Herd Mothers
We have invested a lot of time, treasure and diesel fuel into assembling the best herd of does we can find, both purebred and NZ. We hope you can take a few minutes and meet some of our herd mothers. You never know, one of them might be the mother or grandmother of your next herd sire or top doe, if they aren't already. Click on the thumbnails to view larger pictures.
Lightenin's Lady R06
is a NZ daughter of Sunboy Waco (Lightenin), who was by Generator, an Miss
Moneybags, who was the most productive and famous daughter of Betula Hills
Moneymaker. This is the classic Generator X Moneymaker cross and this doe
is about as close to the original genetics as you will find.
Purdy (5017)
is a NZ daughter of Tay 007 by Tasman Zorro and W 65 who was also by Tasman
Zorro. She is shown here with here twins by Iron Horse who is also a
grandson of Tasman Zorro. This cross is apparently a good one as her 2008 buck kid by Iron Horse finished 4th at the Oklahoma Forage Based Buck
Test for his new owner.
TAY W45
is a NZ daughter of Loverboy and Eastex Jolene. In 2008 one of her kids
was the highest indexing weanling on the farm. She is bred to Iron Horse
this year and looks like she could have quintuplets! I hope to be posting
pictures of her Iron Horse kids soon!
Update! In 2009 she had triplets
that had a combined weaning weight of over160 lbs.
Boulder Hills 43
is a NZ daughter of TAY Onyx and Eastex Emily who
was by James Bond. She is the biggest doe on the farm and thinks she is
the farm manager. She has all the frame size and strong attitude
associated with Onyx. Although not especially a meaty doe, her 2008
daughter is the biggest, thickest, and fastest growing kid in our doeling group.
She is bred for 2010 to Iron Horse in hopes of concentrating the frame and size
of the Onyx line before taking her daughters back to one of the Moneymaker
bucks.
Lightenin's Lady P21
is another of our NZ daughters of Sunboy Waco 139 (Lightenin) who was by
Generator. Her mother is the great doe Victoria Farms Puddin. This
makes her a full brother to Lightenin's Titan, who set the record for gain at
the Georgia Buck test, and sired Titan's Hammer who broke it and still holds the
record.
TAY W 59
is a NZ daughter of Loverboy. Her mother
was a Caston Creek doe by Generator. Once again we have the classic cross,
as she is a granddaughter of Moneymaker on one side and a granddaughter of
Generator on the other side. We think this makes her the perfect candidate
for an outcross to Tasman Zorro, and she is bred for 2009 to Iron Horse to
accomplish just that.
Lady Blackbird
is a NZ daughter of TAY 007 by Tasman Zorro and
her mother is a daughter of Terminator. We thought her 2008 daughter good enough
to possible top the AKGA Showcase sale until she died in an accident shortly
before the sale. She is bred for 2010 to Iron Horse, which should produce
big, colorful, double bred Tasman Zorro kids. She has been in our herd for
several years and, like Iron Horse, has never needed to be wormed.
Y27
is a NZ daughter of Dynamite, who was a son of
Lightenin and Miss Moneybags. Her mother was a TNT doe by Klondike.
She is a big frame, good milking doe who passes both her size and her blue color
on to her kids. She is bred to Iron Horse for 2009.
Wynena
is a NZ yearling doe from the last crop of Nick
and her mother is W27 pictured above. She is a full sister to Pistol Pete,
who sired some outstanding kids for us before moving to his new home at Deep
South Kikos. She is bred for 2009 to Iron Horse.
Red Knickers
is a yearling doe from Nicks last crop. Her
mother is 5C Suzette making Knickers a full sister to our herd sire Caesar.
Suzette is now 13 years old, still has a good bag, and is still doing a great
job of raising kids. If longevity in the herd is important to you, you
have to love this family. Red Knickers is bred for 2009 to Iron Horse.
Dancer and Bonnie
are NZ flushmate sisters along with two other yearlings not pictured who are
sired by Blue's Son and out of W27 pictured above. We think they are the
example of what yearlings should be. All are large, very deep bodied, and
either blue or spotted in color.
TAY W48
is a NZ daughter of Goldmine I and Sunkist 109 who was by Generator.
She is a very heavy doe who raises fast growing kids. For 2009 she was
used as an embryo donor bred to Loverboy and then bred live cover to Iron Horse.
We are partial to Iron Horse but for meatiness, her Loverboy kids ought to be
something to see.
Catrina's Best is a NZ doe
by Nick and the Bill and Brenda Moore doe Catrina who was by Loverboy.
Catrina was one of the does selected to be exported to the middle east.
Catrina's best is an exceptional kid raiser, putting everything she has into
milk production and mothering.
BBM Cinnamon and BBM Ivory
are twin PB does by Zorro II. Their mother was Tasman Black Beauty.
These two does have been consistent producers of top quality herdsires and does.
They are shown with their 2009 kids by Iron Horse.
Cinnamon's 2009 doeling was the highest selling female at the 2009 Cream of the
Crop Sale, outselling mature does and NZ does and doelings.
ECR 35
is a PB daughter of Goldmine II and a Goats unlimited doe by Goatex 62/89.
She has more kids currently doing service as herdsires around the country than
any other purebred doe in our herd. Her kids are big, colorful, and
precocious. She is bred to Iron Horse for 2009.
Note. ECR 35 is the mother of the 2009 Oklahoma Forage Buck Test Grand
Champion Buck!!
Waffles
is a NZ yearling doe by Nick and out of Y 58, who was by TNT Cody. Y58's
mother, Anna Marie is a sister to the top performing doe in the Tennessee State
University doe research herd. Waffles is big and very deep bodied.
These does are only a sample of our herd of over 100 purebred and New Zealand mothers. They are not for sale, but their 2010 kids will be. Expect them to be offered at the AKGA Showcase Sale, The Cream of the Crop Sale, and at the farm. Several of their sons will be competing at various buck tests around the country. Last year the best of the crop was spoken for early, while still on the does. If you see something here that interests you, give us a call and we will be glad to visit with you about your needs and how we can put our genetics to work to help you achieve your goals. We also have young does bred to our herdsires and families of does with their kids for sale most of the time.