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Check out our For Sale Page - We will be updating as animals become available.

2010 Service Bucks:

<NEW> Mystique CC Chupatou Blue <pic>

Take Heart Rock of Refuge <pic>

CRF Castle Rock Aslan *S <pic>

La Dolce Vita Zuppa <pic>

Mystique CTB Tiberius Blue <pic>

They can be found on our new Bucks Page!

2010 New Arrivals!!

Opalescent	Maia Blue	Be Daisy (Sold)	Snickerdoodle	Chewy Chewy	Kali (Sold)
3 doelings	2 bucklings	2 doelings	Due May 27	3 doelings	1 doeling

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We will be updating that site before we update this one.

Proud members of the following organizations:
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association (NDGA)
American Goat Society (AGS)

We began this journey when our son and daughter joined the local 4-H and decided to show Nigerian Dwarf goats. We started with one beautiful brown and white junior doe - Mocha with Whip. We quickly found that if you want to sleep at night, you don't get just one. So, we dded an adorable whether - Basil. He's all white with a couple of tan spots. We then found that one child shows one goat, so we had to get our son his own goat for show - Snickerdoodle - who is Basil's sister. She's also all white with some tan spots. You would think that we would have stopped there, but they are so cute and small that you just gotta get more which is where our farm name came from, so let me tell you a story:

Once upon a time, long long ago, (ok, it was only 2 months ago), we took a trip to Nevada, where we met a wonderful woman with many ND goats of all sizes, shapes, colors and temperaments. We decided to return home with five of her does to add to our little family - four of these ladies were pregnant. On the way home, we called Mommy and when she found out, "Mommy Said No More Goats", therefore we have the SEDNO herd in her honor. Thanks Mommy. Mommy was super excited! Well, maybe not then, but she has grown to love them.

We are all about Nigerian Dwarf Goats. We have a small farm in the Sierra Foothills, half way between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento.

The Nigerian Dwarf goat is a miniature dairy goat breed of West African ancestry. Originally brought to the United States on ships as food for large cats such as lions, the survivors originally lived in zoos. Nigerian Dwarf goats are popular as hobby goats due to their easy maintenance and small stature.

There are two different height standards for the Nigerian Dwarf goat. The height standard maintained by the American Goat Society and the American Dairy Goat Association requires does to be less than 22.5 inches at the withers, and bucks to be less than 23.5 inches at the withers. The Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association states that does should ideally be 17 - 19 inches in height with a maximum allowed height of 21 inches, and bucks should ideally be 19 - 21 inches with a maximum allowed height of 21 inches.

They come in many colors: white, black, red, cream and patterns such as buckskin (brown with a black cape over the head and neck along with other black markings) and chamoisee with or without white spots. Although most are naturally horned, most breeders dehorn them at a young age (usually less than 2 weeks of age) for safety to the goat, his/her herd-mates, and human care-givers. Some Nigerian Dwarfs have blue eyes, which is a dominant trait in goats.

Nigerian Dwarf kids are usually very active. Within a short time after birth they are able to stand, walk and nurse. After a day or two they are usually trying to bounce and jump.

Nigerian Dwarfs give a surprising quantity of milk for their size, ranging from 2-6 pounds (0.9-2.7 kg) per day, with an average of 2.5. Since Nigerians breed year-round, it is easy to stagger freshenings (births) in a herd so that the entire herd is never dry. They are thus ideal milk goats for most families. Their milk has a higher butterfat content than milk from full-sized dairy goats, making Nigerian Dwarf goat milk excellent for cheese and soap making.

Nigerian Dwarfs goats are gentle and easily trainable. This, along with their small size and colorful appearance, makes them popular as pets. Nigerian dwarf goats can easily be trained to walk on a leash and some enjoy coming into the house with their owners.

Chupa passed away this morning - we became very attached to him in the few months that he was with us and we will miss him. April 13th, 2010.