In this video we talk about our reason for raising Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. They are super friendly animals for companions or helping you to be more self sufficient. Thanks for watching. Check out the rest of our videos for more fun times on the farm.
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When I was born in 53, I only weighed 4lbs/5 oz. My Grandma came to the hospital with goats milk the nurse was livid and refused to let my grandma give me the goats milk , the nurse was so upset she ran for the Dr. and he said " yes give it to her, maybe she'll survive, ..... I did
That's amazing!
@@CattywampusAcres yup my Gramma knew what she was doing. ( Thank you Jesus).
GOATS Milk IS THE BOMB !!;
That's amazing!
Breast milk is the best thing a baby can drink, and goats milk is very close to it. I can totally believe that goats milk would work well for a baby.
The gagging at the start made me cry laughing.
Wish it was smell-o-vision so everyone could have gotten a wiff.
@@CattywampusAcres We used to raise full sized Nubians and the stalls we kept the bucks in still smell even after 6 years lol!
It is quite an odor for sure!
The motion of the animals spoke to me louder than words thunder in the mist:::..in my heart bring fermentation to Love! For the goat! And what it means in mythology and go'ology God gave us the ability to Care for it ! In a safer habitats.. lovely thing!
Hahaha! Mister goat was so confused why you threw him down and gagged lol! He just wanted some lovins 😂
No lovin when you smell like that
I could watch goats all day ❣️
They are amazing creatures
I could watch goats all day, also. They soothe me. I used to have goats, and they were/are the greatest!
Same. Same!
@@harderthanmydemons2927 love your handle! Me too, if they can't catch you, they can't hurt you! Ha!
Just an FYI - messing around with a goat's head generally leads to the goat learning that butting you is okay - very bad if you have children around. I also never allow my goats, especially bucks, to jump on me. The best way to stop that is carry a small squirt bottle with you and tell them no, using the squirts from the bottle to enforce your command. This helps them learn that you are NOT a play toy and is a non-violent, very effective deterrent.
lol. the only comment not liked.
Id just smack the absolute shit of it. Goats have faces that look easily smackable. I'd maks a day of it
Love the info on the goats, thank you.
They are great animals to have around
Omg!! I'm dying here. You gagging at the stinky goat was hysterical. Thanks for all the info and for cracking me up!
Glad you enjoyed!! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Very Informative, thank you so much! We're currently on the waiting list for Nigerian Dwarf Twins!
Awesome!!
Lol I'm subscribing mostly from the gagging at the start lol best info for beginners right from the gate lol
Wow!! Thank you so much for this wonderful info!! We are new to goat keeping so we will def. Keep watching your videos!!
Do you have info on the difference between pygme vs dwarf?
Pygmy is a miniature meat goat so they have more muscle to bone ratio. Nigerian a miniature dairy, so more bone.
Ive been clearing some land, and about to use the cedars for fence posts. Debating on Mini Dexter cattle or goats.....
Jolene 😍
Thinking of adding Nigerians to our new homestead we are building. Very informative and hilariously entertaining. New subscriber for sure.
They are great homestead animals! Thanks for watching!
That’s great information, thanks for sharing. We love your soap!
Thanks buddy!
Just found your channel man. Love me some Cog Hill! Looks awesome! We’ve got a ND that is still bottled and will be our breeder soon to our two does so this helped a ton! Consider giving us a look as I’m going through your videos! Thank ya! 👍🏻
Sounds great thanks for checking us out! Can't wait to see what you guys are doing!
Fiona is such a diva! Thanks for the video. Lots of great info!
Just want the world to have more goats!!
New friend here, I came over from the Big Bear Homestead live. I’m so happy to find your channel! We will be getting goats this year and we have no clue what we’re doing. The donkey just chillin in the back is great 🤣
They are great homestead animals! If you ever have any questions just let us know. Thank you for checking us out!!
