Goat breed identification

[sannabelle]

Hey Y’all! My kiddos and I rescued this little girl from a grocery store parking lot last week. Trying to figure out what breed she may be. Doesn’t look quite like my Nigerians. She’s got wattles as well.

 

[azure_]

Maybe a pygmy???

 

[hmarg06]

It looks to be a Pygmy, or a Pygmy cross(possibly with Nigerian)?

 

[sannabelle]

Maybe a pygmy???

That’s what I was thinking- she’s extra furry even for this time of year, too

 

[BantammChick]

She looks like a pygmy.

 

[MissMonty]

I don't think she's a pygmy (I raise pygmies) to me she looks like an alpine/nigerian mix to me. The wattles are SUPER common in nigerians and she definately has an alpine or alpine mix face to me.

 

[cassie]

Looks like a Nigerian cross of some sort. The ears look a bit long so there may be some Nubian in there as well but certainly not half. The fact that she has wattles doesn't mean a thing. Wattles are not a breed characteristic.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

She is adorable!
She looks like pygmy to me, I used to raise them decades ago.

 

[cassie]

She is adorable!
She looks like pygmy to me, I used to raise them decades ago.

I think you are right. Someone suggested that her face and head looked Alpine. I raised Alpine dairy goats for years and none of them ever had a face and head like that kid. She is either Nigerian or Pygmy and if I had to make a bet I would say Pygmy even though I myself suggested Nigerian in an earlier post.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

My mom is really good with goat breeds. She said Nigerian dwarf. That what I though too. She looks like our Nigerians.