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Pictures of Miniature Milking Goats

December 13th 2009 18:24
Miniature milking goats are pretty popular among those people with more land. They can be working goats so that you can have fresh milk every day, or they can simple be a pet. It may sound odd, but there are many people who have pet goats, as they are smaller than regular sized goats and can be quite friendly.

You just want to make sure that you check your local laws as to whether or not you can have one in your neighborhood.


















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Miniature Milking Goat

December 9th 2009 18:09
A miniature goat is basically the product of breeding a standard sized/purebred goat with a Nigerian Dwarf goat, creating a first generation mini milking goat. These goats are generally about 23" for females and about 24" for males, which is a size between the Nigerian Dwarf goat and the standard breed of goat.

The purpose of a miniature milking goat is because they have the advantage of size. People with less acreage can still have milking animals without having to pen up a larger animal in limited space. The smaller goats are easier to handle for people of all ages ranging from children to the elderly, which makes grooming and upkeep much easier, as well. And, because they're smaller, they require less feed, that means the keepers don't have to go and buy feed as often.

The miniature milking goats produce about 2/3 the amount of a standard dairy goat, which is still pretty good, and with their smaller size requirements loosing that extra 1/3 isn't that big of a deal unless you have a large family or you're trying to market the milk. For the most part, you'll get about 2-10 pounds of milk a day, mostly averaging around 5-6 pounds.

The small milking goats are very much in demand in the market.

There are different breeds of the miniature milking goat, to include Mini Alpines, Mini Oberhasli, Mini LaMancha (Mini Mancha), Mini Saanen/Sable, Mini Nubian (Dwarf Nubian), and the Mini Toggenburg. Each breed has slightly different standards.

These goats can be showed for quality, so depending on what breed of goat that you're considering, make sure that you are familiar with the breed standards. You never know, you may have a show winning goat on your hand, as well as a top milk producer for your breakfast table.

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Can Livestock be a Pet?

December 5th 2009 17:47
When you think of livestock, you generally think of farms with cows, pigs, and chickens. Would you ever think of livestock as a pet? Technically, horses are livestock, and they can be working animals or pets. But, pigs, cows, goats, and chickens as pets? It sounds funny but some people actually keep them as pets.

In high school, I had a teacher who lived on a farm as a child, and had pet livestock, that eventually would become dinner, But, that's just not everyone and every farmer or land owner. In some cases, people just like to have a few sheep running around the yard.

I know a gentleman that has a horse, a handful of chickens, a few roosters, 5 sheep, and a few peacocks, as pets. I've never seen him gather the eggs, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't. He sheers the sheep every year, but doesn't use the wool for money. These are his pets, and he spends time caring for them just like he does his two dogs.

In one cases, he told his son that he was going to get rid of the dog because the dog had killed a few of the chickens. Well, he ended up keeping the dog, just taught him not to chase or kill the chickens.

There are animal shows where you can take you sheep or goat an compete for best in show and other competitions. Just like horses can race and run agility courses.

Just because an animal is commonly found on the dinner table, it doesn't mean that someone doesn't treat theirs like you treat your pet dog.


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