The Thrifty Homesteader: 5 reasons to milk test your does (or cows)

The Thrifty Homesteader: 5 reasons to milk test your does (or cows)

Why Nigerian Dwarf Goats?

My Grand Daughter and our two little goats.

I started out as I stated, making soaps for me and my husband. On several occasions I would use goats milk which I bought at the store for a very costly price. Wait, "I thought to myself," I have the land, I have an old barn, Why not get a goat? That way I would not have to purchase the milk at the store anymore.

So began my search into the different breeds of goats. My personality is of one who researches everything about a subject. I analyze every aspect and area until I have all the facts. I do not just jump into anything without counting the cost.
I was so amazed by all the different breeds of goats. I always thought a goat is a goat..... Oh not true......

I quickly found out that I definitely needed a dairy goat. Now what kind of dairy goat was I looking for. I looked at all the pictures of the breeds and weighed the pros and cons. I then started calling around and talking to breeders about there goats. I feel so sorry for all of the breeders. I had so many questions that some were really put off by me. Some even told me I was beginning to ask to personal of questions all because I wanted to know what got them interested in goats in the first place. I am a lover of peoples lives and histories. It amazes me how people choose the paths that they choose and why. I love details.......OK, so back to the goats.....

It came down to one breed the Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat. I choose this breed mainly for their size and their ability to be excellent milkers. Who would have thought that you could actually milk something so small. I was impressed!

I have very small grand children and I did not want regular size goats that would knock them over. I also want my grand children to be very involved with the goats, because of their size a child can easily handle them. Nigerians are also easy to handle in the milk stand as well.

Now to find one. That in itself is a whole other story. There are no breeders within a two and a half  hour radius of me. So here is where I will end. I will continue My Quest for a Nigerian Goat next time....