Goats

Sandi April 5, 2023

We’ve got goats! We are not kidding, and you may know of course that baby goats are referred to as Kids…you can follow the stories of all our baby goats. We now have seven! Howard & Roarke, Dagny & Princess Luna, and added June 30, 2021 Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia! Odie was adopted/rescued last after he lost his pal at the barn where he was living. We walked in to meet him, Al picked him up, carried him to the car and we left! He’s had an amazing home with us ever since.

2025 Kids!~

We brought in a buck in 2025 to service the ladies – “Studly” aka Stinky, was a polled, blue eyed, tri-color buck that we rehomed prior to the girls kidding. Our experience was great, until it wasn’t.

Meg went first and surprised us with Pickles (Mr. Studly Pickles to be exact)!

Next was Hazel with her four kids, Mac, Cash, Peanut and Cookie (Peanut and Cookie have been rehomed).

Then came Luna with QUINTS! (one stillborn), Comet, Cosmo (rehomed), Haley and Rocket.

Finally, Dagny and Leia went into labor the same day in September (13), with Dagny delivering Wildfire and Leia losing her baby (and needing it pulled by the vet).

The following day we found Dagny trying to push again, and she had a retained kid – off to MSU she went for an emergency cesarean and a week of anitbiotics and pain meds. She returned home, and healed nicely. Somewhere in the ordeal though we believe she suffered nerve damage and has a limp a bit of paralysis on her right side.

2026 Kids!

In a surprising turn of events (well, not that surprising since they are goats) we have kids on the ground again! One or more of the bucklings, upon reaching “adulthood” at a whopping 16 weeks old successfully bred all adult goats again – and we started suspecting pregnancy in Luna in mid May. Surprise! Leia kidded first with Qi’ra (Kira) on May 29th, followed by Luna on June 1 with Aurora and Celeste.

Hazel Kidded with QUADS again – June 8, and Meg with QUADS as well, (one sadly stillborn). We will be rehoming Cash, the only intact buckling left on the farm as the rest of the boys were wethered in May, but Cash was spared because he had the scours and we didn’t want to risk infection or delayed healing. Cash is wearing his buck apron, but he keeps breaking them and tearing them off, so really the only thing to do is rehome him.

We have also decided to rehome a few of the goats as bottle babies. Meg isn’t a super attentive mom – and while she seems to care a little bit, it’s not enough for the safety and well being of her kids. She is also a great milker and we’re able to take her milk to bottle feed any of the kids who need it. We’ll rehome her two bucklings, but retain her 1# 11oz doeling. We’re also considering letting go Luna’s kids as bottle babies, supplementing Qi’ra with a bottle because she is already becoming a bit fearful of humans. We’re deciding which of Hazel’s kids to let go as well, which is tough since she is an amazing mama, but then the goats aren’t as “hobby farm friendly” as evidenced by her Little Mac who was exclusively raised by her and really doesn’t want anything to do with us. He does sport a really cool looking beard tho…

What we Know about Kids and Bucklings

In our experience, it’s possible to have a nigerian dwarf goat pregnant with Quads and QUINTS! The Kids are able to reproduce at as young at 8 weeks, though most doelings don’t go into their first heat until 3-4 months old. Even if you have buck aprons on the kids, and fences between them, the boys (and girls) behave like goats and will get out of anything you put in their way – and if they can find a way to get into trouble they will!

Here’s a handy bottle feeding schedule we use if you find yourself needing to bottle feed baby nigerian dwarf goats:

bottle feeding schedule for bottle baby nigerian dwarf goats

Howard, Our OG (original goat!)

Our first two goats were Howard and Hank. We drove up to a goat farm to meet a fainting goat – which was our original idea (his name was Hank). We learned all animals do best with a pal of their own kind, and met Howard, a Nigerian Dwarf goat that same trip. Once Al picked him up, he didn’t put him down, so of course we left with two bottle baby goats. We soon learned that a fainting goat (designed to be the sacrificial goat of a herd for predator protection) isn’t the ideal goat to own if you are around things that could scare them into fainting (like bunches of barking dogs). We lost Hank sadly, but Howard was doing great, and was super cute, so we decided to stick to nigerian dwarf goats and grew our herd from there.

Goats: Nigerian Dwarf | Legendary Acres Hobby Farm 🐐

Welcome to our Nigerian Dwarf goat playlist! These adorable, playful, and smart goats are at the heart of life here at Legendary Acres Hobby Farm. In this playlist, you’ll get to know our herd, learn about goat care, and enjoy the funny antics that make Nigerian Dwarf goats such a joy to raise.

Whether you’re considering getting goats for the first time, already own a herd, or simply love watching cute goats, this playlist is packed with helpful tips, fun moments, and behind-the-scenes looks at daily farm life.

👉 What you’ll see in this playlist:

Nigerian Dwarf goat care, feeding, and housing 🏡
Baby goats (kids) playing and growing up 🍼
Goat health and grooming tips
Training, enrichment, and goat behaviors
Fun farm adventures with our goats at Legendary Acres

Our Nigerian Dwarf goats aren’t just farm animals – they’re family, and we love sharing their personalities with you.

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