| PawPawNin Pygmy Goats |
Why a pygmy goat? The African pygmy goat is a
delightful little charmer who will give you a lot of
laughs and a lot of love without a lot of hassle. He will
remain relatively small and portable, reaching an adult
height and weight just slightly bigger than a cocker
spaniel, in most cases. Newcomers look at pygmy
goats and ask 'are they pregnant?' No, they are
supposed to look like that! The pygmy goat is an
achrondoplastic dwarf. Breed standards in the
National Pygmy Goat Association call for a cobby
animal with legs very short relative to body capacity.
These are the friendly little goats you might have met
at a petting zoo. They make wonderful pets and are
excellent with children and other animals. They are a
great 4H project for children, as even the smallest
child can generally train and handle a pygmy.
But pygmies are more than just pretty faces. In
Germany, Jewish people were able to survive after the
Nazis confiscated all 'livestock' because the Nazis did
not consider pygmy goats to be livestock. These little
goats gave meat and milk to their people.
Yes, pygmies can be excellent milk goats. Though the
quantity of milk is smaller than that of a traditional
dairy breed, many people prefer the sweeter taste of
pygmy milk. More and more people are milking their
pygmies, and realizing what obliging little dairy does
these can be!
Here at PawPawNin, I had been raising and showing
pygmy goats since 2002. In 2009, the waning
economy made me decide to cut back on my herd
size, and I decided to keep only my Nubians. I will be
happy to refer anyone interested in pygmies to some
good breeders who can assist them. Only Aurora
(below) remains of my pygmies...she is now 13, and
will live out her years on my pasture. She is the wise
old lady (just look at that beard) who keeps all the
frisky Nubian kids in line every spring.
delightful little charmer who will give you a lot of
laughs and a lot of love without a lot of hassle. He will
remain relatively small and portable, reaching an adult
height and weight just slightly bigger than a cocker
spaniel, in most cases. Newcomers look at pygmy
goats and ask 'are they pregnant?' No, they are
supposed to look like that! The pygmy goat is an
achrondoplastic dwarf. Breed standards in the
National Pygmy Goat Association call for a cobby
animal with legs very short relative to body capacity.
These are the friendly little goats you might have met
at a petting zoo. They make wonderful pets and are
excellent with children and other animals. They are a
great 4H project for children, as even the smallest
child can generally train and handle a pygmy.
But pygmies are more than just pretty faces. In
Germany, Jewish people were able to survive after the
Nazis confiscated all 'livestock' because the Nazis did
not consider pygmy goats to be livestock. These little
goats gave meat and milk to their people.
Yes, pygmies can be excellent milk goats. Though the
quantity of milk is smaller than that of a traditional
dairy breed, many people prefer the sweeter taste of
pygmy milk. More and more people are milking their
pygmies, and realizing what obliging little dairy does
these can be!
Here at PawPawNin, I had been raising and showing
pygmy goats since 2002. In 2009, the waning
economy made me decide to cut back on my herd
size, and I decided to keep only my Nubians. I will be
happy to refer anyone interested in pygmies to some
good breeders who can assist them. Only Aurora
(below) remains of my pygmies...she is now 13, and
will live out her years on my pasture. She is the wise
old lady (just look at that beard) who keeps all the
frisky Nubian kids in line every spring.
