09/20/2026
Obergirl came to me in 2018. She was actually dropped off to get bred. My big old Alpine, Clem, had good genes for volume. Obergirl, as an Oberhasli, had sweet milk, but not much volume. The goal was to make some nice small goats who would efficiently produce sweet milk.
Next think, a couple of years later, we made a deal, and Obergirl was mine.
She's old now. At least ten. Maybe twelve. She survived The Awful Barberpole Worm catastrophe of 2022. She has given us some gorgeous babies.
Now, retired, enjoying her sunset, she has daytime freedom. Mostly she likes to rest under the oaks. She gets all the grain, alfalfa, and grass she wants. She scared me a little, a few weeks ago, suddenly thin and slow. A little doctoring, and letting her have peace and quiet, and she's happy.
Yes, goats show happiness.
