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updated 1/26/10
| For Sale | ||||
| Bucks | ||||
| Yearlings | Junior Does | Kidding Schedule | Herdbook | New Arrivals |
Our herd
is free of CAE, Johnes, CL, TB, and brucellosis. |
Driveway breeding service is available--contact us for more information.
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In 2008 Paco became one of the few ++*S bucks! Thanks to all of the owners of his progeny that contributed to this accomplishment!! Paco sired the first kids born here. When Judy Veale offered him to me I jumped at the chance to give him a home. Paco produces beautiful general appearance, improved capacity and attachments, excellent feet and legs, and sweet, gentle, milkable temperments. His offspring all have a characteristic elegant, uphill profile with very high withers. He has two MCH daughters: MCH Old Mountain Farm Dubonnet, bred by Cheryle Moore-Smith, and our own MCH Dragonfly Calliope *D E. A third daughter, the beautiful Fairlea Ariel, has three GCH legs but only received two, because of missing tattoos. Paco is also the sire of the stunning ARMCH Rosasharn's Tiger L *S E (4xRGCH, 3xGCH Buck). Paco had three daughters earn their stars in a one-day milk test in 2004; two of them had scores that put them in the top ten of one-day test scores for the breed that year. As a result, not only did Paco earn his +S, but his famous sire, Raising Arizona, now has his second plus as well. His daughter Fairlea Troy was GCH Junior Doe under judge Jeff Klein at the ANDDA Nigerian Dwarf Specialty at the 2005 AGS National Convention, and Paco also won his fourth Best Get of Sire award at the same show. After yet another Get of Sire win at our last show of the 2005 season, we were pleased to learn that Paco had won the 2005 Tom Thumb award, sponsored by Has It All Farm, for the most Get of Sire wins in a show season. He had yet another daughter, Fairlea Florence, win her junior leg at that same show. It is fairly plain at this point that Paco is firing blanks, as it were, and barring a miracle, there will be no more naturally sired tots about. We do have some semen frozen and at some point in the future, he may yet sire some more kids. For now, he lives with the does, and goes around all day with a very satisfied expression on his face. Show record: 10 x 1st, 3 x 2nd place Get of Sire, 2005 Tom Thumb Award Winner, 1 x RJrCH Buck photo courtesy of Cheryle Moore-Smith |
Hunk is a perfect gentleman, and has a certain aromatic savoir faire. . .though he stays cleaner than any buck I have ever had--I don't know how he does it. While he is no substitute for our favorite but sadly infertile guy, Paco, he is both a Raising Arizona grandson, and a Luck of the Draw son, which is very nice indeed--in fact, he has four of the most illustrious names in the breed as his grandparents. He has already proven that he can produce lovely daughters, one of whom, Cloverdale's IH Cafe Latte, owned by Diane Davis-George of Mini Inspirations Farm, has already won an ADGA GCH and an AGS Best Udder in show as a first freshener. And I know everyone always says this, but--he really is much more level than he looks in this photo! Hunk is oversized (24") but he did receive an excellent score in an unofficial classification session. His kids here have universally had notable length of body, neck and bone pattern, levelness of topline, tight shoulders and elbows, and wide open escutcheons. We have retained his daughters Merlin, Electra, Celestial, and Echo, as well as Best Junior Doe in Show winner Peregrine. |
