Royal Golden Guernsey Goats and English goats
Rare breeds, Pedigree, Registered
Royal Golden Guernsey Goats
Sara lived in Guernsey for 3 years as a child and had these lovely goats then. So when she got her own land it was no surprise as to what was top of the list to keep and breed at Puck Pitts Farm! She has built the herd up to 5x breeding females (Holly, Dusty, April, Honey, Amber), 1x wether (Olly) and 1x billy (Tarrango). All are pedigree registered and from a CAE negative herd.
Kids are usually born in the spring and sometimes we have some available for sale. Please email or phone if you would like to discuss or be put on the waitlist.
History
The Golden Guernsey is a rare breed of dairy goat from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, where it has been known for more than two hundred years.
During the Second World War when Guernsey was occupied, Miriam Milbourne saved a small herd of Golden Guernsey goats by hiding them for several years.
In 1965 the Golden Guernsey was exported to Great Britain and the English Golden Guernsey Club, later to become the Golden Guernsey Goat Society, was formed.
On 16 July 2024 the Golden Guernsey Goat breed was granted Royal title by King Charles becoming formally known henceforth as the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat.
It is the first time in recent history that the protected title has been granted to a livestock breed. The title will apply to all Golden Guernseys in the Island and elsewhere in the world. Royal titles are granted sparingly, on the advice of the Cabinet Office with strict standards applied.
The Golden Guernsey is listed as AT RISK on the 2023-24 Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist. https://www.rbst.org.uk/
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English goats
After noticing that the English goats' numbers were struggling, Sara decided to start a herd of these lovely looking goats too. In September 2022 Sara bought three English female kids and will be putting them to her billy, Franklin, in autumn 2023 to hopefully have first kids in spring of 2024, all being well. Meet Ada, Ava and Amy. They are all pedigree registered and from a CAE negative herd.
Kids are usually born in the spring and sometimes we have some available for sale. Please email or phone if you would like to discuss or be put on the waitlist.
History
The English Goat is a beautifully marked, deer-like goat bred to be a hardy multipurpose contributor to the smallholding.
There are written references to the “English Goat” dating back to Georgian times but the first known picture of the English Goat was taken in 1872 by Henry Stephen Holmes Pegler who was an avid supporter of the English Goat.
The downy winter undercoat of the English Goat is “Cashmere” and is incredibly soft and warm. Cashmere is very time consuming to separate from the goat’s wiry outer coat making it incredibly expensive to produce. It takes at least two goats worth of cashmere to make one sweater!
The English goat is listed as PRORITY on the 2023-24 Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist, making them rarer than the Golden Guernseys https://www.rbst.org.uk/
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