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Enjoy
country charm on a gentleman's farm adjacent to the Flight 93 Memorial
in Pennsylvania's beautiful Laurel Highlands. |
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All About Our Goats |
We
have been raising goats for about ten years. We started out getting two
orphan kids and bottle feeding them. We loved them so much that today
our herd has grown to around 30 head. There are many 4-H groups around Somerset County. These children learn about their animals and raise them to show at the Somerset County Fair in August of each year. |
 Goats
can be quite friendly and sometimes become pets. A female goat (called
a doe) usually has 2 kids a year. Most births occur in the early winter
or spring after a 5-month gestation period. A male goat is called a buck.
Baby goats are referred to as kids. Also, goats have only two teats (cows
have four).Did you know that goats don’t have any upper front teeth! And, that the vicious rumor that they eat tin cans is untrue! They do, however, love to nibble on your sleeve or pant leg! They feed on grass in the pasture but are mostly browsers and enjoy the leaves of small, low-growing trees and bushes. In the winter we feed them grain and hay. |
 On
top of all that they can survive and thrive just about anywhere! Our
goats spend their summers in our pasture and use the shed for shelter
from those hot summer days. In the winter we house them in our larger
barn. While spending time at Saddle Ridge you can see for yourself why we love them so! Anyone interested can get a tour of our barn. Saddle Ridge Bed and Breakfast, 906 Buckstown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563 Host and Hostess: Randy & Linda Musser Phone: 814-267-6620 • E-mail: saddleridgebb@yahoo.com |
We now specialize in Boer Goats. Boers goats were imported from
South Africa to the United States. They were first brought into
Texas, and are now being
raised throughout the United States and Canada.