ADGA registered purebred Nubian Dairy Goats
Participating in performance programs when possible. DHIR
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It’s always a little sad when older kids and milking does go off to new farms. It makes doing all of this worthwhile when you get reports like this! This is Hawkins (7) and Wrennie (3) enjoying their new goats and possibly future 4h projects. Best of luck guys!
Dottye Hammett
Mississippi 4-H
Dottye Hammett
Beautiful start of the morning. Let’s hope for some rain today.
*B My-Enchante-Acres Sweet Vero has been a busy guy this week! We are at 8 does bred to Vero for kiddings beginning end of December. We are also excited to breed a few does to our junior herd sire Foxwood FG Leviathan in the coming weeks!
Our newest Fall Chèvre flavor combination.
Southern Muscadine and Roasted Pecans.
This afternoon we had the privilege of hosting the Dairy Farm Management class from the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at Mississippi State University to discuss dairy goat management. Seventeen students heard discussions related to nutrition, breeding, herd health, and production. Thank you to Dr. Leyla Rios (MSU Extension Sheep and Goats), Mr. Kenneth Graves, and Dr. Jessica Graves for making our operation part of the learning process.
Monday morning shenanigans!
Something seasonal and sweet on the horizon! And should pair nicely with some of our cheese!
All the Jr. Kids and bucks will be officially getting their new collars and name tags!
Clever Alice! Turned or backs during chores and she got into the hay shed, climbed the hay stack to reach the alfalfa. Our last doeling born every year gets spoiled unfortunately.
We love visiting the Sandburg home, and some of our very first goats came from the Connemara herd!
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We are really liking all of our kids from *B My Enchanted Acres Sweet Vero! Looking forward to this 4 month old maturing over the coming winter. This is:
Coles Ridge Vero Alice
**Sold**
Updated Pic of Tombigbee**
We are offering a really nice buck we had planned to keep here. He was born April 1,2023 and out of a promising yearling Bellevue daughter and *B My Enchanted Acres Sweet Vero who’s dam is listed on the most recent ADGA Elite list! PM for more information.
https://adgagenetics.org/PedigreePrint.aspx?RegNumber=N002291673
Pequin Peppercorn Jack! Should be ready to spice up the holidays this year.
Great info for this time of year!
Maintenance Monday: Buck care! With breeding season here, we thought quick review of the masculine half of a dairy herd was in order. Bucks need access to high quality mineral all year round for his own health as well as the health of his reproductive tract. Deworm, if needed, 30 days prior to intended start of
your season and if in a deficient area, copper and selenium boosters 6 weeks prior. Getting a buck in a healthy weight prior to breeding is important, especially for bucks who go off feed during rut. They will need those reserves to back up the energy they put into impressing the ladies. Plenty of clean water is vital to keeping them active and many appreciate a bucket of warm water or electrolyte water during this active time. Hooves should be trimmed at the beginning of the season and maintained throughout to give him the solid surface he needs for mounting without pain or risk of a fall. If your buck is older or has low fertility, sometimes a weekly dose of vitamins A, D, E, and B12 gel can boost motility. Lastly, a frequent oversight is checking your buck’s collar. Buck necks swell with their hormone flush and that well fitted collar from the summer may be too tight now. Make sure his collar isn’t too tight or potentially switch to a halter for handling him during rut and remove the collar altogether.
As we were trimming hooves this afternoon I couldn’t help but notice how much our yearling first fresheners have matured since freshening back in February/March. They definitely still lack in mammary capacity but excited to see another freshening on them. All milked between 4 and 6 lbs on last weeks test and fat was between 4.3 and 7.4. Names in comments for each pic.
GOATS BROWSING PINE NEEDLES
Green pine needles contain elevated levels of vitamin C. They are a rich source of vitamin A, D, E, and K and are packed full of free radical fighting antioxidants. Pine needles also have other nutrients like selenium, manganese, and zinc. They are also high in tannins (α-terpineol, linalool, limonene, anethole, caryophyllene, and eugenol) which could aid in the reduction of parasites when provided regularly and makes less than 5-10% of their daily diet. When provided in moderation, pine needles can help to improve digestion and prevent gastrointestinal problems.
We are offering a really nice buck we had planned to keep here. He was born April 1,2023 and out of a promising yearling Bellevue daughter and *B My Enchanted Acres Sweet Vero who’s dam is listed on the most recent ADGA Elite list! PM for more information.
Milk test day and then taking the juniors for a walk. Keechay says have a great sunday and reach for the stars!
