West Barn Pygmy Goats

West Barn Pygmy Goats West Barn Pygmy Goats are a fun friendly herd of pygmy goats. Experiences paused till Mid May due to lambing. Training also offered PGC registered breeder

Meet the biggest herd of pygmy goats in Northumberland during our experiences book to brush and feed the herd. West Barn Pygmy Goats ran by Brian and Sam who are now goat obsessed. You will often find us in the field with a goat in tow.

Did you know weekday goat experiences are often the best ones? 👀🐐The goats are relaxed, the farm is calmer, and you get ...
01/06/2026

Did you know weekday goat experiences are often the best ones? 👀🐐

The goats are relaxed, the farm is calmer, and you get loads more one to one time with the herd. Perfect if you prefer a quieter visit or just want a wholesome reset button in the middle of the week.

Warning though:
You may leave covered in goat hair.
You may become emotionally attached to a tiny goat.
You may already be planning your next visit before you leave the car park.

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Happy Sunday! Let's catch up on another week that's flown by faster than a goat hitting rocket mode after hearing the di...
31/05/2026

Happy Sunday! Let's catch up on another week that's flown by faster than a goat hitting rocket mode after hearing the dinner bell. 🚀🐐

The heat... who knew the UK could feel like the inside of an air fryer? It's been torture at times. We even had a cheeky day out on Monday, our first day off since lambing. Armed with a picnic and questionable decision-making skills, we headed for a forest walk on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year. Safe to say we spent most of it wondering whose bright idea that was!

Back at the farm, the goats have been making the most of the sunshine. Full horizontal mode engaged, bellies pointed towards the sun as if it's some kind of goat deity.

We've had a full, maybe even overfull, week of goat experiences with plenty of smiles and comments that keep us going:

🐐 "This is the best money I've ever spent." 🐐 "I don't want to go home." (From an adult, I should add! 🤣) 🐐 "I want to take Marmalade home." 🐐 "I can't leave, the goat on my knee loves me too much."

We also hosted North East Sight Matters this week and it was lovely seeing families enjoying the goats, learning all about them, and getting stuck into farm life.

Meanwhile, the sheep have been keeping us busy. Flystrike is already appearing months earlier than we'd usually expect, so we've been clipping plenty of bums to keep everyone comfortable and healthy. Group One lambs were also weighed this week, and we already have a whopper tipping the scales at 39kg!

Next week brings more mucking out, more sheep jobs, more goat experiences, and finally some physio for Sam. After weeks of bending over sheep, her back has officially submitted a formal complaint.

Have a fab week whatever you're up to! 🐐❤️





One thing I get asked a lot is “are they playing or actually fighting?” and “surely all that headbutting hurts?” 🐐💥Well…...
30/05/2026

One thing I get asked a lot is “are they playing or actually fighting?” and “surely all that headbutting hurts?” 🐐💥

Well… it depends on the age really.

As kids it’s definitely more playtime chaos. Tiny tiddlywink battles with dramatic bouncing and zero dignity involved. Krispie and Jam do the cutest little play fights like two popcorn kernels arguing over who gets the tiniest goat crown 👑🐐

Once they’re fully grown it changes a bit. Then it’s more about personal space and herd rankings. Basically goat language for: “excuse me mate, I’m above you on the management chart.”

Do they hurt their heads? Surprisingly no. Their skulls are incredibly tough and built for it. Nature really looked at goats and said “you know what this animal needs? A built in crash helmet.”

So goats and headbutts? Yep. They go together like hay and bad decisions





Marmalade update because this tiny goat has officially taken over Sam's life and is rapidly becoming the main character ...
29/05/2026

Marmalade update because this tiny goat has officially taken over Sam's life and is rapidly becoming the main character on the goat experiences. 🐐👑

Our little bottle kid, also known as Daisy's minion, is now down to two bottles a day and has started dabbling in the world of veggies. Big life milestones happening over here.

She's taken to the goat experiences like a goat on a catwalk. The second a gate opens and a human appears she's front and centre ready for action.

