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About The Nigerian Dwarf GoatThe Nigerian Dwarf Goat is a small dairy breed with a West African ancestry, and has recently exploded in popularity as more and more people lean toward a more natural and healthy lifestyle. The breed's miniature size, variety of fanciful colors, and superb, sweet, creamy (non-goaty) milk production quickly win over small producers, and families with a little extra acreage and a big desire to eat more healthfully, naturally, and locally. The little caprines require less space and feed than their larger dairy cousins, and their playful, gentle, tame natures make them easy for all ages to handle, and makes converts everywhere. Dairy goat gender names are different from meat breeds; males are called bucks and females does, while meat animals are referred to as billies and nannies. And don't confuse the dainty, elegant Nigerian Dwarf with the cobby, heavy-boned Pygmy just because they are both small. The Nigerian dairy goat is a working animal that produces, on average 2-4 pounds (1 to 2 quarts) a day. Though considered rare by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, this happy little goat breed won approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a livestock dairy goat, which makes them eligible for youth 4H and FFA projects. Although the majority naturally grows horns, most breeders dehorn them at a young age (usually less than two weeks). Their average life spans ten years, and if you don't want to milk or show, they simply make wonderful 'yard' pets, or companion animals for horses, and yes, they will keep your acres nicely cropped (and nicely fertilized.) Currently On Catapult Farm Herd List
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