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The
Advantages Pygmy
goats are very adaptable animals and will happily fit into most environments.
Being much smaller than other goats makes them easy to handle as family pets.
They are undemanding on housing and are not prone to the many ailments of sheep.
Kidding is normally trouble free and the Females make excellent mothers, feeding
twins and even triplets without help. Male kids are very popular, if wethered
(castrated) and make lively and rewarding pets. Entire males do not make good
pets, the kids may be charming but as they grow they may become more aggressive
and will certainly develop a very unpleasant smell. This comes from musk glands
around the horn and the front legs, the adult male spends much of his time
spraying his head and body with urine to enhance the odour. Wethers do not
develop any smell at all and have no objectionable habits therefore making ideal
pets. If you are thinking of buying a female kid or an adult female remember
that they may become noisy when they are in season calling for a male,
especially if you have an entire male local to you. So
check with your neighbours before going ahead. Pygmy
goats can live for fifteen years or more. and are therefore a long term
commitment. As pets you can keep wethers and females together without any
problems. Keeping a intact male with only one female will drive him insane and
could result in her being chased (when in season) to complete exhaustion and
collapse. If contemplating setting up a breading herd the ratio of females to
males should be at least four to one or more if
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The Herd
| The Rules
| The Pygmy Goat
| The Advantages
| Feeding & Housing
| The Teeth
| Health
| The Feet
| For Sale |
