WHATS the DIFFERENCE?! PYGMY GOATS vs NIGERIAN DWARF GOATS! Which BREED is the BEST PET GOAT?
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- Hi! Welcome to the Funny Farm! I'm Claire a 30 something, millennial, psychologist, and homesteader! We are homesteading for the weekend warrior here on our channel. We hope our videos are fun and teach you a little something along the way. In today's video we talk about the difference between Nigerian & Pygmy goats! Did you know they were different breeds? If you like our videos be sure to give us a thumbs up and hit that subscribe button!
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I didn’t realize this was my dream life until this video... what the heck. I need a farm
It's a lot of fun for sure!
This is what I long for!! I want 2-5 acres of land!!!
@@jeanellperson5988 I'm so close to getting my first 3.4 acres and I'm so tense! Been a life long dream. My parents live on 5 and it's frustrating they won't let me put it to use!! I think I'll cry if this 3.4 falls through. It's good location, perfect size for a startup, okay house and in the price range that'll let us do the work we need to make it function for us.
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I choose Nigerian Dwarfs! 😁
:) You've got a small community of them over there in the desert! We love your channel! I hope you are enjoying the new KuneKune pigs!! Thanks for watching!!
How do you feel about Lamancha goats?
Me pygmy
Hey Crystal! Glad to see you in the comments! 💞
I love how informative and entertaining your videos are. You have such a laid back relaxing style that is so simple and sweet.
My goats talk when I feed them. Wup wup wup mamamama babababa
Mine just yell :)
I realize the benefit of introduction but 6 minutes in and you haven't began to address the title of the vid :(
Just love this video. I'd give my right foot to live on her farm. Not as one of the animals, thou I've been called a pig many times. 😉
:) Thanks so much for watching!
I grew up on a farm, and I would do it all over again. There is a lot of work, living on a farm, but the rewards are great. We grew our own food, had milk from our dairy cows, had chickens, and many other farm animals. A person can learn a lot growing up on a farm. Work ethics, responsibilities, so much more. 🐄🐐🐷🐾🐔
Great video. I was just doing research, getting ready to start raising both Pygmys and Nigerians, and the video editing, back ground music and lovely animals really caught my daughter’s eyes. She loves it ! Keep up the great work.
Awesome! I'm so glad you liked it!
It would be nice to show two breeds side by side for comparison. The smallest goats in the video didn't look for me heavier/meatier then bigger ND.
I think I’m partial to Nigerians because of how snuggly and sweet your group is. I will definitely be owning a few to milk and love on one of these days! 🥰
Well my crew is partial to you!!
Hey Sami!
So....a yr later...did you end up getting the Nigerian goat after all?
What was your experience like??
I have been considering 2 female pigmy goats as pets only. we live on approx 1 acres is that enough room we live on a large lake also.
That sounds like fun!!
I just want a pet what do I go with
The cheaper option in your area!
I realize today I want a homestead
Good luck! It's a lot of fun!
DONT
Chiefs weening is going well
So informative Claire I've learnt a lot from your vlogs
Shadow and the jelly beans 🤣🤣
Pygmy for me I think
Pepper melts my heart so much ❤❤
Night night pepper sleep well ❤❤💤💤
Thanks so much for always watching!!!
Thank you for teaching us the differences.
Thank you for watching!
Pork Chop has a gorgeous smile 😁
Thank you!! He is a favorite around here!!
I fell in love with Nigerians as soon as I saw them! I watch all your videos. Can you talk a little more about any health issues to look for. My family just got our first 2 goats and have 2 more coming soon. I’m afraid of all the ailments/vaccines I read about pertaining to NDGs
Absolutely!! Goats are pretty easy to take care of if you do a few simple things! We can do a video on that for sure!
Just watched your video because I recently bought two Nigerian dwarfs, now I'm looking into pigs. Thank you.
Quite cute. Not sure of the care requirements as far as hoof trimming, general health management, diet, space requirements, what type of fencing, etc...thank you for sharing 🌈😃🤙
We have several videos on goat care you can check out!
There are many people who are using Pygmies for milk(enough for family) also. They provide milk avg. 180days a year and sometimes it is easiyer to not milk the goats everyday.
What do you think?
I think it's all about what works for you. Nigerians are bred for milking so they tend to have more capacity!
This is a very good point. Thanks for the info.
Just found out today that Nigerian mini goats exist. Adorable!!
