Hello!

[SleepyHollowFarm]

Hi, we are Clayton and Jacq and our family has recently started raising goats. We currently have Nigerian dwarf, and crosses of Nigerian dwarf and boar. Sweetest kids!

We are very new to all this and have lots of questions and any helpful tips are appreciated.

We will be in touch!

 

[peteyfoozer]

Nice to meetcha! You are in a good spot here. Lotta good people.

 

[Baymule]

Welcome to the forum from Texas. I raise sheep, probably not a lot of help on goats. But there are knowledgeable goat folks here, and they like to help others. Welcome!

 

[SageHill]

Hi There from So Cal. Just sheep and dogs.

 

[Mini Horses]

Welcome! Where are you located? Yep, I'm a goat breeder.....they're full of personality and tricks.. Full size dairy (Saanen) and Boer here. Kidding started last week. Jan & Feb will be real busy with more kids & milking.

What are your plans with them?

 

[SleepyHollowFarm]

We are in Oklahoma. That is so exciting. We are picking up two Nigerian dwarf kids tomorrow to bottle feed.
We are still trying to decide but leaning toward milk and possibly meat or fiber.

 

[SleepyHollowFarm]

Welcome! Where are you located? Yep, I'm a goat breeder.....they're full of personality and tricks.. Full size dairy (Saanen) and Boer here. Kidding started last week. Jan & Feb will be real busy with more kids & milking.

What are your plans with them?

Where are you located?

 

[Mini Horses]

VA...not far from VA Beach.

If you plan to milk, you'll be concerned with the physical part and the quantity part. Some mature NDs, from developed milk lines, give a fair amount. The milk is heavy cream from those lines normally. The legs are short and makes milking space is limited.

If you need more volume, go with Saanen or Nubian, even a mini -- which is sired by ND buck, over full sized doe. Depends on what you need, want to do, all personal decisions. Meat, a fed out ND will work, just smaller animal. Saanen, not a goat to fill out for a good meat quantity. A kid, cross bred, will do more.

You will love goats!! Other than their adventurous, escape antics -- fun to watch and handle nicely, with care. It'll be a while before meat. Once you play with them closely, well....you learn to no name or "dinner, lamb chop, rib roast" name.