Ear Knot Acres is a small hobby farm in central Ohio, I am Colleen and I look after the herd.  I have been raising Mini-La Manchas for a little over 3 years.  Mini-Manchas are the product of a cross between the full size La Mancha and a Nigerian Dwarf goat.  You can have the best of both world with the minis, the wonderful disposition of the LM and the great milk production with a smaller size, similar to the foundation Nigerian Dwarf.  These sweethearts require less space, less food and in some cases match the milk production of their full sized ancestors.  The Mini-Mancha is considered an experimental breed for the first 2 generations, by the time you produce a 3 generation kid, and if it matches the breed standards you will have an American registered Mini-Mancha.  American registry carries through to the 6th generation where again, if you goat conforms to all breed standards set for a Mini-Mancha, you can register it as a Purebred Mini-Mancha. 

At Ear Knot Acres we have 1st, 2nd and 3rd (American) registered Mini-Manchas, we are expecting our first 4th generation kids this spring.  We also have several MM’s that are blue eyed and polled.

Having had so much fun with the Mini-Manchas I decided a while back to also start breeding Mini-Nubians.  I purchased a fabulous Nubian doe from Hoanbu Nubians and we had our first set of first generation Mini-Nubians this past spring, twin does, who have been retained  in our herd.  I will be added a 3 or 4th generation Mini-Nubian buck spring of 2010 to breed to these girls so we can advance the generations and produce quality Mini-Nubians as well.  It’s so much FUN!

Please enjoy browsing my website, I love to show off my goaties!