News - August 2012
August is kidding season and we are pleased to announce that the first of our kids have arrived! Serendipity Dairy Goats is proud to welcome four lovely little Snubian babies from our clever doe Zenny (no idea how she was hiding all of them in there).
News - July 2012
News - June 2012
News - May 2012
News - April 2012
We are pleased to announce that we are now members of the Dairy Goat Society of Australia!
Unfortunately our first preference for herd prefix (Viola) was taken, so the herd is now officially named 'Serendipity Dairy Goats' - for the story behind our stud name, please see the 'About Us' section below.
Three of our girls have now been mated, with just one final Anglo Nubian doe lagging behind who should be mated any day now. Soon we will be able to draw blood for a pregnancy test to confirm that we will indeed be expecting kids in August.
Unfortunately our first preference for herd prefix (Viola) was taken, so the herd is now officially named 'Serendipity Dairy Goats' - for the story behind our stud name, please see the 'About Us' section below.
Three of our girls have now been mated, with just one final Anglo Nubian doe lagging behind who should be mated any day now. Soon we will be able to draw blood for a pregnancy test to confirm that we will indeed be expecting kids in August.
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About Us
Why Serendipity?
The stud name 'Serendipity' describes how I came across my foundation does here in Western Australia. Serendipity means the discovery of something valuable by chance ... for example, the accidental discovery of pennicillin, or Christopher Columbus' unexpected discovery of America. The way I came about my two foundation does, Violet and Gemma (pictured above) was very similar. All I wanted was some does in milk, so I answered the only advertisement on the DGSWA website for does in milk; all other ads were for kids and at this point I wanted to milk straight away not have to bottle feed and wait two years. So as fate would have it, I was to meet two wonderful ladies named Betty and Dale from Betdale Dairy Goat Stud, who sold me my first two does. The more I admired my girls, and spent time with Betty and Dale at various shows, the more I realised I had not only discovered dairy goats of impeccable quality, I had also made two lifelong friends, all completely by accident. By purchasing those first two does I had accidentally discovered both caprine and human friends which are very valuable to me, and that I hold dear to my heart. So the name 'Serendipity' seems to suit.
We are located at Oldbury, WA which is situated in the southern suburbs of Perth, close to Byford, Oakford, Kwinana and Mundijong. We are lucky to be renting a beautiful 5 acre property which the goats adore, with lush pasture, some trees and scrub for them to browse on, and stables as well as natural shelter. And my girls LOVE that I am living on the property with them, rather than being at an agistment centre.
The stud name 'Serendipity' describes how I came across my foundation does here in Western Australia. Serendipity means the discovery of something valuable by chance ... for example, the accidental discovery of pennicillin, or Christopher Columbus' unexpected discovery of America. The way I came about my two foundation does, Violet and Gemma (pictured above) was very similar. All I wanted was some does in milk, so I answered the only advertisement on the DGSWA website for does in milk; all other ads were for kids and at this point I wanted to milk straight away not have to bottle feed and wait two years. So as fate would have it, I was to meet two wonderful ladies named Betty and Dale from Betdale Dairy Goat Stud, who sold me my first two does. The more I admired my girls, and spent time with Betty and Dale at various shows, the more I realised I had not only discovered dairy goats of impeccable quality, I had also made two lifelong friends, all completely by accident. By purchasing those first two does I had accidentally discovered both caprine and human friends which are very valuable to me, and that I hold dear to my heart. So the name 'Serendipity' seems to suit.
We are located at Oldbury, WA which is situated in the southern suburbs of Perth, close to Byford, Oakford, Kwinana and Mundijong. We are lucky to be renting a beautiful 5 acre property which the goats adore, with lush pasture, some trees and scrub for them to browse on, and stables as well as natural shelter. And my girls LOVE that I am living on the property with them, rather than being at an agistment centre.
Before Serendipity
After 8 years operating 'Pacqio' in Yerong Creek, NSW which consisted of Angora, Boer and Dairy goats as well as Damara and crossbred sheep, I made the difficult decision to disperse this herd and move across the country to Western Australia due to a career opportunity.
Along with the new start in a new city on the other side of the country, came a new start in goats. Although this country girl had moved to suburbia, I lasted 4 months before I missed my goats so much that I needed to get some more. I found agistment, and two dairy does and thus my new stud, 'Serendipity', was born.
I have been working with livestock for many years, including cattle, sheep, pics and goats. I graduated from Charles Sturt University with the Bachelor of Science (Animal Production) degree. My experience includes both extensive and intensive livestock production systems as well as mobile animal farm/petting zoo experience. I am currently working for the University of Western Australia in the Native Animal and Sheep Research
Facility.
After 8 years operating 'Pacqio' in Yerong Creek, NSW which consisted of Angora, Boer and Dairy goats as well as Damara and crossbred sheep, I made the difficult decision to disperse this herd and move across the country to Western Australia due to a career opportunity.
Along with the new start in a new city on the other side of the country, came a new start in goats. Although this country girl had moved to suburbia, I lasted 4 months before I missed my goats so much that I needed to get some more. I found agistment, and two dairy does and thus my new stud, 'Serendipity', was born.
I have been working with livestock for many years, including cattle, sheep, pics and goats. I graduated from Charles Sturt University with the Bachelor of Science (Animal Production) degree. My experience includes both extensive and intensive livestock production systems as well as mobile animal farm/petting zoo experience. I am currently working for the University of Western Australia in the Native Animal and Sheep Research
Facility.