Everything starts somewhere and for West Barn Pygmy Goats it was with a chili plant that was given as a gift. We quickly got the gardening bug and run out of space in our small suburban garden. This prompted us to move from the city to the outskirts of Morpeth in beautiful Northumberland.
With our small piece of Northumberland it didn’t take long before chickens were purchased, then came along pygmy goats and shortly after Texel sheep.
West Barn Pygmy Goats is run by Brian and Sam who are now goat obsessed. You will often find us in the field with a goat in tow or in our arms. We would not change it for the world, even when covered in mud or have goats climbing all over us or even on our shoulders!
When we arrived in 2011 we only had two pet rabbits. We now have an ever growing herd of animals that now includes 15 chickens, 18 Texel sheep and 24 pygmy goats. We have since outgrown our first location and have now taken on a bigger project of our new farm. Our herd consists of our boys Heston or granddad due to his soft father like nature, Dumbledore our oldest stud male, Merlin our stud teenager who currently loves to break out and Harry Potter our youngest entire male.
The rest of the herd then consists of 21 girls each having their own personalities and quirks. From the queen Delia, Gina the dinner bell to Nigella our little white princess.
What will come next… who knows?!