We are a very small scale breeder of registered Nubian goats and we are proud to be a member of The Canadian Goat Society of Canada.
I am not here with all the details of the Nubian goats, as you need to do your own research. However, I can tell you why we chose Nubian goats and our routines.
Nubian goats are termed the “dairy goat”. If you wanted a milking goat … then I was told you really wanted a Nubian. That is “what I was after” as I wanted to venture into the area of more self-sustainability with the products in our home. Making of goat cheese (whether that be soft or hard cheese) fascinated me. The ability to make our own yoghurt, cottage cheese … never mind have milk on hand was a definite plus that we were looking for in our home, plus goat soap products. The projects and ideas can be endless. My attention was then focused on the Nubian. Interested in milking? Check my milking routine here.
Yes, a jersey cow would be a for sure for some families, but I wasn’t ready to get into that as we have a smaller family and the milk from a jersey cow would have just been too much for us. So Nubian goats became the “go-to” for us. A Nubian Goat for me was a few things:
- Manageable. Feed requirements were manageable. Check here for what to feed a Nubian.
- Didn’t require too many special equipment needs
- Was in my price range to see would I really like the thoughts of milking an animal every day?
- They were friendly and had social personalities
So for our homestead the Nubian goat became the “must-have” for our property and our needs.
2022 became our first breeding year with kids being born at our homestead. Visit our Nubian Goats for Sale page.