~Mini Nubians~
Well from my breeding Mini Nubians and milking them, I can tell you what we have experienced.
My does range from 26 to 28 inches at the withers.
My Bucks range from 26 to 32 inches at the withers.
We have breed Mini Nubians from the spring of 2002 to present. We started with 1st and 2nd generation stock. Now keep in mind that they are bred to begin with from a Nigerien buck bred to a Nubian Doe. That cross makes 1st generation mini nubians of a 50/50% . ie. half Nigerien /half Nubian. We started with goats of this cross. Some having ears that were shorter or not down like Nubians then. We worked with those first 5 goats and from that got our first 3rd gen stock born that summer. Ears were much improved !
My does milk between 4 to 9 qts per day , depending on what freshening it was and if they were from good milking stock.
in 2004 I bred for our first 75/25% 1st generation stock. ie. a mini nubian buck bred to purebred Nubian does or American Does. All registered stock, ie. ADGA and MDGA then. Again Ears were much improved as was breed character. We have had many nice goats born to us along the way in 6 years.
This year I had my 5th gen doe give birth to the first registered Purebred Mini Nubian Stock in the US that is of 6th generations. One buckling as you read on my blog went to OK to Good Goats near Tulsa. I retained a buck Faithful Acres Gad and his Sister Faithful Acres Asher, both are Purebred Mini Nubians and registered with The Miniature Dairy Goat Association . MDGA This kidding I have allowed Magnolia to raise her own kids and have not milked her as I believe she may be bred for February of this coming year. I bred her to my 2nd generation buck for 3rd gen kids, as he is very nice, shorter and from excellent milking mini nubian lines that have nice breed character and He himself won 1st place in intermediate bucks on MDGA's Virtual Show.
Mini Nubians have wonderful personalities. Magnoia my herd queen is rather talkative, but at times she is silent too. Each goat is different, as people are.
I will try to post pictures here soon so you all can see the mini nubians There is a picture of Faithful Acres Benjamin in my posts with his new owner Suriyah Fish of Good Goats in OK.
Blessings
Linda
Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 2:38 PM
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Posted by OklahomaJamie
on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 5:44 PM - Link
Hi!! How exciting about your goats. I sure wish I could get one. Mini Nubians are what we want.
hello,
Posted by gahorselover
on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 9:38 AM - Link
i love your blogg!!!so..i guess i'll ttyl!!!!
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We hope you enjoy your visit with us and that you will return for visits often. We are a Born Again Christian Family , we strive to put the Lord first in all we do and hope that this site and our lives will honor Him. We Homeschool our children . Have a midwife for birthing our children, Believe in Home Business and Family/Christ Centered Living. We raise Mini Nubian Dairy Goats (reg. with MDGA) that are sold as Milkers, Breeders and Pets. I want to use them for Milk, Soap Making and they are pure enjoyment in a smaller package then your standard size Dairy Goat. We also have Buff Chickens for Eggs. We welcome you to share with us, as we live our lives and grow in the Lord Jesus.
