Willoughby Croft Dairy Goats

Willoughby Croft Dairy Goats We are a performance herd in SW WA committed to raising high quality Mini Nubian, British Guernsey, & Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats for show & milk. Life is good.

Our main focus is on Udders/Milk. We participate in 305-day milk testing, linear appraisals, & local shows. This adventure began back in 1997 when I was living in Spanaway, WA, on 1.5 acres. At that time I had a dozen hens, 6 sheep and an angora goat. I spent my days raising children, caring for my critters, and spinning wool into yarn. My husband decided to turn our garage into a fiber studio to

give me a place to store my many wheels and newly acquired floor looms. It is at this time that my life made a bit of a detour. Somehow that fiber studio became a yarn shop. Which was soon outgrown and the shop moved to 4631 Pacific Ave.in Tacoma, WA. I was the proprietress of Lamb's Ear Yarn for 12 years. And 12 years in retail is plenty long enough. In 2011, at the age of 52, I was able to retire and return to the farming lifestyle that I love. My life has come full circle. In 2014 I moved to Winlock, WA. I now live in a 1904 converted schoolhouse on over an acre. Willoughby Croft was born. I raise Registered Dairy Goats.

I'm drying off my last doe who was on test. Gonna miss the sweet, delicious milk, but I have some in the freezer to help...
11/28/2025

I'm drying off my last doe who was on test. Gonna miss the sweet, delicious milk, but I have some in the freezer to help tide me over until my first doe kids mid-January. Then the crazy chaos will begin, again. Meanwhile I'll enjoy a couple of months of downtime. I'm happy to not have to be milking in the frigid cold. I'll be thinking of those of you who are milking through. Stay warm!

I can soooo relate. This will be me once kids start dropping next year. "We got ALL the options." 🤣
11/26/2025

I can soooo relate. This will be me once kids start dropping next year.

"We got ALL the options." 🤣

All 3 of my current British Guernsey goats are dual registered with BGS and ADGA. 👏🏼💃🏼
11/14/2025

All 3 of my current British Guernsey goats are dual registered with BGS and ADGA. 👏🏼💃🏼

Most of our male kids born next year will be offered as unregistered males/wethers for pets. We will have a wide variety...
11/11/2025

Most of our male kids born next year will be offered as unregistered males/wethers for pets. We will have a wide variety available. Mini Nubians, Nigerian Dwarfs, and even Guernsey. We should have some with moon spots, blue eyes, etc....Colors could include chocolate , blonde, and SILVER. We're now accepting reservations for unregistered males/wethers. You can choose the breed and even your preferred dam and sire. Then sit back and wait for your kid to be born. If you've been thinking about adding unregistered males/wethers to your farm, we can help. Wethers (neutered male goats) make great pets and brush clearers.

Our herd is disease tested. https://www.willoughbycroft.com/goat-info/biosecurity-disease-testing

All of our unregistered males/wethers will be offered as bottle babies. If you'd like to reserve some, please visit our website: https://www.willoughbycroft.com/goat-info/2026-kidding-schedule

Allegra must have slipped her pregnancy. She came back into heat today. Her new due date is April 4, 2026.
11/05/2025

Allegra must have slipped her pregnancy. She came back into heat today. Her new due date is April 4, 2026.

On my little farm gardening and raising goats go hand in hand. How's that you say? Look at the rich dark soil that I jus...
11/03/2025

On my little farm gardening and raising goats go hand in hand. How's that you say? Look at the rich dark soil that I just added to this raised bed. Would you believe it was FREE? Sure was. It's the composted straw, p*e, and p**p from my goats' many stalls & calf hutches. I mound it up in designated areas and in 5 or 6 months it breaks down and turns into soil. Soil that I use to grow my vegetables. This year I didn't use any other fertilizer except goat berries. I had a fabulous garden. My freezer is full of corn, blueberries, raspberries, green beans, jalapenos and there is home canned pasta sauce and salsa in the pantry. Creating garden soil from stall waste is just another way to get more value from my goat hobby.

Pro tip: Cover those empty garden beds with black plastic (I use lawn and leaf bags) to keep the weeds out. You'll thank me next spring.

I can't wait for spring 2026. I'm looking forward to baby goats and next year's garden!

It's that time of year again. IYKYK.
11/02/2025

It's that time of year again. IYKYK.

Every year you can count on posts by goat breeders about their disappointment in their "baby bucks". I learned the hard ...
11/02/2025

Every year you can count on posts by goat breeders about their disappointment in their "baby bucks". I learned the hard way that those youngsters just can't be counted on to perform their first breeding season. Even if they were born early in the year. Are you putting all your hopes and dreams into that late winter/early spring born buckling? I can almost guarantee he WILL NOT be up to breeding does come the fall. But if you plan on using more mature bucks this season and wait a year to use your young'un? You can bet he's gonna bust out of the buck pen and breed every doe in sight.

OK, maybe I'm exaggerating a wee bit. Truth is the odds of a youngster being ready to breed that first year is about 50/50. I've got 4 young bucks this year. 2 were ready (A Mini Nubian and a Nigerian, born March and April), and 2 were still clueless (A Mini Nubian and a Nigerian, born March and April). Oh well, there's always next year.

Moral of the story always have at least one mature buck of each breed on your property. Just in case.

Boo! There's nothing scarier than the feed bill for the goats! Just had to go stock up on hay yesterday. 😲
10/31/2025

Boo! There's nothing scarier than the feed bill for the goats! Just had to go stock up on hay yesterday. 😲

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Midway Between Olympia & Portland On I-5 In
Winlock, WA
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This adventure began back in 1997 when I was living in Spanaway, WA, on 1.5 acres. At that time I had a dozen hens, 6 sheep and an angora goat. I spent my days chasing kids, caring for my critters, and spinning wool into yarn. My husband decided to turn our garage into a fiber studio to give me a place to store my many wheels and newly acquired floor looms. It is at this time that my life made a bit of a detour. Somehow that fiber studio became a yarn shop. Which was soon outgrown and the shop moved to 4631 Pacific Ave.in Tacoma, WA. I was the proprietress of Lamb's Ear Yarn for 12 years. And 12 years in retail is plenty long enough. In 2011, at the age of 52, I was able to retire and return to the lifestyle that I love. My life has come full circle. In 2014 I moved to Winlock, WA. I now live in a 1904 converted schoolhouse on one acre. Willoughby Croft was born. I raise high quality registered Mini Nubian Dairy Goats, Crested Cream Legbar and American Bresse Gauloise Chickens. Life is good.