ABOUT US

We have had Pygmy Goats since 1989. 

Initially, we were like the majority of others, we just wanted "a goat". We had a small acreage in Puyallup, WA - perfect for our 2 horses and that ONE goat that we wanted. The big day came in December of 1988...a co-worker told me that her local feed store was going to have baby Pygmy Goats on display over the weekend and that we needed to just take a look at them. That Saturday, my husband and I went to the feed store to "look", and there he was - the most adorable spotted 6 week old wether you could imagine. We fell in love instantaneously! So...off we went with baby GUS in our arms. BUT, it was Christmas tree day, so with baby goat in tow, we stopped at a tree farm in which we paraded Gus all over the place on a leash. We found our tree and home we went. OOPS! We need a HOUSE for this goat! No...we hadn't thought about that...We did have an old woodshed off of our shop, so with Gus CHAINED in the garage, we went to work on the wood shed. MANY hours later we finished it. We moved Gus into that big old shed - all by himself - in the dead of winter - with a heat lamp and his own  50lb bag of cracked corn (yes, thats right! The "breeder" told us he should have a bag of cracked corn in front of him at all times). 10 days later, we realized that poor Gus REALLY needed a companion so we went back to the breeder's farm on a quest for a second goat. There were about a dozen grey agouti babies  in the pen - all of them VERY WILD. Some does, some wethers... we didn't really care. We told her we would take whichever one she could catch. She "caught" one - a doe kid. We paid our $35 and took her home. We named her Gertie....

The story could go on and on...

In a nutshell though...

We had the two goats for a couple of years then thought it might be fun to have babies - JUST ONCE. We found a local breeder who was willing to do the deed for us. We picked a spotted buck that looked just like Gus! (smile). 5 months later we had triplet doe kids - all of them agouti! 

Next...lets try a show - "Just Once"...

The big Puyallup Fair was just around the corner. Scared spitless, we entered our motley crew. We knew absolutely NOTHING about showing but took a chance. I will never forget that show - and that judge - Tom Hallquest.  He "made our day" by giving us a 3rd place ribbon in a class of 16 wethers. That judge made a very scary thing, a blast - a positive experience, that had a huge impact on our desire to do, yet another show...and get more involved with the goats.

Then what...

Well, about a year later, we decided we needed a registered doe. This time we bought from a reputable breeder. We bred that doe, kept kids...you know how it goes!

Today, some19 years later, we have a herd of about 20 registered Pygmy Goats. We have had much success in the show ring, as well as having excellent kidding experiences the majority of the time, and we pride ourselves in having a very healthy, happy and friendly herd.

Enjoy these pictures of the "early days" and "today"

THE EARLY DAYS:

Gertie and Gus - Yearlings 1989	"Pre-Truck" Days 1990
Those first babies - Triplet Girls - May 1990	Our "upgraded" barn - AFTER the woodshop - 1993
A Christmas Card - 1991	Our First Registered Kid - Country Critters Cream Colada 1992
When the herd was small, they ran loose on our property. 1994	A bath in THE HOUSE? 1991

TODAY

Our barn today	We have goat "playgrounds" made of all the big rocks that we excavated on our property as we built
"Free Rein Farm" as posted on our barn, is the name of our horse farm

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