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The Relaxed Farming Pygmy Goats: Fascinating facts
All about us
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Why keep pygmy goats
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Fascinating facts
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How to look after us
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Our offspring
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Kidding 2015
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Relaxed FarmingFascinating Facts (as explored by Parsley). We have a lot in common with dairy goats, we are basically the same animal, just a lot smaller (and cuter, and better behaved... well Curds may disagree with me here...)

  • Pygmy goats (or dwarf goats) come from Africa: Read more

  • We are generally no taller than 58 cms: Read more

  • We come in all sorts of colours: Read more

  • The Italian word for goat is 'capra': Read more

  • We are also ruminants just like the dairy goats, sheep and alpacas - have a look at the Dairy Goats Fascinating Facts section for more on this but basically it means we regurgitate our food and so get to chew it twice - lucky us - and yes Onion's burps are the worst!!!

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  • You can tell our age by our teeth: Read more

First time round of eating...
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...second time, Onion chewing the cud
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