A mini Nubian is the offspring of crossing a Nigerian dwarf and standard Nubian. You have to keep putting a ND Nubian cross on a mini Nubian doe until you have long ears. They are much smaller than the standard Nubian but bigger than a Nigerian! They are really great goats to have. They are impssble to find though. We had to go all the way to Atlanta GA to get ours. They might be more common in Columbia than in southern Illinois though! Haha.Hope you find a mini. If you do please send pics of them!