The motion of the animals spoke to me louder than words thunder in the mist:::..in my heart bring fermentation to Love! For the goat! And what it means in mythology and go'ology God gave us the ability to Care for it ! In a safer habitats.. lovely thing!
Oh guy’s it’s amazing. You are leaving my dream life.
Thanks!
We (me and my grandma) raise unregistered Nigerian dwarfs here and absolutely love their personalities!! I plan on milking hopefully within the next year (my specific doe I want to milk is only 20lbs and only 11 months old at the moment) so can’t wait!!
They are great!
hope they are female
@@cryptoworldgames they definitely are girls lol makes my second year with a kid crop!😊 I had 3 girls in milk this spring but ended up selling one of my unregistered and am going towards the registered world now!😊
What’s the advantage of registered vs unregistered goats? Do you have to hand milk goats or do they make mechanical milkers?
@@maxsparks5183 with registered goats you have it lined out what their genetic background is while unregistered you don’t. And they make machine milkers if you don’t want to hand milk
Jason! This is pure gold! I've been trying to get info to decide on miniature goats for dairy and this was so helpful. I also have a handmade skin care business NC this would be marvelous but mostly im looking for milk for drinking Bonus you've totally convinced me to NOT get a buck! I found you by Googling servicing my goat. So now I also know thd terminology
They are awesome animals!
My mother was raised on goats milk she can not drink a drop of any cows milk it almost killed her. My great grandmother saved her life.
Thank you for putting this out there so very educational people need to hear everything that you've had to say. However I own a very mean goat I love him to pieces I wouldn't change him for all the money in the world he's perfect the way he is❤
Thanks for the great info!
Thanks for hanging out!
Wholesome.
Got my first wether today. Now I want 2 females I can milk. Great video Brother and keep working hard on that sweet piece of land you got blessed with.
Thank you!
I just got my first pair. Thank you.
Awesome!
Good video. Subscribed. Love the names of your goats. Thank you for the good content. 👍
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you 🙏🙏❤️
Beautiful animals ❤❤❤I love the white pig 🐖 can we have a video on that as well 🙏🏻💕
Thank you ❤
Just Liked and Subscribed - great video, great information, great delivery of the information. We're Lucky 13 Farms next door to you in South Carolina, and we are weeks away from getting our first-ever goats (ND kids that should be born any day now at a local dairy farm), planning on two does and a wether, so we're studying up as much as possible. Thanks for the great video!
Awesome! They are great animals! Let us know if you need anything!
New sub here! Love your channel!! God bless y’all❤️
Thank you!!
Love the dry heaving! Thats me with vomit!! Paramedic problems!! Great info definitely getting goats now!
You won't regret it!
Thanks for the video! I love watching NDGs & seeing everyone’s goats, but I know NOTHING about them & trying to learn as much as I can. So thanks for all the great info!
Definitely get you own!! They are great farm animals!
Love it
G'day from Australia 🇦🇺 I enjoyed your introduction to goats - almost fell out of my chair laughing when that smelly goat got near you 😉 Look forward to catching up with all your vids as a new Subscriber 👍 🇦🇺🦘🐨🦘🐨🦘
Thanks for checking us out! We have some good stuff coming for the next few weeks so definitely stay around! We really appreciate the feedback!
I absolutely love goats they are probably my favorite animal
They are so great to have around!
Just discovered you and subbed! Appreciate the info. Great video!👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much! Stick around for more!
Love the videos.😊
Thanks for watching!
Wandered on to this video because I'm buying my first Nigerian dwarf goats in a couple weeks. Liked and subscribed when you dry heaved 🤣👍
Glad you enjoyed!
Pretty cool lots of great information. Hope to start out with this breed.
Thanks! You will love them!
I had to pause and laugh...the first scene in the video just cracks me up!
All reality here! Lol
Love this video!
Thanks!!
great video! thanks
Thanks for watching!
