Come meet the sweetest goats in the world.
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.
About Nigerian Dwarf Goats
The Nigerian Dwarf goat is a miniature dairy goat breed of West African ancestry. Originally brought to the United States on ships as food for large cats such as lions, the survivors originally lived in zoos. Nigerian Dwarf goats are popular as hobby goats due to their easy maintenance and small stature.
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.
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Videos
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!
0ctavias0fferings says:
They are so cute. I like goats anyway because they have so much character, these are so adorable
Posted April 13, 2009
vicki sullins says:
i found that they are very interesting and i would like to have more information sent to me.
Posted February 06, 2009
stephanie says:
they are so cute i love them!!!
Posted December 22, 2008
denton says:
Hello, I was given 2 7 month yr old african pygmy goats not to long ago. My wife and I realize that we have neither the time nor the equipment to take care of these cute little things. They follow us around the yard when they are out and we dont realy want to give them up but we know they could have a better life some where else and with more attenton. please email me at dentonsigall@yahoo.com
Posted September 27, 2008
Tiddledeewinks says:
I think they'd make great pets! We had a milk goat named April once. You have to trim their hoofs though.I would love to get alpacas someday.
Posted August 29, 2008
Noadi says:
Mine are 100% pets and are absolutely spoiled rotten. Dwarf goats are a miniature dairy breed so you can raise them for milk (you do need to breed a female in order to get milk production) and I suppose you could raise them for meat but they aren't very big and it's easy to get attached to them because they're so sweet. Dwarf goats have very short stiff hair so wool is out of the question, angora goats though aren't really much bigger and they're where mohair comes from. I don't know how much difference there is between raising dwarf goats and angora goats.
Posted August 23, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz says:
Do you raise your goats for milk, meat, wool or pets? Is it possible to raise them for all four reasons? They are sooooo cute!
Posted August 23, 2008
The_Homeopath says:
3 Best pets in the whole world: Ferrets, Cats, and Miniature Goats!!
Posted August 08, 2008
Meh, they're okay.
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.
Pygmy Goats
A pygmy goat is a small breed of domestic goat. Although they produce a very large amount of milk for their size, and can be eaten, pygmy goats are not typically used for milk or meat, unlike larger dairy and meat goat breeds. Pygmy goats tend to be more robust and breed more continually throughout the year than either dairy or meat goats. They have stomachs with four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum, and the abomasum. As browsers, goats are similar to deer and enjoy variety in their diet, including woody plants.
Pygmy Goat Photos
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Fainting Goats
A fainting goat is a breed of domestic goat whose muscles freeze for roughly 10 seconds when the goat is startled. Though painless, this generally results in the animal collapsing on its side. The characteristic is caused by a hereditary genetic disorder called myotonia congenita. When startled, younger goats will stiffen and fall over. Older goats learn to spread their legs or lean against something when startled, and often they continue to run about in an awkward, stiff-legged shuffle.
Fainting Goat Video from National Geographic
Fainting Goats
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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.
My Other Animal Lenses
I don't just have goats, I also have chickens, pheasants, rabbits, dogs, cats, fish, a pig, a llama, and a gecko. The chickens, pheasants, and llama also have lenses.-
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My family is raising pheasants for the first time this year. We've raised chickens before but this is a little different. Come follow along with our experiences.
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Raising Barred Rock Laying Hens
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I'm raising Barred Rock hens this year to have fresh eggs once they are grown. I've raised chickens before, mostly bantams as pets and a few broilers for meat. Egg prices have increased by around 40% in the last year, raising your own laying hens ca...
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Lauren the Llama - Follow Along with First Time Llama Owners
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Lauren is a sweet female gelding llama my family recently rescued. He was kept in awful filthy conditions and not given proper care. It will take months if not longer to repair the damage done, this lens is meant to chronicle that process.
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0ctavias0fferings wrote...
Wonderful lens 5* and a sprinkling of Angel Dust ... now to find a small field ...
Posted April 13, 2009
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I used to have several Nigerians. OMG, they are the most adorable pets! Such a delight to find this lens - 5*!
Posted February 19, 2009
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Posted September 10, 2008
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