SG Hard Earned Acres Sunshine 1*M - G6S carrier, disbudded
S: Old*Glory Tamerlane
SS: Lakeshore-Farms Tampico *B SD: Old*Glory Heart
D: Hard Earned Acres Stormy Girl
DS: Latte Da Silver Storm *B DD: 4B Dancing Party Girl
This hard working doe is the one who started it all for us. Her high production and long, steady lactation cycle prompted us to purchase our first registered Nubian buck so that her bloodlines would not be lost. She has distinguished herself not only with her superb milk production (approximately 3000 pounds in a single lactation) but also with high fertility (she twinned as a first freshener and has dropped triplets when bred out of season), by earning her Superior Genetics designation and most recently by scoring 90 VEEE as mature 8+ year old doe.
For most of the time she's been with us, Sunshine has been the herd queen. She is very assertive, but has a low tolerance for disturbances or disagreements within the herd, making her 'reign' a peaceful one. Sunshine is a partner in the milking parlor and very affectionate with those humans that respect her. She likes to do what's expected of her, but doesn't care to be pushed around. Asking will get people farther with her than demanding something from her.
Sunshine's udder is not only productive, but matches our ideal of what a goat's udder should be. She has a smoothly blended fore udder, nice rear udder attachment, a solid medial suspensory ligament and teats that hang plumb center below each udder half with a clear udder floor differentiating between where the udder ends and the teat begins. Her orifices were a little on the tighter side in her first several freshenings, but since she's reached maturity are a moderate size that is easy to get milk from without requiring much pressure.
Linear Appraisal: 90 VEEE @ 08-06
Pennyroyal Heart of Solomon 5*M - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: Pennyroyal Brendan (89 VEV @ 04-04)
SS: Six M Galaxy Solomon (88 VEV )@ 06-11) SD: Pennyroyal Grainne 2*M
D: SG Pennyroyal Frida's Corazon 4*M (89 VEVV @ 03-04, Top Ten & Elite Doe)
DS: Elk Brook RPF Rafferty (89 VVE @ 04-04) DD: SG Pennyroyal Frida 3*M (91 EEEV @ 08-02, Top Ten x2 & Elite Doe)
Heart is line bred on a maternal half brother to our foundation herd sire, Six M Galaxy Make A Big Splash. Her maternal grandam has earned Top 10 Breed Leader status in milk production, butterfat, and protein more than once and her dam earned her milking star within the first 5 months of her first lactation and also became a Top Ten Breed Leader in milk production, holding the #1 position the year she earned that distinction.
Heart has proven to be an excellent mother to her kids and an easy keeper. Unfortunately, she started dealing with mastitis in a precocious udder before her first freshening and had to be dried up almost immediately during her battle with it once she freshened the first time, so we're thankful she has now freshened more than once without mastitis. Due to the udder damage from her initial mastitis challenges, she may never have milk records in line with her dam and siblings. Clearly the milk is being passed down, as her daughter already has a precocious udder.
Lots of breed character in this girl, with ears that go on and on and on. Heart has an easy going personality. Nothing phases her and she's a quietly assertive member of the herd. Her orifices are on the larger side and her teats started out at an easy size for hand milking, even as a first freshener. Heart is wide from front to back with a well attached udder and excellent spring of rib.
Linear Appraisal: 89 VEVE @ 04-04
SG Truly Ranch Orchid’s Bloom 14*M(Elite Doe) - G6S Normal, disbudded
Sire: Goldthwaite Honkytonk Hero +*B (87 VEV)
SS: SG Goldthwaite Magic B (90 VEE) SD: Goldthwaite My Baby B’lou *7M (88 VEVV)
Dam: SG Six M Galaxy Truly Orchid 13*M (Elite Doe x3 - 81 VVEA @ 02-03)
DS: Six M Galaxy Leonardo +B DD: Six M Galaxy Obe’s Bella 12*M (Elite Doe)
Bloom earned her milk star on her first lactation and her Elite Doe status on her second freshening. In addition to milking well, she was a very well put together doe, smoothly blended and wide throughout with a sweet, affectionate personality like her dam. Bloom was an easy keeper her whole life and that’s one of the traits we particularly value around here.
Linear Appraisal: 86 +VEV @ 07-05
Linn Farm's Magi's Promise 15*M (Elite Doe) - G6S Normal, disbudded
S: SG Six M Galaxy Noel's Magi +*B (Elite Sire)
SS: SG Six-M-Galaxy Galileo ++*B (Elite Sire) SD: SG Six M Galaxy Nova's Sonia Noel 10*M (Top Ten x5 & Elite Doe x5 - 91EEEV)
D: Six M Galaxy Fawn's Callista 14*M
DS: SG Six M Galaxy Nova Sunrise *B (Elite Sire - 90 VEE) DD: SG Six M Galaxy Nate's Gold Fawn 13*M (Top Ten x2 & Elite Doe x2 - 87 VEEV)
We had reserved Promise's full sibling at one point, but her dam passed away before our reserved kid was born, so having Promise here is a special, sentimental privilege that we don't take lightly. We couldn't be happier with the way she's made the transition south to Texas and are loving how she fills the milk pail daily.
Promise may not be our prettiest doe, but she has proudly made the Elite list year after year. This girl loves to eat! Pretty much the only thing she stops eating for during her waking hours is to say ‘hello’ and nuzzle her people and she definitely doesn’t stop eating for long even to do that. Promise is a sweet, gentle doe and she’s been passing that on to her offspring as well.
Linear Appraisal: 83 +V++ @ 04-05