MommaBugg
Chillin' with the herd
Just a scraggler from the BYC forum. Looking for good info and other resources for meat rabbits and dwarf dairy or DP goats!
Greetings from MI
- Thread starter MommaBugg
- Start date
elevan
Critter Addict ♥
Roll farms
Spot Master
Welcome. 
It's late and I'm not firing on all my cylinders....but what's a DP goat?
It's late and I'm not firing on all my cylinders....but what's a DP goat?
- Thread starter
- #4
MommaBugg
Chillin' with the herd
Sorry LOL .. DP is dual purpose.. I dunno if they use that terminology for goats or not.. I am a chicken person, so I am used to using chicken termsRoll farms said:Welcome.
It's late and I'm not firing on all my cylinders....but what's a DP goat?
BTW, Thanks for the warm welcome folks!
redtailgal
New Member
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2010
- Messages
- 5,369
- Reaction score
- 27
- Points
- 0
Welcome!
I with Rolls, it is late, lol!
I with Rolls, it is late, lol!
Stacykins
Overrun with beasties
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2011
- Messages
- 476
- Reaction score
- 8
- Points
- 76
Welcome aboard! Always glad to see another Michigander!
Cabinchick
Ridin' The Range
Glad you joined us!Ms. Research
Herd Nerd On A Mission
- Joined
- Jul 13, 2011
- Messages
- 3,518
- Reaction score
- 8
- Points
- 129
from New Jersey
Roll farms
Spot Master
Well, shucks....I thought maybe they'd invented a new kind of goat that I'd just *have* to run out and get.
By dual-purpose, if you still want dwarf sized - pygmys are 'meat' goats and Nigerians are dairy, so if you crossed the two, you'd technically have a dual purpose dwarf goat.
The pygmy blood may lower the milk quantity, but both breeds are 'bulky' little goats who, if fed out properly, should butcher fine. Less meat than a standard, of course...but if you don't need much milk or meat, they'd give you what you want, at least in theory.
I myself prefer great ol' big udders that give me 8# of milk a day and that I can milk w/ more than 2 fingers.
By dual-purpose, if you still want dwarf sized - pygmys are 'meat' goats and Nigerians are dairy, so if you crossed the two, you'd technically have a dual purpose dwarf goat.
The pygmy blood may lower the milk quantity, but both breeds are 'bulky' little goats who, if fed out properly, should butcher fine. Less meat than a standard, of course...but if you don't need much milk or meat, they'd give you what you want, at least in theory.
I myself prefer great ol' big udders that give me 8# of milk a day and that I can milk w/ more than 2 fingers.
SmallFarmGirl
Smiley Crazy
your going have fun here !!! :bun alot of this I bet : 