This has been very helpful. Do Nigerian goats need to be milked? I’m considering buying one as a pet? Do they survive ok alone?
Is there a reason why you guys don't have chickens? They are great at controlling flies by scratching thru the cow paddies and eating the larva. Oh and I love Nigerian Dwarfs.
We had chickens for years. We are just taking a break from them for now. :)
Love your videos. I recently discovered your channel. I’m gathering information about goats. We plan on buying a couple Ohhh goats next spring. Nigerian goats seem nice for us. I was wondering about the difference between Nigerian goats and Nubian goats. ( I know nubians are bigger, but are there other differences? ). Greetings from the Netherlands 🤗
I did a video on the differences between the two!! NIGERIAN DWARF GOATS, Why I LOVE this breed & YOU should TOO! NIGERIAN DWARF GOATS vs NUBIAN GOATS!?
C & J Funny Farm thank you very much for your reply. I will definitely watch the video. Very curious. Greetings 🤗
I love tunie shes my fav i spent all night watching your videos thank you i have anxiety the animals helped me relax thank u
Thanks so much for watching!! I'm glad you are enjoying them!!
I like the Nigerian also. Have you noticed kunekune pigs have that fruit bat look to them in the face I guess that look makes them so cute and personality adorable.
Lol! Probably those huge ears!!
I'm buying a "gentleman's farm" (about 2 acres total) in the Cape Ann area of MA, and there is a two-stall mini barn that would be ideal for some Nigerian goats, with about 3/4 of an acre for the goats to roam and play. DEFINITELY going for a Nigerian breeding pair, and I wanted to ask you about the milking machine. I'm not at all adverse to hand milking future Nigerians, but the goal is to have 4-5 females, and have the machine do the milking. How often would each goat have to be milked? Also, where Nigerians are from west Africa, how do they handle cold weather? I'm along the coast north of Boston, so winters can be cold, and need to know what steps I may need to take (e.g. retro insulation in the barn, heating system, etc.). Any ideas would be much appreciated.
They actually handle cold better than heat. As long as they are out of the wind and rain in a barn they will be fine! Just out of the wet and wind. We use a Dansha Farms hand pump system. It's linked in all the descriptions of my videos. If you are going to milk several I'd recommend some kind of system. Especially to start because you have to build up the muscles in your hands for hand milking. You will still have to hand milk out the last bit of milk no system will get everything, but we've liked the Dansha system is economical compared to the bigger systems and they have one that will milk two goats at once. Goat's have to be milked every day once they don't have babies to nurse to keep up their milk. You can choose to milk once a day which is what we do or if you want more milk twice a day 12 hours apart.
I live in Ma too,sadly farms in my area have all but disappeared. Someday I'd love to have a 2-3 acre farm so I can continue to rescue animals and help out my friend who has 18 goats.
Which one is best of you want some cream too? I heard Pygmy goats give milk that has cream.
Great video thank you, we are hoping to get a couple of girls from both Pygmies and Nigerian Dwarf , just cause i'm greedy lol
That's a great idea!!! Can't ever have enough goats!
Hubby doesn’t think so lolol
What’s up with Paddy’s horns? At least I think that’s Paddy???? At the end of the video, it appears as though one of the horns is growing under the other, was it an injury or is it just a weird growth pattern?
A little bit of both. The vet did not do a great job of disbudding her so her horns grew in weird directions. She got into a head butting contest with someone and bent one of them back closer to her head. We are keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn't hurt her!
Best video yet on the difference. Thank you very much for taking the time to explain. Most websites hinted that they are just different names for the same animal. We are in a forest area in Nova Scotia Canada, with no pasture. Can we hay them year round? We are 90% off the grid (we are ex-cattle farmers) and would like them for milk and cheese. I would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks
Everyone keeps saying I should get a pygmy because I like small animals. And like... Yes, they're adorable. But I want that Nigerian dwarf milk! Most Nigerians in Australia are crossbreeds, so it could be a rough start. But I was planning to go the AI route for breeding so I can try get as much Nigerian blood and thus, milk, as possible in my lines.
Size matters, I like the little, small ones for a pet. You said pygmies were between 16 & 20 inches tall Are there any smaller than that? I would like one around 10 to15 lbs. and 16 to 18 inches tall. Love the channel. Funny as hell.
