Dairy Goats

Once you meet a Nigerian Dwarf goat, they will steal your heart forever!

We've recently begun breeding and raising goats, and now we can't believe it took us so long to bring them to our farm. It's important to us to have top quality milkers who kid easily and are good mothers. Our top three reasons for raising this goat breed are:

SIZE

Nigerian dwarf goats are ideal for small acreage or an urban homestead due to their small size. They only reach a height of about 22 inches! They are not intimidating to handle at all, so it makes routine care and transportation easy. Even though goats are generally notorious for being hay wasters, the smaller size of a Nigerian Dwarf means they eat less hay overall. That's good news for us on our mountainside dry lot!

MILK

Sweet and creamy. That sums up the delicious milk from a Nigerian Dwarf goat. They can have the highest levels of butterfat than any other goat breed (approximately 6-10%). Nigerian Dwarfs can be bred year round, which means you can have a continuous supply of milk at hand. All that extra butterfat means you can make the richest ice cream and soothing soaps and body lotions. You can make all different types of cheeses, too- not just chèvre.

PERSONALITY

We like to think of my Nigerian Dwarf herd as the puppies of the barnyard. They are adorable and cute! They love to play and enjoy jumping around on a natural landscape of logs and boulders. It's fun to learn each goat's individual personality. Nigerian Dwarf goats are super smart, each know their own name, and can easily be trained to use a dog door in the side of the barn. They are gentle and will come up to you for pets and scratches. They are always happy to greet visitors!