He does, doesn’t he? To the best of our knowledge, all three of our goats are pygmy goats. I’m not sure of anything more specific than that about their breeds.
Females, called does or nannies, weigh 23 to 34 kg (51 to 75 lb) and males, called bucks or billies, weigh 27 to 39 kg (60 to 86 lb).
Since Leland and Abigail are still young, we expect that they still have some growing to do and weight to gain. My guess is that Leland is currently sitting at about 45-50 pounds.
They look so innocent when they sleep. Sometimes life’s just too much and a goat has to flop down and shut the eyes for just a minute before resuming the normal schedule of events (mischief).
We love his name too… funny, you made me just realize this… Leland is the only critter we have at Morning Bray who wasn’t re-named or named by us.
It’s a long story… in a roundabout way they are, but not in the true sense of rescue. Leland and Abigail came to Morning Bray to rescue Meggie after her brother Herbie died. Poor Meggie cried and cried for two days until we were able to find and bring Leland and Abigail home for her to boss over.
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June 22, 2010 at 5:08 am
Awww…he looks so comfy! Sweet dreams Leland.
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June 22, 2010 at 7:21 am
C,
I was sitting out there with them yesterday, and Leland decided it was a good time to take a nap. Too cute. 🙂
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June 22, 2010 at 6:10 am
I can’t spend too much time contemplating that image…too much to do this morning…I’ll come back tonight before bed. 😉
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June 22, 2010 at 7:21 am
June,
You’ll be able to count goats, then. 😉 Have a great day!
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June 22, 2010 at 6:19 am
Leland looks like he laid in black paint. 🙂
What breed of goat is he?
Sweet dreams to your sweet boy.
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June 22, 2010 at 7:20 am
CeeCee,
He does, doesn’t he? To the best of our knowledge, all three of our goats are pygmy goats. I’m not sure of anything more specific than that about their breeds.
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June 22, 2010 at 6:41 am
awww….How many goats do you have? Do you use them for milk/cheese or are they just pets?
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June 22, 2010 at 7:18 am
Nancy,
We have three goats: Leland, Abigail and Meggie. They’re pets. 🙂
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June 22, 2010 at 6:46 am
Love his stockings…. Are there 3 black and one brown?
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June 22, 2010 at 7:19 am
Di,
Thanks. Kinda hard to see in this photo, but he has four black stockings.
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June 22, 2010 at 9:29 am
Cute! Leland is very handsome. Love his markings.
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June 22, 2010 at 9:33 am
Thank you, Cindy! We think he’s handsome too. He and Abigail are incredibly mischievous, so it was a treat to catch him in such a quiet moment.
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June 22, 2010 at 9:39 am
How much to pygmy goats weigh? I’m trying to get an idea of size…
Very relaxing photo. Leland has interesting horn structure.
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June 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Cathy,
This is from Wikipedia:
Females, called does or nannies, weigh 23 to 34 kg (51 to 75 lb) and males, called bucks or billies, weigh 27 to 39 kg (60 to 86 lb).
Since Leland and Abigail are still young, we expect that they still have some growing to do and weight to gain. My guess is that Leland is currently sitting at about 45-50 pounds.
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June 22, 2010 at 11:46 am
Leland is so beautiful! She has amazing hornes!
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June 22, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Sonia,
Thank you for all of your lovely comments today! 🙂
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June 23, 2010 at 1:12 pm
It’s my pleasure! Love your blog!
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June 22, 2010 at 2:10 pm
They look so innocent when they sleep. Sometimes life’s just too much and a goat has to flop down and shut the eyes for just a minute before resuming the normal schedule of events (mischief).
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June 22, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Ken and Mary,
Yup, that’s pretty much the only time they look that innocent, isn’t it? 🙂
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June 22, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Love the name and love the photo =) Are your three goats rescues as well?
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June 22, 2010 at 6:39 pm
woofwhinnywhisper,
We love his name too… funny, you made me just realize this… Leland is the only critter we have at Morning Bray who wasn’t re-named or named by us.
It’s a long story… in a roundabout way they are, but not in the true sense of rescue. Leland and Abigail came to Morning Bray to rescue Meggie after her brother Herbie died. Poor Meggie cried and cried for two days until we were able to find and bring Leland and Abigail home for her to boss over.
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June 22, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Not much more can be said other than “awwwwwww”
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June 22, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Leah,
We thought it was an “awwwwwww” picture too. 🙂
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