Stud Profile - Just Kiddin Mini Goats
AMGA Breeder Member# 04002

Just Kiddin Mini Goats has been developing Australian Miniature Goats since 2001. Our property borders the World Heritage Mount Warning National Park and is quite steep, in fact we have virtually no flat land so we wanted to get some animals that wouldn’t mind these conditions. Being located in a lush sub tropical environment and wanting to reclaim and regenerate the rainforest verges we also wanted something that would help control the rampant weeds, grasses and unwanted types of trees and shrubs.

We started with a small herd that has grown rapidly over the years as we developed a great love for these little critters. When we started we knew very little about goats but we have learned a lot over the years by talking with many experienced goat breeders and vets and searching books, magazines, the internet and other sources of information, wading through the massive amount of available information. Acknowledging our lack of experience, we also joined many international goat forums full of people who have been breeding goats all their lives and are happy to share their knowledge and experience.

When we first began, we purchased a doe with a 4 week old buck kid, not really thinking about the implications of owning a buck, nor of using him over his mother! We then purchased several other does, but eighteen months down the track we realised that our miniature buck kid was going to be well overheight and that all of his kids would therefore be unlikely to meet the standards. Having spent a lot of time gaining lots of knowledge but not really progressing anywhere with our breeding plans, we determined that a complete overhaul was required.

We decided to get more serious about animal selection, animal pairing and animal genetics. We spent much of late 2002 searching for the smallest animals we could find, we then had to wait for many of them to grow up. Despite having bought pregnant does that weren’t pregnant, paid for services that didn’t result in pregnancy and getting lots of misinformation, it finally all came together. We now have a herd of tiny animals and are well on the way to our goal of producing genetically reliable 17” – 19” miniatures.

	Just Kiddin specialises in developing bucks, we grow all of our high quality bucks out to ensure that we have the best animals available and to provide existing and new breeders access to quality animals.
This is a sample of our 2003 & 2004 boys which includes a poll (naturally hornless) line and a couple of particulary tiny boys that we believe will become champions of the Australian Miniature Goat world.

Debbie & Terry Watson

justkiddinminigoats@bigpond.com