All our goats are fullblood (100%) Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats. We breed exclusively from USA imported genetics (embryos and semen). We have no Australian graded Nigerians dwarf goats (mixed breed) in our herd. All our goats are DNA parent verified, micro chipped, tested annually for CAE and JD. Our herd and property is MAP 3 certified, the highest Johnes free assurance level attainable. We maintain a strictly closed herd and show our goats only in tested shows.All of our goats have either tested negative or are negative by verified descend of Myotonia.
Our goats are registered with the American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) Your purchased goat can also be registered with DGSA or AGB.
We sell animals that are healthy and sound at the time of purchase. A prospective purchaser has the right to a veterinary health report at his/her expense before purchase. We are not responsible for the health of an animal purchased from the time it leaves the farm unless we are presented with a vet’s official statement that the animal in question had a condition prior to purchase. The risk of loss is that of the purchaser once the animal leaves our farm. All buyers are encouraged to pick up their animals as soon as possible after payment and not use us as an agistment facility. We are very happy to help arrange transport of your goats to anywhere in Australia.
Interested people and prospective buyers are most certainly welcome to come visit and inspect our herd and goats for sale.
FOR SALE / RETIREMENT SALE: We are very sad to admit that the time has come for us to step back because we can no longer carry out the work load. We wish our wonderful goats all the best in their new places and lives and ask you all to do the best you can for these lovely individual goats as well as for this special breed. We will be selling our lovely farm on French Island with a heavy heart…
Most goats in our current herd are the result of AI (artificial insemination). We have used our US imported semen straws : Castle Rock Farm Mad About The Moon, Castle Rock Farm Harvest Moon, Castle Rock FarmTriumph as well as Castle Rock Farm Guy Noir (imported by Paul Hamilton). See details about these particular genetics in our menu under “Castle Rock Farm genetics imported”
We have seen a huge improvement in conformation, general dairy strength and mammary systems in our does through the use of our imported Castle Rock genetics. The does and bucks we have now are very different from the goats we had several years ago. This process of improvement and refinement has been very exiting and rewarding
A few thoughts about using AI:
Using frozen imported semen from high quality Nigerian Dwarf bucks bred by well esteemed U.S. breeders will almost always produce superior offspring here in Australia. The drawbacks of using AI are increased costs, and delays in achieving pregnancies compared to simple live breeding. A competent AI technician will generally have a “take” rate of approximately 50%, meaning half the number of purchased straws are wasted. Added to that cost are the storage cost of the semen straws in liquid nitrogen, the cost of the straws, the cost of hormonal preparation of the does to synchronise their heat cycle, etc. From experience we know that sometimes it can take multiple AI attempts (and two months longer) to get a doe pregnant by AI than by natural mating.
This explains the higher price of our goats who incorporate several generations of AI (artificial insemination).
BUCKS for SALE:
Our 3 remaining bucks are all the result of having used AI ( USA imported Castle Rock Farm semen and embryos over several generations). Their genetic makeup will greatly contribute to the improvement of dairy strength.
Find details of each buck in our BUCK section in the pull down menu, including photos, pedigrees and prices.
First Fleet Day-N-Night, blue eyes
First Fleet Collingwood, blue eyes
First Fleet Jupiter
DOES for SALE: Many of our treasured does are for sale. Most of them are the result of having used AI, using USA imported Castle Rock Farm semen and embryos . In this way we were fortunate to improve greatly our does mammary systems, conformation and general dairy character over time. See details of each doe in our DOE section in the pull down menu, including photos, pedigrees, videos, prices.
First Fleet Cloud, pregnant
First Fleet Coco Chanel, blue eyes, on hold
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First Fleet Madeline, freshening udder of Madeline
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First Fleet Mona
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First Fleet Acacia