Attention PBA Members …. to submit your goat for “Goat of the Month” submit the following:
- PBA Registered Goat Name and Photo
- Fleece Type and Color OR Caption for Photo
- Owner with PBA Membership Number
- Breeder
You can email these items to: PBA Webmaster
Please note, not all photos will be used – photos will not be returned to the sender.
I would like to thank all the PBA members that sent in entries for the PBA Goat of the Month. Thanks to:
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![]() October 2005: This is Fluffball Farm Violet as a baby last spring, she is a caramel doe with B type fleece, owner: Melinda Weer, breeder: Melody and Reagan Kelsay. | ![]() |
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![]() “Is Spring ever going to get here?” This is Lucky Duck Farm’s Dakota. He is a 4 yr old wether with light caramel type B fleece. Owner: Kathryn Brookhart / Breeder: Lora Rinke. | ![]() Spring is almost here and kidding season is underway!! These babies’ (born a few years ago) are too young to have color or fleece type registered. However it looks pretty clear they will be white. Dam: Fluffball Farm Ebony / Sire: Fluffball Farm Titan. Picture sent in by: Lee Zasloff and Cheryl Pirtle. |
![]() Spring is hear, time to shear!! Hawks Mountain Ranch Black Chrome’s Cleo and Hawks Mountain Ranch Gracies Gold both with white type A fleece. This gives you an idea of the before an after shearing. Owner: Pam VanDamme / Breeder: Lisa Roskopf. | ![]() Hawks Mountain Ranch Spring 2007 kids — looks like they just got tattoo and are having fun now!! Owner / Breeder: Lisa Roskopf, Photographer: Mandy Oriet. |
![]() Show season is in full swing. Hawks Mtn. Ranch Divinity looks like she is ready for the ring She has fleece type A/B White. Owner / Breeder: Lisa Roskopf, Hawks Mtn. Ranch. | ![]() Here are several Hawks Mountain Ranch kids playing. Photo taken by Mandy Orient. Owner / Breeder: Lisa Roskopf. |
![]() This is a picture of two new kids born on the afternoon of May 28th. I was at work when the doe went into labor. My youngest daughter, Kendall (age 10), had been keeping close tabs on our two does while I was at work. She found Gisselle in labor and stepped in as mid-wife in my absence and delivered the twins on her own. This is a picture of her with the kids, which she has named “Dot” and “Dash.” She is quite proud of them and we are very proud of how she handled the situation. The medium caramel kids are out of our doe registered as Chimera Creek Ranch Gisselle. The owner is Deb Cablao. | ![]() This is a picture of our wether, Hawks Mountain Ranch Boomer. Fleece Type: A, Color: Light Caramel. He was 6 months old in this photo. He’s a very sweet boy who follows me around loves to have his chin scratched. Owner: Lani and Mark Kirby / Breeder: Lisa Roskopf. |
![]() The Oaks Private Ryan is a black buckling with type B Brown fleece. Thanks to Elaine for sharing with other members. Breeder: Liza Sanford Crane / Owner: Elaine Deegan. | ![]() Applebright Farm Sage is a dark caramel wether with type B medium caramel fleece. Thanks to Melinda for sharing with other members. Breeder: Ken & Jan Becker / Owner: Melinda Weer. |
![]() | ![]() RSA Zach Breeder: Fran Bishop Owner: Eva Berg |
![]() Whistlekick’s Scarlett Breeder/Owner: Terri Kistler | ![]() RSA Y-Knot Yarn Breeder: Fran Bishop Owner: Deb FrostGood Buddies Yarn & SnickerDoodle in Alaska |
![]() PGCH Hawk’s Mtn. Ranch Divinity Breeder/Owner: Lisa RoskopfDivinity was also the 2009 OFFF Diamond Award winner. | ![]() RSA Zink Breeder: Fran Bishop Owner: Elaine Deegan |
![]() Hawk’s Mtn. Ranch Doily Breeder/Owner: Lisa Roskopf | ![]() Harmony Homestead Dixie Breeder/Owner: Elaine Deegan |
![]() Whistlekick Contessa Breeder/Owner: Terri Kistler | ![]() Verdant Vistas Cinnamon Breeder: Pat and George Copa Owner: Deb Rock Type B/Light Brown |
![]() Dam: Fleece Field’s Windy “Lorna” Kid: Twinkie Owner: Julie Jarvis, Animal Cracker Farm, Maple Valley, WA | ![]() Applebright Farm Tootsie Owner: Jan Becker “Barely six months old and ready for her first haircut!” |
![]() Whistlekick Samantha (left) and Whistlekick Toby (right). Owner: Terri Kistler. | ![]() Rancho Amara’s Grayson, a wether (left), and his dam, Rancho Amara’s Chocolate Twix. Grayson was sired by Applebright Farm Bosco. Owned by Carrie McLachlan |
