7/3/09 date last updated      

We have had goats since 1985 and exclusively Nigerians for 18 years! 

Our newest Master Champions!

 MCH Little Rascals Emerald *D

MCH  Piddlin Acres PV Water Flower

About Us

I am Valerie Ciesynski, the owner of Piddlin Acres. Born and raised in Texas, mother of 2 grown boys and 1 'almost' grown husband, Don. We've had goats since 1985, starting out with some grade Nubians, Alpines and Saanens. In January of 1990 I got a bred Nigerian doe for my birthday and the rest, as they say, is history<G> In 1994 I attained my judging license with AGS and have been judging for them ever since. I made a slight detour when NDGA started up in 1997 and became a judge with them as well, resigning that position in 2000 and focusing on multi breed dairy goat registries since, although I do also judge for MDGA and TMGR(mini dairy goat registries) I enjoy judging very much and getting to meet and help people all over the country.

I served on the AGS board from 1995 to Dec 2003. Serving as President for 1 term before resigning for personal issues. I continued on many committees until just recently.

I continue to try and keep my herd numbers down so I can enjoy them more as well as making it easier to travel to judge shows and go on family trips.

OUR BREEDING PROGRAM

We show our herd extensively and have done quite well along the way. We don't make a practice of tooting our own horn and we don't keep a running tally of our wins, but then, we've been showing an awfully long time, <G>We average about 10 shows a year here in Texas and anywhere within driving distance. All our goats are registered with AGS & ADGA.  Although we choose to register with member driven, dairy goat registries that are not privately owned, NDGA meets the needs of some, and our goats can be registered with them as well.

Like everyone else we know, we have some outstanding animals along with average breeding stock. We don't claim to have bred out all the faults because we believe the breed is far too young to even make such a claim. However, we do our best to eliminate undesirable characteristics and have made progress toward that goal. Although we do not milk on a regular basis, our goal is to breed does that we
could easily milk when we so desire. Functional structure and correct mammary systems are at the core of our breeding program, add small size, color and blue eyes and that's "just gravy"!

HERD HEALTH

We test our entire herd annually for CAE and have never had a positive result. We spend more money testing our animals because we send our tests to WSU labs in Washington to have the CAE Elisa (many times more sensitive than the standard AGID tests that most labs use) test done. Needless to say, we are pleased to say our animals remained negative under this more sensitive test. We've maintained a negative tested herd for over 14 years now and have never had any kind of contagious abscesses

*****This year,2008, we also added Johnes testing of our herd and of  course, all were negative****

Most of our kids are dam raised unless circumstances dictate otherwise or unless bottle raising is requested on a prepaid kid.(these bottle babies need to be shipped by 4 weeks of age to avoid boarding charges of $1.00 per day)

A $50 deposit will hold the reservation on the kid of your choice.
$100 non refundable deposit will hold the animal (if already born) for one month
while shipping arrangements and payments are worked out, with shipping costs,(ie. health certificates and tests), the responsibility of the buyer. Health certificates with no additional tests are $30. All shipping costs and animals must be paid for before shipping. We do not currently charge a fee for transport to the airport.

We prefer you send us your own kennel to ship in or you can send us the money and we will purchase one locally for you. 

We ship from DFW International Airport (usually with American ,Continental or Delta cargo) and do not normally use Pet Air , since we feel we can save you money on shipping by making the arrangements ourselves. We will, however, ship with any carrier or method that is requested by the buyer as long as the health of the animal is kept foremost. Currently, the cost to ship just about anywhere in the country is $250 for a kennel/animal combo under 70lbs. Sometimes less if we can ship in a small kennel via Cargo service.



Please call or write us with what you are looking for and what your needs are in your herd and we will do our best to match you up with the animal that fits you. We will honestly discuss each animals strengths and weaknesses with you as we have tried to do here .


We can now accept deposits and payment with your Visa/Mastercard or electronic check via
Paypal!  

Contact Information

Telephone

817-295-0888

Postal address

6916 Shady Hills Ln

            Burleson, Texas 76028

Electronic mail

Sales:  valski@piddlinacres.com
 

Send mail to valski@piddlinacres.com with questions or comments about this web site.
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