San Clemente Island Goats

[WorthItFarms]

We are scheduled to get 4 in a few months. Anyone else have any of these or any experience with them? They are SUPER rare and endangered so I know I can't expect many to have experience with them.

 

[tiffanyh]

No experience, sorry, but they are very very pretty. Look like antelopes.

 

[themrslove]

Haha they look like big Nigerian Dwarfs! I have no experience with them...but they certainly are beautiful animals!!! Congrats!

 

[ksalvagno]

No experience with them but I love their markings!

 

[Roll farms]

No experience w/ them but they're reputed to be super hardy, along the same lines as Kiko or Spanish goats...basically a 'breed' of goats descended from dairy goats that went feral after they were left on the island by explorers long ago.

I'd like to get some but...sooo many breeds, so far away. Congrats.

 

[emilypaonia]

wow, these are beautiful goats! where/who are you getting them from? are they good milkers? they are so cute!

 

[emilypaonia]

found this website, i'm sure you have seen it, how wonderful! thanks fr introducing them to me!

http://www.scigoats.org/

 

[WorthItFarms]

We are getting them from a breeder in Middletown, NY. They are SUPER endangered. There is very little information from them on what type of milk they produce. I believe in the SCI site (the link you found) it has one page on a milk test that was done, but it's by no means concise. They are super hardy and disease-resistant, but much smaller than Kikos - thankfully. We're going to cross-breed them with Spanish does to sell for meat. I've heard a rumor that the cross is to be called the "Victorian". We should see the F1 offspring born this spring. It will definitely be interesting.

 

[boothcreek]

Oh I like those!!!!! I love black and Tan coloured things with badger markings!
I have sworn to never ever get a goat(goats + me never seems to mix) but they got me rethinking that decision..... and look see there are breeders in my province!

 

[jason_mazzy]

They aren't really endagered persay as a true and unique species. The navy has been wiping them out for years, because of the damage they cause to unique endangered species of flora and small animals native to the island. I do like the goats because they have learned to adapt and evolve, but by no means are they a true seperate and unique species that has become endagered because of man. They are feral goats.


Now don't take what i am saying as they have no value in saving. I quite enjoy them and would love to have a few. i am originally from San Clemente actually. I am merely stating they are goats that were dropped off at an island.....