cross breeding - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBMar 7, 2024 — I would recommend getting a mini doe and breeding it to Nigerian bucks. Deborah Niemann-Boehle January 9, 2012 at 10:57pm. I would definitely NOT breed an ND doe to a larger buck. ND kids are typically 2-3 pounds when born. I also raise mini manchas, which are a cross between a la mancha doe and a ND buck.
Age for first breeding... - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBMar 7, 2012 — From "listening" to what others do it sounds like first breedings are usually done when a doe is around 1 year old. My understanding is that goats are not fully grown until between 2 & 3 years old. In other mammels it is usually reccomended that breeding is not done until growth plates are closed. Why is it " OK" to breed goats at such a young age? Yearlings DO still look like young teenagers ...
Breeding polled to polled - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBApr 8, 2018 — Breeding polled to polled. I had posted an ad locally looking for does. ( Long story but mine were poisoned by a neighbor last year. Lost 8 in 1 day) The bucks survived, the does did not. So I received a response from someone saying if I breed polled to polled I will end up.with a hermaphrodite. I have bred polled to polled before with no issues.
Breeding - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBJan 6, 2013 — Breeding. Posted by Angela lesh on January 6, 2013 at 5:21pm in Breeding. Hello I am new here but have been reading all the posts for a few weeks. About 3 months ago we purchased two wonderful reg. goats. After I had them for about 1 1/2 months (after their first heat, I think) we took them back to the breeder around the 21 day mark.
Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBPosted by Naomi D'Andrea on December 11, 2016 at 9:29pm. Bought the kids July 2015. Bred Mira January, first travel and goat-sitters March, babies June, learned how to milk, sold babies August, started playing with chevre and cheddar, built cheese press, rigged a sort of cheese cave, expanded goat yard, added more play structures for the goats...
Breeding/Inbreeding - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBJan 28, 2016 — A question about breeding/inbreeding: If you have a buck that sires all your does, he is therefore the father of any baby does born. So when those baby does are ready to breed, who mates with them? Do you let their father do it? If not, do you have to regularly buy new bucks to keep fresh blood? I think that many people bring does to a buck, but thats not really an option for me here, so I am ...
Line Breeding - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBDeborah Niemann-Boehle April 5, 2011 at 12:07pm. You need to research the goats in the pedigree as much as possible and decide which traits you hope to concentrate. Don't get too caught up in the glitz of a big herd name. Every goat is an individual with its own strengths and weaknesses.
What age to stop breeding? - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBSep 6, 2015 — What age to stop breeding? Posted by Sally Knight on September 6, 2015 at 12:06pm in Breeding. My Elly will be 9 this coming January and we usually like to kid in March. I have had some say make this her last year but then I have read a few things that 8 is a good age to stop at. Thoughts on this would be appreciated!
What do you do with a "retired" buck? - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBDec 31, 2014 — They were for pets, pasture clearing, and to know if goats would be right for our needs, as much as they were for milking. They weren't from the top-notch famed half a gallon a day milking lines, and that was okay. Now that we know goats are perfect for us, we've begun improving our herd. Our new buck is from top-notch breeding.
Spring breeding - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
WEBSep 24, 2021 — Keep in mind that Nigerian goats are from the equator where there are no seasons. When I visited a goat dairy in Hawaii a few years ago I learned that they have Swiss breeds, and they come into heat off-season. I think it really has to do with where the goats live and if you have seasonal changes in the amount of sunlight.
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