Willoughby Croft Dairy Goats

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Willoughby Croft Dairy Goats

We are a performance herd in SW WA committed to raising high quality, Mini Nubian, Nubian, & Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats for show & milk. Life is good.

Our main focus is on Udders/milk. We participate in 305-day milk testing, linear appraisals, and local shows. This adventure began back in 1997 when I was living in Spanaway, WA, on 1.5 acres. At that time I had a dozen hens, 6 sheep and an angora goat. I spent my days chasing kids, caring for my critters, and spinning wool into yarn. My husband decided to turn our garage into a fiber studio to gi

ve me a place to store my many wheels and newly acquired floor looms. It is at this time that my life made a bit of a detour. Somehow that fiber studio became a yarn shop. Which was soon outgrown and the shop moved to 4631 Pacific Ave.in Tacoma, WA. I was the proprietess of Lamb's Ear Yarn for 12 years. And 12 years in retail is plenty long enough. In 2011, at the age of 52, I was able to retire and return to the lifestyle that I love. My life has come full circle. In 2014 I moved to Winlock, WA. I now live in a 1904 converted schoolhouse on one acre. Willoughby Croft was born. I raise Registered Mini Nubian Dairy Goats.

11/23/2024

This morning Blondie had what looked like fresh discharge. She wasn't acting like she was in heat, but I put Romeo with her anyway. He was very interested and actually bred her once. But I had to hold her, and she wasn't at all into it. I tried to get him to breed her at least once more but he's young and likes to dilly-dally. All he'd do is p*e on his face over and over. I gave up and put him back. There's no way she'd stand for him without me holding her and I wasn't up for standing there all day. I'm going to mark her as being bred today but I won't be taking a reservation on a kid from her. I don't have much confidence that she's actually bred. I'll just wait and see. Kids would be due 4-22-25.

11/20/2024

Till-Riv TA Chocolate Chip is maturing nicely. The bucks all got moved to a "less muddy" pen yesterday. Mud season is rough here in the rainy PacNW.

Chip and Johnson FF DR Betty have kids due Valentines 💝 Day. Moon spots are possible. We have a doeling reservation open.

11/18/2024

Knock on wood, we haven't had any of our bred does come back into heat. Now we wait. Kids will start hitting the ground mid-February and continue through mid-April. We still have some reservations open, which I'll list below:

🩷MINI NUBIAN DOELING- Willoughby Croft HF Connect TheDots X J3 Farm Blue Cypress *B. This breeding combines 2 of our favorite does. Both of whom earned their milk stars while on our farm. Check out the kids' pedigree! DUE EARLY APRIL.

💙NUBIAN BUCKLING- Urban Acres GG Ginger 2*M X MDNT WK Lucky Bet. I feel confident offering a buckling from this breeding. Ginger, while from a slow maturing line, has a lot of great characteristics. She's long with a beautiful rump. Her udder is high and tight with perfectly placed teats that are easy to milk. Add Lucky to the equation, with his excellent milk and show pedigree, and these kids should be fabulous. I plan to retain any does but I have too many bucks currently so can't retain a buck. Check out the kids' pedigree! DUE LATE MARCH.

🩷NUBIAN DOELINGS-
Atsila Into The Mystic X MDNT WK Lucky Bet
Royal Cedars Celestial Jewel X MDNT WK Lucky Bet
Both of these does were FFners this year but show a lot of promise. Lucky should bring a lot of improvements to his daughters. I can't retain many kids this year so am offering up the girls from these breedings. MOON SPOTS possible. Are you looking for a good doe for starting a new line of Mini Nubians? Check out the kids' pedigrees! DUE EARLY AND LATE MARCH.

💙NIGERIAN DWARF BUCKLINGS -will inherit milk star
Sans Gene EP Skeeter 6*M X Till-Riv MLC Spicy Endeavor *B
Franke Farm B Charlie Caryall 9*M X Till-Riv MLC Spicy Endeavor *B
We are excited to see the kids from these 2 does. Andy brings some gorgeous udders to the table. Skeeter milked 5 # at her peak and has a beautiful udder. Charlie is on track to earn her milk star this winter. She has the softest dairy skin and easy-to-milk orifices. I just love hand milking her. Check out their kids' pedigrees! DUE MID TO LATE FEBRUARY.

🩷NIGERIAN DWARF DOELINGS-
Franke Farm B Charlie Caryall 9*M X Till-Riv MLC Spicy Endeavor *B
Rainy Rock GN Almost Broken X Till-Riv MLC Spicy Endeavor *B
Johnson Family Farm DR Betty X Till-Riv TA Chocolate Chip
We are offering a nice selection of Nigerian Dwarf doeings this year. Something for everyone. Even a chance for moon spots! All kids have excellent genetics behind them. Check out their pedigrees! DUE MID TO LATE FEBRUARY.

