Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Our breeding goats are registered with the ADGA. We started small almost ten years ago, with a couple home milkers. In that time our herd has grown, and now we are focusing on improving our animals with the help of ADGA performance programs. All animals are tested annually and free of CAE, CL, and Johne's. Breeding does are additionally tested for Q fever.
Senior Does
Junior Does and Doelings
Senior Does
Junior Does and Doelings
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2023 GGVV-86
Tidal has been very productive in the years we've had her. She produces a lot of milk over a long period of time, with her last lactation lasting over a year! Her teats are well spaced and long with large orifices, and a soft udder texture. This makes her a dream to milk by hand. Previously she's produced boys for me, but finally in 2021 she gave me a girl! In 2023 that girl freshened, and I'm pleased with her production so far. Time will tell if she takes after her mother. |
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"Bomber" has shown promise in the babies she's produced. While she's not built perfectly, she does have some nice traits. She's been a good milker, though longer teats with bigger orifices would be ideal. She has a daughter who freshened for the first time this year and is showing great promise in production.
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2023 AGVE-84
Amaranth was brought in as a pregnant doe to improve our genetics. As a milker she's been productive and easy to milk by hand. She has a soft udder texture and good teat size, plus good manners on the stand. She produced twin boys for us in 2021. |
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Shadow has freshened twice for us and been a dream to milk. Her udder is soft and easy to work with, her teat length is good with large orifices, and her manners are wonderful. I have one daughter from her who freshened in 2021 who is showing good promise.
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Sassy has produced one litter for us so far, but due to life matters we didn't milk her at the time. Her mother was very productive for us, so I have high hopes for Sassy and her offspring. Her half-sister is showing production promise in 2021, and we have plans to breed her daughter for the 2024 season.
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2023 GGGA-80
Eva freshened for the first time in 2023. She's showing good promise as a first freshener, though her milk stand manners need improvement. We are hoping with continued training and experience she'll calm down for us! Her udder texture and teat length is good for hand milking, however the orifice needs to be bigger for quicker milking out. With eight girls in milk in the 2023 season, we purchased a milk machine which makes quick work of this task for us. |
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2023 GVVV-86
Barba was purchased as a bred doe to help improve our genetics. She gave us quads in an unassisted kidding. She's been a very productive first freshener, with good teat placement and length for hand milking. Her stand manners started out rough, but with training and experience she's calmed down immensely and is now very easy to milk out daily. |
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As a first freshener, Lucy has been very productive with impeccable stand manners. Her dam was one of my favorites, and Lucy was her last offspring born. Lucy's udder is soft and easy to work with by hand. While her teats could be longer, the orifice is large and milks out quickly. Lucy was not part of our linear appraisal in 2023, due to not being registered with ADGA, but will hopefully be part of our next linear appraisal once we can double-register her.
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2023 GVVG-84
Dite is a first freshener in 2023, and showing promise for her mother's legacy. She has a soft udder that's easy to work with, though her teats could be longer. In her first litter she produced twin boys. I'm anxious to see what she does for us in the future. |
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2023 GGAA-77
"Bambi" is a first freshener in 2023, and showing great potential as a milker. She produced quads unassisted, though two were stillborn. Her udder is soft and easy to work with, and her teat length and orifice is very easy to milk out quickly by hand. While Bambi is a little more nervous in temperament, she's been very easy to work with on the stand. I'm excited to see how she does in the future! |
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2023 GGGG-83
Yen is a first freshener in 2023 and showing good potential. Her teats are shorter with smaller diameter than her mother's, but her udder texture is easy to work with when hand milking. Her milk stand manners are perfect, and she's overall an easy girl to work with. |
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