I'm 10 minutes in and still haven't been told the difference between a Nigerian and pygmy which is what I'm looking for and what the title states 👎👎👎
Unfortunately I couldn't find anything about nigerian goats here in Europe. There are only pygmy goats/westafrican dwarf goats. But there are heavier pygmies with short legs and lighter ones with longer legs. Maybe we would have to breed the nigerian type out of the second pygmy type and hope these will give more milk
I'm new to goats. When you talk about Dairy goats....they dont just produce milk without being pregnant with kids do they?
No. No mammal that I am aware of will produce milk without giving birth first!
@@cjfunnyfarm At least Finnish Landrace goats can produce milk without ever being pregnant or giving birth. They are called "virgin milkers", not every goat does it but it's totally normal within the breed. Usually they start producing in the spring when their diet changes to "stronger" feed, from dry hay to fresh grass. Milk amount varies, but the same goat WILL produce more milk after giving birth versus as a "virgin". I know a good virgin milker goat who produced ~1,5 liters per day, from spring to midwinter, and would have milked longer if she had not been dried out (her virgin buddy dried out in a week, this girl took like a month to dry😂) Finnish landrace goat is an awesome breed, I hope to have a few when I get my own little plot of land 😊 Nigerian dwarfs and also your Nubian have such cute coat patterns, but the breeds aren't available in Finland😆
The song that starts playing around 7:46.....does anybody know what the name of it is???
What a beautiful farm friendly melody.....I could listen to this watching/ tending to crops all day🤠🤠🤠🤠🌵🐧
Awesome video, I am in the process of building our place in the Philippines where my wife is from. We want to have chickens and a few goats which will serve a dual purpose, mainly weed /grass control and pets, we have seen and are very interested in trying some of the smaller breeds, are they good for weed control?
I have 4 potbelly pigs I rescued and want to get a couple small goats for companions for the you potbellies which do you recommend pygmy or Nigerian dwarf
Thank you so much for making this video ...I just welcomed a baby goat in my home as a pet and I’m just so worried... I want her to be happy and live her best life and her companions are my husband and I and three dogs ...do you think she’ll be OK without another goat?
She really needs another goat. They are herd animals. I typically won't even sell a single unless it will have a companion its so important.
We raise our Nigerians for dual purpose. The milk is fantastic with no goaty taste & the meat is great. They produce so many babies that, since we only butcher the wethers, we have more than enough meat.
I would love to get a few Nigerians for milk but my issue is I live is about 200’ off a dangerous road and I was told goats are serious Houdinis and would never want them to get hit …
The best goat is Nigerian dwarf goat
I think so :)
When I look up stool, purpose, goats, pygmies are listed as dual purpose, meat and milk, can Nigerians also be your purpose, even though they are a little more lean?
What happens if you don't milk the Nigerian Dwarf goats?
Nothing! The babies will drink the milk and momma goat will naturally dry off when she weans them!
Just a question? Why do you feed the cattle and male goats on the ground? Having grown up on a dairy farm I haven’t seen that done.
It's mostly because trying to find a feeder cows won't break and goats won't jump in is difficult. We feed range cubes which are designed to be fed on the ground. Right now we are feeding that calf sweet feed to get him used to eating grain. If we were just feeding goats they would be fed loose grain in a feeder off the ground. The cows could be fed in a trough. But the goats will jump in a trough and sleep in it. It gets full of poop and moved around. It's just easier to do it this way when I'm trying to feed different animals together!
I’m NEW and learning about goats and I am wanting milk and underbrush eaters are Nigerian Dwarfs a good pick ?
They will eat the underbrush, but they are small and it would take a lot of them to make a big impact. If you want milk you also have to watch what they eat or it will make the milk taste funny. I don't know a lot of people who use the goats for dual purpose because of that. They aren't going to clear like a meat goat or full size goat would, but I think they would still eat the under brush well!
I like goat meat and we only use small amounts of milk. We had Nigerians and they were hard to handle. We're retired yet not ready to give up. We're have meat rabbits and chickens and are thinking of getting back to goats. The world is full of uncertainties and being prepared before its best.
Please say Nigerian goats rather than Nigerians it’s uncomfortable.
I just watched a thing about pygmies and heard that they have the highest fat content as any goat. Since I am older, I wondered if they might be better for me. I have had both as pets.
I am looking for more info on Nigerians because I want milk but I want cream too
those pigs at 8.10 are really making pigs out of themselves
Do you worry about your goats and cows picking up bugs from feeding them in the ground? I was always told they need to be fed off the ground...but I am no expert.
