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Hi my name is Jen and I'm a mini-goataholic. My family and I became involved in breeding Australian Miniature Goats in early 2003.
Shortly after moving to our property at Mount Nathan in Queenslands Gold Coast Hinterland, which was situated on 11.5 acres of perfect goat country, we decided to look at getting some goats just to keep the grass down. We contacted a lady who had Miniature Goats available and on our first visit my interest was definitely piqued but because of the costs involved, convincing my husband was another story. We decided that breeding Mini goats could be fun and purchased our original herd of 7 does & 1 Stud Buck - Moonlight Royal Mocha. Unfortunately most of this original herd was quite skittish and not really easily handled and we lost two within the first week of having them at our property because they did the bolt under our fence, yes they dug their way out, and up the side of the mountain. We learnt the hard way that animals which had originated from semi wild stock were not easily calmed and now think long and hard about which animals we add to our herd and which breeders we purchase our quality breeding animals from. 
We recommend that anybody else wanting to become involved in breeding Australian Miniature Goats conduct thorough research on the goats in questions as well as the breeder they are thinking of buying from. The AMGA Registrar is happy to search through the extensive database for information on individual animals.
Not long after getting our first herd home we found a message on a noticeboard from a gentleman breeding Miniature Goats in the Lamington area of Queensland, who was selling some of his younger animals. We drove the hour and a half to his place to find a large property with plenty of miniature bred goats running around. 
We purchased a number of young Does and a really tiny little buck from this property and during the conversation we were informed that due to ill health the whole herd was for sale. The herd consisted of some very good looking and small animals so we decided we would purchase the lot which we would then reduce to a manageable number and hopefully, in the process, would get some really great breeding animals. Nothing like jumping into something feet first is our motto.
Unfortunately during the herd reduction process we were ill advised from another breeder with regards to which animals to keep and which animals to sell off and have regretted the sale of some very small, well proportioned animals with fantastic temperaments. Most of the does we have kept though are very good quality Cashmere Does, which we are stoked about and some of which have given us small, friendly kids.
We have now relocated back to Victoria and are hoping that we can help spark interest for others to become involved in the development of the breed in the states of Victoria and South Australia. I am also hoping to be able to work in conjunction with other members of the AMGA that are located in Victoria to breed these beautiful animals. Relocating has been one of the best moves, both for our family and for my mini goat family, as I am able to dedicate more time to my breeding regime as well as their health and maintenance. I was also finding it a bit confined in SE Qld with so many other breeders within a short distance from each other and so love the fact that, so far, we are the only mini goat breeders in this part of Victoria, although I am keen to get others involved