Another revolution complete as we once again enter breeding season.
*B My Enchanted Acres Sweet Vero X Coles Ridge Tally Fazzy
https://adgagenetics.org/PlannedPedigreePrint.aspx?SireNum=N002231686&DamNum=N002219297
Balbino with paprika, rosemary, olive oil surface treatment. Headed to age!
Anyone looking for 3cc 22gx3/4” lure lock syringes with needles these are the only ones we could find last week! Very low price and arrived to us in 3 days! Shipping was $8 but worth it!
Exel International 3mL Syringe comes with a clear barrel and easy to read graduation marks. The Luer Lock tip of this 3mL syringe fits conventional and safety needles. This Exel International 26115 Syringe & Needle Combo comes with a 22G X 3/4in. Regular Wall needle. Regular wall needles are more ri...
A beautiful Lakeshore True Bellevue daughter standing first place today at the adga national junior Nubian show in the intermediate class. Lakeshore TB Strike A Pose. Congratulations LakeShore Nubians
Chèvre walnut fudge! Dressed up with a dusting of sea salt. Gonna have to hide this from myself!
Chive Chèvre with hot pepper infused honey. Oh my goodness!
Another highlight from the show yesterday in Pulaski Tn was seeing this yearling first freshener milking show ready for the first time. This is:
Coles Ridge Bell Chasca and she placed second in both rings yesterday. A bit lanky and immature we couldn’t be more excited for the future of another *B Lakeshore True Bellevue daughter here on our farm. (Milked out in first pic. I did not get a chance to get a full profile pic yesterday unfortunately)
We had a great time at the Star Spangled Showdown • 2-Ring • ADGA/AGS Sanctioned show in Pulaski Tn! We stood in the champion lineup 5 times today and as a first, the standouts today were our new junior lamanchas from Irish Blessing Farm! Irish Blessing RK Reggane was awarded junior reserve champion in ring 1 and Irish Blessing RK Realta was awarded junior grand champion in ring 2. Looking forward to building our lamancha herd! Maribeth Rogers Sue A Mickey
A very full day today! DHI monthly test, kid vaccinations, and haircuts for several. And look who we found living in our doeling barn! This is
Coles Ridge Bell Lazette (3 months)
Despite the heat, we had a great browsing walk with all the juniors. Everyone was on their best behavior. They loved grazing the lespedeza and browsing the leaves of the sweet gum trees.
We had a very small but really special Cheese class this morning in our Palmetto community outside of Tupelo Mississippi. Special because my Dad attended elementary school at this same location in the early 1950’s. Thanks to all that attended! JenniferBennett Rocky LemusLemus Kaitlin Beal Leon Clolinger Mackenzie Danielle Bateman
Hammel Spring Feta heading to the salting process!
Has the rain stopped yet? We would like to enjoy our browsing and leisure time grazing the lespedeza.
Happy Fathers Day to all the human Dad’s! We are also grateful for our caprine Dads who never get the publicity or recognition they deserve! We couldn’t do it without them!
Vero and Rogue saying Hello! (Rogue will sire offspring for 2024)
Blackberries are at peak production and ripening at Cole’s Ridge Farms - Tupelo. They are very sweet. Cobbler time!
** Registration ends Friday!**
Beginning Goat Cheese Class!
No experience needed and you don’t even have to be a goat owner. We have a few seats available for the class Saturday June 24th, 2023 from 9am to Noon in Tupelo, Mississippi. Message for more details and to register!
We have one more day left of our assignment and today we ended our goat milk added-value program by training the women of the Central Chochal community to make Paneer and Chèvre cheeses that we were able to enjoy at the end of the training. The women have learned a lot about how to utilize their goat milk and this program has made significant progress to provide better nutritional opportunities for the kids and families in the Mayan Mam communities. We are very humbled by the opportunity and the trust that Farmer-to-Farmer has put in us. We cannot wait to begin the second phase of this program and watch the continued progress of the participants.
USAID - US Agency for International Development
USAID Guatemala
Farmer-to-Farmer Guatemala
Partners of the Americas
Mississippi Forages
Day 4 of our assignment was a good one. The ladies in the Chochal community learned how to make a simple goat cheese that they named “Poka Mam” in Mayan language. They also got to enjoy the end product. Learning how to make simple cheeses will allow ladies in the communities to use any extra goat milk and have milk added value products for their diet and share with the family or other members of the community.
USAID Guatemala
Farmer-to-Farmer
Partners of the Americas
Happy World Milk Day!
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