Yes, it's a concern for sure. The range cubes are designed to be eaten off the ground so not as big of a concern as the sweet feed. Using the loose grain is only temporary until the calf will eat the cubes.
Oh ok. I was just curious. I love your videos btw.
In my area it’s a lack of knowledge between the two and if it’s not registered safe to assume it’s mixed. I have 4 practice goats I wanted to get before getting into completely registered expensive goats. 3 of them have blue eyes which I know they must be part Nigerian to get that and 2 are also polled. One looks very Pygmy body type but one was mixed alpine and the other two claimed full Nigerian so we will see how they develop as adults 🤷♀️
It will be fun to watching them!! I do a lot of unregistered goats are mixed. It seems like up here most people with purebred animals register them unless there's a quality issue.
If I knew how much fun the goats are, I would have bought a bigger property! I like the Nigerians! If only they made a good house pet??
I don't think you can house train a goat :) But I get the impulse!!! They are so much fun!
Where I live , we get a lot of cats and dogs dropped off. It gets frustrating cause then we tend to become responsible either for their care or finding them a home. Good to see you helping out. I would want Nigerians for their milking plus as pets. Meaning they would be loved just like one of the family.😁
Yes! I think we have a feral colony here in our neighborhood, but we get a lot of drop offs. Shrub was definitely someones cat. She let me pick her up the first time I saw her and was immediately attached to me. We had another cat before her that was someones inside cat for sure. It's sad. I'm full up with cats and we will start having to work with rescues if anymore show up!
@@cjfunnyfarm hopefully a good rescue group will come out and maybe take care of TNRing your colony. 👍
I wish you had shown us who was Pygmy or Nigerian? Also what was the breed of the larger one.
What is your stocking rate for a Nigerian Dwarf Goat?
Think ill check comments, might be faster.
Just a thought, you should try to get used to saying “Nigerian goats”, not just “Nigerians”. Nigerians are a whole nation of over 200 million people. 😉
Agreed 😅
The video is about goats bruh
Maybe Nubians because I want milk and meat. Or Nigerians and pygmies, which you taught me can be used for meat.
I think you'll be happy either way!! Thanks for watching!!
Shalom! Thank you so very much. I sure have learned a lot from watching and gleaming from your channel. Our family just purchased a small farm and now we know the difference between the pygmy meat goats and the Nigerian milk goats. We want to raise both Pygmy and Nigerian for sustainable living and pets. What kind of milking machine do you use at your farm? Thank you and Blessings to you and yours!
Dansha farms is the company we buy or milker from!
I've never owned a Pygmy goat before but I have owned Nigerian Dwarf goats and didn't like them that much. They are pretty with cool markings but that's not enough reason to keep them. They were either very shy, very noisy or aggressive/grouchy. The last ND I had was not what I would call a good mom. She was very distant with everything. Distant with people even though we were kind and gentle and she knew we brought her yummy food and that still didn't matter to her. She was distant around other goats, even distant with her own kids. Just a strange antisocial goat.
I need a non goat eating person who tried goat me to tell me what it tastes like before I make up my mind
So then the Pygmy goat is the best for a pet that’s what I am supposed to be getting a Pygmy goat
Very informative. Are you keeping any of the kitten? Where are you cats?
I won't be keeping any of the kittens! We have two other "barn cats" neighborhood cats that basically live here. I think 3 cats is about my limit!! :)
How many times a day do you milk them? Does it depend on the goats ?
Learned a lot about Pygmy and Nigerian goats. Yours are so darn cute so I would say Nigerians. I live in a city though so alas, none for me. I will live vicariously through you and my other goat and sheep friends. 🇨🇦
Thank you!
I'm going the pygmy , cheers from Australia.
Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for the info. It definitely will help. I was wondering if you use the pop belly pigs for meat. Given the space I have to work with I was thinking pop belly’s might be a good way to raise my own pork.
Do both male and female goats have beards?
I've had pet goats of a lot of breeds over the years. Pygmy, Nigeria, Fainter, Nubian, Toggenburgs and LaMachas I loved them all but I liked my Nubbies the best. I love their personalities and those floppy ears. I haven't had goats in several years now but I think I'll be getting them again either later this year or next. They are really good at keeping brush and sapling trees out of the pastures.
Love your goats and those sweet kittys
Thank you!!
How long does it take for the band to work on pepper before his man parts fall off?
