Goat-San Dairy GoatsSaturday, 09 January 2021 03:53
I just received our current DHI does sheets. I am quite pleased with this year's lactations. Most does are close to their complete lactation.
It was interesting to see some differences in lactation curves and total production without the stress of showing and traveling.
Current lactations:
2+Lactations:
Abbey 5-10 312 3220 4.22% 136 2.83% 91IP
Mint 5-00 265 2761 2.9% 80 3.37% 93
Lights 4-01 249 3060 3.3% 101 2.88% 88 IP
Carrot 2-00 283 3248 3.08% 100 2.9% 94 IP
Pepper 1-11 309 3580 2.93% 105 3.46 124 IP
1st Lactation:
Vogue 1-11 303 2782 4.92% 137 3.06% 85 IP
Tualatin 2-00 291 2846 3.41% 97 3.13% 89 IP
Hazie 1-10 290 1814 3.20% 58 3.31% 60
Birdie 1-00 297 2200 4.14% 91 2.91% 64 IP
Fennel 1-00 247 1472 3.33% 49 3.33% 49
Goat-San Dairy GoatsThursday, 31 December 2020 18:31
ππ Vogueyππ
Goat-San En Vogue
Voguey is a most interesting creature. I immensely enjoy just watching her in the barn. She is elegant like a deer and her personality matches. She's not a huge human fan, and tends to have more flight than fight in her. So refreshing for a Lamancha! π
Current lactation
1-11 278 2635 5.01% 132 3.00% 79
Vogue is bred to Goat-San BP Jack Herer
Goat-San Dairy GoatsMonday, 21 December 2020 18:52
ππ Abbeyππ
GCH Goat-San Abbey Road
5-01 EX90 VVEE
After going to Every. Single. Show. For 5 years Abbey has been enjoying the slow life of 2020. She didn't even have to get clipped for a photo. Her shag is so long it gets caught in the inflations π. Abbey is a special girl and a great no muss, no fuss dairy goat.
Current lactation
5-10 287 3065 4.18% 128 2.81% 86
Abbey is bred to Argonne's Good Bye Earl.
Goat-San Dairy GoatsThursday, 03 December 2020 16:51
Catching up on hoof trimming this weekend. Here's how I do it! This doe hadn't been trimmed since July so I was able to be pretty aggressive.
Goat-San Dairy GoatsFriday, 04 September 2020 01:16
GCH Goat-San Northern Lights 3-03 EX92
Pictured in 2020 as a 4y.o. 4th freshener.
1st/1U 2019 National Show
2019 National Show Reserve Best Udder
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RU pic in comments.
Goat-San Dairy GoatsFriday, 21 August 2020 14:29
π"The Goddess and her mongrel hoard π
For a smile in these stressful confusing time
Goat-San Dairy GoatsThursday, 23 July 2020 15:02
Two Year Old Tuesday!
We finally have had a chance to ,get all FIVE of our two year olds #AllDressedUpwithNowheretoGo. And had a chance to spend some quality time thinking about strengths, weaknesses, reasons to stay, reasons to go, and I STILL can't find a place that I want to give.
In reality I shouldn't keep all five for my own sanity. But because I'm so stuck...
I want to hear from you!! Give us your thoughts about the does! Positives, negatives.... And maybe a final ranking 1-5. Be honest. You can't hurt my feelings. I know all their good and bad. Intimately. π
And if one catches your fancy and you feel like you just have to have her I'm open to serious negotiations. All of these does are available and none of these does are available ππ€·π€¦. Convince me!
Information on each doe is under their photo.
Let's have some fun!
#feelingfun, #youcanthurtmyfeelings
Goat-San Dairy GoatsMonday, 04 May 2020 09:43
I was moved to tears to find this in my mailbox yesterday. Such a wonderful special gift. I'm glad that my story of Porcelina touched so many and I'm so thankful for the compassionate goat friends in my life. Thank you Laura Boswell!
Goat-San Dairy GoatsSunday, 03 May 2020 22:43
This is not a sad post or a post about loss. In this time of uncertainty and in a world changed, this is a post of perseverance, dedication and love.
GCH Goat-San Porcelina EX93 2013-2020
Porcelina's story started at my in-laws place in Santa Rosa. It was the first year we had moved away from Redwood Hill Farm to start our own farming adventure. She was born in the first kid crop. She was a very non descript baby, and I only kept her because I lost her dam in the Fall of 2013 after a pretty nice yearling debut.
Porcelina kidded as a yearling and was awkward and gawky but had a lovely shape to a capacious mammary. I was fortunate to have my appraiser mentor score my goats that year and he commented about her being one to watch out for in a few yearsβ¦I was skeptical, but filed his comment away in my brain.
As a two year old she really developed more body and you could start to really see the potential. Still I wasn't totally convinced and as a way to help fund my trip to the 2015 Nationals I put her up for sale. I'll never forget or live down when Kristie Millson said "ok I'll take her"... And I promptly burst into tears and couldn't do it, feeling totally mortified.
