MrsKuhn - The Kuhn family adventure begins - KIDS ARE HOME

[Latestarter]

Oh, BTW, good to see you back! You've been "away" for a while. Hope all is OK with you and yours

 

[MrsKuhn]

Thank you @Latestarter

Everything is good, we have just been really busy. We were on vacation camping for awhile and then made a trip to Portland to see my dying Uncle. We are back home and getting back on a routine before school starts

 

[Latestarter]

OK... all depends on dam/sire size of course, but yes, your mini Nubian will be larger than the 2 you have. Typical Nigie/pygmy weight is ~75 pounds +/- say 15?

From http://www.americangoatsociety.com/education/breed_standards.php

"Mature Nubian does should be at least 30" tall at the withers, and should weigh at least 135 pounds." So a mini nubian should run in the 100-120 pound range +/- depending on which parent size/weight traits are dominant. They should have no issues living together at all. many here on the site have a mix of full and minis of multiple breeds all living together in complete harmony.

So sorry to hear about your uncle. I hope he's not in any pain.

 

[MrsKuhn]

Thank you @Latestarter I got a little worried that I wasn't going to be able to keep them together.. Phew

 

[samssimonsays]

Usually, from those I know anyways, if the smaller goats are added first, the bigger ones will grow up and be accepting of the little ones. Sometimes bigger ones will be aggressive towards dwarfs if they have never been around them and could potentially hurt the smaller goats due to size alone. They "should" be fine together.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Ravi, one of my biggest boer does was bottle fed and raised with Nigerians. She grew up knowing they were the bosses. Once she was quite a bit bigger than the rest of the herd (now close to 180) I think), she learned that she could just stand still and not move when they told her to.... Now she just keeps walking even if they are in her way. And she can reach WAY higher than they can so she gets more snacks directly off the trees. They all pretty much get along fine, though I prefer the bigger and smaller herds in different pens just for balance. Right now all my girls are together, boers, nubian, and nigerian, except for the moms with little babies.

 

[TAH]

What cuties!!
You should have no problem keeping them together. You were 2 hours from our house.

 

[Southern by choice]

Yes mini's are a their own breed.
Miniature Dairy Goat Assoc. is the main registry.

There are Miniature Nubians
There are Miniature Lamanchas
There are Miniature Toggenburgs
There are Miniature Alpines
There are Miniature Oberhasli
There are Miniature Guernsey
There are Miniature Sables
There are Miniature Saanens


The size of mini's will very greatly depending on the percentage & generation.

A 75% Nubian 25% Dwarf will generally be closer to a full size Nubian.
A 50/50 will be kinda smack in the middle.
A 75% Nigerian 25% Nubian will be slightly larger than a dwarf... basically it will go over the height standard but will not be significantly larger than a Nigie.

We do 50/50 but there will be the occasion where we will need to do a 75/25 (Standard being larger percentage) but will breed that back down to a 50/50...

Ideally most want to keep their mini's at 60/40.
The registry allows for a higher percentage.

It takes many generations and a really good breeding program to get to an "American or Purebred status" until then they are considered experimental and generation status is given.


So... your pygmy/dwarfs look righton schedule for size.

 

[Ferguson K]

@MrsKuhn how are things your way?