nigerian dwarf

As most of y’all know, I’m having to decide which of my Nigerians to part with. I’m trying to set emotional attachments aside. I’ll give what pros and cons I have with each. It’ll take me some time to get pics of each. I’m going to post the dam and sire of the ones that we’ve raised. I ask...

I've been kidding for four years now, but this is the first year I've kept a mother and daughter while both are pregnant. Grandma kidded two weeks ago, and had (five!!!) kids, but unfortunately they were all stillborn. I'm guessing they were premee, but she kidded silently, and I wasn't there to...

One of my older whethers has become pretty ill. I noticed him acting a little lethargic a few days ago and just dismissed it as part of the cold (we are currently experiencing -20F temperatures right now). The next day I noticed he was not getting up for food so I tried to pick him up and have...

We will be listing several Lamancha & Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats after the State Fair Our State Fair is Oct 19-21st We had planned on selling a few goats but have decided that we will be reducing our herd by half. The 9 months of rain and the effects of the hurricane have left us with an...

First off - livestock is allowed in Chicago, with no limits. That being said, would I be crazy to share my backyard with two Nigerian Dwarf goats? We have a detached 2.5 car garage, and I’d convert half of it into a pen for them, so indoor space isn’t a concern. We have a fully fenced yard...

Hello all! My ND babies come home in two weeks so we are working hard to get ready for them to be here - super excited! I bought this woodshed for their shelter but need suggestions on ways to make the floor solid so their little hooves don't slip through and get injured. The slats between are...

My husband and I just adopted a 1.5 year old doe who just had a female kid last week. We moved them up to our orchard yesterday. It was our understanding that our orchard was fenced and protected. Goats were stressed but lounging under trees; at noon today they disappeared. We discovered a major...

can my 9 month dwarf survive in the cold? the temperature won’t drop below 15 degrees. Will he be ok or do I need heaters/heat lamps? Any input helps. New to this

I recently bought a Nigerian dwarf goat and he barely eats the hay we got for him. I looked it up and it said he could eat Timothy grass but he doesn’t seem to like it. We might try and bring him to a supply store and see what he likes.im worried about him someone help

Hello everyone! I recently purchased a Cream-colored, 4 month old nigerian dwarf wether. Please help me name him! I am looking for something short and sweet, for a shy, loving goat. Thanks!

We are getting geared up for our first Nigerian Dwarf babies! (We had one kid in Oct but we lost the kid and it was a csection. We also had Boers so this isn't our first kidding but we are beyond excited about Nigees!) Diamond due 1/23, 2F (FF triplet doelings) Nellie due 4/2, 2F (FF single...

We are expecting our first Nigerian Dwarf goat kids in January. I'm trying to figure out naming each animal. With our Cattle, we name each subsequent one with the same first letter as the dam. For example: Maddie has had Mollie, Melody, Maizy, and Mya. I realize that goats can be much more...

I took a pic of one of my does' tails this morning. I'm trying to figure out if you think she looks copper deficient. Input appreciated! Also, does anyone have experience using flax as a copper supplement instead of the bolus?

As some of you know, we have Nigees and love them! We got dairy goats to provide milk for our medically fragile daughter. Our goal is to replace all of her dairy intake with caprine. BYH has introduced me to Minis as I had never heard of them prior. We are strongly considering either getting a...

We bought our farm February 2010. Since then, we have added three kiddos (two of which, their first words was "moo.") We started with some Angus cows and a few finds with the best confirmation possible at market price to raise Show cattle. We've also added feeder pigs and we had Boer goats but...

Hello, I am building a "playground" for my adult Nigerian Dwarf goats that includes raised platforms and am trying to figure out the height to vertically offset the platforms. I would like to maximize this height while still making it easy for my goats to jump up and down. In particular I am...

So I plan on getting a couple Nigerian does here in the future. My goal is solely for milk (and making things from the milk). Since I would just have a couple on a small parcel of land, I really don't want to have to keep a buck and always keep him separated. So my question is, when it comes...

..from south central Alabama! Happy to have found y'all and hope to learn a lot as a new goat mom to a ND 4 mo old wether and 5 mo old doeling. I'm so in love!! Hopefully, with more experience, I'll one day be sharing helpful advice with others myself. As empty-nesters, hubby and I left the...

New to owning goats, but it has been on my system since I was a kid (pun intended). We have three goats and have owned them for about a month. One is a Nigerian Dwarf doe and her doeling kid. Our ND was accidentally bred with a Saanen and she had twins! But luckily she did fine. Doeling is 4...

Hey all! I have a Nigerian dwarf doe that I got from my neighbor right before we moved away. They purchased a variety of goats from the auction all at once, including 2 full size bucks, all were pastured together. Momma had a little doe nursing, and I watched daily as a determined buck chased...