Jump Start Your Urban Homestead With Dairy Goats

By Kathryn Robles

Nigerian Dwarf goats are great urban dairy goats for small homesteads, and they can even be kept in the city. Nigerian Dwarf milk is delicious, and goats are great fun to keep and breed.

Use this short guide to find out if urban goats are right for you. You will learn how much space you will need, and what types of foods your goats will need. You will also learn what goes into caring, breeding, and milking goats.

If you know nothing about goats and are wondering just what it takes to have your own backyard dairy, start here!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kathryn Robles
• Release date: Nov 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005158989

Kathryn Robles

Kathryn writes about her family’s adventures creating an urban farm in the city, even if that means overcoming her black thumb or having chickens taking a dust bath under the trampoline. She never expected to find herself farming in the city, or farming at all, but it turns out she loves it! What’s better is she loves talking about it and sharing what she's learned with others.

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Jump Start Your Urban Homestead with Dairy Goats

9 Reasons Why You Need Nigerian Dwarf Goats

How Much Space Do Your Goats Need to Be Happy?

Basic Goat Care for New Goat Keepers

Nigerian Dwarf Goat Care Tips for The First Time Owner

How To Get Started Breeding Goats

Pregnancy and Kidding

What Will You Need for Milking a Goat?

3 Health Problems to Watch Out for In Dairy Goats

How To Dry Off a Goat After Lactation

How To Care for Your Goats in The Winter

How To Calculate Your Goat’s Weight

What Are the Best Plants for Goat Farming?

More Ways to Feed Your Goats

How To Make An Upcycled Goat Hay Manger

3 Affordable Ways of Storing Hay Even If You Live in The City

Enjoy Raising Goats!

Jump Start Your Urban Homestead with Dairy Goats

Nigerian Dwarf goats are great urban dairy goats for small homesteads, and they can even be kept in the city. I first got goats in 2012. My goal was to produce as much of my family’s dairy as possible. Nigerian Dwarf milk is delicious, and goats are great fun to keep and breed. If you have the space, I highly recommend them!

I ended up selling my goats in 2016 because my goals for our property changed. Instead of producing as much of my family’s food as possible even if relying on purchased feeds, I am now more focused on creating self-sustaining systems that produce food for our family. It’s a subtle difference in goals, but what it means right now is using the space where I was raising goats and storing purchased hay to produce more of our chicken, duck, and rabbit feed.

Nevertheless, here are some of my thoughts and things I’ve learned from keeping Nigerian Dwarf goats. I hope it helps you in your own goat adventures!

9 Reasons Why You Need Nigerian Dwarf Goats

Part of deciding to keep goats is figuring out which breed is best for you. There are advantages and disadvantages to all the breeds, but there are nine reasons why you need Nigerian Dwarf goats!

I originally decided on Nigerian Dwarf goats because we have an urban homestead.  Space was an issue! (Plus, they’re adorable).  Even if you aren’t living in the city, there are some good reasons and special considerations to raising Nigerian Dwarf goats.

First off, Nigerian Dwarf goats can be bred year-round.  Many other goat breeds only go into heat in the fall, but if you wanted, you could stagger breed two does and have milk all year.  That can be helpful if you only are allowed a few goats in the city.

Because of their small size, Nigerian Dwarf goats are happier in smaller areas than a standard size goat.  They also eat less than other dairy animals.  They also hurt less when they step on your feet, just saying.

You can also earn a little bit of money towards their keep by