PD2087585BRIGHT FARMS HERE KITTY KITTY
Note from AppleJo Farms: This is why my breeding does and bucks are purchased from milk performance herds, so I can bred with superior milk producing Nigerians and get kids with so much more milk potential to sell to Homesteaders.
Why invest in better quality Nigerians right from the start?
Why Choose Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats?
Cottonwood Hollow Homestead writes the following:
Thinking about getting Nigerian goats for your homestead?
I get jars of goat milk where the whole jar is two-thirds cream!! And it's sweet with no hint of goat flavor. No other goat breed can compare to the flavor and quality of a Nigerian.
An interesting fact we learned, however, as we started our journey raising dairy goats about 9 years ago, was that not all dairy goats are created equal in the milking department. Our first couple of "dairy" goats came from a very well-known breeder in the Midwest, but it wasn't a breeder who actively participated in milk testing; basically, she just bred for fun colors and blue eyes (nothing wrong with that; that was actually a big part of what initially drew us to this breed). They were perfect goats for us to start with; we didn't have a huge investment in high-quality genetics while we figured things out (translate: made lots and lots of mistakes). But the milk these does produced was just okay...nothing special to be sure.
A few years later, I got more interested in milk test programs and genetics and spent many hours researching. We started working with breeders like Southern Grace (and shortly after Sinai Thunder and D & L Meadows), who were actively breeding for excellent dairy goats. We got our first goats from each of them in 2019.
The difference in milk quality after this was night and day! We were amazed. It made me realize how worthwhile it was to invest in the better goats, from breeders who track the milk production and quality. After all, the feed and infrastructure are typically going to cost more than the actual goat; even the price of a very good quality show goat is not going to surpass all the other expenses over its lifetime. And those feed and infrastructure expenses are the same regardless of whether it's a great milker or a poor one. For the past several years, we have also been actively tracking our milk and weeding out the poor producers with low butterfat from our herd (except for the ones my mom is really attached to and won't let me sell, lol). Now, as you can see by the photo, all that hard work and selection is paying us back with liquid gold!
Bright Farms MM Tigress
Sweet natured & one of my best milkers!
Tig has a Pedigree lined with Superior Genetics-Grand Champion Dairy Goats
Tig (named after the dog in the film OPEN RANGE)
Tig's Genetic Highlights: Heavy Rosasharn genetics. Rosasharn Nigerian Goats are BRED FOR DAIRY TYPE AND PRODUCTION.
Please send a message to this email if you are serious about purchasing one or more of Tig's kids which are for sale:
applejofarms@gmail.com
- Sex: Doe
- DOB: 5-20-23
- ADGA Registration # PD2334827
- Description: Gold, White Patch On Poll
- Horn: Disbudded
- Tig's Genetic Highlights: Heavy Rosasharn genetics. Rosasharn Nigerian Goats are BRED FOR DAIRY TYPE AND PRODUCTION. Rosasharn was started in 1986 by Anne Petersen, Rosasharn Farm's original and primary focus is their nationally recognized herd of Authentic Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats. All Rosasharn goats trace their ancestry directly back to the original foundation Nigerians in the AGS herd book. By now most Nigerians trace some of their ancestry back to Rosasharn! The Rosasharn herd has achieved top awards in the show ring, including many National Champion titles, and recognition for top milk production, proven by a long history of participation in DHIR, Dairy Herd Improvement Registry, and a historic presence on the ADGA and AGS Top Ten milk production listings. They also participate in, and achieve high scores in ADGA's Linear Appraisal program.
Tig hails from Bright Farms in Colorado. I chose to bring Tig to AppleJo Farms for several reasons including: Bright Farms is an ADGA Plus Member herd and they show, milk test and participate in LA. Being an ADGA Performance herd is huge genetically and requires a great deal of time and money to participate. They test yearly for CAE with negative results. Starting in 2019 they began guaranteeing to never produce with disqualifying faults in the show ring.
Sire PD1897393 *DNA: PQ* Bright Farms Mercury's Moon
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BRIGHT FARMS MERCURY'S MOON - D001897393 (PB Buck) |
| Mercury's Moon Sire: Rosasharn SP Mercury |
Mercury's Moon Dam: GCH J-Nels LY Holy Tara - D001653982 FS89 (VEVE) @ 04-11
Dam: PD2087585 *DNA: PQ* Bright Farms Here Kitty Kitty
| GCH Chenango-Hills Lysander FS90 (EEV) @ 03-03 |
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| Bright Farms L Limited Edition | ||
| SGCH J-Nels ER Dumplin FS90 (VEEE) @ 05-07 |
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| Bright Farms Here Kitty Kitty 4/10/2020 |
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| DS:CH J-Nels LY Zoolander FS89 (VEE ) @ 03-08 |
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| D: Bright Farms Double Bubble | ||
| DD: J-Nels L Splash N Bubbles FS87 (VVVV) @ 02-01 | ||
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