Herd Dispersal and Goat Related Items

It feels so strange to be in this place, because about 15 months ago I packed off this group of excellent stock because we had a problem with the neighbors wolf-hybrids. We woke up one morning to screaming goats, only to find one buckling dead and our excellent and well travelled new herdsire with his hind end chewed. Much (waay too much) effort was put into trying to get these dogs removed from the neighborhood, to no avail. I found a wonderful place for my best stock to go on lease. The lease arrangement was a Godsend; it gave us time to set things straight with the neighbors, and it gave the people doing the leasing an opportunity to breed excellent stock for a new foundation herd.

We got our stock back, and within two days found out that the timing wasn't going to work. I have had job opportunities come my way...a blessing in this economy. My kids have moved on to other interests, pursuing music and sports. While it would be just fine to have some nice friendly pet goats...this group of foundation animals is meant to be used for breeding, milking, and showing. It is my hope to find them places where they can do just that. Other than our DesertNanny doe, all of these animals are from out of state lines. You can no longer (at this time) get a Dawnland Farm Tabby's Halifax son, as this herdsire has passed on, and his offspring are being retained. This group of goats has great potential for the show ring here in Arizona.

I will be selling equipment as well: a metal milkstand that has tires and breaks down into a dolly (this was the BEST piece of goat equipment I ever bought!)a brand new tattoo kit, brand new stainless steel milk container, 2 qt milk bucket, milk strainer with filters. I am also willing to negotiate in minerals, horse treats,plastic doghouses, and even some hog panels from the pens I will no longer be using. I will post those later.

Please do not hesitate to call to ask questions!

520-907-9709 (north of Tucson, Arizona)

DesertNanny Iced Lottie **FOR SALE**

(Prairie Wood Azea Tamar *D *M x Twin Creeks Icy Hot +B +*S)

Lottie comes from some very milky lines on both sides of her pedigree. Lottie was one of Tamar's quints, and I had no plan to buy her, but my daughter couldn't put her down…she looked like a little lamb. Lottie has good general appearance and puts the "pretty" on her does (she has yet to have bucks; she has had two sets of triplet does). Her first daughter, her "mini-me" is due to freshen this fall, sired by Fusion. I still have two does from her first freshening that are totally adorable but TINY. I wouldn't dream of breeding them yet. Lottie looks like she might be along the lines of slow to mature. She is hugely motivated by food, and was very easy to milk. Her teats are a great size, and she had good capacity as a first freshener. Lottie was my second Tamar daughter, and both were hard to dry up for me.

$350

Sandy Hollow SU Fusion *S **FOR SALE**

(Rosasharn SS Ultimate *S x Sandy Hollow UK Fanny Mae 2*M)

Fusion was purchased for his Rosasharn genetics, and was my first buck. He is line bred on Tiger L, and is again as sweet as the day is long. He is a grand gentleman, and has an almost human way of looking at you and is actually very…polite! That is the best way to put it. I feel protective of him because of his endearing personality and the fact that he is not a perfect buck. I worry about where he will end up and I want it to be a good place where he can have a nice job and a nice home. Fusion's strengths are: his incredible length (which he consistently passes on to his kids), his level topline, his excellent flat rump, and yup, his large teats. I have never seen large teats on a buck, but Fusion has them, and so do his daughter's. I am milking one set of them now, and I am grateful! What Fusion lacks is that nice overall general appearance, he is a bit of a beast. He does not have a pretty head. Fusion is quite powerful, and he has added substance and levelness to all of his kids that I have had. He is about "50-50" with having pretty daughters; half of his kids have been what you would call pretty, and a couple of others have his less than elegant look. I am happy with what his (pretty) daughter is doing here; she is milking well and is a good example of what Fusion does right. What Fusion also contributes to is Mini-Oberhasli. He has a son who has been used to breed first generation mini-obers, Double SunDog FU Red River. Fusion is capable of throwing that chamoise marking. He does have a "milk splash" white spot that has also come through, so he is not pure on the markings. Fusion seems to be all about milk, and less about show, although I would be curious to see how he would do in a show as he is super easy to handle. He should have a new linear appraisal to see what his specific strengths are, and he has two daughters out of different dam lines freshening this fall. My plan was to keep the best Fusion daughters I had room for (Harmony) and breed those daughters to Cody, in order to get a complete package: heavy on the milk, large teats, show conformation, and good personalities.

