Toggenburgs-tell me about them

[Emmetts Dairy]

Like all things, a lot depends on bloodline.

I won't keep / breed a noisy Nubian...the screamy ones got sold off, so we pretty much have a calm, quiet batch.

I've seen other Toggs at other places who don't act like these idiots...but it's a mother-daughter duo and, I suspect, the annoying factor is genetic.

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I agree...It does depend on bloodlines for certain! I have not had any screamers yet!! Ive been lucky.

But I am with Roll, when or if I ever do get the menice..they will be first to go to freezer camp...cuz I dont want that behavior running thru out the herd. And behavoir is genetic and learned for sure!

And I do believe that goats will see one getting away with being an INSANE FREAK and they will do it to. Goatie see..goatie do!!!

They push like little kids to see how much we can take!!! Brats!!!

But Ive always had very good luck with my toggies and I just love em

I am a true beliver in condition and surroundings on goat milk taste on all breeds. Cuz I had some terrible goat milk and some wonderful stuff from many breeds. And most times it was bad becuase of how the animals and the milk was handled. IMO.

There is a small fat content differance in Nubian to Toggs but its like 2% to Whole milk...not that dramatic..but again thats my opinion.

I will add that Nubians have a quality milk! No denying that!!

 

[rebelINny]

I don't have any Toggs and never have so can add to input to them. However I LOVE Alpines mainly because that is what I have but I really love the look of the Nubians but they are really way too big for me to handle! I LOVE the mini-breeds especially my mini-alpines. You get the coloring, easy goingness of the Nigerians(which I love) plus the milk of the two breeds with a little extra butterfat from the Nigies. Only con is they don't always produce as much as a standard but for all the pro's...one being that I can easily handle them with my 5'1 125lb frame and so can my children. If my hubby would let me I would go for all mini-alp's or at least always breed my standard's to nigerians for the mini's and wow how they shoot those babies out!!

 

[chandasue]

I considered getting a togg recently and it was a really tough choice (I also visited ober and lamancha breeders.) The breeder I visited had beautiful toggs and several top milkers (Anna Severson if you want to check out her toggs at http://knotneer.tripod.com/index.html) and they were all very smart, quiet and gentle despite me keeping them past their feeding and milking time.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

I considered getting a togg recently and it was a really tough choice (I also visited ober and lamancha breeders.) The breeder I visited had beautiful toggs and several top milkers (Anna Severson if you want to check out her toggs at http://knotneer.tripod.com/index.html) and they were all very smart, quiet and gentle despite me keeping them past their feeding and milking time.

That is my expirence too! So what did you end up getting???? Just curious?

 

[chandasue]

I have a lamancha baby reserved for this spring from another line of top milkers, Deb Macke's Raintree Dairy Goats. (Shoot. I can't remember the name of the lady that breeds really nice Obers, she's down by Red Wing, MN.) I can't exactly pinpoint why but lamanchas just make me giddy. I waffled between Lamanchas and Nigerians when I first got goats and I went with the smaller guys since I was a little intimidated by the size of larger goats. Now that I've been around them and the size doesn't bother me anymore, I wish I would have just went with them in the first place but that's ok. I love them all anyway. But I'm betting I'll have to build a new milk stand for her since mine is ND size. LOL That's why I'm getting a baby so I have plenty of time to do that next summer.