Some things I have heard people say about when to breed Nigerian Dwarf goats:
Thurl width is the length of your index to your thumb
Weight is 45-50+ pounds
Age is 1 1/2 years or older
For example, I have a doeling who was born March 25, 2022. She weighs 46lb and is actually a few inches taller...
Hey guys I'm writing this as one of my does just gave birth around an hour ago and one of the two babys seems to have something wrong with it. The healthy one is trying to stand and seems to be healthy enough but the other one is just laying on it's side like a dog and his eyes are rolling into...
Hey guys in addition to our 5 we bought 8 more 2 mothers 2 babys each and 1 reg and 1 pregnant. The one that is pregnant gave birth some time during the night and there's only one baby and it's completely dry including the cord. Anything I should know? She only has one already looked for...
So we got two baby nigerian dwarf goat bucks, they are supposed to both be 4 months old but I think that our little white one is quite a bit younger. He's very small compared to our black one, Popcorn. He looked for his mama for about a week when he got here, it was very sad. He has a smaller...
This morning I found one of my doelings dead. Her eyelids, super pale, no color, whatsoever.
I dewormed my herd because they all seemed to have slightly low FAMANCHA score.
I dewormed with cydectin, safeguard, and I did a 5 day Corid treatment. They all seem to be doing well, but I still...
So I have been tossing around the idea of getting a Nigerian Dwarf doe. My daughter cannot show our wethers next year in 4H and if I get a doe she can potentially show that animal for the next 4 yrs. I will save money and I also don't run into the problem of not being able to put them on the...
Hello and thanks in advance for any help. I recently welcome twin Nigerian Baby Dwarf goats to the family. They are siblings born on the 24th of March. They have been with me for a week now and are taking the bottle fine. They are both doing about 24-28 ounces of milk a day. The Doe's stool is...
Hey all,
I was planning to get a pair of ND wethers to keep as companion animals. All the information I could find suggested that I bottle feed the babies ASAP, so they bond to me. I also read that it can be really difficult to get a dam raised baby to take a bottle. I was planning to get them...