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Well in response to my wethers lonely hearts advert I've been offered a toggeneburg nanny. Only had saanans before so what do I need to know? And are they quite easy to keep? Any nice toggenburg billies in North Wales/Cheshire/Shropshire? For next year.
Glass of baileys for anyone with advice : )

[little blue]

ooh, Baileys - choc & mint is my favourite 

Toggies are lovely, ours is sooo docile (for a goat!) and has had stunning kids,
loads of milk - lovely tasting & creamy

hth

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Baileys for you! I haven't tried the mint one

I just hope she's good company for our boy and maybe has some kids we don't milk as work full time as well and difficult to manage. Are they quite hardy?

Can't wait she arrives Saturday!

[Lesley Silvester]

Next to Sanaans, Togs would be my breed of choice.

[sokel]

I prefer British Toggs to Sanaans . Ours are very friendly, easy to look after good milkers but total wimps if the weather is not good 

[wytsend]

Widget................go on 'Goaty Friends' on facebook...................There is a list of males at Stud, from memory I am sure there is a boy in your neck of the woods.
If you put a request for details on Goaty friends..............somebody will certainly alert you to the whereabouts of one.   
This breed is endangered at present time due to very low numbers so any pure Togg stud owner will only too willing to assist.

[tizaala]

Are we talking  Pure Tog or British Tog, BT's are the naughtiest, will jump out , break out at the drop of a hat, electric fence- no problem - jump 5ft high from a standing start. good mums , good milkers nice and creamy. Pure togs have the more docile nature - just don't get between one and it's food .
We have a Pure Tog Billy , and are between Knighton and LLandrindod Wells.

[Anke]

I probably have the dopey kind of BT's then... mine haven't broken out, respect the electrical fence and are  very affectionate. BT's are good milkers, creaminess depends a bit on the actual line - I have high butterfat milkers and one not so good. But you can improve the butterfat content by using males from proven high-butterfat lines.

From what I have seen pure Toggs have in recent times not produced really good milkers, but it will depend on your need and if you are breeding you may be able to work on that.

If it is a pure Togg - unless she is registered with the BGS breeding along pure Togg lines will not necessarily be of any value if you are only after milk.

[plumseverywhere]

It was a pure Togg (willowbank Avocet) that started my soap making business (along side myself of course  )  we have 2 pure toggs, a Togg type X breed and  a saanen,   I love toggs!!
My current pure togg nanny, Puffin, never breaks out, is easy to lead, straight forward kidding and good milker. 

[widget]

well she arrived a day early! 


no idea which type of Tog she is or how to post a picture on here off an ipad (well at all really!) 

she seems really big compared to our saanan and much longer too! seems quite docile though 

[Anke]

If you give me her ear tag number I can check if she is registered with the BGS.

[wytsend]

Was just going to say the same thing !!!!!

[kja]

Are we talking  Pure Tog or British Tog, BT's are the naughtiest, will jump out , break out at the drop of a hat, electric fence- no problem - jump 5ft high from a standing start. good mums , good milkers nice and creamy.

my parents BT's are the most docile goats you could ever meet the only fencing that keeps them in is a 3 rail fence. would second the good mothers and milk though 

[sokel]

Our BTs are the most placid well behaved Goats we have, they only have post and rail fencing and they never get out, even when they want in even though they could squeeze through the rails they just stand at the gate shouting

[Mays]

I have BTs and they don't jump, nor are they naughty, very docile and easy to milk