NUWBY
FAST FACTS
NATURE
SIZE
LIFESPAN
Nuwby Goats can live anywhere from 10 to 15 years
BREEDING
PRICE
Pet weathers: $250 – $450+
Breeding stock: $400 – $1,000+
The Nuwby Goat Breed
ORIGIN
The Nuwby Goat is an Australian breed portraying elegance and nobility with its regal upright stance, its exotic facial profile and its gentle and graceful temperament. It was originally created in 2001 by pairing Boer, Anglo Nubian and Kalahari goats of excellent type from both purebred and crossbred lines with carefully selected smaller breeds of goats to produce a small elegant often colourful animal with a gentle nature.
TEMPERAMENT
Gentle and loveable, easily trainable. The Nuwby is a graceful, elegant animal with a gentle, friendly temperament.
USES
Great for families looking for backyard mini milkers who also make great pets. Their gentle nature makes them the perfect pet for both young and old and they are great companion animals for other species too. A well-bred Nuwby can produce enough milk for the family each day some of which can be used to make cheese, yogurt and even soap. Goat manure is very high in nitrogen and is great for the garden.
SIZE
Dedicated Breeders continue to work on both refinement of type and reduction of height with an ideal maximum height of 60cm for adult purebred females and 63.5cm for adult purebred males.
Animals are measured and classified for a Grade at 3 years. See the Australian Nuwby Grading chart for a more detailed view of heights for grading purposes.
LIFESPAN
If in good health and well looked after, Nuwby goats can live anywhere between 10 to 15 years.
BREEDING
Paired from 12 to 18 months of age. Gestation is 145 to 153 days. Nuwby Does usually have twins however singles or triplets are also common.
PRICE
Registered Nuwby Goats are individually priced on gender, availability, age, height, grade, colour, show status and demand.
| NUWBY TYPE | PRICE |
|---|---|
| PETS - DESEXED MALES (WETHERS) | $250 TO $450 PLUS |
| BREEDING STOCK - FEMALES (DOES) | $450 TO $1,000 plus |
| BREEDING STOCK - INTACT MALES (BUCKS) | $450 TO $1,000 plus |
All prices quoted are an average only and vary dependent or quality and availability and a rough guide at June 2019.
SUITABILITY
The Nuwby Goat has a gentle nature making the breed suitable for milking animals or pets for young and old alike.
REGISTRATIONS
Development of the Nuwby Goat currently uses a grading up process where offspring progress one grade higher than the lowest graded parent, Grades – D, C, B, A, Purebred, Herdbook, Herdbook Purebred.