Guernsey Goat Breeders of America

Well, summer is here for sure…. Kidding is over, for the most part…. field work is underway on the farms… hay is being stashed in the barn for this winter. Goat clubs across the nation are putting on their annual shows… and soon, the fairs will also be offering a chance to show.

Some of the SE fairs may have an open show for goats… which will offer an excellent chance for our Guernseys to be seen by both the public and other goatkeepers. We have had several folks do this in the past few years and had a lot of positive interest shown in this new breed.

With this in mind, it is also the time to take photos to enter into the upcoming GGBoA Virtual Show, open to any and all registered Guernsey goats in the U.S. It would be nice to see a good showing of Guernseys from around the country. This sort of thing gives everyone a chance to see how our breeding programs are going and also a chance to look at the dams and sisters of any new herd sire one is looking to acquire.

Hopefully, many of you will take advantage of this great opportunity to show off your Guernseys.

-Joan Stump

Here we are again, Spring… Warm air, flowers, leaves…… and kids, kids, lots of kids…… I know that many of you are already in the midst of kidding season… while here on the east coast, I’ve yet to start. I am at that point in time where I can’t wait for the first kids, yet dreading the start of the hectic weeks that will ensue… filled with too early mornings and way late night feedings.

Interest in the Guernsey goat continues to grow… with folks from all areas of the country contacting our breeders or joining the open ggoats list. We also have several commercial herds setting up, either to provide fluid milk or to make cheeses. I have one such right in my back yard, that is gearing up to do cheeses and Greek style yoghurt. There are also folks, new to breeding goats, although experienced in other livestock, who want to help develop Guernseys in the US, as a way to preserve the genetics of the Golden Guernsey goats.

It’s been an eventful several months for the GGBoA.. what with the first Virtual Show, which went quite well. The publicity from this show has stirred up even more interest amongst the goat world; and several other publications have subsequently printed articles about the Guernsey goat. I am told that plans are already in the works for an upcoming 2nd Virtual Show later this year. So get your cameras ready and take some good pics of your Guernseys, so you can enter too.

-Joan Stump