Oberhasli Dairy Goats

As Lifetime Members of the Livestock Conservancy, we wanted to raise one of the heritage goat breeds that they’re working to protect. We chose Oberhasli! Descended from Swiss goats, Oberhasli Dairy Goats are generally calm and quiet; unlike our bouncy, talkative Mini Nubians. They produce sweet, clean-tasting milk, and they are one of peoples’ favorite breeds for trail packing. This breed is thankfully now listed as Recovering by the Livestock Conservancy.

We couldn’t find any 100% purebred Oberhasli goats near us, so we decided to start with American ones and maybe try again for purebreds later. We scoured ADGA awards and Linear Appraisal records to find the very best herds around, then researched those breeders to see which share our goals and values. We’ve still got a couple more on our wishlist (and always will haha), but we are SO excited to build our own line with these amazing genetics!

Our top goals, more or less in order, are:

1. Herd with zero history of the major diseases
2. Friendly but not pushy personality, and respectful towards people – even in rut
3. Longterm health and vitality
4. Well-attached udders and decent-sized teats that hold up over a lifetime
5. Lots of milk and/or butterfat
6. Nice overall conformation

Every year, we have a limited number of Oberhasli dairy goats available. Most can be registered American through ADGA. If any black bucks are born, they’d be considered Experimental because they’re an unapproved color (but black does can be American). We’ve been trying for a few years to get our hands on some purebred Oberhasli, but have had the most luck finding our amazing Americans.

Feel free to check out our breeding plan (subject to change)