Mini Nubian vs. Dwarf Nigerian body condition**UPDATED PICS**

[Egg_Newton]

I have both breeds and it seems like my ND have a more filled out look than the mini nubians. I have been pulling the minis for seperate extra feedings to try and fatten them up but am now thinking this may not be nesassary as they are at a fine weight. This is my most recent addition and I believe her to be very poor body condition. So, she has still been getting extra feed. She was in pretty bad shape when I brought her home but with TLC and food she is looking better. But overall the nubians just seem more narrow and bony. Am I right or do I have skinny nubians?

 

[OneFineAcre]

Nubians are going to be more bony looking than Nigerians. Still, the mini-Nubian in that picture needs more conditioning.

How old is she?

Nigerians also seem different from most standards in that they seem to get fatter as they get older, and the standards look thinner.

 

[Egg_Newton]

I believe she is 2 1/2. Does her belly look a little dissended too? She's not pregnant but she looks thin and bloated. She was getting some not so great hay and sweet feed at her last home. I've improved her diet a lot. But, I still think her belly is big for as thin as she is. I don't have any updated pics of her right now.

 

[OneFineAcre]

can't really tell from the picture.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

This is just my opinion, but all the goats in that picture seem to be a bit skinny and have rough coats. I would suggest getting a fecal done and deworm everybody if they need it. You could also do a cocci treatment if that shows up high in the fecal. Also make sure they have enough goat minerals out so they can eat them all the time and make sure it's a goat mineral so it has enough copper. I like my goats to be a bit fatter and have slicker coats.

Purebred Nubians:

 

[Egg_Newton]

This is a picture the lady I bought her from sent me. Those are her goats. I have been giving her alfalfa pellets, beet pulp, calfa mana, Boss, mana pro minerals and unlimited pasture and have wormed her since I've had her. Her coat has improved significantly in the month I've had her. She is starting to put on some weight now too. She is a very sweet girl. I couldn't have left her even if I didn't want to take her seeing how bad off she was.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Is she in milk or dry? I don't really see an udder, but thought I would ask.

 

[Egg_Newton]

No she is dry but lady told me she just gave birth in May. And her hooves were wayyyy overgrown. That's why she is so ....cow hocked??? Is that what it's called?

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Sounds like your doing the right things, it takes a bit of time to get the weight on them. Just make sure you are managing parasites and cocci and all should be well!

It helps to take before and after pictures so you can compare later down the road.

 

[SheepGirl]

That goat looks wormy, with that thin of a BCS and that big of a belly (could just be the angle, too). That is NOT what a bloated animal looks like...they will be completely full and not sunken in at the sides.

Do you have any recent photos?