Category: Saanen Goats

New Goats at Briden Farm

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New Goats at Briden Farm

We have New Goats at Briden Farm! We are also missing two! Momma and Snow White! Now they’re not really missing, but they’ve moved on to greener pastures! Well, not really, well… maybe! Actually they’re not to faraway, but they do have a new home over on Waldeck Line! We worked out a deal with a friend who loves them and will provide a good home for them. It also will allow us to visit. 

The deal with our friend also meant our getting a new Goat, Buttercup (who I really think is more of an Oreo!) Here’s a video of Buttercup, a Saanen / Alpine Mix, playing with Nanna’s Kids, and Eve, our new Saanen Milking Goat, and Nanna, our Nigerian Dwarf Goat, the mother of the two little kids.

It’s a short video, but we think you’ll like it as it captures some of the Fun here at Briden Farm. 

We’re Finally Producing Milk At Briden Farm

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Eve Producing Milk At Briden Farm

When we first got our Nigerian Dwarf Goats, last August we got two Does and one had a 6 week old Kid. Nanna, Momma, and Snow White. Nanna was supposed to be bred and due the end of September 2020. She kept us guessing but she was not bred, therefore produced no milk. Momma was producing Milk, but only for her Kid, Snow White, and no matter what we tried we just couldn’t milk Her! 

So, unfortunately we’ve been feeding three goats for nearly seven months with little to show for it, other than the friendship of three goats! 

Now, Nanna is bred and due to freshen within the next two to three weeks and Momma is also due to have her kids a little later in the Spring. While a Goat usually has Milk when she has kids, that milk often gets used by her kids for at least the first month or two. So, that means still no milk for us from them till, probably June! Unless of course we get yet another Goat! Not really planning that! 

Yet, when I first saw our new Goat! That’s right, we now have A New Goat at Briden Farm! So, when I first saw our new Goat, Eve, it was love at first sight! Not only is she a beautiful girl, even though she hasn’t been bred in over two years, she’s still producing over a litre of quality milk everyday! So, now, We’re Finally Producing Milk At Briden Farm!

Which means we’ll now be able to have farm fresh milk, cheese, and butter, here at Briden Farm where the Tea is Always On and The Coffee is not far behind! We invite You to come visit, leave your fears behind and come have fun at the Farm! Come spend time with our animals and relax walking our woodland trails. For more info phone 902-907-0770. 

A New Goat at Briden Farm!

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Eve: Our Saanen Goat

That’s right! A New Goat at Briden Farm! Now, She’s definitely not a new Goat, but she is new at Briden Farm! Her name is Eve, and that’s because she’s as old as Adam! Yes… that Adam! 

Eve is an 11 Year Old Lady! She’s a Saanen Goat, described by the Canadian Goat Society as, “a Swiss breed that is well respected for its dairy qualities”. In Eve’s case she was part of a Dairy Herd, a commercial Herd I think, up till about two years ago. She then went to a Farm at the Edge of Paradise! However, as of recent, I think she was spending a lot of time tied in the Barn. 

Now Eve has come to Briden Farm, our little piece of Heaven! We hope to give Eve a great place to finish Hr days! Most Saanen Goats only live to be about 11-12 years and Eve is 11 now! She is so gentle, and loving, and doing her best to fit in with our Nigerian Dwarf Goats and become part of their Herd. Which is proving just a little harder than becoming part of our hearts! She’s really an incredible girl. Eleven Years Old, last Bred two years ago, and still giving about a litre of Milk a day!