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The mamas are Nubians. I don’t know the breed of the buck, guessing a Nubian also.

My niece was thrilled with the ‘spots’, calls them “moonspots”. I was looking up moonspots & what people consider moonspots can vary. Regardless, spotted goats like this are in demand. The Nubian breed is one of the breeds that can have ‘moonspots’.

I asked what she planned to do with all of these goats. They are doing regenerative farming on their place where the fields were formerly mono-cropped. They had hogs for a couple of years, also had 2 cows (raised to go to the spa, which happened last fall) & she is now looking for animals she can handle more easily (without husband’s help) when rotating pastures, etc. I think the goats will work out. Plans are to keep all, but it wouldn’t surprise me if she gets offers she can’t refuse on 2 or 3 of the spotted kids. She’s also got two dwarf goats that are pretty cute.

One of the mama goats is extremely friendly. She just wants to hang out with people and get lots of petting/attention - my SIL fell in love with her when she visited recently & she is generally not a goat fan.

I have room for goats, if I added some fencing - way on the back burner, if ever, but seeing those cute kids .... gets me closer to wanting goats.