I LOVE this doe. She is probably my favorite doe. She's reserved but not shy. She's laid back and easy going. I love her quietness yet loving side too. She is not pushy or demanding like some. She doesn't spook or get antsy either.

     Faith had freshened in the fall of 2007 to Stedman with a single doeling. Unfortunately silent pneumonia took Mischief from us so we did a repeat breeding for 2008. She gave birth to quads this time, 3 bucks and a doe. Unfortunately two bucklings were stillborn. Their cords had broken before being born. But the surviving doe and buck are spectacular. Both are retained. I have tried to dry Faith up a couple times but she refuses to dry. She is still in milk though greatly reduced than what she was in the spring. Her daughter Hallelujah must still be nursing though I never see her nurse.

     Not only did Faith outdo herself in this kidding, she also puts milk in the pail! She knows what she was bred to do! She is a powerhouse milker with huge easy to milk teats and large orifices which make the milk flow so easily. I feel like I'm milking a standard sized doe when I milk Faith. I thoroughly enjoy milking this doe. I LOVE to milk her, she's quiet and a joy to milk. This is why we retained Revelation and are looking forward to seeing if he can produce similar udders and teat size, texture and orifices like his dam. She's a keeper!

     For 2009 I have bred Faith to River. This crossing was a given. With the udder Faith packs on and the udder on River's dam and granddam, these kids should be absolutely stunning. It will be a test of my self control not to keep all of her kids. So be sure to reserve a kid quickly if you're interested. I have done a poor job of working at getting decent photos of Faith. She is a lovely doe and in the spring I plan to clip, fill in and photograph everyone for new site photos.
 

     Blessing was our first registered kid born here. I had purchased her dam bred therefore Blessing took a different herdname. Blessing was spoiled absolutely rotten as a result of being the only kid during the summer. She is very special to us so though she may not be our best doe in the herd, she is still one we will hang onto.

     Blessing's first freshening was during a very cold December in 2007. I did not clip or fill her for photos so the fist freshening photos you may see are not good representations of her udder. I had an idea of what her udder was like after seeing her freshen and expected a less than ideal udder this year. She exceeded my expectations easily with her udder this spring. She gained a great deal of capacity and with her clipping and uddering in we discovered she actually had a pretty nice udder. She could still use some rear height and perhaps a better defined medial, but she doesn't lack in ease of milking. She reminds me most of Faith. She has large handfuls of teats that have large orifices. She makes milking a dream. She's quiet as a mouse on the stand and knows she's a dairy goat. I would love to get on milk testing one day and prove how productive these girls are.

     Blessing is bred to Larkspur for her 2009 kidding. I am glad I chose him for Blessing. His dam has a very high wide rear udder and also has large teats. Larkspur has an EXCELLENT rear end and extreme width between his hocks that is exceptional even on the move. He is definitely strong in the rear. Blessing has pretty good feet and legs and may be just a slight bit hocky on the rear so the cross with Larkspur should increase the space between her hocks as well as the height in the rear udder. Since Larkspur is now sold we may retain a doe kid. Depends on herd size and number of kids retained in the spring.