News from Little Givendale Farm

News from Little Givendale


Oct.2005	We have just completed our out of season kidding for this year and have a batch of just under 300 kids now being reared
Aug.2005	We have sent our first consignment of goat meat to supply London Hotels and restaurants, the meat suckler herd has risen in numbers to a total of 76 animals and is on the
Apr.2005	We are now pleased to be supplying the award winning Delamere Dairy with milk.
06/01/05	Coming soon: goat meat from high quality Boer cross goats, if you are interested please contact us through enquiries@givendale-goats.com
03/09/04	In the Second and Subsequent Kidders Class in the British Goat Society Winter Milking Competition 2003/2004 we gained first prize with Givendale Abacus, and second prize with Givendale Amber - both have given NMR officially recorded yields of over 2,100 kilos in 365 days of their current lactations.
19/06/04	We have had 72% conception rates this year for out of season breeding, using only artificial lighting. Kidding starts in August and will go through to early October.
11/05/04	We have a number of Boer cross male kids for sale (possibly up to 100), being born now. They are out of the lower end of the milking herd, dams are not milky enough to breed dairy replacements from, but, should produce good meat offspring - interested ? Contact enquiries@givendale-goats.com
12/04/04	We are pleased to announce that this year we have again received the "St Helen's Farm Best Milk Supplier" Award for continued supply of the highest quality milk to the dairy.