Croajingolong Angora Goat Stud
Angora Goats
Croajingolong Angora Goat Stud |
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All my Angora goats trace their pedigrees back to the first 500 Angora goats registered with the Goat Breed Society of Australia, as described in the History section. This is quite a rare strain of Angora goat now as there are only two registered breeders apart from myself who continue to breed this wonderful goat. From August 2002 both the White and Coloured Angora goats are listed with Rare Breeds Trust of Australia as being critically endangered and are now known as Australian Heritage Angora Goats. They are hardy with good size. My does measure 25 to 27 inches (64 to 67 cm) at the shoulder and bucks are 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5 cm) taller. They have high fertility with a good twinning rate, also good milking ability, giving the kids a great start in life. They have a quiet temperament and good conformation. Their fleece is superb, soft, silky and lustrous. Well my kidding season is over for this year (2001) thank goodness. The does couldn't have picked a worse time to have their kids. We have had the coldest, wettest & windiest winter for at least the last 8 years. It is now spring and it is still raining. Just as well the goats are tough. The ground is like jelly. I'm glad I have goats with clean legs. I pity the ones that have mohair down to their hooves. It must be a shearers nightmare also. I only bred from my old does this year and have 2 doe kids and 4 bucks. Just a nice small handful. I am starting to get a few too many goats to be manageable by myself so will have to cut down. Kidding season 2002 is a write-off. The foxes got most of my kids. Kidding season 2003. What a change from 2001, the ground is like a rock. It has been so dry and our drought hasn't broken. Luckily we had a bit of rain early spring which brought some nice green grass. I have had a good kidding season too. I have 23 kids at the moment. I bought two alpacas, having been told how good they are at keeping foxes at bay, so they must have done the trick. Although I lost 3 kids to the foxes and two to crows. My mission is to encourage the breeding of the purebred Australian Heritage Angora goat. It would be a pity to lose these wonderful genetics, as I can't go on forever, no matter how much I would like to. I probably won't have any Angoras for sale till about March 2005 as I want to keep these young ones for three shearings. So anyone interested in some young stock after that can contact me at the address below. Click large photos to view my white Angora goats. It will take a little longer to download. Click here to go to the site of one of the original breeders of this strain of Australian Heritage Angora goat. |
I sometimes find that emails from websites don't work, so if this one doesn't , email me at the address below.
Email: valeriedonald@datafast.net.au
Address: 310 Nicholson Street, Orbost, Victoria, Australia
PO Box 543 Orbost, Victoria, 3888 Australia, Phone: (03) 5154 1221