Meet the Crazy Goat Lady

Goat care for new owners, with humor.

Hi, I’m Selinda, the Crazy Goat Lady.

I never set out to have goats. My husband wanted sheep, and he doesn’t like dogs. I had read that you can train goats the way you train dogs, so I told him that if I couldn’t have a dog, I wanted goats.

Then we bought a property so overgrown it needed clearing, and goats happen to be very good at that. So the goats came first. A few sheep did show up a couple of years later, so he got his way too.

We started with three goats about 6 years ago. Today we have about 83.

If I could go back and tell myself one thing, it’s that the addiction takes hold fast, and that those 3 goats would multiply quickly. And I mean quickly.

What we raise

We raise New Zealand Kiko goats, and they do a little of everything around here: clearing brush, being pets, and giving us milk and meat.

Why this site exists

This site is for people who just brought home their first goats, and for anyone still deciding whether to get them. You’ll find practical advice (yes, I really do keep a thermometer in my overalls pocket) and plenty of laughs, because goats make sure of that.

You’ll also find the hard parts, like the day we lost one. Goat life isn’t all baby goats in pajamas, and I won’t pretend it is. For anything serious, call your vet. Don’t wait it out.

Where to go next

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