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Monroe is an absolute workhorse! Her first freshening she jumped onto the stand and stood statue still. That rarely ever happens here. What was even more rare for me was her production! As a first freshener she knocked it out of the park ranking 84th percentile. In the show ring she placed 5th behind her full sister Macushla who took reserve champion her first time out. For a small homestead, we have to make really tough cuts, and it was only a show-ring slight advantage her sister has that made me decide to move her somewhere she can show her full potential. Monroe blessed us with quad doelings as a parting gift and went to a performance (DHIR) home. I am so excited to see what she does going forward!

Dam: India Blue EOF Eye of Hope 2*M VEVV87

Sire: Cedar View Primo *B +VV86

Milk: 2022 174DIM 849lbs, 45lb BF, 31lb Percentile 84

Ruth’s story still brings tears to my eyes every time I recall it from memory. She was truly a gift from above.

When we first decided to pursue goats, a Google search for performance nigerian dwarf goats near me led me to Diane’s herd. I had chosen her doe Ferrari as the dam. Months went by, and Ferrari gave birth to two beautiful doelings and a buckling. I knew Diane would retain one of them, but there was one I absolutely loved from the moment I saw her. She was chamoisee in color with bright blue eyes. Before I knew much about goats, flashy was what I was attracted to. Ferrari was bred to a buck named “Sugar Daddy” and all of his offspring that year were named after candy or chocolate bars. Diane told me she was going to name this little doe Baby Ruth and the other Twizzler. I prayed that night, that if the Lord would let me have the chamoisee doeling I would use her to tell the story of Ruth from the Bible. That night, Ferrari accidently crushed her and she died. I was absolutely heartbroken. And so, we ended up with Bit-O-Honey instead, out of a different dam.

Now look at these two pictures. The first picture is Diane’s goat Ferrari and her kids, Baby Ruth on the far right. The second picture is Bit’s daughter. I have some serious writing to do!

Purple Ribbon’s K Ruth 7*M VG86 @ 2 y/o

Dam: Waterloo Pond SD Bit-O-Honey 6M AR VG86

Sire: Sunnydale Farm JH Kyle

Show History:

2021 – 2×4

2022 –

Milk History:

2021 – 590lbs milk, 40 butterfat, 29 protien

DOB: 2/9/2018

This girl. She was born exactly one month and one day after Nanny passed. I wish there were words to adequately describe my emotional state at that time. Grief transformed me into an actress of the best kind, fully capable of fooling even those who know me best into believing I was alright.

Waterloo Pond SD Bit-O-Honey came to us already named. A name I had no input on, but one that suited her, our homestead, and that period of time in my life perfectly. We had just lost our first honeybee colony as well, despite every effort, and she came as such a clear reminder of the promise Romans 8:28 holds. Honey in the Bible is a sign of abundance, prosperity and ease. Lord knows I needed some of that!!!

Dam: Waterloo Pond CR Miata 5*M
Sire: Little Tots Estate Sugar Daddy *B

Dam’s Dam: Waterloo Pond PSZP Selene 4*M AR

Photo credit – NDgoats.com