What would dry, wirely coats on Nigerians be indicative of?

[SkyWarrior]

Okay, I'm probably being weird here. My goats have soft, sleek hair, but they're LaManchas and a mix. These are the second group of Nigerians I've run across that have coarse, nasty hair. Is coarse hair normal for Nigerians or is this some sort of deficiency? Could it be internal parasites?

Well, the Nigerian are happily munching hay and grain. They have access to clean water and salt. Wormed, vaccinated, and had their hooves trimmed. Now, they just need to get used to me.

 

[AdoptAPitBull]

Probably copper. Get some Copasure from Jeffers.

 

[Goatherd]

Goats, like other animals, including humans, have different textures and degrees of coarseness that is not necessarily a result of poor health or improper nutrition.
Genetics play a big part in the physical appearance and texture of hair and other physical characteristics.

This is not to say that something might be amiss, but it's not always the case.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Goats, like other animals, including humans, have different textures and degrees of coarseness that is not necessarily a result of poor health or improper nutrition.
Genetics play a big part in the physical appearance and texture of hair and other physical characteristics.

This is not to say that something might be amiss, but it's not always the case.

True, I can see a big difference between genetics in my herd. I have one bloodline who's coat is always very very shiny compared to sme of the others being raised the same way.

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

My lamancha has the most fine, shiny, sleek hair. My saanen wether has thicker hair and its pretty coarse with no shine. I did copper bolus him because he came from a goat dairy and it did improve, but its still nothing like my lamancha's coat and feels rough in comparison.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Our NDs have a dry coat. Its rough but I love the feel of it. When they puff up it gets softer and more cuddler-y.
Ours have ascess to water, hay, get a handful of grain in the morning to keep warm, and 2 different types of minerals, (one a block, one loose, they like the block better ) , their healthy babies, just their coat! Like at the fair this one boer (who wasn't shaved > all of the hsaved ones felt weird, not sure if it was because they were shaved or because they had bad shaves) who was SO friendly and SO soft! <3 <3 <3 <3 He loved to be pet (i didn't check for gender, so I'll call it a wether xD ), and he was soft. Ever sense I now have a small soft spot for roman nosed goats (nubians and boers, boers just look roman nosed though not sure)

 

[Tmaxson]

I have one that has course rough hair that is dull looking, two that have course but shinny, one that has something kinda in between and three that are so silky soft. All are very healthy and happy with no issues.

 

[Queen Mum]

My mini La Mancha buck has very long course hair, but it is very shiny. How soft it is depends on what he is eating at the time. It gets more course and longer with the seasons. However, minerals do make somewhat of a difference. His kid, Perl, has the similar long course hair, but it is very soft and shiny. Her mama has very smooth shiny hair. I think she got a cross between her mama and her daddy. How shiny it is depends on minerals.

Roughness depends on feeding somewhat and on how well they feel.

 

[SkyWarrior]

Okay, they may improve; they may not. I doubt it is a copper deficiency -- we're LOADED with copper around here. There are copper mines around and the rocks are sometimes green from the copper in them. I've heard we've had a selenium deficiency, but the map shows otherwise. Still, they get trace minerals with copper and selenium in both a block and loose.

 

[ksalvagno]

Could also be zinc deficient. They really shouldn't have rough coats. If there is a lot of iron in the water, then they may not be absorbing copper properly since iron binds copper.