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minibarn
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 hairy pygmy tinkerbelle is 1 & a half yrs old. we got her and her black twin sister last fall. we were told they're pygmy but i'm wondering if it's normal for a pygmy to have so much long hair at their legs. her twin doesn't look quite as hairy. they came to us very scared of people but tinkerbelle is finally letting us pet her a little.  her twin doesn't yet but she will eat out of our hands so hopefully with time they'll be very friendly.
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Re: hairy pygmy Tinkerbelle is a pretty girl  She does have the Carmel coat of a pygmy but her body is saying she's likely a Nigerian Dwarf/Pygmy cross. Unfortunately, unless you buy registered goats, you can't really be sure of true breed. Pygmy/Nigies are just as sweet and give the same sweet milk as purebred nigies. I have 4 pygmy/nigi cross does and each have their own place in my heart
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Re: hairy pygmy What a cutie! My Pygmy/Nigerian cross Indy has britches like that. I love it
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Re: hairy pygmy I have many Nigerians with a Caramel color. I also have a buck with long hair. his name is Topper-- 
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Re: hairy pygmy wow! we have a pygmy buck that has the same color & markings but looks much more stocky. he's also not nearly so hairy although it does get very long in winter. love the mane!
so i take it pygmies are not supposed to be hairy. if they are, they must have some nigerian dwarf?
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Re: hairy pygmy GotmygoatMTJ wrote: I have many Nigerians with a Caramel color. I also have a buck with long hair. his name is Topper-- Cute buck.... he looks like a myotonic/nigie cross. (maybe 75% nigie 25% myo... but he's definitely got some fainter in him. ) Very pretty boy! Also a very common fainter coloring.... light buckskin tri-color
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Re: hairy pygmy minibarn wrote: wow! we have a pygmy buck that has the same color & markings but looks much more stocky. he's also not nearly so hairy although it does get very long in winter. love the mane!
so i take it pygmies are not supposed to be hairy. if they are, they must have some nigerian dwarf? Take a look at the NPGA website www.npga.comalso, we have a few members here that raise registered purebred pygmies....check out their websites and compare your goats to theirs, you'll see a marked difference in build and color. Tara is in Ohio http://www.freewebs.com/rowdykidz/Denise is in California http://www.citylightspygmygoats.com/
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Re: hairy pygmy yup, looks like our tucker! almost identical! tucker is too shy for petting but he will eat out of our hands and loves to be close to wherever we are. =)
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Re: hairy pygmy Wow, those pygmies get some nice horns!
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Re: hairy pygmy Mini,, looks like Harem pants.. shes adorable no matter what ...get pics of that sister on there too
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