I blood test yearly for CAE and maintain a disease free herd. There have never been any CL abcesses on my farm.
I do not show yet for several reasons. My main reason is the time it takes and all the travel involved. There really aren't any good goat shows very close to me. But that doesn't mean these goats are of lesser quality. I have brought in some very nice goats from some good people. Someday when I get a little more time I plan to do some showing.
Nigerian Dwarves are great goats. They come in a rainbow of colors and can have brown or blue eyes. They make great pets and 4-H projects. The South Dakota State Fair has now added them to the 4-H program. They stay small so they are easily handled even by children. They also can give a lot of milk for their small size and it takes less feed to raise them. I am certainly addicted to them.
This year a couple of my goals are to put my milkers on DHIA testing to get a record of what they putting in my milk bucket and to get my herd Linear Appraised (LA) by ADGA. This will compare them against the breed standards.
For more information on Nigerians check out this website. www.ndga.org
All kids are raised on CAE prevention. All births are attended and kids are pulled at birth and raised on heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk. They are also raised on a cocci control program. The kids are given lots of milk so that they grow up to be big, strong, and healthy. I really like the way my kids look this year.
These goats are healthy and disease free. They are QUALITY animals! These goats will not dissapoint you!! They are raised the right way.
**** There are now adults for sale and new kids added to the for sale pages too. ****
