*** We have downsized our herd and retired from breeding Nigerian Dwarf Goats.***

Leilani, Summer of 2015

4th Freshening

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Milked Out

Blythmoor BL Leilani 5*M AR VEVE 90
RETIRED
​Barn Name: "Lani"
**DNA** - ALPHA S1 CASEIN: a/B

DOB: February 23rd, 2012

Sire: GCH Pecan Hollow ZC Bazinga +B  VEE 90
SS: Pecan Hollow PS Zuzak 
SD: CH Dill Pickle LB Constantine

Dam: GCH Pholia Farm HJ Lollipop 4*M  ++VV 85
DS: Algedi Farm H Hurricane Jimmy +*B
DD: SGCH Pholia Farm KM Harriett 3*M 88 VEEV *Top Ten in 2009 & 2010*

Height: 20" (official), closer to 19.5" in reality.
Personality: Affectionate, precocious and "in your pocket" friendly.

I shouldn't play favorites, but with Leilani I just can't help it. Not only is she a fantastic milker but she has a great personality and is often my shadow around the barn. 

Multiple top ten milkers in Leilani's pedigree! She milks like a dream with nice size stretchy teats, open orifices, great attachments, butter soft udder texture and great capacity for her tiny size. We joke that she is our mini jersey cow, peaking at over 4.5lbs a day on a non performance diet of free choice grass hay, Chaffhaye twice a day and one cup of oats once a day. She is our hardest doe to dry off, with a wonderful will to milk. Add to that she is an angel on the milk stand, always eager to be milked and patiently calm.

Leilani's kids always ended up being my favorites, so over the years I gave in and selected our doe herd down to focus on her line. They are the whole package - quality genetics, easy to milk, hardy and super personalities. Leilani is now a happily retired GG Grandmother who, despite her age, is usually the instigator getting all the youngsters riled up to play with her.

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Not full in this picture, I quickly pulled her out of the pasture, snapped a photo and put her back in the pasture with her kid.

2nd Freshening Udder, Four Months Fresh

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Milked Out

Night Heron Farm Moana 7*M
Barn Name: "Mo"
POLLED

DOB: April 18th, 2018

Sire: Almar Acres Black Sage *B
SS: Almar Acres Takoda *B
SD: SGCH Castle Rock Angelika 3*M VVEE 91

Dam: Night Heron Farm WH Namaka 6*M
DS: Sans Gene K The Wild Harp *B
DD: Blythmoor BL Leilani 5*M AR VEVE 90

Height: Medium, will measure her soon now that she is done growing.
Personality: Friendly, mellow and sweet. Super personality!

I really love this doe, as soon as she hit the ground sopping wet as a kid, I took one look at her and said "Yep, you are staying!" Moana is long bodied, very dairy with a nice brisket and front end. She has a beautiful udder that is an absolute JOY to hand milk! Seriously, my favorite ever doe to milk and that is saying something considering how much I loved milking her grandam Leilani before retiring her. Add to that Moana’s wonderful hardiness, super easy kidding and great mothering skills... she is darn near my perfect goat. Her second freshening udder is quite capacious and she fed her quads easily. She has wonderful udder texture, teat placement with nice large teats, strong medial and milks down to nothing beautifully.

Moana earned her milk star in 2020 while being milk once a day and being fed a non performance diet. We didn’t feed alfalfa hay or Chaffhaye in 2020. She did great on just local grass hay free choice, with alfalfa pellets and oats while on the milk stand.
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