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Nigerian Dwarf Goats - Cute and Friendly Miniature Goats

Updated on February 9, 2017

Come meet the sweetest goats in the world.

Nigerian dwarf goats are a miniature goat breed. They're hardy, friendly, and utterly adorable. Their friendly dispositions and compact size makes them perfect for small farm, 4H, and as pets.

Dwarf goats are still livestock animals however and need plenty of outdoor space and room to play, however they don't need as much as their larger cousins.

My Dwarf Goats

For the past couple years my family has had a pair of nigerian dwarf goats named Blossom and Tansy.

I was a little skeptical at first about having goats, they have an unwarranted reputation for being smelly with bad attitudes. However I've found instead that goats are enormously friendly and very clean animals. Not to say of course that they aren't also a lot of work.

Goats are also extremely smart animals so you need to give them plenty of stuff to do like ramps to climb on, toys, etc.

If you want to adopt rescued goats or you have goats that you can no longer take care of please contact your local Humane Society or a goat rescue organization. I am willing to give advice to those with goats but please don't ask me if I can adopt your goats (especially since I no longer live on my family's farm but in the city, I still get back to visit as often as I can).

In Tribute

Tansy and Blossom the goats profiled on this lens have both passed away. They were both adopted as adults and were somewhere between 8 and 12 years old, we don't know for certain but they both lived long full lives and we hope we gave them the best last years of their lives as we could. They're both greatly missed.

Goat and Llama Rescue

We just got two more goats (bringing the herd to 4) and a llama. They were all rescues from a pretty awful situation. Visit my blog post below to read the whole story and see pictures.

Other Miniature Goat Breeds

Nigerian Dwarfs aren't the only tiny goats out there. Here are two more mini goat breeds.

Care is pretty much the same for all three breeds.

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