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Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
The Nigerian Dwarf developed in the USA along side the Pymy goat. Breeders placed more emphasis on grading them up through established dairy breeds, giving breeding objection a clear pathway.
There are height resrtictions and milk production targets to aspire to within the breed societys that have accepted the ND into there herd book.
The American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat Association has an extensive summary of the history and development of the breed.
It appears there where a number of importations into the States from 1930 to in to the 1960's, With the earliest import being as far back as 1918. The Nigerian imports were the foundation animal ancestors of both the Pygmy and the ND. Like most breeds, they owe their current existence and appearance to handful of dedicated people
Castle Rock Guy Nior
D001444580 (PB Buck)
DOB: 2/18/2007
Semen straws available
Pictured left to right: CH CRF Castle Rock Lunar Eclipse VEEE 91, GCH CRF Castle Rock Roxanne 1*M *D VEEE 91, GCH-ARMCH CRF Castle Rock Black Ice 2*M 4*D EEEE 92, our winning Senior Get of Sire entry at the 2013 Redwood Empire Dairy Goat Association Memorial Show Nigerian Specialty.
The principle of thje Castlerock stud, Sarah Hawkins says- "Guy has got smoothness of blending, a very wide, open escutcheon, dairy character, and tops it all off with a very sweet personality.
At the 2008 AGS National Show, a trio of Guy Noir's doe kids won Best Get of Sire, and two of his daughters- Little Dipper GN Flashdance, and Sly Farms GN Catalina, have won best junior doe in show at all-breed goat shows. I'm very pleased with the general appearance and dairy character of his offspring so far.
Update: Guy now has five finished champion daughters- CH-MCH Sly Farms GN Catalina, SGCH CRF Castle Rock Penny Wise 1*M 3*D VVEE 90, GCH-ARMCH CRF Castle Rock Black Ice 4*D 2*M EEEE 92, CH Castle Rock Lunar Eclipse VEEE 91, and GCH CRF Castle Rock Roxanne *D 1*M VEEE 91. At the 2010 REDGA Nigerian Specialty show three of Guy's first freshening daughters won Senior Get of Sire, and CRF Castle Rock Roxanne was Best Udder of Breed, and his daughters repeated this at the 2013 REDGA Nigerian Specialty Show as five year olds, with Roxanne again getting Best Udder of Breed. At the 2015 ADGA National Show, a trio of his daughters won 3rd place Get of Sire. The judges have noted that Guy's daughters were stamped with dairy character, and all had very good height and arch to the escutcheon. It is so nice to see those daughters of his who showed so much promise as juniors living up to that promise as they freshed
SGCH CRF Castle Rock Penny Wise 1*M 3*D VVEE 90
CRF Castle Rock Brie 2*D VEEE 90
GCH-ARMCH CRF Castle Rock Black Ice 2*M 4*D EEEE 92
