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Dragonfly
Farm Yearling Does |
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updated
8/19/10
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of CAE, Johnes, CL, TB, and brucellosis. |
Younger Juniors are shown here.
(Photo by Declan
Dean.)I don't know what got into me, it's not like I don't have
enough goats, but I just could not resist this breeding and her
fellow traveller, Apogee. I just love what Algedi Farm is doing
with their bloodlines, and I am thrilled to have this beautiful
lady here. Thanks so much to Tamara and Kalee for letting me have
her! Her name is in the honey theme--medovina is a type of honey
wine, and she is sweet indeed.
Show
record: 1 x 1st
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(Photo
by Declan Dean)The second of my outside purchases from
2009, Apogee is also beautiful and a total love.Thanks so much
to Tamara and Kalee for letting me have her as well! It's about
time we had a clipped picture of her up here. She is gorgeous,
and I can't wait to see her freshen.
Show
record: 2 x 1st, 2 RGCH Jr Doe (ADGA, Lynn Fleming, New Boston,
NH, June, 2010 and Anna Thompson, Southern Vermont, July,
2010)
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Just
like her dam, this pretty doeling is as sweet as the day is long.
She is linebred on MCH Stonewall's L'il Honeysuckle E, full sister
to our favorite ancestor, Raising Arizona, as well as on Arizona
himself, and her patented red coloring is consistent with that
background. Very interested in how this one turns out. Named after
the Greek goddess of flowers.
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A daughter
of one of our best young does, sired by our most beautiful buck,
this was sold but the sale fell through, and I get the feeling
it was meant to be. She is wild and crazy, but still a beautiful
sight, with some very spiffy moonspots to boot. Named for a Celtic
goddess of fresh water who is often associated with ravens and
crows.
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This
kid had an almost ethereal qualith to her as a baby--very long
limbed and gangly, and a sunshine pale gold that almost glowed.
Now of course, (due to her dam's extra fine milk production) she
is a rather substantial young doe who will definitely be bred
to kid in 2010 if all goes as planned (bred to Hunk for June,
2010). Named for the word for "tiger" among the Udegai
people of the Russian Far East.
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At
last, my long awaited double Luck ofthe Draw granddaughter, and
a beautiful sight she is. So far, she is turning out just about
as I had hoped, with her dam's length of body and level rump but
her sire's nice uphill profile, strong bone, and elegant neck
set, plus a very nice set of feet and legs. Another very growthy
doeling who will hopefully be bred for summer, 2010. Named for
the Greek goddess of luck.
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Serendipity,
dam of this doe, now lives with and is co-owned by my friend Lizette
Durrschmidt of Crossdrive Farm, but I could not resist keeping
this flashy Kingwood red daughter. Wild, wild, wild, but quite
gorgeous. I am wishing for a bit better udder attchments, but
she certainly already has her dam's nice dairy character and general
appearance.
Cinnabar
is for sale, $400. Can be bred to any of our bucks for an additional
fee.
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DOB
4/30/09 |
extended
pedigree |
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Another
beautiful Halifax daughter out of one of my best young does; it's
hard to see how we could go wrong with this one.
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record:
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(Photo
by Declan Dean) I can't believe that I never got a baby picture
of this sweet, beautiful, polled bottle kid. She is the prettiest
daughter that Harley has ever given me, and looks like she will
be just what I hoped for--a scaled up, stretched out version of
her dam. No, I will not actually register her as Egghead, but
I have come to realize that's what she is going to be called,
whether I like it or not...that will teach me to give a kid a
nickname; sometimes they stick.
Show
record: 1 x 1st, 1 x GCH Jr (ADGA, Ed Cavanaugh, May, 2010, SMDGA
Spring)
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(Photo
courtesy of Addie and Joe Pepoli) This should be a really interesting
kid to watch; her pedigree is full of Arizona, and lots of milk.
Sheez, who now lives with and is co-owned by my friends Addie
and Joe Pepoli at Proctor Hill Farm, looked better than ever this
year and milked well on test, although she ended up dried off
early due to an unfortunate injury to Addie, the chief milker.
We expect Sheez to earn her star easily in 2010, and to be a contender
in the show ring as well.This little doe is a real character,
and I just love her.
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A beautiful
pair of twin does. Like all of our Hal kids, they are elegant,
stretchy, and correct, with nice personalities.
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I really
wanted to see how this Flat Rocks/Stetson cross works out, although
truth be told it is actually a rather nice linebreeding on Alamo
Messenger. And of course, it doesn't hurt that this kid is one
of my favorite colors. We will soon have 3 nearly identical plain
chocolate chami does with no white at all...
Topaz
is for sale, $400. Can be bred to any of our bucks for an additional
fee.
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Is
this an incredible pedigree, or what?
The result of a very confusing birth situation where two does
kidded at the exact same time and each claimed ALL of the kids
("Mine!! Mine, mine, mine! All mine!!!" "Nope,
mine, I swear. Yup. All 6 of them.") Although I love Kestrel
dearly, I have to admit I was thrilled when DNA proved that this
gorgeous little doe was Pacifica's.
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Ariadne's
gift to me this year, three beautiful doelings! I couldn't be
happier. Tiny little peanut in the center weighed in at just over
1 pound and struggled at first, but she is a fighter and is now
doing great (though still quite petite). All 3 are very much their
dam's daughters, all I could have asked for.
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Older Juniors here!
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