Need your knee claimed? Marmalade's got it covered.
Need climbing on like a small furry mountain goat? Also covered.
Need aggressive levels of snuggles? Absolutely covered.

In the barn at night she's still treating mum like a rodeo course and Daisy just patiently accepts her fate. But catching them curled up together is ridiculously cute. Daisy secretly loves her... even if she'd never admit it publicly.

🚨 New goat merch alert 🚨Ok so… you love goats as much as we do? Then this might have your name written all over it. 🐐Mee...
28/05/2026

🚨 New goat merch alert 🚨

Ok so… you love goats as much as we do? Then this might have your name written all over it. 🐐

Meet the newest members of Team Goat in badge form.

Julius the cute 🩶
Penguin the professionally sassy goat 👑
And of course Biscoff, our champion cuddle enthusiast 🤎

We firmly believe every work lanyard, backpack, tote bag or random jacket pocket deserves a tiny goat companion staring back at the world.

Available now from the tiny goat shop or over on the website before the goat fan club hoards them all.

Please bear with us on the website. It seems alongside all the goats we've accidentally taken on a full herd of gremlins...
28/05/2026

Please bear with us on the website. It seems alongside all the goats we've accidentally taken on a full herd of gremlins too, and they're currently causing absolute chaos behind the scenes. 🐐💻⚡

We're working through the tech tantrums as fast as possible while the goats supervise with zero useful input and plenty of judgement.

The Biscuit Club are growing like weeds and Snicker Doodle is nearly eye to eye with mum already. 🐐She's also working ha...
27/05/2026

The Biscuit Club are growing like weeds and Snicker Doodle is nearly eye to eye with mum already. 🐐

She's also working hard on her beard. Granted it's currently more “hopeful fluff” than majestic wizard beard, but give her time. Every lady in her family sports a cracking beard so she's got strong genetics on her side.

And yes before anyone asks, the ladies in the goat world can absolutely have beards. Some grow magnificent chin curtains, some stay smooth faced their whole lives. Around here we don't judge beard or no beard, we still think they're ridiculously cute. 🤎

Which member of the Breakfast Club are you hoping to spot on your goat experience? 🐐🥞Will it be Marmalade, who believes ...
26/05/2026

Which member of the Breakfast Club are you hoping to spot on your goat experience? 🐐🥞

Will it be Marmalade, who believes personal space is merely a suggestion.

Nutella, whose life goal is sticking his nut directly into your face.

Tiny Jam, currently pocket sized and powered entirely by snuggles.

Or Haggis, who is always partial to a good stroke and a fuss.

They're all ridiculously cute and some of the “erm I'm not fully convinced about humans yet” gang are slowly joining their herd mates on the love train. One cuddle at a time. 🚂

We are now fully booked for half term, sorry if you missed out this round. But don't panic, there are still plenty of dates available over the coming weeks. Just hop onto the website and have a browse at the slots. 🤎

14 years ago today we were on the way home with our very first goats, Heston and Delia. 🐐🤎Back then I never imagined tho...
25/05/2026

14 years ago today we were on the way home with our very first goats, Heston and Delia. 🐐🤎

Back then I never imagined those two would be the start of what has now become a herd of 70+ goats, countless kids born over the years and customers dotted all across the country sending us updates about goats living their best lives.

From nervous first kidding seasons to full blown goat chaos.
From “we'll just have a couple” to needing an entire goat census.
From keeping goats as a passion to now sharing them through our goat experiences and hearing so many brilliant stories from visitors along the way.

Heston and Delia really started something special here and honestly the whole farm would look very different without them.

The original legends. The true G.O.A.Ts.

Jam is now officially almost pint sized and no longer gets a bottle from Sam. She's rocking a mighty 3kg now and running...
23/05/2026

Jam is now officially almost pint sized and no longer gets a bottle from Sam. She's rocking a mighty 3kg now and running at full throttle levels of goat cuteness.

This week she's developed a brand new hobby... sleeping directly on top of mum. Why? No clue. Apparently normal beds are overrated when you've got a warm fluffy goat mattress available 24/7.

Honestly it looks ridiculously cute and mum seems to have accepted her fate as living furniture.

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