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● Live from the courtyard — kidding season 2026

Small Yard.Big Herd.Happy Goats 🐐

CTYARD GOATS is an urban micro-farm proving you don't need 40 acres to raise healthy, hilarious, high-producing dairy goats. Nigerian Dwarfs, Pygmy companions, raw-milk chevre, goat yoga and hands-on homestead school — all from a transformed city courtyard.

38Goats in herd
6.8%Avg butterfat
12k+Visitors / year
9 yrsCourtyard farming
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★ ADGA tested ★ G6S Normal ★ CAE/CL/Johnes negative ★ Ethical disbudding & dam-raised

Courtyard goats - Nigerian Dwarf goat portrait
Meet Biscuit — herd queen 👑
2.4 qt/day • 7.1% butterfat • 3x Grand Champion
Meet herd
🐐 FRESH CHEVRE EVERY FRIDAY • GOAT YOGA SATURDAYS • KIDDING TOURS DAILY • RAW MILK HERD SHARES • BREEDING STOCK • HOMESTEAD CLASSES • 🐐 FRESH CHEVRE EVERY FRIDAY • GOAT YOGA SATURDAYS • KIDDING TOURS DAILY • RAW MILK HERD SHARES • BREEDING STOCK • HOMESTEAD CLASSES •
01 — About the farm

We turned a concrete courtyard into a goat paradise

CTYARDGOATS.COM started in 2016 with two rescue Pygmies, a second-hand shed and a very confused HOA. Today our 0.3-acre courtyard in the city is a rotational-browse laboratory: vertical hay racks, living willow fences, rainwater fodder, deep-litter compost and 38 very spoiled goats.

We specialize in courtyard-adapted dairy goats — compact Nigerian Dwarfs selected for calm temperament, high butterfat, easy hand-milking and neighbor-friendly voices. No smell, no noise complaints, just milk, mulch and joy.

♻️ Zero-waste
Manure → compost → raised beds → goat treats. Closed loop.
🥛 Ethical milk
Dam-raised kids, once-a-day milking, 2-month dry period.
See farm systemIs it legal?
Nigerian Dwarf goats in courtyard
Our philosophy

Goats first, product second. Every doe gets a name, a best friend, a climbing platform and retirement — never freezer camp. Happy goats make sweet milk. That's the whole business plan.

Goat kids playing
By the numbers

38 goats • 14 milking does • 6 herd sires • 120+ kids placed in pet & homestead homes • 4 livestock guardian dogs • 2000 lbs compost / year.

02 — Meet the herd

Three breeds, one courtyard crew

We don't do 20 breeds. We do 3 perfectly: high-fat Nigerian Dwarfs for milk, Pygmies for companionship & brush control, and our signature Ctyard Mini — a calm, quiet cross for first-time owners.

Nigerian Dwarf dairy goat
Flagship dairy

NIGERIAN DWARF

45-75 lbs, 1.5-2.5 qt/day, 6-10% fat. Blue eyes, moonspots, championship lines. ADGA registerable. From $450.


Reserve kid
Pygmy goat kid
Pet + brush

PYGMY & DWARF PETS

Stocky comedians, wethers $175 pair-only. Leash-trained, de-wormed, disbudded. Best lawnmowers that cuddle.


Adopt wethers
Ctyard mini goats on pasture
Ctyard original

CTYARD MINI

Our 5th-gen courtyard cross: quieter voice, smaller pellets, stands for hoof trim. Ideal for suburbs & schools. Waitlist open.


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03 — Farm system

How 0.3 acres feeds 38 goats

Courtyard farm setup with raised beds

🏗️ Vertical courtyard design

Three-tier paddocks rotate every 3 days. Willow hurdles, cattle-panel arches with grapes, lofted hay barn, deep-litter winter shelter that composts in place. Rain catchment 2500 gal + fodder wall (barley sprouts in 7 days) cuts feed 30%.

  • 120 sq ft per goat + daily browse walks
  • Biofilter + fly predators — zero smell
  • Solar + battery milking station
Goats browsing green pasture

🌿 Feed & health protocol

Free-choice orchard hay, alfalfa pellets for milkers, loose minerals, baking soda, copper bolus 2x/year. FAMACHA + fecals, not calendar worming. All breeding stock tested CAE/CL/Johnes annually.

