Amaranth Farm

Amaranth Farm is nestled in a very attractive valley in Eastern Ontario, one and half hours west of Ottawa, 20 minutes west of Perth and 5 minutes east of the village of Maberly.


Amaranth Farm is home to a small herd of Saanen goats. One of the largest of the dairy goat breeds, Saanens are originally from the Saanen Valley in Switzerland.

Our does are very good quality backyard goats, but not purebred. They have excellent temperaments and are good mothers. They are very suitable for a starter herd for a hobby farm, or for those interested in keeping a couple of goats for home use.

Our does each give between 3 and 4 litres of milk per day. After the kids are born, usually in March of each year, we make soft goat cheese (for our own use).

Lillie (pictured above) is a large Saanen-type doe and the grandmother of some of our flock. She has a great disposition and has given us some lovely kids – triplets in some years.

Beatrice is a daughter of Lillie.
Also a large doe with an amenable personality,
she has high milk production,
the best of our mothers.

Freda is a sister to Beatrice and daughter of Lillie.
A great favourite with everyone who comes to the farm
to learn milking skills.
Not quite the same quantity of milk as the others in the barn.

Pearl is a moderately-sized doe.
She shows wonderful dairy characteristics:
good topline, good depth of body and a well-hung udder.
Always gives great kids.

Olivia is a daughter of Pearl.
She has a great personality and is a good milker.

Each year we have for sale a few Saanen goat kids from the does above, and sometimes a yearling ready for breeding.

Please contact us if you are interested – it is best to call several months ahead of when the kids will be ready to go (usually August). We are careful that our goats are going to good homes, and recommend at least two to keep each other company.