Toby the Toggenburg

Last weekend I visited a dairy goat farm with my friend April with the intention of bringing home a Nubian goat. But when I saw the Toggenburgs I fell in love with them. The biggest, a nearly month-old buckling, was due to be sold for slaughter. He went home with me instead.

We've never bottle raised a kid before, and having "Toby" around is an experience. He's very joyful, and is literally into everything. He keeps us all very busy, and very amused. He specializes in getting into trouble, but it's all innocent fun which is why I thought "New Soul" was an appropriate musical selection for his debut video.

"Toby" represents our foray into dairy goats. We hope to eventually add a few does, although he'll be simply a companion to them since he is due to be castrated in another month or so. Eventually we plan to teach him to work as both a harness goat and a pack goat. But for now he's just a kid learning his way.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• goats
• dairy goats
• Toggenburg
• farm life
• rural life
• organic
• ponies
• miniature horses

[oneill900]

can you feed a kid goat with a normal babys bottle

[keeperofowls]

You can. But I've found this year that the very best bottle/nipple combination are the Pritchard teat available through Premier Sheep supply. You can get bottles to go with them or you can just screw the nipple onto a pop bottle.

[jdbst50]

I paid to go "pack goating" last week with my friends and their kids. Everyone had a great time! It reminded me of your video. Makes me want to move to the country.

[keeperofowls]

We'd like to teach Toby to pack when he's a bit bigger. He sure has the disposition for it.

As for living in the country, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

[keeperofowls]

@crmiptman It was my old car. It had seen worse.

[keeperofowls]

@crmiptman It was my old car. It had seen worse.

[MyBestBUDDYIsAGoat]

So CUTE!!! We have a Togg and he is the love of our lives!!! =D

[Cubichi27]

FOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[mamaboo2u]

How is Toby now? My mom raises Toggs my videos are under mamaboo2u. Toby is sweet reminds me of my daughter w/all of moms babies

[RustyCruizer6]

Toby is so cute! he reminds me of my toggenburg, Bobby!

[pifapastoral]

how lovely!

[HoovesAndWings]

I had a recorded grade who was tog and nubian buckling wether who looked just like your toby!

I currently have just bought a little doeling recorded grade. she is also a nubian and tog cross. shes so sweet!