$350

Old Mountain Farm Zipcode **FOR SALE**

(MCH/CH Dawnland Farm Tabby's Halifax 'E' 90 x Twin Creeks AH Finale's Zip 1*M)

This buck should be called "Big Bucks" for a lot of reasons. First of all, he was shipped across country, was sold to me, and then survived a terrible dog attack, all at great expense! I have also been told by a few people; "You've got a gold mine in that buck." Well, I don't think there is any such thing as a "gold mine" in the goat business, but Cody is pretty amazing. He has very sharp shoulders, VERY dairy with flat boning and thin, soft skin, high pins, and an uphill stance. He also sports an excellent topline and wide angular back end. He would have been a fabulous buck to show, as he also has a great easy going personality and is as easy to manage as the family dog. Unfortunately, he has a lasting limp from the dog attack, and I don't think showing is in his future…truly a shame! I believe a linear appraisal and some milking daughter's will quickly prove his worth. His leg has not stopped him from siring some gorgeous babies stamped with his awesome general appearance and angularity. He is a winner in a smaller package and is herd sire material all the way.

$450

Rail N Ranch FU Harmony **FOR SALE**

(Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M 1*D AR x Sandy Hollow SU Fusion *S)

This first freshener is another super sweetie (clearly, this line of does based on Flat Rocks Golden Rule from Agape Oaks is proven with inherited sweet temperament). Add to her dam's sweetness that of her sire (Fusion) and you have a gentle gal who makes you happy to have goats. She came back on lease newly separated from her babies and never been milked. She hardly complained, and has been ridiculously easy to train to the milking routine. No major fits at all. She has a beautifully shaped globular udder, with large teats like her dam. She has been giving me a steady two quarts even though I am only consistent with the morning milking. If she was on a good schedule, I have no doubt she would get back up to a higher peak similar with Gracie, and be on track to be another excellent milker. She has decent capacity, but could have a wider area of attachment. It is very high in the rear. She has good length, and beautiful dairy skin.

My plan was to breed back Fusion's daughters to Cody and vice-versa. That is a potentially excellent match.

$300

Agape Oaks CK Navajo Gold **FOR SALE**

(Flat Rocks Golden Rule 1*M x Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S)

"Pooh" came to us as a baby, and she has always been a super sweet favorite. She is Gracie's half sister, and shares her excellent temperament. She freshened very easily for the first time with triplets and was an excellent mother. Her first udder looked very promising, and she also has that extreme will to milk. When she came back from being on lease, she hopped up on our milkstand without batting an eye. Pooh is also a very solid girl with great body capacity, angularity, and dairyness. Her greatest fault is her shoulders; she lacks tightness in this area. My plan for her was to breed her to our foundation buck (Cody) to correct shoulder, and add some elegance and sharpness. Pooh is a gorgeous Kingwood red, inherited from her sire Cherokee, a Kingwood son.

$350

Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M 1*D AR **FOR SALE**

4 X 1st place, including 1st place at the AGS Nationals in her class in 2006

Classified in 2007 VG

2007-08 DHI Milk Test, completed, 295 days, 1014 pounds with 4.2 %(43pounds) protein and 5.6% (57 pounds)butterfat. She surpassed the requirements for her AR in both AGS & ADGA & was #9 in ADGA for protein

Gracie is nearly pure Flat Rocks, and goes back to foundations herds. In the time I have been involved with goats, she has come to serve as the ideal Nigerian doe in my eyes. She is not show perfect, but supremely represents what we wanted to build a herd upon: a functional dairy goat with a strong will to milk, an exceptional temperament that is passed on to her kids (along with the will to milk), an easy birther, a good mother, and a healthy adaptable animal. She MILKS, and LOVES to be milked, and has great easy to milk teats. With us, she easily gave us a half gallon per day being milked only once per day in the morning, and sharing that milk with her babies. While on lease, her caretaker reported getting nearly a gallon of milk per day while bottle feeding her kids. She has produced exceptional offspring who have proven themselves on milk test. She would VERY likely do well at shows outside of the highly competitive Texas area, where she did moderately well. She has been classified as "VG" (two years ago) with AGS. She did well on the scorecard with front end assembly, as well as feet and legs, and angularity.

It makes me so sad to be selling her. I would keep her as a pet based on her sweet personality alone, but that would be a complete waste of her potential. While on lease she was bred to Cody and had some AMAZING kids. I would keep back every daughter on this cross to watch! I will be very picky about where she goes.

$600