Pygmy Goat Size report

The goat is one of the most typical farm animals. For people living in the city, goat is not common. People often require the company of pets in a fast-paced and stressful life. There is an emerging pet in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia: the world's smallest pygmy sheep has entered people's family life as a pet.

Europeans and Americans have developed pygmy goats from the landrace West African Dwarf goat of Central and West Africa, particularly the Cameroon Valley. Pygmy goats are regarded as pets in cities, but the West African dwarf goat is raised as dairy and meat goats by rural families.

If there is anything more fun than raising a puppy, it is raising a few pygmy goats. Raising a pygmy goat isn't much different from raising a regular goat, except their basic needs are smaller. Because goats are pack animals, keeping at least two pygmy goats would be better.

Pygmy Goat Basics

The pygmy goat is an American breed of achondroplastic goat. This small breed derives from the West African dwarf breed. In the 1950s, Dwarf goats were exported to the United States as ornamental animals in zoos. Due to its naturally friendly personality and strong adaptability, have gradually become the most popular family zoo member, pet, and exhibition animal. A new pet breed has gradually formed with continuous breeding and evolution: the American pygmy sheep.

Physical Characteristics

The pygmy goat has short legs and head and a small, well-muscled, stocky body. Their legs, head, neck, etc., are comparatively shorter than their body length. Whole-body of the pygmy goat is covered with straight, medium-long hair. This hair varies in density with the seasons and climates. While does have a sparse beard, bucks have a long, flowing beard and mane and are different in appearance to females, being bulkier with thicker horns.

They are of various or mixed colors. Seven color variations are recognized in the breed standard: caramel with black markings, caramel with brown markings, brown agouti, grey agouti, black agouti, black with white markings, and solid black.

Average Size

• The pygmy goat's height at the withers is usually 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 inches), with a length of 1-2 ft (40-50 cm).
  
• An adult male goat weighs about 27-40 kg, and an adult female goat weighs around 24-34 kg.

Breeding

Pygmy goats are polyestrous, prolific, and precocious non-seasonal breeders; estrus can occur at any time of year, and they may become sexually mature at two months. Gestation normally lasts 145–153 days. The male goat fully grows at 30 months, and the females gain maturity at 27 months of age. Pygmy goat lifespan is generally 10–15 years.

Quick Facts

Pygmy Goat Caring Tips

Female pygmy goats have a more friendly personality. After establishing a dependent relationship, they will even welcome their owners home like a dog. In contrast, male pygmy goats are more independent and stubborn and will be anxious during estrus. As a family pet, females or neutered males are more appropriate choices. If you want to raise a pygmy goat as a pet, you need to take some special care and management of your goats. Before starting raising a pygmy goat, read the following tips very carefully.

1. Make a big clean house for them and try to make a fence surrounding your farm area.
   
2. Keep the male goats separated form the female and kids.
3. You can feed them various types of food, including green glass, corns, leaves, fruiys, and different grains, etc.
4. Always keep their living place dry.
5. Always serve them sufficient amount of clean and fresh water.

If pygmy goats are brought into family life at an early age, they will integrate faster and better and develop good relationships with family members. If you are raising pygmy goats from lamb, you need to remove the horns early when they are very young. All goats like to top things, but there is a big difference between being topped by a goat with horns and without horns. When the lamb reaches 2 weeks of age, the veterinarian can dehorn.