Born 12/14/03; pictured 8/05. Giacomo represents a close linebreeding on Twink's Pixie: he is by a grandson and out of a daughter. He himself is lovely to look at and a joy to handle; he is the only goat I have ever had who actually seems to enjoy being clipped for shows, and happily struts his stuff once he gets in the ring. His kids consistently inherit his long, uphill profile, beautiful feet and legs, amazing width between the hocks, wide open escutcheons, and nice hind end angulation--we have retained his daughters Deirdre (1 x GCH Jr, 4 x RGCH Jr), and Intaglio, and a grandaughter, Merlin (1 x GCH Jr, 3 x BOB). His daughter Fairlea Tosca, out of MCH Fairlea Heidi *D, was also a junior champion, and her littermate Fairlea Hamlet *S classified E as a two year old. Giacomo won his first MCH leg as a yearling over more than 30 other bucks, and Best of Breed over a two-time Reserve National Champion. Thank you, Kellye! Show record: 12 x 1st place, 6 x Jr Ch Buck, 3 x GCH Buck, 3 x Best of Breed, 6 x RGCH Buck |
| Sire
: Flat Rocks
Gem (Flat Rocks Mighty Fine x MCH
Flat Rocks Surprise *D 'E') |
| Dam:
Flat Rocks Holy Terror (Flat Rocks Ziggy x Willow Creek Holy Smoke) |
(Left photo by Declan Dean.) Rio is our oldest polled buck, and we are very lucky to have him. His dam has a waiting list that she is unlikely to ever completely fill, and his sire is the late, incomparable Gem. He is a tiny fellow, but extremely well put together (check out that escutcheon) with especially tight shoulders and elbows, terrific skin and ribs, and strong feet with tight toes. It was immediately evident that he would consistently improve feet and legs, producing unusually short, strong, upright pasterns on long, level elegant daughters. What we now know is that all of his daughters to date have nearly identical beautifully shaped and attached udders--in that respect, I would say he is our most consistent buck. We have retained his daughters Harlequin, Atalanta (Jr GCH at less than 3 months), Danu, Gaia, and Yuki, and we are also very impressed with Ocean Spray Sea Breeze, bred by Lisa O'Connor and owned by Mandi Babcock, and Fairlea Christie (Rio x ARMCH Fairlea Heidi *D E), bred and owned by Bonnie Chandler. I was so impressed with Christie that I begged Bonnie to sell me her younger full sister, coming soon.
Show record: 1 x 1st place, 1 x GCH Buck, 1 x Sire and Son (with Fairlea Fletcher Christian) Reserve All-American Buck, 2 years to under 3, 2006 |
| Dam:
Stonewall's
India Wilkes (Stonewall's
Raising Arizona ++S
x Stonewall's Dizzy Miss Lizzie) |
I am thrilled to have this beautiful buck standing here. Halifax scored an amazing 2.9 out of 3 in the Style/Upstandingness category in his AGS Classification; one look at his photo and you can understand why. He is a beautiful balance of elegance and power. He already has several fresh daughters with lovely mammary systems, and most of his offspring have improved general appearance and dairy character over their dams. Hal is now a permanent champion in both AGS and ADGA, having gone 3 times Best of Breed from the AOP class over standard breed bucks, including a multiple Best Buck in Show-winning Toggenburg. Show record: 1 x Jr CH Buck, 3 x RGCH Buck, 2 x GCH Buck (one leg lost), 1 x Sire and Son (with sire Water Tabby); 3 x GCH buck, 3 x BOB (ADGA, judges Pete Snyder, Lynn Fleming, and Lynn Benedict, May, 2009) Reserve All-American Buck, 2 years to under 3, 2006 |
| Sire:
Gladys
Porter Zoo Leprechaun (Goodwood
Z Ali Babba +*S x Gladys Porter Zoo Aquarius) |
| Dam: Flat Rocks Masquerade (Flat Rocks Mighty Mike x MCH Flat Rocks Surprise *D) |
(Photo by D. Gotthardt.)The birth of this buck really was a miracle--his 14 year old sire was supposed to be sterile, and his elderly dam had been retired from breeding. However, grandma and grampa had other ideas. Both parents are a tribute to longevity in the breed. I really like the elegance of this buck, though he does persist in adopting the typical butt-tucked, stubborn buck position in the show ring. Show Record : 1 x RGCH (ADGA, judge Pete Snyder, May 2009) |
| Sire
: Flat Rocks
Gem (Flat Rocks Mighty Fine x MCH
Flat Rocks Surprise *D 'E') |
| Dam:
Flat Rocks Treasure Trove (Flat
Rocks Flash +S 'E' x Flat Rocks Treasure) |
