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Well, we just couldn't stay away from the Nigerian Dwarves. On June 14, 2009, we picked up two doelings from Pace Country Farms in Lockhart, TX. We are very proud of these two beautiful LITTLE girls!
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Nubians & Mini-Nubians
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We think these girls are beautiful, and are BIG cuddle bunnies, like the Nigerians. Our plan is to breed these leggy coquettes with our Nigerian Dwarf buck to produce "Mini-Nubians" - goats with the friendly personality of the Nigerians and the good-looks, increased milk output and ease of milking of the Nubians, all in a compact package that requires less feed and is easy to handle. We hope to produce the perfect small homestead animal in terms of temperament, milk production, ease of care and good looks.
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Ellie gave us our 1st Generation Mini-Nubian polled doeling, Pippi, on 05/04/08!
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After all the online studying, we never came across any reference to a small problem that 1st Generation Mini-Nubians may have. Pippi's little mouth can't open wide enough to latch onto her mom's teats. We figure that about the time she's ready to be weaned, mother and daughter will fit together quite nicely. This probably won't be a problem in the subsequent generations, as the animals get closer to the same size. So, if you are planning to breed for Mini-Nubians, be prepared to bottle feed the kids for a while.
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