Dam:  Twin Creek's BH Homemade Vanilla

Sire: MCH Green Gate King Midas

D.O.B. 6/06/00

After a brief departure from our farm, Jupiter has returned home, and we're happy to have him.  Jupiter has matured into a beautiful buck, being very long bodied with great width.  He exudes dairy character as well as power.  Although he's not a flashy buck, he's sure a valuable asset to our herd.  Since being on milk test, we've come to realize that in addition to his great general appearance, he consistently throws daughters with outstanding milk qualities.  His first daughter, Peek-a-boo, made the 2003 Top Ten list for both Butterfat (#4), and Protein (#6).  Unfortunately, she missed the overall milk quantity by just 8 lbs.!  We also love his daughter, Rosie (Peek-a-boo's granddaughter).  She's just a milking machine, and has easily the strongest topline in the herd.

Sadly, we lost Jupiter this past spring ('08).  He never, ever cared for the winters, and it all finally caught up with him.  He will be missed.

Dam: Cactus Ridge Moonbeam

Sire: Morningstar Farm LK Sundown

D.O.B. 5-20-03

Dusty, as my daughter calls him, is really developing into a nice little buckling.  I had originally planned on selling him, but once he began turning out so nice, I just had to change my mind.  That, combined with the tremendous mammaries in his pedigree ought to make him a great asset to any herd.  This guy is unbelievably sweet - really.  He'll stop eating grain just to come and get hugs & kisses! 

On December 11, 2006, I made the heart-wrenching decision to put my boy down.  Ten days prior, he apparently contracted Listeriosis.  Although it was caught immediately and treated (he was treated for several things), it left Dusty with a severe seizure disorder and right-sided paralysis.  Surprisingly, he never lost his mental status, and quickly became very dependant on me.  I spent nearly every waking moment (and some sleeping moments!) with him, turning him, feeding him through a syringe, changing his blankets, etc., but in the end, it was just no life for a boy that had been so full of it prior to this.  I sobbed and sobbed, and know in my heart that there will never, ever be a boy equal to my Dusty.

Irish Whisper RA Raisin' Cain AI

SOLD

Dam: Morningstar EM's Morning Dove

Sire: Stonewall's Raising Arizona

D.O.B. 3-21-05

YEA!!!  Finally - some Arizona kids!  And, boy, Cain is really something to write home about!  Cain is a big boy, and is structurally very correct.  That said, his front end assembly is near perfect!  His feet and legs are ideal, and he has super-tight toes.  We're using Cain fairly heavily this fall to see if he's going to live up to what his genetics dictate!

Cain's daughters have turned out to be all that we thought, if not a little nicer!  So far, he dramatically improves rear udder height and attachment, lateral attachment and teat size/placement.  He seems to leave foreudders alone.  He also puts awesome general appearance on at least 90% of all his kids (if not more).  Yes, the mammary systems are very nice, but it's the general appearance that's so outstanding.  Below is a picture of one of his daughters, out of a dam whose mammary system was somewhat sub-par.  What an improvement!  I'd take a whole herd full of those udders!

We've decided to keep Cain's son by ARMCH/GCH Sugar Creek Nate's Patience, "Willie".  Willie's first daughters are here, and again, they're exactly as expected.  Willie does improve foreudders and overall teat size, although the general appearance is not quite as outstanding - still above average, though, that's for sure!  So, we're debating on letting Cain move on.  This is a very hard decision, so if you're interested in one of the few remaining Stonewall's Raising Arizona sons, please contact me.

Morningstar EM's Morning Dove (Dam)

Irish Whisper Society Paige, dtr. (left); Sugar Creek C Widget, dtr. (right)

Irish Whisper Halloween's Jason

Dam:  Sunn Vista Molasses

Sire:  Irish Whisper Indiana Jones

D.O.B. 10-31-07

ADGA: D1465221

Jason, and his Halloween littermate Freddie, were just troublemakers right from the very start!  Both have moved on, but they were both very similar in style.  Both boys were very, very long bodied and had lovely angulation.  Of course, mammary potential is outstanding given Lassie's udder, as well as the other mammary systems in their pedigree.  Both of these boys excelled at escaping too! <g>

Irish Whisper Rosie Russian

Dam: Irish Whisper RingAround Rosie

Sire: Irish Whisper RB Black Jack

D.O.B. 05-09-08

Russian is one of triplet bucks out of Rosie.  Being a solid black boy, he's very striking and quite correct.  Given the mammary systems of both his dam and paternal granddam, we feel that he will only be able to contribute positively.

Irish Valley Cycas Jerusalem

Dam: GCH Willow Run Wild Jamaica 8*M

ds: +*S Winterwood's Z Wild Party

dd: Meyer's SRVN Jetamio

Sire: One Oak Hill Hesston Cycas (sire to 2006 National GCH Recorded Grade Sr. Doe!)

ss: *B Becca's Hesston

 sd: One Oak Hill Carillon

D.O.B. 4/14/02

GCH x 1 (Shown once!)