Well, we love Rio so much that when the opportunity came to buy a second polled Gem son, I could not say no. It was even harder to resist given that the gorgeous dam of this buck is littermate sister of Buried Treasure, the sire of our beautiful Here For The Party. Pirate's breeder, Sunni, has this to say about him: "This boy is has perfect feet and legs, lots of dairy character. He also represents an extrememly successful cross for us, that of two of our Surprise sons, Flash and Gem. This cross has consistantly produced our top udders. I really can't say enough about this buck. He really has it all, genetics, structure, and personality." To this I would add that he has a nice temperment, but does not like to pose. Nope. He actually corrugated his entire hide in his pique--those ripples are not a photo artifact. Pirate is currently on lease at Kyeema Ridge Farm. Show Record : |
| Sire:
Stonewall's Turner Ashby E
(Stonewall's
Raising Arizona ++S x Stonewall's Black Magic) |
| Dam: ARMCH Flat Rocks Here For the Party *D E (Flat Rocks Buried Treasure x Flat Rocks Party Time ) |
(Photo by Declan, 9/07) Well, we made the horrible mistake of never keeping a son of Apocalypse Now, and we do not intend to repeat that error with another Raising Arizona son. This son of Turner Ashby has a lot of presence and is a love besides. Although he is an outcross, we hope it is a synergistic combination, and we have been crossing him back to both our Flat Rocks and Raising Arizona bred girls with great success. We have retained a beautiful daughter out of our lovely Pacifica. As a yearling, he already shows a very strong resemblance to his sire, who held up well into his later years, classifying E and receiving a GCH leg at the age of 8. Like his sire he is a big boy, having gone at least slightly overheight at the age of 3 years. Show Record : 5 x 1st, 1 x RGCH Jr Buck Reserve All-American Junior Buck, 2006 |
| Sire:
Stonewall's Turner Ashby
(Stonewall's
Raising Arizona ++S x Stonewall's Black Magic) |
I am so thrilled to have this beautiful buck here--many thanks to Heather Marciello for parting with him! He is a gorgeous red, with a pedigree that anyone would love. LT, full brother to our Appomattox, is tightly linebred on Raising Arizona (his pedigree consists mainly of Arizona's littermate sister and three of his sons), with all of his immediate ancestors being outstanding individuals as well--I just could not ask for more. LT's littermate, Appomattox (Photo by Bonnie Chandler), whom we also own, is currently on lease with Beth and John Allen at Top Hat Farm in New Jersey. Show Record : not yet shown |
| Sire:
Stonewall's Turner Ashby
(Stonewall's
Raising Arizona ++S x Stonewall's Black Magic) |
(Photo courtesy of Karen Elliot) Loki is our back-up Turner Ashby son--he has a lot of presence, almost pure old Stonewall breeding, and as his co-owner says, a very swishy striped beard! His dam earned her E classification score and her first GCh Senior doe award as a 2 year old 2nd freshener, and several more awards as a 3rd freshener. His littermate sister won GCH and RGCH junior doe as a yearling. Loki is co-owned and currently residing with my good friend Karen Elliot at Black Duck Farm. Show Record : not yet shown |
| Sire
: Flat Rocks
Gem (Flat Rocks Mighty Fine x MCH
Flat Rocks Surprise *D 'E') |
| Dam:Flat
Rocks My Shadow (Flat Rocks Pyrite x Flat Rocks Image) |
(Photo by Dennis Whitlock) I was so pleased with this lovely polled buck when I got all the hair off him--he is strong in several areas that our breed really needs, particularly his wide, flat, level rump, tight shoulders and elbows, nice rear angulation, great length of body, and general openness. What's even more remarkable about him is his pedigree, which largely consists of the great Flat Rocks Gem (75%)--pretty near as close as we could get to having the grand old man standing here himself. Tuan's dam, My Shadow (who is also the dam of our Flat Rocks Penumbra) has the highest, most open escutcheon I have ever personally seen on a goat. Looking forward to a nice collection of kids from Tuan in 2010. Show Record : |
| Sire:
