Pygmy Goats

Pygmy Goat Facts

Scroll right to learn some interesting facts about our Pygmy Goats!

Goat Names

The male is called a billy, the female a nanny and their babies are known as kids.

Jump! JUMP!

The love to jump and climb and have hair between their hooves to ‘cling on’ with.

So fussy!

They are very fussy drinkers and will only drink fresh water!!

Grass please

Being herbivores they only eat vegitation, feeding mainly on hay, grass and plants. They eat by grabbing food with their lips, and because their upper jaw is wider than the lower they can only use one side of their mouths to grind the food.

Like Cows?

They are ruminants, like cows, meaning they have 4 stomachs and it takes 11-15 hours for food to pass through their digestive system.

Previous slide

Next slide

Pygmy Goats are a small domestic breed of goat growing to a height of only 18-20” high (46-50cm).
This is measured at the highest point on their back, between the shoulder blades.

Originating from the Cameroon region, in West Africa, they were first exported to zoos in Sweden and Germany where they were displayed as ‘exotic animals’.

Although a male kid can be sexually active at only a few weeks old a female needs to be atleast 18 months of age before she is allowed to ‘mate’. Her gestation period (pregnancy) lasting between 145 and 155 days.

She will normally give birth to, anything from, one to three kids who will remain dependent on her, for milk, for their first few weeks.
However, within only one week of being born they will also start to eat grains and be fully weaned (off their mothers milk)
at 3 months old. The kids can stand and feed within minutes of birth and run and jump within the first few hours.

Pygmy Goats

explore

animals

food

info

Join our Email list!