We have 2 nigerian dwarfs in our suburban backyard, too - 1/4 acre, just like you. I have a shed, it's for keeping my mower and a couple of bales of hay in (and a bunch of other junk that won't fit in the garage, but that's another story). The goats have a separate fenced off pen, about 20x30...
Well, I think they're going to be fine. They wouldn't touch the hay I held out for them, but my wife grabbed a handful and held it out, and they ate it right up from her hands. (I can't blame them if they like her more than me, anyway.) So she grabbed another handful and held it right in front...
You may recall, our two 12-week-old nigerian dwarf wethers just came home last week. They have a nice little pen to live in, but the pen doesn't have any browse in it to eat (well, it had a few weeds growing, but they were eaten up pretty quickly). So of course I have plenty of orchard grass hay...
We just got two nigerian dwarf goats. The kids (human ones...) absolutely love them, of course, and we've been spending tons of time out with them. We live on a quarter acre lot in a populated suburb, and the city allows goats that are less than 100 pounds full grown, so we built them a pen and...
I have a spot in my yard about 20' x 20', that I think i could easily fence off to keep 2 mini goats, either pygmy or nigerian dwarf. I can build a small shelter for them, build the fence with no problem, and there is a feed store just a few miles away where I can get local grass hay, mineral...