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Old 11/28/14, 01:49 PM
 
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Nigerian Dwarf (Thoughts?)

My two girls came from a 4h girl who bottle raised them. They don't have paperwork but she said they are Nigerian Dwarf goats with maybe something else mixed in. What do you think?
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Old 11/28/14, 01:57 PM
 
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Might be part Pygmy but they look a bit bigger than Dwarf or Pygmy.
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Old 11/28/14, 02:02 PM
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I think they are goats. Honestly, I do not know if they are Nigerian or not?? My daughters are the goat people in the family. They do look like fine healthy goats though, so congratulations. You may already be planning to, but I would remove the halters, before you let them by themselves. many animals have been killed or injured by getting hung up when no one was around.
BTW, nice looking place you got!
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Old 11/28/14, 02:19 PM
 
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Halters for the walk and when I am clicker training them, then back to regular collars when I am not around.
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Old 11/28/14, 11:41 PM
 
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Goats will walk on regular collars too, so no need for the halters. Those look pretty loose, too, but maybe they are meant to grow into them? Not sure how young those goats are. They do look like Nigerians to me.
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