Seeking information on Mini Lamanchas

[2minilamanchas]

So I went to purchase a female duck and ended up coming home with a female duck and 2 Mini Lamancha weathers, They are twins and 5 months old now and as happy as can be! I have had a pygmy goat before but never this breed, I am unable to find any information on them. They have the elf ears and are crossed between a lamancha and a nigerian dwarf.
I have been searching like crazy for any info on this like size, weight, feeding and how long do they live plus much more....

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Lifespan will be the same as any other goat. I'd expect at 10+ years if they are well taken of.

Size depends on the goat. I've got some that are over 110# and others that are around 80#.

They don't need much feed, a few cups a day until they are grown should be fine. If they are skinny- feed them more. If they are overweight/fat feed them less

The breeder should be able to help answer some questions as well.

 

[Alaskan]

since yours are a cross between a full size and a Nigerian Dwarf... you will not know what size they will be until they are full grown. They might anything between the two extremes.

The best feed is lots of fresh browse and brush, and good hay especially when the brush dies down.

Don't let their cute little faces con you into feeding them lots of grain. In addition to their browse/brush and hay goat pellets are probably best.

 

[Alaskan]

oh...one more thing... I have 3 goats, 2 full size and one crossed with Nigerian Dwarf.

The Nigerian Dawrf cross can do a flat footed bounce over a 5 foot fence.

GOOD FENCING IS A MUST!!!!!!!!

 

[2minilamanchas]

Thank you Alaskan, You have been very helpful on things.... Is alfalfa ok for them to eat? And I know what you mean about that cute face.....
I don't buy animals from breeders if I can rescue them and give them a great home for life... I picked these two up when going to pick up a female duck at a rescue shelter. They only had little info on these guys and said the lady who had a goat was giving birth and she did not want the babies. so they were raised as bottle babies and at 5 months old standing only 16 inches for both... Is that average?

 

[Alaskan]

since they are a cross, I wouldn't go by measurement but by how healthy they look and act.

Alfalfa should be good... I don't think I would want that as their only feed, since it is pretty rich. Do they have any area to forage in?

Different areas of the country have different toxicity issues or deficiency issues.

You probably should have a vet look them over and see if they need anything specific.

your local extention office might have some handouts on raising goats in your area.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

@2minilamanchas this is one of our does. The is 3-4 in these pics. She's about 110# but still on the shorter side. As a yearling she was almost 70. She matured at a steady pace. Behind her is a standard lamancha doe, who is underweight in these because because we had a bad batch of feed that nearly killed her. So she is a bit thin but you can see the size comparison.

A weight would be better than height measurement. I've got a 60# Nigerian buck who is only ~19-20 inches tall. I've got another who is taller but might weigh less.
Do you have any pictures of your guys? That would help a lot.

 

[2minilamanchas]

These are my little boys: the dark faced one is Abraham Lincoln and the light face is Chief Joseph.
They are eating pretty good and run around the back yard with our dogs who love giving them kisses until the have had enough and head butt them. We have a section of our back yard that has big bull pine trees and we had fenced it off and put a gate up so they can be locked in their area when needed. It's a pretty good size area for the little boys and we have a huge dog crate that is extra large that was used for my German Shepard during training in the house. They get locked in it at night due to worry about coyotes and cougars in our area. We are trying to get a house type shelter built for them before the snow falls. I want to keep them with horns cause I feel they need to protect themselves.
I watched YouTube videos on trimming their hooves so I been doing that.
It's pretty much like trimming the kids sheep when they did 4H like 20 some years ago.
They have claimed my husbands John deer and always are on the seat because it is parked in a lean in the back yard. I have moved the steps to the hot tub when they are out so they can't climb on top of it.
Thanks for all the help with them!
I am a chicken and duck farmer for eggs and an artist on top of that.

 

[2minilamanchas]

These pictures were taken in an area of our poultry holding area until we got the fence up for them in the back yard. I will take pictures tomorrow of the area where they are and post it.

 

[babsbag]

What cuties. I give my boys 100% alfalfa. You need to be cautious with wethers that they don't get urinary calculi. This explains better than anything I have read. I have mini Alpines and my full grown buck is half the size of my standard Alpine buck.

http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/SP/MG/Documents/SLIDES/Urinary calculi.pdf