*New subscriber* 🤗 Super happy I found u in my recommended, ty yt, video was awseome, and cant wait to watch more of them.. The content was awesome & funny🤭, on how you explained the true pro & con facts about raising goats(benefits too), and how one can start with diff ways to what they are wanting!! Luv all kinds of farm animals, my own homestead, and I hope to make it happen one day, soon🥰.....
You can definitely do it too! No matter how much space you have you can grow at least some of your food. Thank you so much for watching!
I'm a new sub, and i raise Nigeria goats, love them i also make cheese and soaps, looking for more of your videos
so cute
New subscriber trying to learn as much as I can while I am in the dreaming/planning/waiting stage for my someday homestead. I had really thought about Nubians but you may have sold me on the Nigerians with this video! Just a pair or a trio should give me all the milk I need! :)
That's super exciting! They are amazing animals!
In my personal opinion I think as far as if you're getting grown regular size sheet French alpine's are really good with for milk they can give up to 2 gallons a day, and they do have to be milked twice a day.
I meant goats my vision ain't all that great
Good informational video!
Thank you!
Funny and informative
Great info on goats🐐 we have chickens now, but are thinking about goats mainly to clear around our property.
You should definitely do it!!
Very nice
We're getting a female in a few days! We have a large amount of land in Appalachia so we can let her roam in plenty areas 😊 and maybe I won't have to weedeat so much lol
Great tips from the video. I guess I'll still be weedeating but there's more brush here than even I can handle in the summer! Can she get rid of all these silverberries? 😂
Make sure you get 2+. Goats love a buddy and will be much happier with one!
Bro your the Goat!!🤙🏾
Thanks!
@@CattywampusAcres your videos are relaxing 😌 lol
What a great video! Thank you for all the info We loved the 'Dad Jokes!' And we think your goats have the best names around! My father in law keeps boers but we are interested in Nigerian Dwarf goats to keep as pets and for milk. We have acreage and were thinking we will need a "Guard" animal, and I'm pretty sure our two Mini Dachshunds aren't cut out for the job. Is that the reason you have 'Fiona' the Donkey out there with them? In your experience, Is a donkey the best choice for protecting goats? Any drawbacks? Thanks again for the video, I'm going to subscribe and check out your other videos as well. Love your clear straightforward approach, and your great attitude makes this fun to watch. Keep up the good work! 👍👍👍
Thanks! Any of the LGDs or donkeys are good for that. It seems to make a big difference if they grow up together or not. LGDs and donkeys can be temperamental of the animals around them are "new".
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I also have a Nigerian dwarf goats in the really cute
Thanks
Thinking about goats for the milk. Especially since I'm lactose intolerant. Great info on the Nigerians Dwarf.
Many people who are lactose intolerant can actually drink goats milk. We love it here.
I gave my kids goat milk after breastfeeding...... great choice ☀️☀️☀️
Love em!
@@CattywampusAcres now, I'm getting proud of my country's goats...lol Although they have a reputation for being stubborn here...I'll keep some myself.
You can do soy, oat, almond, powdered etc. and those are all vegan options so you don’t harm mother goats.
Great vid, thanks!
Thank! I actually found your channel a few weeks ago. You guys have a great looking homestead! I laughed because we are originally from Michigan and when I heard your accent I could tell you were from our great, white neighbor.
@@CattywampusAcres Right on, thanks. We are getting a couple of weathered Nigerian Dwarf Goats and you have the best video I have found on them out there.
Thanks brother! Do y'all go to any of the homesteading conferences down here in the states?
@@CattywampusAcres No we haven't before, but maybe someday.
Well we are doing Homesteaders of America in October, supposed to be one of the best.
cute goats
I love them! there all awesome , god is good, all the time he gave us such a beautiful creature ! Billie! Goat's ....
Preach!
@@CattywampusAcres when God calls me to! I stand ready!
Wow! That must be a very powerful smell...that was cute! 😳💕🤣 🐐
It's pretty bad, trust me
Gina Land worse smell ever!!