Check out our breeding plan for more info: https://www.willoughbycroft.com/goat-info/2025-breeding-plan

11/16/2024

We had hoped to breed 15 does but the one hold out is a February 2024 kid. She's definitely big enough to breed but we haven't seen her come into heat. She may just be too immature and that's fine. I'm not going to breed anyone after Nov. 30th. I don't want May kids. If she's going to come into heat, she better make it soon. Otherwise, she can wait until next fall.

11/16/2024

And that likely concludes our 2024 breeding season.

***RESERVATION FILLED***

GOLDEN PLAINS MONTANA SKYE bred by GREEN GABLES CGF HEARTBREAKER *B for F5 Mini Nubian kids DUE 4-15-25. Moon spots are possible.

Green Gables top and bottom with a line breeding on Green Gables Cali's Grand Finale +*B!

Skye is a lovely moon spotted doe. She has been having silent heats, and I wasn't sure I'd be able to get her bred. But Romeo got the job done today. Skye is mostly Green Gables lines with a little Cedar Creek thrown in for good measure. https://www.willoughbycroft.com/mini-nubian/mini-nubian-does/skye

Romeo has an awesome pedigree! His dam won Reserve Champion, Best Udder of Breed, and Best Udder in Show in the Fall 2024 MDGA VShow! His sire and his sire's sire are +*B bucks! https://www.willoughbycroft.com/mini-nubian/mini-nubian-bucks/romeo-b

11/13/2024

Mud season is in full swing here at Willoughby Croft and the bucks' pen is especially bad due to their incessant running back and forth worrying about what the does are doing. Blue was in the pen, having a date with a lady goat. She was a maiden and kind of nervous about the whole affair, so I was having to hold her still. Blue is a gentle guy who really likes to pour on the charm (and spend a lot of time wooing). It's raining and I am anxious to get this over with and get back to where it's dry. Blue is blubbering in her ear and lifting his foot against her side and each time he lifts his foot up he flings mud in my direction. Just as a say, "Blue, don't throw mud at momma"....he flings a big glob of mud (and God knows what else) right at my head. There's mud in my left eye, in my mouth, all over the side of my face... and I have company watching at the time. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have to excuse myself to go rinse my eye, wash my face, and brush my teeth. But I was able to complete the task, as was Blue. I'm still waiting for the pink eye to kick in. Goats. 😆

11/13/2024

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11/12/2024

HUMFLEET'S SI BLACK MAGIC 5*M is the dam to one of our Nubian bucks, HUMFLEET'S MBM MAN IN THE MOON *B. Congratulations to Marlene & Noah Thorpe for all your hard work!

Manny was too young to breed does this year but we can't wait to see his kids in 2026!

11/10/2024

Just some happy goats enjoying pumpkins.

11/08/2024

One last bonfire for the season.

11/07/2024

I'm so glad Romeo (Green Gables CGF Heartbreaker *B) decided to get with the program and breed at least one doe. Fingers crossed he'll manage one or two more. You just never know with the young guys. Sometimes they aren't really up to it until their second fall. Up until yesterday Romeo had been too shy and polite. He's plenty big enough. He could blubber, curl his lip, and even p*e on himself. But he was a bit unsure when it came to approaching the ladies. He'd sniff them, look at them wistfully....then wander off. 😂 Yesterday I had a Feb. 2024 girl come into raging heat. She's mature enough to breed but a bit small to put with Blue Cypress. He's a big boy and I didn't want her getting accidently injured with his heavy self climbing on her. And I really didn't want to put her with one of my Nigerian boys. So, I brought Romeo out and he did his usual "sniff, curl lip, and just stand there politely". I decided he needed a little coaching and encouragement. I lifted up his front half and set him on top of Smooch. "See, Romeo, you have to get up here like this". It was like a lightbulb came on for him. He got up there and did the deed with gusto. 😯😂👏 That was all the confidence he needed, and he proceeded to breed her a couple more times before I took her back to the doeling pen. Maybe now that he's been successful he'll be more self-assured with the remaining does I need him to breed. 🤞🤞🤞

11/07/2024

***RESERVATION FILLED***

I got one of my 2024 Feb. kids bred! Located in Winlock, WA.

GREEN GABLES CF FLAMING KISSES bred by GREEN GABLES CGF HEARTBREAKER *B for F3 Mini Nubian kids DUE 4-5-25. Cou Clair and moon spots are possible.

This is another exciting breeding for us. Green Gables top and bottom with a line breeding on Green Gables Cali's Grand Finale +*B!