It's getting close it usually takes a month or so depending on how old the goat was when you put the band on!
C & J Funny Farm o ok I’ve had goats for a lil over a yr
Just was curious if I choose to band one of the future baby boys 😉
Video starts at 7:00
I just got 2 (1 male 1 female) Nigerians. I paid $300 for the 2 of them together. So I don’t think I over or under paid for the Houston area. They’re so sweet, but still a little weary of humans. The male named Clyde is much more comfortable with me then the little girl named Bonnie.
Where at in Houston
How old were they when you bought them? The lady I buy my goats from she sells the kids on bottles for $150 each, but if they're older she sells them for $250 each.
@@ChaunteDoesItAll they were around 6 months old. Unfortunately the female died from colic about 2 montgs after we got them. We still have the male. Hes ready for a gal.
We're in central Texas and NDs and pymgy seem abound as well and Boers...
Seems like in the south those are the popular breeds!!
C & J Funny Farm right on, I have four Nds a Mama (Cream) and her doeling, Beanie, and a smol doe Star (she's a little'un like your Tink) and a mini LaMancha, "Mo", she's the queen as she's in milk and 3rd freshener (I just started my goat adventure two months ago!) I'm learning bunches watching your videos!!
use a selfie stick
The music is not it.
We have been rescuing for 30 plus years, cats,dogs, horses, even a miniature donkey.
Well on 6/5/23 we lost our very small pony/mini Georgia she was over 30 so after we
rescued her she had a wonderful life but now our little Bucky is heart broken and we
are seriously considering Pygmy goat’s for him. We have heard they make wonderful
pets. Bucky is so sweet he’s 16 so we have quite a few years left with him. My thinking
is we need at least 2 females.. if you have any input Or ideas we would greatly appreciate
your input. We have 2 barns and over 10 acres of land.
Thanks
Ron & Lori….
Ever heard them say Yup?
The boys make a sound like that for sure!
so tame
You’re AMAZING!
Thank you!
Love your farm ❤️❤️
Thank you!!
What you have to say is much more important than the noisy music.
Sorry about that! We’ve worked hard to balance the music out in our newer videos!
I have both. Love them all.
Awesome!
Can you cross breed these goats
YEA TAKE THEM TO PLUM ISLAND
Thanks for the info on the pigs.
You’re welcome thanks for watching!
They give more milk
They give more milk than a Pygmy for sure. Pygmies aren't really bred to be milk goats. They give less milk than a full sized goat but a lot of milk for their size and how much they eat! That's why we love them!!! Thanks for watching!!
And they all have names
All mine do!
You should buy some goats from Blue Cactus Dairy Goats or Weep em Reap or RZ Acres or Dragonfly lines they have big and better udders and make alot more milk
Pygmies, they don’t need to be milked, making them lower maintenance.
For sure! Nigerians don’t have to be milked but I’d that’s what you are going for they are great little miller’s!
@@cjfunnyfarm I was under the impression that milk producing animals needed to be milked, what happens to the milk if they aren’t milked?
Omg the way your little pig friend turned around and followed when you said "Ah ah"
great video I was debating introducing some nigerians to my pygmy heard, I think ill stay with the pygmys. mine dont really show a big desire to jump up, I have a 32 panel solar array set 4ft off the ground and they never even try which is good, but they eat the grass from around it!
Love this channel
Thank you!!
I haven't had a goat since I grew up on a farm in Western Kentucky, and they were NOT small. Do you know if there are pygmies that have sable/black markings?
thanks for sharing, I learned so much just now, I'm thinking of getting some minature goats for milking when spring gets here, you have helped me on my learning journey
I thought they were Nigerian pygmie...now I know they are 2 different...I want milk..and goat cheese
Definitely look for a Nigerian for milk and cheese!
Kinder Goat is a cross between Pygmies and Boar, seems like someone would have crossed a Dwarf with a Boar and develop another breed.
er Boer
That's a good idea! There are a lot of Nubian/Boar cross up here, but I never thought about a Nigerian cross!
Nigerian Boerf? Lol Ive seen a few online they are cute might be a fun future project :3
oops I meant Kinder is a cross between Pygmys and Nubians, been a while since I read about them Nubians/Boers are too big for me.
I’m looking at Nigerian Pygmy mix…. What are your thoughts on that?
My Mom has one of each, ones fat, and one is underweight (he started losing weight around 4 years old)