Welcome to my new home on the web.  I am proud to present to you my herd of Alpines, Saanens and a few select Lamanchas.  

We are located just west of Smiths Falls on the historic Rideau River. We enjoy showing our herd as well as visiting other breeders at the shows. We try to arrange seminars, organize pot lucks through the winter and mentor new people into the goat world.

We expect our does to stand up under the stress of a busy show season, while maintaining a high level lactation. It has been my goal to breed for the entire animal, one who can show AND put it in the milk pail as well as live long productive lives. We have purchased animals from some of the best herds: Qu’appelle, Iron Rod, Ancrest  and WillowBrooke. These lines have given me a nice dairy animal with excellent conformation and very productive mammary. 

We take great pains to insure our herd is in good physical shape and happy.   We feed our herd the highest quality alfalfa and grass hay, along with 16% dairy ration, whole corn and sunflower seeds daily.  We also provide free access to trace minerals, Redmond salt, baking soda, and kelp meal.  Each goat's vaccinations are kept current and they are provided with a consistent parasite prevention program.   I believe that goats should live like goats and enjoy access to pasture to browse and play in the sun.  Nothing makes me happier than watching them play King of the Mountain on large wooden spools while I do dishes.

Additionally we have one guard llama and one donkey to look after the herd.

We use a video monitoring system to view them 24/7 during kidding season.  Our kids are pulled at birth and fed heat-treated cow or goat colostrum, free choice pasteurized cold goat milk or Grober Milk Replacer. They are raised separately from the adults and are disbudded, tattooed, vaccinated, dewormed, and put on a coccidiosis prevention program..

We are very selective, so buck kids offered for sale will only be those that we ourselves would consider using. Please remember that there are no guarantees when working with genetics.  Sometimes the genes 'click' and sometimes they don't.  That is the challenge that faces all of us as breeders.  There is no guarantee on how the udders will develop on any of the kids that are purchased. We cannot guarantee their mature conformation, udder attachment, show quality, milk production, quality of their offspring, etc.

Our guarantee: 

If any buck or doe is found to be infertile, it will be replaced as soon as possible after the signed registration paper is returned to me and I receive a signed veterinarian statement that the problem is genetic. The statement must be complete, and the animal identified. I will also need a signed statement from the buyer that the animal has never sired any kids (if a buck), or been pregnant (if a doe).

We do guarantee the health of the kid when sold.   Thank you for your interest in our small but productive herd. s.