Very informative video. Dying at your response to him jumping on you. I could smell him all the way here in Ohio. haha
Thanks!
I have to say it, I can't stop laughing every time you say Miagee stinks. I am betting if you took him to a church or elevator, he would go back and tell the heard whoooo you are so lucky you did not smell those humans. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
😂😂😂 great information! We want goats and research where to start.
Thank you! They are great animals.
goats are soo cute . New friend Ruthie here
We love them!
I’m getting my goat on April 4th❤️ I can’t wait to have him
That's super exciting!
Do you as a Goat herder recommend that people that really don't know a lot about sheep and goats that they speak with a vet and maybe a furrier because and sheep and goats need their feet done I'm just asking out of curiosity I'm not saying anything negative I think your videos are great but I'm just asking a question I get 4of my sheep sheared, nails cut wormed, and other treatments they need , one is a hair sheep but she still has to have feet done and other treatments
@@cjshadrick4607 if you are concerned about it then having your vet show you how to do it isn't a bad idea. The hoof trimming and many other care steps with goats are fairly simple and can be done by most farmers with a little practice.
@@CattywampusAcres I'm blessed to have a shearer that comes to me , and he takes care of everything my 5 sheep need , I have one sheep that doesn't have to be sheared because she's a hair sheep (a Brown katahdin ) but she does have to have other shots she needs, she's adorable
And thank you for responding I really appreciate it
Nice goats 🐐🐏
Thanks!!
New sub here. Enjoyed your info!
Thank you for stopping by!
We love our stinky boys and amazing girls. Sweet goats. Would love to try making lotion with goats milk. Have made goats milk soap. Love it.
They are an incredible animal
Hahahahaha... thanks for the informative video ❌⭕️
This was helpful to me. We are planning on moving out of the suburbs back into the mountains soon. I’ve wanted goats since I was 15 (so over a couple decades *cough*). I want Nigerians and this just reinforced why I want them. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later. 😄
They are great animals to raise! I'm glad it helped!
Mel B. You want Nigerians? I’m nigerian America and I want you too
Cattywampus Acres I’m nigerian American and I’m not an animal. Haha
We raise Nigerians, and Alpines for milk. Planning on crossing the two for experimentals. We also have Kikos for meat. Our bucks get a little smelly during the breeding season but it's tolerable and if you want babies you need a male.
We were thinking about getting a nubian doe so we could breed mini nubians for more milk
I love your baby goats
Thanks! They are pretty cool little creatures
I was dying at the beggining LOL #worship and prayer #wap hahahahahahahahah
I got my first Nigerian Dwarf doeling on the 26th. My kids really like her now and I'm planning on getting another female soon. She's almost leash trained... found out also if you have any gaps big enuf they'll be sure to go thru them. She seemed to get along with our horses - or they thought she was ok to have around.
That's exciting! Yes, they cab slip through many a fence!
What about barbed wire 15 gauge with wires spaces less than 6 inches apart
Nope, they will still get through and possible hurt themselves. Goats require woven fencing
Goats 👍🏼 I just subscribed
Awesome! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing, 1st time for me. At the opening your mike issue close to camera, turned volume down, backed away, had to go up ... then up and down up down. Possible awareness for future. Otherwise good opening info. Well presented. In warmer weather do you wash them? I know a few peeps that do... helps and they still have enough "Eau de toilette" to be sexy for the ladies in the fall.
Washed goats once and once only lol
Am a Nigerian here to learn about Nigerian dwarf goats and yeah they stinks 😂.
Kool 🐐
Im glad I found yall. We bought 2 acres in December and 3 goats in Feb, 2 does and a buck. They are now 2 months old. What age do you recommend breeding? Also, we are going to build a separate pen for Abraham so we can control breeding. Should we get him a buddy? A wether?
Most recommend waiting till 18 months for does but some go as early as a year. It just depends on size of the doe. They will be able to go way before then but is could definitely cause issues. A wether would be a good companion for sure. The buck will occasionally treat the wether like a doe though so just be prepared for that.
