purchased Breezy with two purebred nubian does early 2012. Breezy is your typical teenager. The ladies just love him, spending much time flirting with him through the fence. The first three kids he sired were all girls. Hoping this trend continues in 2013

Galazy (Lexi) and her first Kid Morgan(2012)

Lexi is one of our sweetest does. She is smart, an awesome mom, and all around sweetheart. Can't say enough good things about Lexi. On the milk stand, as a first freshenerr, she behaved like she'd been doing it for 20 years. A real angel.

Morgan (2012) is very proper. She acts and looks like a real lady. I see her becoming head doe when Rose is ready to retire.

Maggie and her kids Velma and Thelma (2012)

Maggie. You could easily replace "Blond" in any blond joke, with "Maggie the brown, moon-spotted, nubian" and it would fit. She loves to flip her ears as she trots across the pasture and can never get enough attention. She is beautiful and loves to flaunt it. A great mom, but a real challenge on the milk stand.

Velma(2012) looks and acts just like her mother.

Thelma(2012) is refined and sweet. She doesn't shy away from attention, but a does not beg for it like most of the others.