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Show Update!
* * * Northwest Oregon Dairy Goat Assoc. Annual ADGA Show * * * June 6-7, 2009
photo courtesy of Jill Andrews
Camanna CS Moonlight Sonata, Camanna FD Tasonni Blue, Camanna FD Blue Veronica, Camanna RHB Blue Delilah
I don't take my goats to many shows so it is very exciting when we do so well at a large show. I give the glory to God since he created each of these beautiful animals. However, I still want to "boast" just a little to let any interested people know the show results of my herd. I entered just two does in the first two senior doe show rings (Saturday) and six senior does in the third and four show rings (Sunday). I only showed one junior doe in just one show ring. There were a lot of Nigerians entered in the senior doe shows with numbers in the upper thirties. The two and three year old milker classes each had about 10-14 does, as did the dry yearling class.
Judge: Chuck Pederson, CO - (entered two does)
Camanna CS Moonlight Sonata - two-year-old milker - GRAND CHAMPION!
Moutain Quest JE Aplet Magic - aged milker - RESERVE CHAMPION!
Judge: Daniel Considine, WI - (entered two does)
Camanna CS Moonlight Sonata - GRAND CHAMPION! and BEST OF BREED!
Mountain Quest JE Aplet Magic - first place
Judge: Anna Thompson-Hajdik, TX - (entered six does)
Camanna WO White Divinity - yearling milker - first place
Camanna CS Moonlight Sonata - third place
Camanna FD Tasonni Blue - three-year-old milker - RESERVE CHAMPION!
Camanna FD Blue Veronica - four-year-old milker - second place
Camanna RHB Blue Delilah - aged milker - second place
Mountain Quest JE Aplet Magic - aged milker - first place
Judge: Ted Brooks, AZ ***NIGERIAN SPECIALTY SHOW***
Camanna WO White Divinity - first place
Camanna CS Moonlight Sonata - GRAND CHAMPION!
Camanna FD Tasonni Blue - second place
Camanna FD Blue Veronica - first place
Camanna RHB Blue Delilah - second place
Mountain Quest JE Aplet Magic - fourth place
Junior Doe Show
Camanna FS Blue Demetria - dry yearling - GRAND CHAMPION!
We only entered a couple of specialty classes because we didn't bring enough goats to make up many of the groups. The highlights were winning the "dam and daughter" class and the "breeder's milking trio" class.
If you count up the GRAND CHAMPIONs that follow Sonata's name above, you already know that she is now a finished champion as a two-year-old. The neat part is that she is also an excellent milking doe. When Shantelle and I milker her out after the show, she gave close to two quarts of milk and is so easy to milk, even when very full.
If you count up the GRAND CHAMPIONs that follow Sonata's name above, you already know that she is now a finished champion as a two-year-old. The neat part is that she is also an excellent milking doe. When Shantelle and I milker her out after the show, she gave close to two quarts of milk and is so easy to milk, even when very full.
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Welcome to the little piece of paradise we have been blessed with. We raise registered Nigerian Dwarf goats on a 30-acre mini-farm, nestled in a small valley near the Siletz River. The valley floor is meadows, framed by steep hills covered in evergreen forests. We enjoy abundant wildlife, attracted by our large pond, and an incredible peaceful setting. The Pacific Ocean is seven miles to the west of our place. We are located about 20 minutes northeast of the coastal town of Newport, Oregon. I, Anna, am the primary goat caretaker on our little farm. Our three children, Shantelle (14), Tacoma (12), and Jostan (10), all have responsibilities in helping care for the goats. My husband, Cameron, is a great helper when asked but usually "leaves me to my goats". Although I have a masters degree in animal science and have worked in the livestock industry, I am currently happy to be a stay-at-home mom and do some home schooling. In addition, I am a goat/sheep/llama 4H club leader, a Girl's Mpact teacher at church, and a "basketball" mom and enjoy these roles as well. I am starting a new home business venture that I am very excited about. It will touch lives and is very close to my heart. I will share more information soon. I have been involved with dairy goats for 35 years and grew up drinking goat's milk. As a youth, I was involved in 4H for 10 years with almost every possible animal 4H project. Goats were always one of my favorites but when we started with Nigerians in 2000, I was smitten with this precious little breed. We try to limit ourselves to 26 mature does and a few young does and bucks. In the spring and summer months, we have a brief population explosion with many beautiful kids joining the family. We have been blessed to find wonderful new homes for about 70 goats annually. In addition to the goats, we are also home to fifteen llamas, two Paint mares, three goat guard dogs, four chickens, and half a dozen barn cats. I am striving to raise miniature dairy goats that are gentle, healthy, abundant milk producers, easy to hand milk, with correct dairy conformation that makes us proud in the show ring. We also enjoy Nigerians' varied colors with blue eyes and polled traits being an added bonus. I am very pleased with the progress we have made in our breeding program and I am thrilled with the 2008 kid crop. Please take your time and enjoy the little piece of paradise that God blessed us with. You will see some beautiful animals that are given many hours of love and care each day. Thank you for stopping by! Anna K. Brown |
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