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Rest In Peace Meg, passed away 07/13/2020

Rest In Peace "Bristow," passed away 12/13/2019.

2020 Kidding News

The 2020 kids began arriving December 25th 2019, and finished December 31st, 2019.  There were ten bucklings and four doelings.  All bucklings are available for sale and four have left for new homes.  Two doelings were retained for herd development.  Availability of the other two doelings will depend on the outcome of deposits placed in other herds.  Those decisions will not be made until after March 15th, 2020.  Available animals will be placed on the For Sale page as time allows.

2019 Kidding News

The 2019 kidding season kicked off on January 3rd when Meg delivered a single huge buckling.  Agatha delivered a single large doeling on January 5th.  On January 7th Opal delivered a colorful set of triplets--two doelings and a buckling--but the buckling died 01/07/19.  On January 8th in the morning, Rosaline deliver a mixed set of twins; and in the evening Nanette delivered quads: two doelings and two bucklings.  Nanette's quads are only the second set of quads born in this herd and the first set where all four survived.

On January 16th, Bristow delivered twin bucklings.  These were Bristow's first kids since 2017 as she was allowed 2018 open due to her increasing age.

Black Rose was set to kid March 1st, but complications from her kidding killed her.  Rose was here for a little over a year and babies sired by Lorenzo were destined to start a new family line, but that did not happen.

Lorenzo bred two more does, but they do not appear pregnant and their observed due dates have passed.

These are the last of Lorenzo's kids born into this herd.  Check the "For Sale" page for availability.

On May 23rd, our young doe, Goat Town USA Bernadette,  surprised us by delivering an absolutely stunning buckling. This buckling is also the first kid out of new herd sire, Castlekeep Kommander. 

On June 20th, one of our senior does, Goat Town USA, surprised us with a doeling out of Castlekeep Kommander.  He had become enamoured of Cerise in late December 2018, but we were unsure if he had the size to actually breed a fully mature doe.  

2016 Kidding News

 Sadly,  Sadie Mae died from complications from her kidding.

 
Herd Testing News

Sept 17th  CAE test results returned Herd Health Diagnostics (New home of of BioTracking) returned.  New herd additions and previously untested animals--JuneBug, Bernatee, Katrinka, Kommander--tested negative.  Whole herd has remained CAnegative.

No testing occurred in 2018.  Animals purchased--Black Rose and Rosaline--came with great test results.

March 21st, 2017 CAE test results returned from Biotracking.com.  Six does, including a new doe from 2016, Opal, all tested negative.  Neither Patience nor Lorenzo were tested, but both have tested negative in the past.


February 9th, 2016  CAE test results returned from Biotracking.com.  All does as well as our new buck, Lorenzo, tested negative.  There were no remaining 2015 kids to test.

February 24th, 2015  CAE test results returned from Biotracking.com.  Whole herd tested CAE negative including the remaining 2014 kids and a visiting buck.

February 27th, 2014   CAE test results returned from Biotracking.com  Whole herd tested CAE negative.

August 7th, 2013 CAE test results returned from Biotracking.com  Whole herd tested CAE negative.

CAE test results returned from Biotracking.com February 5th, 2013.

The Herd

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