  • Dam-raised, bottle-supplemented only if triplets
  • Hoof trim every 6 weeks — demo classes
  • Guardian dogs + night lockup, hawk netting

Tour the system
04 — Artisan dairy

From udder to chevre in 12 hours

Artisan goat cheese board Fresh goat milk bottles

We are a herd-share micro-dairy: you own a share of Biscuit & friends, we do the milking, chilling, culturing. Milk tested monthly, chilled to 38°F in 20 min, chevre cultured overnight with French Geotrichum.

🧀 Chevre
Garlic-herb, honey, plain. $12 / 8oz
🍰 Feta & Buttons
Aged 14-60 days. $16-22
🧼 Goat soap
Oat + lavender. $8

HERD SHARE & SHOP

Pickup Fri-Sun courtyard gate. Bring jars — $1 off.

  • 🥛 Herd share (1 qt / week)$38/mo
  • 🧀 Chevre flight (3 flavors)$29
  • 🍦 Goat cajeta caramel$14
  • 🧶 Hoof-trim + training class$65
  • 🐐 Goat yoga (mat + cuddles)$25
  • 🏕️ Private kidding tour (6 ppl)$120
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05 — Visit & learn

Goat yoga, tours & homestead school

Most loved ★ 4.9 (840 reviews)

🐐 Saturday Goat Yoga + Cuddles

45-min gentle flow while 12 kids parkour over you. Mats, tea, photo with flower crown goat included. Kids 6+ welcome. Sells out — book 2 weeks ahead.

Sat 9am & 11am • $25 • courtyard shala

Book Saturday
Goat yoga kids
Hands-on

🏫 Courtyard Goatkeeping 101

4-hour intensive: fencing for $300, shelter builds, milking, hoof trim, cheese make, city ordinances & neighbor diplomacy. Take home chevre + manual + mineral sample.

1st Sunday monthly • $95 • max 12

Save seat
Homestead class at farm
06 — Farm journal

Latest bleats & news

Kiddings, milk records, cheese batches, classes and escape stories. Click any story to read full page.

No news yet — kidding season soon!

Check back Friday for fresh chevre and baby photos. Meanwhile tour the farm.

About us
Goats

Daily chores live

Milking 7am & 6pm daily — visitors welcome to watch.

Cheese

Cheese Friday

Fresh batches every Friday 4-7pm at courtyard gate.

07 — FAQ

Neighbors ask, we answer

Do goats stink? Will neighbors complain?

Bucks in rut do — that's why we keep bucks off-site except 6 weeks in fall, and use AI + driveway breeding. Does and wethers smell like sweet hay when bedded on deep litter + PDZ. We give neighbors free chevre twice a year. Zero complaints since 2018.

How much space do I need for 2 goats?

Minimum 400 sq ft dry lot + 64 sq ft shelter + daily browse or hay. Our Ctyard plan fits 2 minis in a 20x20 courtyard with vertical enrichment. Take our class before buying — we discount $50 if you do.

Is goat milk easier to digest?

Many find it so: smaller fat globules, A2 protein, no agglutinin. Our milk is 6-8% fat, chilled fast, tastes like melted ice cream, not “goaty”. Herd-share members get lab results monthly.

Do you ship cheese or kids?

Cheese is pickup only (we're too small to ship). Weaned kids can go via licensed ground transport in-state; we never ship cargo. Better: come meet, pick your kid, take our starter kit.

Are your goats tested?

Yes — annual whole-herd CAE, CL, Johnes + G6S for Nigerians. Results shown before deposit. Closed herd except tested AI bucks.

08 — Say hi

Come meet the herd 🐐

Courtyard gate open Fri-Sun 10am-6pm. Tours daily 11am & 4pm. 123 Clover Courtyard Lane. Text faster than email — goats eat our inbox.

Book tour — $15 Read journal Our story
📍 Find us
123 Clover Courtyard Lane
Fri-Sun pickup 10-6
Tour parking in alley
✉️ Contact
hello @ courtyard farm
Text: (555) 010-GOAT
Reply within 1 day
🐐 Herd share
12 spots left for March
$38/mo • pause anytime
Bring clean jars