The next three years were the true emergence of the butterfly from the cocoon. Each year there was dramatic improvement and my favorite thing was through it all she never wavered in her will to milk and good dairy temperament.
I don't want to talk about her accolades because they were just cherries on top of being able to just watch her in my barn every day. But there were plenty.
What I really want to talk about is the last 2 years⦠In the spring of 2019 with about 3 weeks to go in her pregnancy she came up lame one day. By the time she was near kidding she it was very apparent that she had injured her stifle/cruciate ligament. She was very lame and could hardly put any weight on her rear leg. Having seen this same injury before I knew immediately her show career was over, but that she had a chance to be sound enough to breed again. I dried her off and she spent the summer healing. It appeared that everything was looking good in the fall. She had a slight limp still, but was active and climbing up and down the pasture hill and frolicking about. I knew there was some risk, but felt confident breeding her as my other doe with the same injury had bred and kidded fine.
All was well until the end of her third month of gestation, all of a sudden one day she was lame on both her rear again and had nerve issues with one of her front legs. I think she must have gotten slammed or something. She couldn't stand up without help and even standing was a challenge.
I felt hopeless and awful and immediately started to think I needed to euthanize her. The only thing that stopped me was that she was carrying a healthy pregnancy. I had only euthanized one other doe carrying a healthy pregnancy before and when I laid my hand on that doe as she slipped away and felt the kicks of the kids as they fought to live, it was the most awful sick feeling ever. One that I never want to feel again. So I made the decision to nurse Porcelina along as long as I could and as long as she could hold onto her pregnancy.
In the beginning she could stand with assistance, so twice daily I would help her get up and shuffle around. The nerve issues with her front leg resolved for a while which helped. But she really could only just stand for a little bit then go back down.
I had a commitment that required me to be gone for 4 full days when she was about 4 months along. I was nervous and feeling sick about it. I am so thankful for Alaina Morse and Teri Crowhurst for nursing her those days while I was gone. Goat friends are the best and understand the love and nurturing it takes.
Just after I returned she started to get heavy in her pregnancy and she could no longer stand at all. Twice a day I would move her to a clean dry spot. I brought her extra treats and she had a buffet of goodies and hay in front of her all the time. I would sit with her and love on her.
For 4 full weeks together we grew her babies with determination and grit. She put all the energy she had left into it. I knew I was asking a lot of her, but she never wavered in her lifted spirit and focus on what she needed to do. I deviated from my normal "no special treatment" management style and allowed myself to fret and fuss and spend way to much valuable time attending to her and giving her support and love.
With all the atrophy to her pelvis and hind end I knew she probably couldn't kid normally. I scheduled a terminal c section for 147 days. On 3/19 my dad and I loaded her into the trailer and off we went to Davis.
After 2 months of vigilance and dedication from both of us. I got to hold her and we removed 2 perfect kids. A buck and a doe just as ordered and so special. Then with so much love and gratitude we helped her to pass into the next life.
She was a one of a kind cross eyed (yes, literally π) queen. She was the best goat I've ever bred. She accomplished everything I asked of her and while I'm sad I only had 7 years with her I'll look back at all of them with love and a smile on my face.
Goat-San Dairy GoatsSunday, 12 January 2020 19:40
2020 marks 14 years since the inception of Goat-San Dairy Goats. We start the new decade feeling thankful for all the memories, while looking forward to what lies ahead.
To start the New Year we wanted to highlight some of our highest achievements.
In the past 14 years we have been lucky to attend 6 National Shows and enjoy some sweet sucesses.
2007 - Animals Exhibited 1
GCH Kastdemur's Love Me Dew - 1st Sr. Yearling - Junior National Champion
2009 - Animals Exhibited 4
GCH Companeros Cassius Mon Amie - 1st RG Yearling Milker
SGCH Blue Unicorn Ice Z Velour - 2nd Four Year Old
2010 - Animals Exhibited 1
GCH Kastdemur's Love Me Dew - 2nd Four Year Old
2012 - Animals Exhibited 2
GCH Goat-San All Spice - 1st RG Milking Yearling
SGCH Goat-San Molalla - 2nd Two Year Old.
2015 - Animals Exhibited - 14
SGCH Goat-San Venice - 1st 3 Year Old - National Champion and Best Udder
GCH Goat-San All Spice - 1st RG 4 Year Old - National Champion and Best Udder
Goat-San Blue River - 1st Junior Kid - Reserve Junior National Champion.
GCH Goat-San Oregano - 1st RG 2 Year Old
GCH Goat-San Because of Karen 2nd 3 Year Old
+B Autumn Acres My Excellence - Premier Sire
2019 - Animals Exhibited 10
GCH Goat-San Northern Lights - 1st 3 Year Old - Reserve Best Udder
GCH Goat-San All Spice - 2nd RG Aged Doe, Total Performer, High lifetime Milk and Fat
Goat-San Khaos - 1st Intermediate Kid
Goat-San Carrot Cake - 2nd/1st Udder Yearling Milker
Reserve Premier Breeder
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