Goats of all colors and sizes were led through an arena by their doting owners for judging at the Ramona Junior Fair on Sunday, July 21. The smaller Nigerian dwarfs competed for ribbons with dairy ...

Twin sisters Cameron and Amber Okey led their pygmy goats Challenger and Artie around their Lake Township pasture last week in preparation for the Stark County Fair. The goats sometimes walked easily ...

In the sporting world, a "GOAT" stands for the "greatest of all time." In the eyes of Nicole Zaagman, the owner of Parkside Farm in Byron Center, the pygmy goat holds that title. So much so, that she ...

As a child, I started raising pygmy goats as a project with the Kentucky Flat 4-H Club. My motivation was the enjoyment of having adorable pygmy goats as pets. Soon I became a breeder, a showman, and ...

Nathan and Rachel Bergen addressed the Raytown Board of Aldermen at the April 19 meeting during public comments. The couple wants to raise miniature goats on their property. The Bergens moved to ...

It was 10 a.m. on a weekday when the smell of manure and hay was particularly strong, recalled Jacquelyn ‘Jacque’ Szillinsky, ...

The “Boo Bash” that’s been going on at the Maude Cobb Convention Center features a special animal: pygmy goats.

BELOIT — For the James family of Beloit, this is a busy time of the year because of new births in a small herd of goats. “We have nine goats,” said John James, “But with four pregnant, the number will ...

STERLING, Ill. — Take a trip up to Happy Little Hooves Farm, just outside of Sterling, and you'll see some of the rarest goats in the world. It's there where owners Abby and Shawn Sweeney breed and ...

Six and a half years ago, when Bonnie Panettieri and Robert Deacon were looking for a place to fulfill their wish list — land for goats and excellent veterinary services, a farmers’ market community ...

The stories of how they got into the show ring begin differently, but the results are nearly all the same. African Pygmy goats have addicting appeal. The Sterling family of Alvin was given a Pygmy ...