@@CattywampusAcres thank you for the info. It is much appreciated!
Happy to help!
Thanks for letting me know a lot about Nigerian dwarf.. pls upload a video regarding the differences between Nigerian Dwarf. and pygmy goats thanks
Main difference is Nigerians are dairy, pymys are meat
@@CattywampusAcres Thanks for your prompt reply sir. You cleared my long lasting doubts..
Wilson Fisk giving me tip on how to raise goat?!? Matt Murdock really kick your butt into farming huh
How did I end up here and I literally watched to the end lol that KZhead sink hole is real man
Glad you stopped by!
P.s my grandma was the president of the goat dairy association in the mid-40s to the late 50s to the early 60s actually
Great video. I'm getting two fixed bucklings in 4 days and I'm learning so I want to thank you for sharing and breaking it down to who is who and what they do. I was curious though if that donkey is a miniature or normal full sized one. I am thinking to get one too if they aren't too big. I'm in TN and the brush overtakes my yard so I can't wait for these babies to clean them up for me :) Oh and would they eat grass if I put them in a raised feeder?
Fiona that's in the video is a miniature. They are a max of 3 feet at the withers. They prefer grasses when the have dried and become hay. Ours eat primarily coastal Bermuda. They like legume hays but they are extremely high in protein and not really necessary. The brush they will eat as much as they can handle though. Since you will have wethers, be very cautious or over feeding grain and too high proteins. They are more apt to develop urinary calculi which will kill them.
@@CattywampusAcres we bought 2 does and a buck. They act like they are starving. I'm concerned about over feeding. Do I let the buck breed with his kids also?
They should have hay free choice but you can definitely overfeed grain
Inbreeding can be OK but any bad qualities in the parents can be amplified that way so it's usually not recommended
The music competes with the dialog.
Hilarious! Gagging around that buck. . . 😖
He is a nasty one!!
@@CattywampusAcres 😁🤣😁
I especially liked the fumes!
“Awww how come you no love me?” “Because you make me puke! Urrrrrkkk!”
Lol
Never new .. we Nigerians have a special kinda goat... we look at all our goats as the same
Omg im a mean goat..........my name is Jolene lol
lolllzzzz i legit lol'ed hahahaha
Lol, I live in the desert- cactus all around!
Ive Never experienced that!
@@CattywampusAcres people around here have lots of goats. I was thinking of getting a couple, so I’m doing research. No grass, no brush, they would eat my green veggies/leaves from my garden. Hasn’t rained in over 3 months. I can’t see any “leafy” as far as my eyes can see. Thanks for sharing. I need do to more research. Happy Easter from Rural Tucson, Az
They would need hay for sure
MYOGOMI IS CUTE
I Just purchased a Nigerian Dwarf Goat, had him for a week and I am so scared he is going to eat leaves from a tree that isn't good for them, but Idk what kind of tree it is, I Love him, but I sure do have alot to learn, Great Video, Thank You.
Most trees are ok for them. To be honest they typically self regulate what they eat. If they eat something and don't feel good they wont eat it again. Majority of fruit trees are their favorite
Hi Gothic. Can you give me the details of where you bought the goat, how much, how old is the goat and what was the weight?
Awesome video. Super informative and helpful. How can I order some soap 🧼 from you guys?
Thank you! You can pick up our soap at www.cattywampusacres.com
Liked and subscribed. Question for ya. Where would i find or be able ti purchase and about wuts the prices on one ?
What area are you in?
Hi I'm very impressed with your farm and love for the goats, I wanted to see if y'all sell goats as well? thanks!
Thanks! We do sell them. We should have a bunch in spring
I have 6 acres and a big barn with 8 stalls, an upper level that used to store hay and a milk shed... Need to do something with it. What would you suggest? Used to have thoroughbreds
Dairy goats, layer chickens, and a decent size garden for sure!
I want one darnit. Will buy one in Nigeria.