mummy has two newbottle babe . They ’re our smallest goats yet ! They’reNigerian Dwarfpreemies born 21 days before they were due . Ozzy weighed just 16 ounces when he was born , and his chum , Iggy , weighed a little more than 2 pound . They are teeny goat !
All of the late additions to our family are miniature goats . Spikeis a first - generation miniatureNubian goatand Modo is a miniatureMyotonic caprine animal . Then cameSweetie , a Pygmy goat , and now the Gemini the Twins .
We asked Mom why anyone would want miniature goat instead of bighearted , strong goats like Uzzi and me . She says miniature goats are popular because they require less housing space , pastureland and feed than we do . Because they ’re smaller , they ’re easier to manage and less daunting , especially for tyro , children , former folks and the physically challenged . Sometimes mini Capricorn are satisfactory where zoning laws prohibit keeping full - sizing goats , even in bad cities !
When most people think of miniature goats they think of Pygmies . little , broad , powerfully built and ultra - well-disposed , Pygmy goats have been popular pets for many years . Their antecedent come from West Africa , where hoi polloi raised them for meat , but Pigmy are decent Milk River stooge , too . Does give between 1 and 2 two quarts of high - butterfat Milk River that theNational Pygmy Goat Associationsays is higher in calcium , phosphorus , atomic number 19 and branding iron than milk from full - sized dairy farm Capricorn , and it ’s small in sodium , too . maximal tallness is 22¾ inches for Pygmy does and 23 ? for buck .
Nigerian Dwarfs are the quintessential tiny dairy farm stooge . They came from West Africa , too , but they are scale - down miniature dairy Goat . Several organization show Nigerian Dwarfs so ideal height depart ; they average out 17 to 19 in for does and 19 to 21 inches for buck . Well - fed Nigerian does breed for dairying rather than pets give up to 1 Imperial gallon of eminent - fat milk per day . Nigerien Dwarfs are cuddly and coloured , too .
Mini - milch cow are cute , productiveminiature dairy goats , too . They ’re scale down variation of big goat breeds , likeAlpines , LaManchas , Nubians , Oberhaslis , Toggenburgs , Saanensand Sables . They were created by breeding Nigerien Dwarf bucks to full - sized does , then breeding those young to registered miniature dairy farm - stooge bucks and so on . Like Nigerian Dwarfs , miniskirt - milkers give a plenty of ample , creamy milk . minimal heights for mini - milker goat breeds are 23 inches for does and 24 inch for dollar bill ; maximal heights motley by breed . To learn more about mini - milker goat breeds , check out page 2 of ourDairy Goat Breeds Information Chart .
If you want fiber instead of milk , there are miniature goats for you , too . ThinkPygorasandNigorasinstead .
The Pygora caprine animal breed was born in the early seventies when hand spinster Katherine Jorgensen began breeding to recreate the fiber she saw grow on Navajo goats living on an Arizona reservation . To do so , she bred Pygmy buck to full - sizedAngoras . Pygora does average out 22 inches tall and weigh 65 to 75 pounds ; bucks and wether average 27 inch tall and 75 to 95 pounds . someone farm one of three kinds of fibre : mohair ( like full - sized Angora goats ) , cushy cashmere or a combination of both .
The first Nigoras had Angora moms and Nigerian Dwarf dads . They ’re about the sizing of Pygoras , though they often are n’t as heavy and they arise the same variety of character .
And if you require flyspeck Capricorn that work heads wherever you go , tryMiniature Silky Fainting Goats . develop by Renee Orr in Lignum , Va. , by breed longsighted - coatedMyotonicbucks to long - coated Nigerian Dwarf does with Myotonic Capricorn in their background , they have soft , flowing coats that swing out the ground and lots of facial pilus , including foresightful bangs and boldness fumble . Adult does can be 23½ inch tall and clam can be 25 inches . These goats personify cute !
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