The heard

The heard contains a number of about 80 goats and some males. In the beginning there were goats of type 'rove and then we introduced t more and more goats of type "saaneens "and "alpines. They live all year long in a big "parc"of more than 40 hectares

We feed them with cereals and "pois" all from certfied organic origines and without any "OGM".We intoduce male animals in beginning of september to make sure next years lactation and production . our conviction is that happy goats assure a good health, good milk and so we keep a lot of attention to their nouriture, the hygenic standard in their home (stable) .


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New photos of our goats

Petit ruminant herbivore très agile, peuplant le monde entier, en particulier les zones montagneuses, et surtout élevé pour son lait et sa viande. Classe: Mammifères; ordre: Artiodactyles; famille: Bovidés; sous-famille: Caprinés.

Their "taille" and their weight are different: it depends of the type, from 50 centimètres and 25 kilogrammes ( chèvre aegagre) and 1 mètre et 100 kilogrammes ( bouquetin des Alpes).

About 12000 jears ago goats were "domesticated" in a place at " Égée à l’Indus". Its domestication had been progressiv with origins from the type bouquetin and more probably from a wild type (Capra aegagrus). All over poor regions goats are very important. Only in period of "gestion" we assure a higher level of nouriture. Various are the possibilities to "exploit": milk and meat and skin and hair ( mohair, angora) . There are many tales and stories about goats and some in some tradition goats are symbolic elements


At the age of 7 month a goat can be "feconded". The "rut" is from august to november. The male is named "bouc". After a "gestion" of 5 month the goat gives birth to one or two babies. Naturally she can give them her milk about 6 month.
In 1990 there were about less than a million goats in France. There are less and less because of the "rentability of farming". Most goats are registered in: Poitou-Charentes , region Rhône-Alpes and in the center of France.

The principale races are "poitevine" and "corse"," rove"and "angora" .The goats "mini" are loved by kids. Races like "provençale", "le mont-d’or "catalane "are in danger to "disapaer".