At 16th and Killingsworth in Portland, the Nigerian Dwarf goat Prince greets his visitors.
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The opportunity to see and pet baby goats was easily the biggest attraction of the Goatlandia tour.
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These baby goats, referred to as kids, were born just last Saturday.
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At 60th and Cully, Abita Springs Farm has been in operation for seven years and currently hosts eight goats.
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Goatlandia brought out goat enthusiasts of all varieties.
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The Going Goat Coop divides its chores, feed and vet costs among its eight members to make goat-keeping affordable..
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If you've got a yummy bundle of green leaves in hand, the goats will do their darndest to cozy up to you.
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The largest threats to urban goat populations are raccoons and dogs.
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Emily Wood holds Violet, a 9-day-old kid.
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"You can't have just one goat," says Goatlandia organizer Arif Khan. "They're social animals. If you have one, they're miserable."
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Meet Lilly, the French Alpine goat.
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Ed Arcement can get up to one and a half gallons of milk per goat per day.
Why bother with a dog when you can have a goat? For a growing number of Portlanders, the attraction to urban farm animals is they require equal or less maintenance and actually provide a product — eggs, milk and minor landscaping services.
In celebration of Pedalpalooza, Portland’s annual three-week bike festival, local goat farmer Arif Kahn hosted "Goatlandia." This bike-tour led interested citizens through NE neighborhoods to visit four homeowners keeping goats in the city limits. Roughly 50 bikers drifted in and out of the bike brigade, stopping to coo at 9-day-old kids or pick the brains of urban farmers with questions about milk production and cheesemaking.
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