Salem is all that I could ask for in a buck; he's got wonderful general appearance, is extremely long-bodied, has dairy character to spare, and is out of one of the nicest LaMancha's that I've seen.  His dam, Jamaica, is absolutely stunning and I'm so very happy to have her boy here.   At his first show, Salem went GCH! We've got confidence that Salem will finish his championship without any problem.  Thanks to the Gosnells of Irish Valley Farm. 

Salem is, without question, one of my favorite goats!  If I didn't know he was a goat, I'd swear that he was a dog - he follows me everywhere, goes on long walks with me, and whenever he see me coming, he wags his tail like a maniac!  Yep, this boy is all personality inside a gorgeous body!!

Shammy's TU Drakkar

Dam: GCH Rockspring V Dutch Delacroix EX90 VEEE

Irish Whisper No Pure Thoughts (aka "Tard")

Dam:  Little Orchard T Pure Heaven

Sire:   Shammy's TU Drakkar

D.O.B.  04/15/2007

This solid white buck has been pretty stylish right from the beginning.  I absolutely LOVE his dam, and I'm really hoping that he will throw the style he exhibits as well as the mammary system of his lovely dam, Heaven.  Tard has had a couple rough patches, but now seems to be on the right path.  He's quite a big boy, and like his sire has length and depth to spare.  We're really hoping that he matures enough to use this fall. 

Autumn Acres BZ Dare Devil

(purebred lamancha)

Dam:  Kastdemur's Dew U Dare

Sire: Autumn Acres Black Zephyr

D.O.B. 3/17/06

JGCH x 1 (restricted leg pending), 1xst (shown one time)

   Holy Smokes!!!  This little doe from the Autumn Acres herd is really stunning.  She's incredibly loooonnngggg AND smoothly blended, AND is loaded with general appearance, AND has everything going for her!!  In addition to Dev's extreme length, she stands on nice strong feet and legs.  Dev's mammary system is lovely, being very, very well attached, beautifully shaped, and has a nicely extended, smooth foreudder.  Her teats are a placed a little bit on the outside, but nothing that I can't tolerate, given all the other great qualities she has.  As a second freshener, Dev's capacity nearly doubled, with a high milk-test weight of 10.2 lbs.  Maddie picked this doe out, and boy did she make a good choice.  Our thanks goes out to Tammy from Autumn Acres!!

   Dev has been bred to Perry for spring kids.  We're expecting these kids to be freight-train long, though they will also be somewhat slower to mature - worth the wait, we think!

SOLD

Piddlin' Acres Tarzana

Dam: MCH Piddlin' Acres Doe C Doe 'E'

Sire: Piddlin Acres Suzuki Samuri

D.O.B.: 12/20/00 - 7/5/07

1st x 2, 3rd x 1

 Little Tarzana - My namesake-after I tumbled out of the hayloft, <g>, is quite a little doe. Unfortunately, she’s not fond of picture-taking, and made it very difficult to get any good shots. Nonetheless, her personality demands your attention and affection. We have high hopes for Tarzana, as her dam is so very outstanding, as well as her sire. Additionally, her paternal granddam, Far ‘N Best Suzuki is exceptional in her own right. Tarzana is very wide, both front and rear, and tracks ideally. If she had been standing ‘normally’, you’d also be able to see her wonderful length, and more of her dairy character. But, as usual, Tarzana has plans of her own...<g> Many of Samuri’s daughters have kidded now, and he has consistently produced lovely mammary systems, with Tarzana being no exception.  Her udder is the prettiest in my herd - beautifully shaped, great medial, nice teat size and placement, very good attachment everywhere, although I'd like to see a smoother foreudder.  She has plenty of capacity, and Harvey Considine placed her 1st out of 17 goats at her first show as a milker - at nearly 5 months fresh! 

Sadly, we lost our beloved Tarzana on July 5, 2007.  She died 5 days after suffering a stroke.  She remained loving and loyal to the end - still wagging her tail every time she saw us.  She and Fancy were members of our family, and she will be mourned....

Gay-Mor's RA Wood Nymph

Dam: Gay-Mor's Fleet Kricket 3*D

Sire: Stonewall's Raising Arizona

D.O.B.: 2/21/00 - 6/9/06

1st x 1, 3rd x 3, Best Udder x 1

   "Fancy" is one of the first does we purchased from Gay-Mor, based solely on the strength of mammary systems in her background. Boy, were we surprised when we saw what a gorgeous girl she is! Unfortunately, as a junior, she acted like a devil spawn in the show ring, and was barely containable. Fancy's personality is just hysterical - I call her my little 'blonde' - she's just a bit dingy, but just as sweet as the day is long.

She really is a nice doe from great milking lines. Her strengths are her general appearance, width, great legs and feet and the sweetest personality ever. Her escutcheon is really high and wide with the perfect arched shape, with an absolutely perfect udder to fill it in. I LOVE THIS UDDER!  Buttery texture, great orifices, attached high and wide with great lateral attachments, and a nice foreudder.  If I had to find any fault, I’d say that her rump is a bit steep, however, it is long and flat.

