Headway Fiesta’s Fiona 14*M (star pending) - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: Veteran’s Lightning Storm *B
SS: Six M Galaxy Lightning ++*B (Elite Sire) SD: SG Veteran’s Moonspot Princess 7*M (Top Ten, Elite)
D: Veteran’s Happy Fiesta 13*M
DS: SG Linn Farm's Magi's Maxim +*B (Elite Sire) DD: Veteran's Happy Dancer 12*M (Top Ten & Elite Doe)
Fiona is the granddaughter of two Top Ten does. She produced enough to earn her milk star as a first freshener despite moving across the country and facing other daunting stresses. She is sweet tempered and somewhat timid in nature, which has left her to be bullied by other goats at times.
Fiona found a youngster looking for a goat to love because the other ‘love of her life’ was growing older. When she proved as easy to milk as she was to handle, she found herself with a place to stay.
Fruitful-Acres Sapphire 3*M - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: Fruitful-Acres Mr Darcy *B
SS: SG Six M Galaxy Make A Big Splash ++*B (89 VVE @ 03-00 - Elite Sire) SD: Hard Earned Acres Sunshine 1*M (90 VEEE @ 08-06)
D: Fruitful-Acres Jacinth 2*M
DS: G Bar Acres N/F Legacy DD: SG Rancho Bungalow Pearl Dean 1*M 84 VVV+
Sapphire goes back to Six M Galaxy Galina Darlene on both the top and bottom of her pedigree and this descendant of beautiful, milky goats managed to out milk every other age mate as a first freshener. We’re very pleased with the length of lactation and the shape and style of her udder, which is very reminiscent to that of her paternal granddam, Sunshine. This doe easily stays in milk as long as someone shows up to milk her, with every lactation over a year long on test.
She was ‘adopted’ as a favorite by a then 5 year old because she is his favorite doe to milk. She jumps up on the milking stand readily and never kicks. She also willingly took over mothering a young wether when paired with him after his dam was sold. Sapphire has already appraised quite a bit higher than her dam at the same age, so we’re excited to watch her mature and hopefully meet our high expectations for her.
Linear Appraisal: 83 +V++ @ 01-09
Fruitful-Acres F-117 Nighthawk - G6S Normal, Polled
S: Fruitful-Acres SR-71 Blackbird
SS: Fruitful-Acres Mr Cool SD: SG Truly Orchid’s Bloom 14* (Elite doe)
D: Fruitful-Acres Gumdrop
DS: WildMntCountry Texas Ranger *B (84 +V+ @ 02-06) DD: Linn Farm's Magi's Promise 15*M (Elite Doe)
Moon-Bar-Ranch Tiger Lilly - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: Fruitful-Acres Rodeo Legacy
SS: G Bar Acres N/F Legacy SD: SG Hard Earned Acres Sunshine 1*M (90 VEEE @ 08-06)
D: Lil Mac D Romantic Rosemary
DS: G Bar Acres J/R Romance DD: KJ Farm CP Razzle Dazzle (88 VEVV @ 04-03)
We purchased Tiger Lilly’s dam specifically to do the breeding that resulted in Tiger Lilly and circumstances beyond our control prevented us from carrying it out. It was a blessing that she was offered to us by a dear friend unexpectedly. Tiger Lilly found her place here by popular demand of the younger generation even before a certain little one fell in love with her and claimed her for their own.
She’s been willing to let the then 2 year old child who still adores her lead her anywhere, despite far outweighing the child at the time. She’s been milked primarily by that youngster even as a first freshener, so it’s pretty safe to say she’s easy going and easy to milk. Many a time she’s been spotted in a pen or pasture with that child’s arms around her neck or nestled up against her sides when she’s chilling and chewing her cud.
Linear Appraisal: 85 +VAV@ 02-05
Simple-Truth Celerity 4*M (#1 Top Ten) - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: Remuda RWO Roy Clark +*B (87 VVV @ 01-02)
SS: Remuda Celeste’s Wizard of Oz +B (91 EEV @ 06-04) SD: SGCH Remuda LZZ Rhapsody 2M (92 EEEE @ 05-00)
D: SGCH Lakeshore WFBD Roxanne 3*M (Top Ten - 89 VEEV @ 07-02)
DS: Wingwood Farm Blue Durango DD: SGCH Lakeshore-Farms Exantique Lace 2*M (90 VEEE @ 05-01)
Celerity is one of 3 half sisters that we picked out by sight as a kid, but at the time, her breeder was only willing to part with one of the three. We later chose her by pedigree and were surprised to realize she was the same doeling we had so admired when we went to pick her up. We were thrilled and honored to finally be able to bring home this daughter of a Top Ten doe and we were as proud of her as if we’d bred her ourselves when she made Top Ten in the number 1 position herself.
We have been again honored to bring her back to hang out with her half sister for her remaining years.
Celerity is a devoted mother and tends to be an easy keeper. She’s not overly pushy with other goats, but she is very protective over her little ones and very patient with them.
Simple-Truth Clemency 1*M - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: Remuda RWO Roy Clark +*B (87 VVV @ 01-02)
SS: Remuda Celeste’s Wizard of Oz +B (91 EEV @ 06-04) SD: SGCH Remuda LZZ Rhapsody 2M (92 EEEE @ 05-00)
D: Beaujest KK Belladonna (87 +V+E @ 03-01)
DS: Kastdemur’s Kal-El *B (92 EEE ) @ 06-01) DD: Beaujest SH Rhiannon Rings
Clemency consistently has had the highest butterfat of any of our does since the first year she was here. We’ve had 3 paternal half sisters of hers over the years and have been impressed by every one of them. One of her paternal half sisters was our first doe to earn an LA score of 90 and another peaked at 19 pounds of milk a day and was still milking a gallon a day at 10 months fresh, which earned her the #1 ranking of the Top Ten milkers in the country that year.
Clemency’s most noticeable trait though, is that she’s nearly always the first doe to come greet us and the last to leave our side, if she ever does step away, while we’re out visiting the herd during the day. She’s often a choice to jump on the milking stand for folks who have never milked to learn on because of her easy-going, willing personality.
Linear Appraisal: 85 (+V+V) @ 03-02
Fruitful-Acres Sunshiny Day - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: WildMntCountry Texas Ranger *B (84 +V+ @ 02-06)
SS: WildMntCountry Sharpshooter (86 VVV @ 01-11) SD: SG The MTL Fudge Cake 1*M (89 VVEE @ 03-05)
D: SG Hard Earned Acres Sunshine 1*M (90 VEEE @ 08-06)
DS: Old*Glory Tamerlane DD: Hard Earned Acres Stormy Girl
Sunny is milking beautifully and willingly adopted an orphan kid as a first freshener without anyone asking her to do so. She handily out milked all of her agemates as a first freshener and was hesitant to dry up. Excellent mothering and milky in a way that’s very reminiscent of her dam, Hard Earned Acres Sunshine.