Howdy;
While we are unable to have Nigerians at our current home, we have been enjoying Nigerian milk thanks to a local goat farmer. Unfortunately for us he is no longer able to provide us with milk.
We are hoping to find another local source of N
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Quick intro, I'm really not a goat owner (yet!), my daughter is the one who has just acquired two darling little Nigerian siblings--one doe and one wether. So we're looking forward to learning everything we
Read more…Is there roughly a certain age that a young wether kid can be housed with a buck, or is it primarily a size matter? Also, are there any suggestions as to how to successfully introduce them? Thank you!
Read more…Thank you for letting me join your website. We own a small dairy goat farm near Whitehorse, Yukon. We have had goats for about 5 years and this past year have started to join Nigerian Dwarf goats to our herd of Nubians. Yukon gives its own challe
Read more…i have a pygmy doe in milk. when i bought her she was from a farm. (i also bought another doe same time same place,but, she has blue eyes and is very ...well she is in charge not in milk) anyway the blueyed named pinky is dominant and the one in mil
Read more…I was wondering if anyone has tried growing fodder as feed. i wanna give it a try. i read posts from @ 2 years ago.thanks
Read more…Hi everyone I live in Upstate NY kinda near Ithaca. My husband and I make goat's milk soap and are considering getting 2 Nigerians if it's a possibility. Last year I checked with the village we live in and was told they are legal. They have never
Read more…what is right age for a buck to start breeding. i have a lamancha x nubian doe 140-150lbs and 15 months old.
i was told i only needed to wait 4 months for a healthy,potent buck. should i wait longer ?
i also read bucks are ready at 7 months . what i
More than a little off-topic but I was certain you would love this.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-01/barcaldine-school-grabs-prizes-by-racing-feral-goats/6436390
Read more…this lil guy has been clicking and makin noises and pushing on my lil 4 month old mini nubian. he is so funny. and she don't like it. but, what's really funny is that the mother gets mad and chases away my nubi.
he is very cute. too bad i'm selling h
Read more…Hi y'all, I'm new around here, and to Nigerian Dwarf goats. My husband and I have been wanting to get a couple for a few years now, and are finally in the position to give a couple a good home. We have them for dairy purposes, so we want to do the be
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Our family is in the middle of purchasing home with acreage. We plan to have a couple goats along with other small animals to start. The Nigerian Dwarfs seem to be perfect for our needs.
Having goats will be a new experience for us, so we'r
Read more…Hello I have had trouble determining if my does are pregnant. They are due at the end of May. I have not seen them go into heat again but recently I have seen them waving their tail though. Her are some pictures of them. http://picturesofgoatsandmo
Read more…We had a first freshener kid with pink teats. She is milking now for about a month. Her teats and her vulva are turning black. She is a mostly black goat. She never had goats suck on her and has always been hand milked. She doesn't seem to be in pain
Read more…Hi my names Laura. I have a small herd of nigerians we raise for milking and showing. I have 14 does and 4 bucks. I love these little guys! My daughter who is 5 shows with me and her brother will too once hes big enough. Heres some pics of my newest
Read more…Yes, I have been on here for 4 years learning all that I can and just this past week got my first NDs. 2 little bucklings (for now) Patches and Goldie. Goldie is the one my son is feeding and Patches is the other. they are about days old.
What size disbudding iron do people normally use on their Nigerian Dwarf goats. Looking for a disbudding iron. A friend told me I have to get the small size is it the 1/4 like the pygmy goats. What size do all of you use?
Read more…I will be heading to New Brunswick from British Columbia in a month or two. I have an acre of land and am possibly eyeing more adjoining land but I'd like to see if we survive a winter there first :P
I'll be living there full time and my brother wi
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I my name is Laurene Beaudette and I am new to the group. My doe had three kids yesterday for the first time. (2 boys + 1 girl) The first boy is big, second boy small, and the girl is tiny. The mother is petite. Could you please let
Read more…Dear NDG,
My carmellita is due to kid in about five weeks--her and my first time. The vet was out yesterday to give her the SeBo shot and now its count down time and several questions arise for me:
Her sibling will kid the following month; do the
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