Showing posts with label nigerian dwarfs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nigerian dwarfs. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2011

Hades the billy

We have a guest in our yard.  His name is Hades (another name for hell).  He is here to court the ladies. Usually the female goats go into estrus from fall to early spring.  However, if the ladies are exposed to a buck then they will go into heat.  He is very stinky and makes weird noises.



Apples are in! One of our four apple trees had blooms this spring and now we have a dozen apples growing happily in our garden.







Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Welcome Home



Our Nigerian Dwarf goats are in!
They love fallen leaves and running around after us !
They are registered 
and we soon hope to breed them 
for milk!






Sunday, September 12, 2010

Asa and Cheche

Our newest family members- Nigerian Dwarf goats
Nigerian Dwarf goats were introduced to the US in the early 1980s
They can average a quart of milk a day and have a long lactation period of 305 days 
Three Nigerian goats can occupy the same space of one standard goat
Does can be 17-19 inches tall and bucks can be 19-20 inches tall 
We are now building a goat house and clearing land for their arrival
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