This photo below is of our mini obie doeling Brandy.

This breed is a good choice for the person who wants dairy goats for milk, from hardy thrifty animals, who appreciates the vivid rust-red coloration, wants something slightly out of the ordinary, and likes the Swiss type head (upright ears).
The Oberhasli breed is growing in popularity at goat shows (competitions based on selection of animals on the basis of body conformation) as their docile nature is appreciated, along with the fine color, described as being 'like the wood on the back of a violin'. Contestants in showmanship classes are discovering that the color is easier to keep clean than pure white animals.
The breed is about two inches smaller in size than the other standard sized (non-miniature) breeds. Temperament tends to be quiet and sweet natured but alert, with vocalizing similar to the other Swiss-origin breeds.

The Mini Oberhasli, also called an Oberian, and formally called Miniature Oberhasli, is a dairy goat that was created by breeding a Nigerian buck with a full Oberhasli doe. It is most often colored red bay with black markings, although it also may be pure black and only rarely red (not accepted for registration). The Mini-Oberhasli should be a mid-sized version of the Oberhasli dairy goat. At this time, one trait that came exclusively from their Nigerian anscestors is still allowed: blue eyes.These medium sized goats produce from 1/2 to 1-1/2 gallons of milk per day.

The minimum height for does is 21 inches and 23 inches for bucks. Maximum height standards for purebreds are 28 inches for does and 30 inches for bucks (TMGR). Most can be registered with The Miniature Goat Registry TMGR.

Mini oberhaslis are considered purebred after six generations of breeding Mini-Oberhasli to Mini-Oberhasli. Red bay and black are accepted colors at this time, with small amounts of white allowed. The final purebred Mini-Oberhasli should still be approximately 50% Nigerian and 50% Oberhasli. The first generation is called F-1, the second is called F-2, and so on until F-6 where the F designation is removed and the offspring are considered purebred.

A registered Nigerian Buck bred to a Registered Standard Doe produces a 1st Generation Mini (F1)
An F1 bred to a F1 produces an F2
An F2 bred to a F2 produces an F3
An F3 bred to a F3 produces an F4
Breeding two animals who are the same F will produce the next highest F
An F1 bred back to a standard doe still produces an F1

If you breed a 1/2 and 1/2 nigerian-obie mini to a full Nigerian buck, you get 3/4 nigi 1/4 obie. These offspring can still be registered and they would be considered an F1.

CAE Negative, testing done 11/2011

We have sold all our Mini- Oberhasli breeding does.