Josephine had quadruplets again this year easily and quickly delivering three doelings and a buckling on April 9th. Unfortunately we lost one of the doelings, but the other three are thriving. Josephine is a beautifully elegant doe who catches everyone’s eye. Josephine has large teats which makes her a favorite on the milk stand. She is one of the smaller goats in the herd at just under 20 inches tall.
Trinket delivered twins in the middle of the afternoon on April 8th. It is so nice when a doe decides not to deliver in the middle of the night! Both of these kids are long like their dam. The boy is totally a lap goat and impossible to take photos of because you can’t get far enough away from him to get a photo without someone holding on to him. Since Trinket is a first freshener, he will be wethered and will make a very loving pet.
Trinket has the pedigree to be an excellent milker and we are eager to see how she milks this year. Both her dam and sire’s dam are Superior Genetics does who have proven themselves with Grand Champion wins in the show ring and with award winning performance on the milk stand. She also has two grand dams who are Superior Genetics does.Â
The sire Cabochon SIG Marco Polo *B AI is a promising young buck out of Cabochon Amelia 3*M VEEE 90. Amelia is an exceptional milker who produced over 1,100 lbs during her 3rd lactation and scored VEEE 90 on Linear Appraisal. Marco’s sire is Heaven’s Hollow Sig Sauer, the 2015 ADGA Spotlight Sale Nigerian Dwarf Buck. Sig Sauer’s dam is SGCH Wyojem Wendy Kiki *M EEEE 91, who has many outstanding accomplishments including 2012 National Reserve Best Udder, 2013 National Champion Nigerian Dwarf, 2014 Top Ten Milk Production, and LA of EEEE 91 at 8 years old.
Sassafras delivered a beautiful set of triplet doelings on April 7th. Unfortunately we lost one of the doelings a few days later. It appears that she was accidently laid on. Thankfully the other two girls are thriving and keeping Sassfras busy with their antics.
These girls should make very nice home milkers. Sassafras has large, well placed teats that are easy to milk by hand or machine. She even has a Grand Champion and a Reserve Grand Champion win as a Junior.
Moonshine delivered triplets on March 31st after one of those annoying long first freshener early-labors that has you checking on her in the middle of the night until she finally decides to get serious and push the next afternoon. All three kids are super friendly, just like their mom. The doeling is spoken for and because Moonshine is a first freshener, the boys will be wethered.
Moonshine freshened with a very nice udder with excellent attachments and we are excited to see how she milks. So far she looks very promising.
The sire Cabochon SIG Marco Polo *B AI is a promising young buck out of Cabochon Amelia 3*M VEEE 90. Amelia is an exceptional milker who produced over 1,100 lbs during her 3rd lactation and scored VEEE 90 on Linear Appraisal. Marco’s sire is Heaven’s Hollow Sig Sauer, the 2015 ADGA Spotlight Sale Nigerian Dwarf Buck. Sig Sauer’s dam is SGCH Wyojem Wendy Kiki *M EEEE 91, who has many outstanding accomplishments including 2012 National Reserve Best Udder, 2013 National Champion Nigerian Dwarf, 2014 Top Ten Milk Production, and LA of EEEE 91 at 8 years old.
Calliope delivered quintuplets on April 1st and being the ELITE milker that she is, she is easily feeding them all and they are thriving under her care. This breeding emphasizes milk production and we are expecting the doelings to continue the family tradition of being exceptional milkers who who are top performers in the breed.
Calliope is a standout milker who earned a Superior Genetics designation and ELITE status as a first freshener. She comes from a long line of proven milkers and is a fourth generation Superior Genetics doe a second generation ELITE milker. Calliope has large teats and a very soft udder texture which make her a joy to milk by hand.
Calliope’s kids are sire by Cabochon DP Dry Ice *B, an exciting young buck that brings together some of the best in our herd. His dam is an Elite milker and his grand dams on both sides of his pedigree are SGCH does scoring VEEE 91. We are expecting Ice to produce excellent milkers who can perform in the showring as well as on the milk stand.
Amelia had a quick and easy delivery on March 27th, giving us an adorable set of triplets. Amelia is a beautiful goat with outstanding production milking over1,100 pounds and top-of-the line conformation scoring VEEE 90 on Linear Appraisal with that all important “Excellent” in mammary.
The kids’ sire is a young buckling out of our newest Elite milker, Cabochon PR Diamond Dust 3*M ELITE. We only made it to one show last year due to COVID cancellations, but Diamond took first place in all three rings as a yearling milker with comments from the judges on her impressive udder.
We are expecting these kids to be strong performers in the ring as well as on the milk stand. We are planning to retain one of these doelings and will be offering the buckling as a herd sire.
Novel delivered triplets on February 27th , one day short of the leap day delivery she had last year. I love the look of these kids and would love to see them go to a home that is interested in showing in the Miniature Dairy Goat Association virtual shows.
In addition to being show quality, these girls will be great family milkers. Mini Alpines average about 3/4 gallon of sweet, rich milk per day while eating only about a third of what a full size Alpine eats. They truly combine the best of the Alpine and Nigerian Dwarf breeds and are coveted by homesteaders wanting fresh milk and cheese.
Their dam, Carl B’s RP Novel *M (VEEE 90), scored an impressive Ex 90 on Linear Appraisal at only 3 years old with an Excellent in Mammary and Back. She has an exceptionally high rear udder and an excellent foreudder. Novel is an absolute sweetheart to have around the barn and is a joy to milk.
These kids will be registered with the Miniature Dairy Goat Association as first generation Mini Alpines and will be eligible to participate in MDGA shows and milk testing. The buckling is available as a herd sire.
Marcy delivered a gorgeous single Mini Alpine buckling on February 24th and she is being a very attentive mother to him.
This boy is Kati’s favorite kid of the year so he is getting a lot of snuggles. He has his mother’s bright, cheerful personality and just loves to play! Young as he is, Marcy has already taught him how to get attention from a human. He will be a great medium-sized pet for anyone who wants a lively playmate or even great buck prospect for anyone who wants to start their own herd of mini alpines.
Chenin easily delivered quadruplets in the afternoon on February 25th and she has been doing a great job caring for them. The kids are a fun mix of colors and with nice conformation and should be solid milkers that fill the pail.
Chenin milked peaked at 4 pounds as a first freshener and milked 734 pounds in a shortened lactation of 279 days. (Unfortunately, I had to dry off some of the girls early last year due to overtime requirements at work.)
Maple delivered three beautiful blue eyed doelings on February 25th. I really like the pedigree on these kids and expect them to be nice milkers with correct udders and large, easy to milk teats. This girls will be be 5th generation milk star does if put on milk test.
Their dam, Cabochon PB Mapleshade 4*M VVEV 88, comes from a line of proven milkers and has a beautiful, correct udder with soft, easily expressed teats. Maple’s 2018 doeling, Cabochon XY Sassafras 5*M , won Grand Champion Jr Doeling at her very first show.
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