Nigerian Dwarf Goats - Cute and Friendly Miniature Goats
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Come meet the sweetest goats in the world.
Dwarf goats are still livestock animals however and need plenty of outdoor space and room to play, however they don't need as much as their larger cousins.
My Dwarf Goats
For the past couple years my family has had a pair of nigerian dwarf goats named Blossom and Tansy. Recently we've added to our tiny herd. Update: The new goats are not Nigerian Dwarfs but are a different miniature breed, they are Pygmy Goats.I was a little skeptical at first about having goats, they have an unwarranted reputation for being smelly with bad attitudes. However I've found instead that goats are enormously friendly and very clean animals. Not to say of course that they aren't also a lot of work.
Goats are also extremely smart animals so you need to give them plenty of stuff to do like ramps to climb on, toys, etc.
If you want to adopt rescued goats or you have goats that you can no longer take care of please contact your local Humane Society or a goat rescue organization. I am willing to give advice to those with goats but please don't ask me if I can adopt your goats, I have as many as I can handle right now.
In Tribute
One of my dwarf goats Tansy passed away this winter. Since we got her as an adult we aren't entirely sure how old she was, at the minimum she was 8 and possibly as old as 12. In any case she lived a long life and passed away quietly in her sleep. She hadn't been sick so most likely it was heart failure or a stroke.She's missed by the whole family.
Goat and Llama Rescue
- Sheryl's Scribblings: We Can't Say No
- My family loves animals, that's obvious to anyone who visits our house within a very short time. Monday of this week the menagie consisted of 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 goats, 2 rabbits, 3 fish, a bantam hen, and a gecko. Notice that I said Monday because it's changed.
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Links
- Welcome to NDGA
- The Registry and Sanctioning Association Dedicated Exclusively to the Nigerian Dwarf Goat
- Breeds of Livestock - Nigerian Dwarf Goats
- The Nigerian Dwarf is a miniature goat of West African Origin. It's conformation is similar to that of the larger dairy goat breeds.
- ANDDA.ORG
- ANDDA - American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Association
- The Nigerian Dwarf Goat as a Pet or Dairy Goat - Associated Content
- Nigerian Dwarf Goats make great pets, and produce healthy, butter-fat and protein rich goat milk as an extra. Even if you do not want to raise a goat for milk, these little goats make great companions, and are a good animal for teaching children how to take care of animals.
Caring for Goats Links
- Maryland Small Ruminant Page - Sheep & Goat Nutrition
- The Maryland Small Ruminant Page (sheepandgoat.com) provides information resources for sheep and goat producers.
- Sheep and Goat Nutrition Guideline - Goats and Nutrition - GoatWorld.Com
- Pastures /forages are the cheapest feed sources for both sheep and goat production. Therefore, we should use them to the fullest extent. Establish a grazing system using both cool-season species such as ladino clover-orchard grass mixture or fescue-ladino clover mixture and warm season grasses such
- Goats and more Goats: The Goat Pages
- Goats
Irvine Mesa Charros 4-H Club
Irvine, California
We raise two different types of goats. Dairy Goats are raised for goat milk. They
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make good companions, go to petting zoos, and we show them at fairs. Pygmy Goats are raised
primarily for show. Like dairy goats, they are good companions, a - AgriView - Sheep and Goat Diseases Outlined From A to Z
- Susan Schoenian, a sheep and goat specialist for the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, recently outlined some of the most common sheep and goat diseases that producers should watch for, from A to Z.
Books About Raising Goats
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What do you think about Nigerian Dwarf Goats?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byOMG, they're so cute!
vladeta says:
they are great! i would like to have one. i'm also considering buying chickens
Posted December 08, 2011
mags says:
they are just adorable they are our babies.we have a pygmy and a miniture pygmy and would love another miniture
Posted June 03, 2011
Denise says:
I want some!!!!!
Posted May 30, 2011
GullringstorpGoatGal says:
What a great blog! I love these charming little goats! I live in Sweden and have goats also. Come see mine at: gullringstorpgoatsblog.wordpress.com
Posted May 11, 2011
lola says:
I love the goats and I am still begging my parents for one!
Posted February 24, 2011
lola says:
I love them and want one~
Posted February 24, 2011
Jan says:
I have some pet Nigerian dwarf goats now and love, love, love them! They really do make great pets.
Posted February 15, 2011
Meh, they're okay.
COUNTRYLUTHIER says:
I think this is a great animal for the beginning farmsteader. Thanks for sharing.
Posted November 15, 2011
youhavegottobekidding says:
They look nice but to treat them as pets well i don't they could pass that task.
Posted August 07, 2008
Timewarp says:
They're pretty cute but still dont compare to those crazy goats that pass out when you startle them! youtube 'fainting goats' ! I kind of feel sorry for them actually.
Posted April 17, 2008
SusanVillasLewis says:
Sorry, I can smell them from here and one of them is trying to much on my sleeve. (Bad memories of taking kids to a petting zoo!!)
Posted April 11, 2008
Other Miniature Goat Breeds
Care is pretty much the same for all three breeds.
Mini Goat Links
- National Pygmy Goat Association
- The Pygmy Goat is hardy, alert and animated, good-natured and gregarious; a docile, responsive pet, a cooperative provider of milk, and an ecologically effective browser. The Pygmy goat is an asset in a wide variety of settings, and can adapt to virtually all climates.
- 4H Pygmy Goats
- Some kids in 4-H like to raise Pygmy goats because they are easy to raise and handle and they are affectionate, cute, lovable and playful. A full grown doe or whether ranges from 16 to 23 inches at the withers and they usually weigh from 40 to 70 pounds.
- The International Fainting Goat Association
- The International Fainting Goat Association was founded in the fall of 1989 by a group of people who appreciated the Fainting Goat as a breed and wished to see them preserved. This task is being accomplished through registration, pedigree documentation, and educating the public about the uniqueness of the breed.
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Irenemaria
Aug 15, 2011 @ 12:01 pm | delete
- I know these little goats can be friendly and like humans. Blessings!
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RenaissanceWoman2010
Aug 10, 2011 @ 9:32 pm | delete
- I enjoyed learning more about goats and was just amazed by those "fainting" goats. Oh my... good thing they don't have far to fall to the ground. They would have to wear helmets if they were taller to protect themselves against those dozens (or hundreds??) of times they collapse every day. I think I would like to have some goats.
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GreenfireWiseWoman
Aug 8, 2011 @ 6:18 am | delete
- Great lens. Very informative. Thank you.
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AnthonyAltorenna
Jul 30, 2011 @ 5:30 pm | delete
- My daughters wants us to get some goats, but I'm still on the fence. They are cute, but I know who will end up doing most of the work....
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sandyspider
Apr 1, 2011 @ 1:25 am | delete
- Great lens on dwarf goats. Blessed by an April Fools angel. See this featured on my April Fools Angel Blessing as soon as it is published. Your blessing is coming first. So check back.
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