Nigerian Dwarf/Pygmy Goats

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We recently took in 3 adorable Nigerian Dwarf/Pygmy Goats, and on the one-year Anniversary of our Founders passing, found out our littlest one is expecting……………..twins! Current estimate is the births will occur in February, also the birth month of our Founder!

Well, we’re happy to announce that the twin babies were born just two days before our Founder’s Birthday, one female weighing 2.68 lbs. and a male weighing 4.02 lbs.! They are the cutest, most adorable little things you can imagine; we could watch them play for hours as they’re growing up!

The Nigerian Dwarf is a Nigerian breed of dwarf goat. Like the American Pygmy Goat, its origins are from the West African Dwarf breeds.

Between about 1930 and 1960, a variety of small goats of the West African Dwarf breeds were imported to the United States to be exhibited in zoos. The Nigerian Dwarf derives from these but does not resemble the stocky West African Dwarf – it has been bred to have the appearance of a miniature dairy goat.  Initially, the Nigerian Dwarf was reared as a show breed and companion animal with breeding focused on appearance and docility. Later, this selection was found to be suitable for small-scale dairy production and some breeding was directed towards dairy qualities.  

By 2002 there were almost 7,000 registered. The breed was recognized by the American Dairy Goat Association in 2005.  The Nigerian Dwarf was formerly listed on the heritage breeds (a rare breed of animals once commonly found on farms, but now in danger of extinction) watchlist of the Livestock Conservancy as "recovering",  but was removed from the list in 2013.