![]() Owned by Jan Becker of Applebright Farm | January/February 2013 Twin doelings, Mae and Willow, taking an afternoon nap. Owner: Ruth Hawkins. Photo by Marsha Pohl |
![]() Owned by Ruth Hawkins | ![]() Owned by Lisa Roskopf of Hawks Mtn. Ranch |
![]() RSA Aloha with Hillari Sahm | ![]() Applebright Farm Filbert Owned by Janice Becker |
![]() Rancho Amara’s Clover and Graycie Owned by Carrie McLachlan | ![]() Week old doeling Gun Plains Elvira Owned by Nan Nichols |
![]() June /July 2014 Gemela Owned by Susan Long, Sweet River Ranch | ![]() Twizz Owned by Allison Sluis, Great Lakes Pygoras |
![]() Logan and Tay Owned by Janice Becker, Applebright Farms | ![]() Submitted by Lisa Roskopf Hawks Mtn. Ranch, Gaston, OR |
![]() Goat of the Month Jan/Feb 2015 Owner Debbie Eubanks, Bohemian Creek Farm Hawks Mtn Ranch Flynn and Great Lakes Pygoras Eewan “Lincoln” | ![]() March to August 2015 Gun Plain Pygoras Abe, and his younger “nephew”, Gun Plain Pygoras Domingo. “Getting winter photos isn’t as much fun as the spring kid pics, but it is a pretty season, and a good time to admire fleeces!” Owned by Nan Nichols, Gun Plain Pygoras |
![]() Lucy and her doe kid, Eleanor. Owned by Corynn Lewis, Little Goat Hill | ![]() “Barney and Benjamin” owned by Cynthia Karafa of Double “K” Farms in Cedar Springs, Michigan.Barney was Grand Champion in 2014 at the Michigan Fiber Festival and Benjamin was Reserve Grand Champion. |
![]() The Oaks Matt and his MFF Ribbons Owned by Liza Sanford-Crane Matt was Reserve Grand Champion Wether at the 2016 Michigan Fiber Festival. | ![]() Meadowstar Farm Silverbelle and Meadowstar Farm Kaleesi Owned by Linda Haug ZellersBest Mother/Daughter pair at the 2017 MFF Pygora Goat show. |
![]() Hawks Mountain Ranch Hunter Owned by Margaret Graves. He’s very friendly and goofy! | ![]() Cowlitz River Filbert’s Memory Owned by Margaret Graves |
![]() A very pregnant Finleigh and still 5 weeks to go! Debbie Eubanks, Bohemian Creek Farm | ![]() Cindy’s Treasures Kharisma DOB: March 21, 2018 Sire: Mist Kissed Mountain Dorian Dam: Cindy’s Treasures Hannah Owned and Bred by Cindy Johnson |
![]() Hawk’s Mtn. Ranch Daphne & daughter Quail Hollow Farms Iris “Squishy and her Mini-Me” Owned by Erica Brown, Quail Hollow Farms | ![]() Quail Hollow Farm Jelly Bean Bred by Lindsay Brown Owned by Erica Brown, Quail Hollow Farms |
![]() September 2018 Kelsie & Gretchen “Gretchen photobombs preregistration pic” Nan Nichols, Gun Plain Pygoras | ![]() Mountain Meadow Farm Mocha Latte Owned by Beverly VanHook-Schrey |
![]() Mountain Meadow Farm Wildflower & Mountain Meadow Farm Jasmine Owned by Beverly VanHook-Schrey | ![]() QHF Gingersnap and QHF Ziva enjoying the winter sun.” Owned by Allison Brown, Quail Hollow Farm |
![]() Great Lakes Pygoras Ellery Owned by Debbie Eubanks, Bohemian Creek Farm | ![]() “A Mother’s Love” Hawks Mountain Ranch Whisper Gypsy Rose and her twins by Hawks Mountain Ranch Ringo Owned by Ruth Hawkins |
![]() July-August 2019 Quail Hollow Farm Angel Cakes and her triplets Bred and Owned by Lindsay Brown | ![]() Great Lakes Pygoras Freckles “Finleigh” Caramel Type B fleece Owned by Youth member, Audra Otto, Blackberry Blossom Farm Breeder: Allison Sluis |
![]() Little Hawk Farm Paisley and Little Hawk Farm Eleanor “Waiting their turn to be sheared.” Owner Ruth Hawkins | ![]() Labor of Love Pygoras Sapphire “Spitfire” Breeder: Amanda Sadowski Owner: Debbie Eubanks, Bohemian Creek Farm |
![]() March/April/May 2020 Great Lakes Pygoras Freckles “Finleigh” Caramel Type B fleece Breeder: Allison Sluis Owned by Youth member, Audra Otto, Blackberry Blossom Farm | ![]() Cowlitz River Cecil Breeder/Owner: Maggie Graves |
![]() August/September 2020 Quail Hollow Farm Mocha Bred and owned by youth member, Allison Brown | ![]() January-April 2021 Labor of Love Pygoras Skyler Storm Bred by Amanda Sadowski and Owned by Terri Gherardi |
![]() Dec 2021/Jun 2022 Meadowstar Farm Alice patiently awaits her turn to go into the show ring at the 2022 Michigan Fiber Festival. Bred by Linda Zellers and Owned by Pam & Dale Gregg. | ![]() January 2023 Quail Hollow Farm Letty with her 3-week-old buckling, Rising Ridge Walker |