Smooch is a lovely moon spotted, Cou Clair doe. She was very vocal about wanting to be bred today. I had initially wanted to breed her to Blue but I was afraid he'd squish her. 😯https://www.willoughbycroft.com/mini-nubian/mini-nubian-does/smooch

Romeo has an awesome pedigree! Up until today he hadn't been able to "do the deed" But I hauled him back out and showed him how he was supposed to climb on up. That must've done the trick. That...and her being closer to his size so he wasn't intimidated. https://www.willoughbycroft.com/mini-nubian/mini-nubian-bucks/romeo-b

If you've been wanting to nab some Green Gables genetics....here's a good opportunity. You can see the kids' pedigree, below. 1st choice doeling reservation is open! I'd love to get a doe from this breeding into a performance home. https://crazihippichic.wixsite.com/willoughbycroft/reservations-for-kids

11/04/2024

Our kidding schedule as of today.

11/04/2024

***1st choice doe reservation is OPEN.***

This breeding (finally) happened today! Located in Winlock, WA.

WILLOUGHBY CROFT HF CONNECT THEDOTS bred by J3 FARM BLUE CYPRESS *B for F4 Mini Nubian kids DUE 4-3-25. Blue eyes and moon spots are possible.

Connie combines 2 really special goats. Soaring Heart's Purple PolkaDot PJ 3*P and House on the Hill's Flash (who singlehandedly saved our 2023 kidding season). Connie is a sweet tempered, friendly, moon spotted doe. You can read all about her here: https://www.willoughbycroft.com/mini-nubian/mini-nubian-does/connie

Blue is a handsome buck with a soft voice (like a whisper) and a sweet, easy-going personality. His dam is a powerhouse milker. His info is here: https://www.willoughbycroft.com/mini-nubian/mini-nubian-bucks/blue-b

I am so excited to see Connie's 2025 kids and her FF udder. You can see the kids' pedigree, below. 1st choice doeling reservation is open! I'd love to get a doe from this breeding into a performance home. https://crazihippichic.wixsite.com/willoughbycroft/reservations-for-kids

11/04/2024

Thank you, Kristi Olsen , for all these pumpkins for my goats! I'm sure they'll love your generous gift. 🥰

11/02/2024

Dot may or may not be bred. Long story but she's having a weird heat. I've marked her as bred and will have to play "wait and see".

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One last bonfire for the season.

The senior does enjoying a bedtime snack. 🥰

Ginger is so shiny. 😍

I was out checking water troughs and getting mobbed.... so decided it was a good time to check in and see how everyone's doing. 🙂

Last call for bids on our Mini Nubian auction doe! https://www.willoughbycroft.com/home/goat-auction-for-pnwmdgc

Here's an updated video of our 2024 PNWMDGC Mini Nubian auction doeling, WLOBY Croft AB Precious Pixel. She will come with a registration application to the MDGA - Miniature Dairy Goat Association I caught a couple of mistakes in the video. Apparently, I can't talk and think at the same time. 🤣The club is the Pacific Northwest Mini Dairy Goat Club . I forgot the word MINI. Also, the online auction ends at midnight of May 30th...not May 31st. If you'd like to bid on Pixel, here's the auction page: https://www.willoughbycroft.com/home/goat-auction-for-pnwmdgc She can be picked up the day of the show...or you can pick her up in Winlock, WA, within 2 days of the show.

Look who's out enjoying the sunshine. 🥰

My view as I sit in my barn feeding a billion (okay 8) goat kids.

This muddy, misty morning.

A quick video of our current nursery. Excuse the mud. It's a PacNW thing. Goldie is still not too sure about playtime. She'll warm up to it. Tobey is available. He's the Chocolate guy with solid ears.

Charlie's babies are doing great. 😍 The boys are available.

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Our Story

This adventure began back in 1997 when I was living in Spanaway, WA, on 1.5 acres. At that time I had a dozen hens, 6 sheep and an angora goat. I spent my days chasing kids, caring for my critters, and spinning wool into yarn. My husband decided to turn our garage into a fiber studio to give me a place to store my many wheels and newly acquired floor looms. It is at this time that my life made a bit of a detour. Somehow that fiber studio became a yarn shop. Which was soon outgrown and the shop moved to 4631 Pacific Ave.in Tacoma, WA. I was the proprietress of Lamb's Ear Yarn for 12 years. And 12 years in retail is plenty long enough. In 2011, at the age of 52, I was able to retire and return to the lifestyle that I love. My life has come full circle. In 2014 I moved to Winlock, WA. I now live in a 1904 converted schoolhouse on one acre. Willoughby Croft was born. I raise high quality registered Mini Nubian Dairy Goats, Crested Cream Legbar and American Bresse Gauloise Chickens. Life is good.