DOB: 24 March 2009.
Registered American Togg buck. Freddie sure did his job for us again! Nine kids born this 2011 season to our 4 does. Pictured with his breeder, Emily Rife.
DOB: 4 April 2010.
Registered American Togg buck. Ringo is in line to do breeding for us next year. A very stocky guy, thick and correct.
DOB: 7 April 2008.
Registered American Togg Doe. I brought Tabu home with me after attending my first Goat Show in Columbia City May 15th. Was fun to watch her dam win her age class (5 and over), then win Breed, then win Best in Show!
This is Tabu's second freshening, her first for us. Twin kids, buck and a doe.
Jezabelle and Haley on right: Grand Champ Jr. Swiss Doe. Ju-Ju and Abby on Left: Rsv. Champ Jr. Swiss Doe - 2009 St. Joseph County 4H Fair. Twin sisters.
Rsv. Grand Champion Jr. Dairy Doe 2009 St. Joseph County 4H Fair
DOB: 17 March 2009.
50% Tog, 25% Alpine, 25% Nubian
This was Jezzabelle's first freshening. A beautiful buck kid and nice doe kid.
Rsv. Champion Jr. Swiss Doe 2009 St. Joseph County 4H Fair
DOB: 17 March 2009.
50% Tog, 25% Alpine, 25% Nubian
Abby with Ju-Ju Bean. She threw a beautiful doe, Toot's, this late February. Ju-Ju has a beautifully arched escutcheon and very good rear udder attachment; just a slight pocket in the fore udder attachment that may smooth out with another freshening.
This is Ju-Ju-s second freshening. Last year a single doe, this year a buck and doe set of twins.
DOB: 23 February 2010.
Our first kid born this year, and a surprise at that. We had kept (or tried) Ju-Ju and Jezabelle separate from Fred, as we were going to wait another year to breed them. Well, Ju-Ju kept escaping and we'd find her in with Fred. It never occured to me (dah) that she could possibly have gotten bred! So, we were surprised one night at chore time, to find Ju-Ju with a kid next to her! She's a beautiful doe.
DOB: 17 March 2010.
We are esctatic that we finally have kids out of Nellie. And three does at that!
Grand Champion Dairy Doe - 2008 St. Joseph County 4H Fair
Grand Champion Dairy Doe - 2010 St. Joseph County 4H Fair
DOB: 15 Jan 2005.
50% Tog, 50% Nubian
Nellie was one of our first goats. Our daughter Abby wanted to show goats in mini-4H so we purchased Nellie (and Money) from our friend Chad Zahner (Crazy Chad's Goat Farm, Wakarusa, IN). Nellie is the self-proclaimed Queen-Bee of the herd.
We are so happy that Nellie finally had her first live set of babies on March 17th - triplet does!
Another set of triplets for Nellie this year. However, she made up for last years triplet does by giving us triplet bucks. grrr.
Rsv. Champion Sr. Swiss Doe - 2009 St. Joseph County 4H Fair
50% Alpine, 50% Nubian
Katie is the sweetheart of the group. She can tie her ears back behind her head, although she looks pretty ornery when she does it!
Katie is a herdsman's dream - twins each spring, by herself, never any problems, dutiful mom, and produces better then herself.
Unfortunately, we lost Katie Fall 2010.
Rsv. Grand Champion Market Goat - 2005 St. Joseph County 4-H Fair
BoerX wether.
Money. Big Money. Money was the He was originally purchased to be a mini 4-H goat for Abby, but as he developed, it was obvious that he had greater aspirations. Haley ended up showing him in the Market class (Abby wasn't old enough). He is a big baby and is quite content to live out his days with the girls, eating hay, lots of hay!
3/4 Nubian, 1/4 Alpine
DOB: Mar 2007.
Skipper is Abby's cart goat. He is a smart little guy and has done very well at the fair for Abby: Rsv. Champion Harness Goat (2007) and Champion in 2008 and 2009. Katie is his mother.
We no longer raise goats. Our herd was dispersed after our youngest 10-year'd out of 4H. We miss them at times, especially the bouncy kids.
Chester (top), Urchin (bottom left), and Jasper (bottom right), 2007.
Grand Champion - Sylvester, 2006.
Rsv. Grand Champion - Money, 2005.