I am looking for Nigerian Dwarf goats. Does anyone know of any for sale in the Indiana-Midwest area. I am wanting to buy some out of a milking herd if possible. Greg

-- Greg Grant (ggrant@localline.com), August 13, 2000

Answers

Contact the Nigerian Dwarf Goat Assoc. web-site www.ndga.org/ndga.html

Scroll down the page and you'll find a spot where you can email them. They can surely get you in touch with someone in your area.

-- Vaughn (vdcjm5@juno.com), August 13, 2000.

i used to website suggested by vaughn and found a breeder that is even going to deliver of course this is extra. alot of the breeders listed on the nd website have websites offering more information on nigerian dwarf goats and the person i am buying mine from had pictures of the goats she had for sale. gail

-- gail missouri ozarks (gef123@hotmail.com), August 15, 2000.

I was at the Indiana state fair last wednesday (the 16th) & saw them unloading dairy goats into the pig barn. I was there getting some dairy cattle breeders addresses for when I'm ready (in a couple of years) to get some animals. I went through the barn on the day they were showing & got addresses from those (milking shorthorn) people that were breeders & not just 4H kids. This breed isn't very common & yet I came home with several addresses (thought I'd be lucky to get one, but got 6 instead). This can work for you so long as you get to your local (state prefered over county) fair in time for that kind of animal to show. Too early & those animals won't be there yet, too late & you miss them (they went home). Don't worry about talking to anyone at a show, just go through the barn & find every place your prefered breed is stalled. Some people will be at the barns (waiting their turn or waiting for someone else thats showing), & some will have their address & phone # at the stalls. If this doesn't work (in either case you also get a fun day or two at the fair) you should get a listing from the breed registry of breeders not just in your area but in the neighboring states as well. This way you have a broad range of addresses to choose from, & can occasionally bring in a male from another state for diversity.

Good luck

animalfarms

-- animalfarms (jwlewis@indy.net), August 18, 2000.