Never, ever ever ever ever, did I think we would own goats one day. Dogs? Yes. Chickens? Yes. Other types of fowl? Yes. Goats? Nope! Yet here we are with 4 of them. When I think of goats, I think back to working at some stables that had the biggest, meanest, psycho goat I’ve ever been around. This thing would give me a death stare and dare me to hop the fence into his territory. I did hop that fence once. Once! To say this goat was pissed would be an understatement. My big butt cleared that fence without touching it and I never so much as made eye contact with that goat ever again.

Luckily our little goats are the complete opposite. These are the sweetest, most calm animals I have ever owned. Instead of me rambling on, let’s go ahead and introduce the goats.

Tarzan was the first goat we purchased. He is a male Nigerian Dwarf that we believe is mixed with Boer. We purchased him from a small backyard herd in Ellijay, Ga. To say the least, he was not happy about being sold! He screamed the entire way home. I’m surprised the good folks sitting outside of Talking Rock Brewery didn’t call the cops on us when we drove by. That’s how loud and unhappy he was.

We did purchase him a friend soon after and he was much happier. We’ll get into his friend shortly. Tarzan is the sweetest goat ever. Hornier than a rose bush but sweet none the less. As soon as you walk into the pasture he comes running for pettings and treats. We couldn’t have asked for a better pet.

Now, let’s introduce his first girlfriend, Jane.

Don’t get me wrong, Jane looks a little wild eyed and crazy. However, she’s yet to try and break into the house and smother us with our pillows so I think we’re good. But, if we ever go missing, she should be considered a suspect. We purchased Jane from someone that was getting rid of all of their Nigerian Dwarfs. The owner admitted that she was not able to spend as much time with them as she wanted to. This meant that Jane was a little skittish around us. She has gotten a little better but not near as friendly as Tarzan.

Jane did not come to us alone though. She was pregnant and due within a few weeks. This was a little scary for us being new to goat ownership. My wife was a champ though. She spent hours reading articles, googling stuff, and showing me pictures of things I never want to see again.

A few weeks later on the morning of Valentines day, Jane gave birth to a healthy baby that we named Cupid.

Cupid is something else. Just a crazy ball of clumsy energy. She flies through the yard, jumping on anything that gets in her way, whether it’s one of their platforms or one of the other goats. She’s even managed to escape on more than one occasion. At one point she was found just chilling on top of one of our outbuildings. She is definitely fun to watch and we can’t wait to watch her grow up.

This brings us to our last goat, Dottie.

Dottie was not in our original plans. We were good with 3 goats. That changed one day while sitting at Ott Vineyard. My wife was scrolling through her phone when I heard her say “Awwww”. She turned the phone to show me a picture of Dottie and it was at that point I knew we would be adding her to our herd. The next day we had her in the back of the truck on our way back home.

Dottie is a lot like Tarzan. Loves her pettings and her treats. She’ll follow you around and just hang out with you. Remember up top when I mention that Tarzan was hornier than a rose bush? Yeah, I’m pretty sure Dottie is now pregnant. So, goat number 5 may be on it’s way here the next few months. After that, we will be done adding goats. Dear Lord I hope we’ll be done adding goats. I can’t afford to keep expanding this fence!!

After awhile of not updating y'all, we have a few new additions to the Happy Hour Homestead. Remember when I told y'all i thought Dottie was pregnant? Well I was right… She was pregnant with not one but two babies! So that brings us to our next goat, Jacket!

Meet The Goats!

Contractor’s, Goat Wrangling, and The Sheriffs Deputy….