It is with an incredibly heavy heart that I have to say that Fancy passed on June 9, 2006 (forever a sad day).  As one of my very first goats - ever, I loved her as I would a member of my family; to me, she was one of the family.  She asked for little, and in return gave unconditional love and unending entertainment (she gave new meaning to the word 'character'). 

Passed over The Rainbow Bridge on June 9, 2006....

Flat Rocks Meshach *D

Dam: Willow Creek Holy Smoke

Sire: MCH Flat Rocks Flash 'E'

D.O.B. 10/7/1995 - 12/8/2008

 This picture doesn't begin to show what a lovely doe Meshach is, nor how horribly unhappy she was at being photographed!  Nonetheless, she cooperated *somewhat* <g>, although her attributes aren't shown well.  This doe is deep and wide, and has a near perfect mammary system.  I'd have to say that Meshach probably has the highest rear udder in my herd.  Her udder has incredible lateral attachment, perfectly placed plumb teats, and tons of capacity.  Her udder's only weakness is the foreudder - she has a shelf and could use more extension.  Oh well - she's still a huge asset to the herd!  I did make an attempt at showing Meshach, which I'll never do again.  She was stressed out more than I've ever seen, bloated up and basically flipped out.  

At 13 yrs. old, Meshach is still going strong.  This crazy old goat has become one of my all time favorites.   It appears that this old gal's reproducing days are long past, but she's more than welcome to live out a life of leisurely retirement right here - she's earned it.

Retired; Meshach died in her sleep the morning of Dec. 8, 2008 - a long life, well-lived.

Sugar Creek Red Sky At Night 4*D

Dam: ARMCH Jobi Lovely 3*D

Sire: Piddlin Acres Red Hot Number

D.O.B. 3-17-02

(not yet shown)

     "Opie" as she's called around here, is quite the little doe.  She hasn't quite yet figured out that she's a goat, and is really very perturbed about having to live with other goats (she resided in the house with me for awhile).  Although she's quite small, she's got to be the most vicious goat on the farm!! (of course, it's only aimed at other goats - no matter their size).  Opie is just the most beautiful color of red, and has depth and width to spare.  She's recently undergone a growth spurt, and is now showing some improvement in length of body.  Opie's udder is a lovely shape, very soft, has a great medial and nice teat placement.

Retired

Sunn Vista Molasses *D

Dam: Tupence Oreo

Sire: Valley View Redstart Tumblewood

D.O.B. 9-15-99

RGCH x 1, BUIS x 1

We were so tickled pink to be able to acquire this girl!  I just can't wait to get her into the show ring - she's long and level, plenty of width and yet is very feminine and loaded with dairy character.  Her udder is just as snug as they come, beautifully shaped and soft, and has clearly one of the best - if not the best - udder in my herd (not that you can tell by the horrible, hairy picture above!).   After a nasty kidding a couple years ago, Lassie has proven to be difficult to settle.  She's been bred to Indy, and if she does settle, we'll probably retain a buck/doe. 

Retired

Piddlin' Acres RA Alkaseltzer *D

Dam: MCH Twin Creek's MB Effervescence, 1st x 2

Sire: Piddlin Acres Red Adair

D.O.B.: 4-17-00

Little ‘Alkie’ had quite a wait to finally arrive here in Michigan, but she’s well worth the wait.   She consistently produces some of  the nicest kids of the season - really spectacular!  Plus, her udder is amazing - really snug, tons of overall attachment, nice teat size (although they point out somewhat) and beautifully shaped.  She's just as sweet as can be, though a bit orally fixated <g>.  She's so wide that, as Val puts it "she could carry a bowling ball between her legs!" - and she always passes this on to her kids.  This little girl has quite the personality - she's absolutely hilarious!   She's just total entertainment to watch - a performer from the word go.  Alkie is my daughter's showmanship partner, and it's just amazing to see her go to work in the show ring!  She actually makes herself look good! <g>  Although I'd consider Alkie a brood doe, I can always count on her to provide us with consistently nice babies, like Godiva.

Sadly, we lost Alkie during a C-section.  She is very much missed.

Irish Whisper Indy's Anna

Dam:  Sunn Vista Molasses

Sire:   Velvet Acres Itty Bitty Indy

D.O.B. 3/1/07

2nd x 1 (shown once)

I was so happy when Lassie kidded - she hadn't settled for a couple years after a rough kidding.  Luckily, Lassie presented us with two beautiful kids - Anna and her brother, Indiana Jones (who we're retaining as a herdsire).  Anna is a beautiful white buckskin, and given her genetics, her udder should be out of this world!  We're sure keeping our fingers crossed on this one!

We really need to get an updated picture of Annie - she's long and very dairy, and has freshened with a lovely udder.  She's definitely going to be on our show string!

Annie has been sold to a young lady wanting to start show her ND's - We think Annie will do very well for her, and we wish Michaela all the best!