I thought I’d mention a fun afternoon out Mum, Carl and I enjoyed when she visited late last year. We visited Singapore’s one and only goat farm, called Hay Dairies. It’s located in the north-west of the island off Lim Chu Kang Road – if ever there was a location which you could describe as ‘beyond the black stump’ in Singapore, this would be it. That said, this is a small wee island after all so it was only a 25 minute drive to get there.
The farm is a commercial dairy goat operation with 500 goats producing 250 litres of milk per day. You can see the goats being milked if you arrive before 11 am, and one of the barns is open for visitors to go in and get up close and personal with the stars of the show. Frankly I wouldn’t want to get too close to the stinky Billy goats, but the nannys and the kids were very cute. For $2 you can buy a bag of lucerne hay to feed them, and believe me with those big eyes and droopy ears you’ll soon be making friends with the adorable little kids who bounce around their pens hoping for a snack.
I’ve never seen such well cared for goats – the pens and barns are spotlessly clean, the animals glowing with health, the place is cool and airy and fresh smelling (not easy with Billy goats in attendance) and the general atmosphere is one of calm professionalism.
The farm is a commercial dairy goat operation with 500 goats producing 250 litres of milk per day. You can see the goats being milked if you arrive before 11 am, and one of the barns is open for visitors to go in and get up close and personal with the stars of the show. Frankly I wouldn’t want to get too close to the stinky Billy goats, but the nannys and the kids were very cute. For $2 you can buy a bag of lucerne hay to feed them, and believe me with those big eyes and droopy ears you’ll soon be making friends with the adorable little kids who bounce around their pens hoping for a snack.
I’ve never seen such well cared for goats – the pens and barns are spotlessly clean, the animals glowing with health, the place is cool and airy and fresh smelling (not easy with Billy goats in attendance) and the general atmosphere is one of calm professionalism.
I highly recommend a visit to the farm, especially if you’ve got young children as there are not many opportunities to see farm animals on the island. With its no-frills functionality Hay Dairies avoids feeling like a tourist attraction but is well set up for visitors. Toilets and good hand washing facilities are available, plus a basic refreshments shop. 
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