Caesar's Villa
FL Brat in Barn *S (Caesar's Villa PL Golden Flame *S x ARMCH
Caesar's Villa STS Bridget *D) |
| Dam: ARMCH Caesar's Villa STS Suthrn Bell 2*D ( ARMCH Caesar's Villa CBS Stetson ++*S x Stonewall's Serena *D AR) |
Well, I really did not need another buck, but I could not pass this boy up. I have really wanted to bring in someone who embodies the Stonewall's Midnight Cowboy/Goodwood Mindy cross, but I felt that I was at my limit--so when my good friend Lorene Toth at Sunnydale Farm asked me where she should look for a great buck, I told her to buy what I thought I had the willpower not to--something linebred on Stetson. She contacted Sharon McCarty, and the result was twin bucklings--both of whom ended up with Lorene. The fact that one of them is now here is a gift beyond price. Rebel can trace his descent from royal dam lines, being the son of a Reserve AGS National Champion Stetson daughter (Suthrn, 2003; she was also 8 x BU and 8 x BOB) and the grandson of a National Champion Stetson daughter(Bridget, 2004) Both Suthrn and Bridget have prodigious milk records as well: in 2004 Suthrn milked 2.11 21 1/8 305 1057 67 6.3 45 4.3, and Bridget milked 5.0 21 1/8 302 1049 73 7.0 43 4.6, for an average of 3.5 lbs of milk per day over a 305 day lactation for each. Those records earned them both spots on the AGS Top Ten list for 305 day test that year--Suthrn in 5th place for milk, 6th for protein and 7th for butterfat, and Bridget in 6th place for milk, and 4th for both protein and butterfat. And for icing on the cake, yes, that is a big lovely moonspot in the middle of his back. Thank you so much, Sharon McCarty, for breeding this beautiful boy and his brother Southern Comfort, and words cannot express my thanks to Lorene for offering me the "other brother"!! Show Record : not yet shown |
I have been wanting to bring some of Paco's genes back into the herd through his son Tiger L, and so in the fall of 2007 I bred Calliope to the lovely Rosasharn TL U'gene. I was so impressed with the kids from that breeding that I could not resist when Anne offered me this full brother. He is just lovely in every way, and has the nice bonus of being related to yet another doe I admire, Rosasharn's Baby Usa 2*D, one of the few Alamo Messenger daughters who ever lived outside of the Goodwood herd, along with such other notables as Goodwood Mindy, matriarch of the Caesar's Villa herd, and Flat Rocks Surprise, who is the cornerstone of the Flat Rocks breeding program, and upon whom a large part of our herd is based.Thanks to Anne and Margiana for this opportunity!! His dam, ARMCH R. Uni 3*D E (LA 90 EEEV) held the number one spot on the AGS Top Ten list for Nigerian milk production from 2003-2006, and still holds the record for the highest lifetime production. His female full siblings (Unagi, Ulani, and Uridice (at Rosasharn Farm)), and Ukelele (at Little Tot's Estate) are beautiful and accomplished in the show ring and the milk parlor. Also, check out his gorgeous nieces, Beeauty and Witch Hazel, sired by his brother Unreggretable. He has almost more credentials than I can list. We have retained 2009 daughters from several of our best does (Tiger's L'ily, SheezAllThat, Pacifica, and THREE from Ariadne) and hope to see at least one of them in milk in 2010. Show Record : not yet shown |
In a continuation of my efforts to bring Paco's genes back into the herd, I chose to retain this kid heavily linebred on Paco's well known son Tiger L. He is a little pistol, and I really need to get a new photo--he is a very impressive young buck, who should have kids on the ground in the sunner of 2010, if all goes well. Dante has a full brother standing at J-Nels in North Carolina, and a sister in our herd as well as one at Sunnydale Farm. Show Record : not yet shown |
| For Sale | ||||
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| Yearlings | Junior Does | Kidding Schedule | Herdbook | New Arrivals |
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