We went to a Nigerian Dwarf Goat farm today. It was my first contact with the breed. I found myself in the barn, in a pen full of yearlings, the largest about the size of a Cocker Spaniel. They instantly surrounded and jumped up on me like overly-friendly dogs, and nibbled my coat. They tilted up their little smiling faces with the weird horizontal goat pupils and looked into my eyes, and I predictably melted. I wanted to lie down on the hay and go to sleep in the midst of that affectionate crowd.
We also got a taste of Nigerian goat milk. I thought Nubians gave high-butterfat, sweet and delicious milk, but this was unbelievably rich–like drinking vanilla ice cream.
When we got home the dogs sniffed me all over, and looked wistful.
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did you find 2 to bring home?
No patter of tiny hooves around our place yet!
ah, but soon, i\’ll bet. nobody can resist such passion, such delicious melted ice cream mik!
Soon, indeed, I\’m sure. You simply must bring a couple home, so that I can live out my goat fantasies vicariously.
Does this mean we live a stone\’s throw from a Nigerian Goat Farm?????
Cheese. It\’s in my future. (As well as some serious goat cuddling. That never gets old.)
O.k., all you goat encouragers, but when the goats have their babies–and Nigerians often have triplets or quads–you\’re each getting one!
That has to be the most appealing threat I\’ve ever heard. Should I go ahead and reserve my babies now?
Yes! If I do go ahead with this goat thing, I\’ll probably have babies by summer. These guys only weigh a couple of pounds at birth, so I can FedEx them to you.
I like goat milk then any other animal milk.