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Hoof & Horn JL Lilith UPDATE! Wy had two buck kids by Aristede on February 16th. as we really don't need any more bucks at this time, we will be putting them up for sale. Pictures to come soon!
DOB 05/07/07 L1420098
SS: *B Willow Run Chalupa Jolt
SIRE: Altrece WJ Jumanji
SD: Altrece Club Wedd
DS: *B Glen-Mythos Proteus
DAM: Glen Mythos Lorelei 4*M
DD: Winterwood's TM Caterwaul 3*M
It's no wonder that Lilith is such a fantastic milker. Her background is all about production. Her sire, Altrece WJ Jumanji comes from Altrece Dairy Farm, a 'Grade A' goat dairy in Pomerene, Arizona. Her paternal grandsire, *B Willow Run Chalupa Jolt, comes from yet ANOTHER commercia goat dairy, Willow Run Dairy Farm in Bellbrook, Ohio. Lilith's dam, Glen-Mythos Lorelei, earned her milk star in 2008. AND...Lorelei is the get of a star buck and a three star milker.
Lilith is not our largest doe, but she is very correct. She is long and deep with fantastic spring of rib. She has a wide, flat rump with plenty of width from thurl to thurl as well as between the hocks. She has a tremendous mammary system that is capacious, high, wide and extremely well-attached. We continue to be impressed with her milk production. As a second time freshener, she produced 14.83# of milk a day at two months fresh. She produced a second set of twins, this time sired by *B Here Be Goats Magic Caesar. We have wisely chosen to retain the doe kid from that kidding, whom we expect to be an exceptional milker.
We had originally planned to breed Lilith to Aristede this season. But after the difficult delivery and long recovery this spring, we think Lilith has earned a year off. She will remain open for 2011.
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The JLD Farm M Winona
DOB 01/24/2009 L1469806
SS: * B CH Altrece Xavier
SIRE: Hoof & Horn XS Martok
SD: Devonshire Peach Schnapps
DS: Devonshire TBC Venture AI
DAM: Hoof & Horn DV Tamzin
DD: Hoof & Horn CK Mysterious Ways
Winona is a very elegant, beautiful doeling. She is extremely long-bodied with
uphill lines,deep chest, wide rump, fantastic escutcheon arch, well-placed teats, strong legs and feet, excellent stature and a feminine face. These are her pictures as a first freshening yearling. Although they're nice, she's far prettier in person. Wy has a nice high udder that is extremely well attached.
She had a very easy kidding and produced a beautiful doe kid by *B Here Be Goats Magic Caesar. She produced 8.3 # of milk a day at two months fresh. Very good for a first time freshener!
Winona will be the only doe bred this year. We would like to see what Aristede has to offer as a sire. He was too young to breed last season, so this will be his debut. We are very excited to see what this match-up will produce!
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The JLD Farm MCL Amazing Grace
DOB 01/11/10 L1504635
SS: * B Here Be Goats Classy Magician AI
SIRE: *B Here Be Goats Magic Caesar
SD: Here Be Goats C-Quin 3*M
DS: Altrece WJ Jumanji
DAM: Hoof & Horn JL Lilith
DD: Glen-Mythos Loreli 4*M
Amazing Grace got her name because it is amazing that she is here at all.
Her mother Lilith is small, was pregnant with twins, and had a difficult delivery.
Grace presented with three legs forward and her head turned back - the worst
possible delivery position. There was no time to try and get a vet- my 14 year old
daughter and I had to push the kid back, bring the head around and get it out or
we would lose everybody. I fully expected the malpositioned kid -Grace- to be
dead by the time we got her out. She showed no signs of life as I guided her head
around to deliver her. I pulled her out, held her upside down by her hind legs and
thumped her ribcage to clear her lungs.Then she surprised us all by coughing and
gasping for air! Once she was out of his way, her twin brother Black Magic
popped out right behind her. He was okay, too.
Grace is a very pretty doeling with real presence and charisma. You can see
from her pictures that she is long, level and balanced. She has a beautiful
escutcheon, evenly placed teats, nice staight legs, tight toes, and a strong dairy
character. Based on her leg bone thickness, I think she will be a little on the
small side, like her mother. But like her mother, Grace has the background to be
an outstanding milker. I had planned on breeding her at eight months old, but
due to her petite frame, I think I'll give her an extra year to mature. She will
be kept as a dry yearling.
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The JLD Farm MCW Moon & Stars
DOB 01/15/10 L1504632
SS: *B Here Be Goats Classy Magician AI
SIRE: *B Here Be Goats Magic Caesar
SD: Here Be Goats C-Quin 3*M
DS: Hoof & Horn XS Martok
DAM: The JLD Farm M Winona
DD: Hoof & Horn DV Tamzin
For all the drama that surrounded Grace's birth, Star's birth was just the
opposite. A few days before her due date, Star's mother Winona was hanging
around the pasture gate, wanting to come in. I put her in a pen close to the house
to keep an eye on her, and we all went in for lunch. When we came out 20 minutes
later, Star was already born and was trying to stand up.
The pictures we took don't really do Star justice. She is very pretty doe, big
and solid like her mother. She is long and level with a good spring of rib, long
neck, deep chest, nice escutcheon arch, evenly spaced teats, strong legs and feet,
and the tightest toes I've ever seen. She has a really interesting coloring- she is a
silvery chocolate brown -solid on one side of her body- but with a white crescent
and small white spots scattered over her body on the other side! It looks like the
moon and stars in a dark sky, which is how she got her name.
Star's mother is a very respectable milker for a first freshening yearling.
Combining that with the milking power in her father's background, Star should be
a first class milker as well.
Although Star is big enough to breed this season, she and Grace are very
closely bonded. I think they would be too upset if they were separated. Therefore,
Star will also remain open and stay with Grace as a dry yearling.
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