I have been fascinated by goats for a long time, but never in a million years did I ever imagine that I would own a goat (or a herd of goats).
In June 2005, I found a classified ad for a male pygmy goat for sale. When I went to see him, I fell in love. He was adorable. I called my Little Daddy to see if he had any fencing I could use to make a pen, but I didn't tell him exactly what I was getting. The next day, I told my dad what was going on and he said, "Why in the world do you want a goat?" I told him I didn't know, but I wanted one. Dad said, "Life is short. Go get him and bring him over for me to see." My dad had been sick for a year and a half and on this day, we didn't know that he would only be with us for three more days.
I bought "Sparks", but changed his name to "Spanky". As soon as the seller delivered him, we took him to meet my Little Daddy. Dad was, by this time, confined to a hospital bed at home, but he welcomed Spanky with open arms (and into his hospital bed!) Dad got to bottle feed Spanky and he was fascinated by him. I don't think Dad had ever met a goat before. Three days later, my Little Daddy went home to be with the Lord. I am so glad he got to see Spanky and I know that Dad knows we are having lots of fun with all the goats we now have.
A few weeks later, we got Spanky a girlfriend and named her Darla. Who would have known that Our Gang would grow from two goats to the many goats we now have.
Note-Spanky and Darla had their first baby on July 3, 2006. "Little Rascal" looks just like her daddy. See her picture on the "New Babies" page.
We hope you enjoy the pictures of Spanky and The Gang.
Life is short. Play hard and enjoy.
Spanky was our first pygmy and we have added more to "The Gang". Spanky is a Black Agouti, he only has white on his head, around his muzzle and on his ears. He was born around late March 2005. Spanky is a spoiled-rotten baby and he loves to eat Vanilla Wafers and popcorn. He goes in and out of the house with us and he loves to ride in the car. 
About two weeks after we got Spanky, we found him a girlfriend and named her Darla. Darla is a Dark Grey Agouti. She has wattles on the side of her face. We estimate that Darla was born in late January 2005. Darla loves Spanky and always wants to be with him. Darla is not as spoiled as Spanky, but she also likes to eat Vanilla Wafers and popcorn. She also likes to eat watermelon. 