We had a great time at the Raleigh State fair again this year!
We took 5 goats (2 milkers, 3 doelings)and they won two 2nd, one 3rd, and two 4th places in the very competitive classes!!!!  
I am very happy with the their placings! 

Awesome placings for my girls!! The classes were huge and the competition was amazing.

The girls relaxing at the 2018 Raleigh State Fair.

Wow!

I am in awe of our placings at the Dixie Classic fair here in NC yesterday. Thank you Lord for your blessings on me <3 and to my husband for doing all the heavy loading & unloading <3 Thank you to Don George for assisting with showing and Teri Sines for taking the photos. I would not have any photos if it wasn’t for her!

<3 <3

MLRT Ashara won Grand Champion jr Lamancha MLRT Vanilla Latte won Reserve Grand Champion jr Lamancha

MLRT Ashara won Grand Champion jr lamancha

MLRT Victoria won Reserve Grand Champion Sr. Lamancha (yearling milker)

Lucky*Star’s LB Faythe won Grand Champion Sr Lamancha, Best Udder, Best Of Breed!!

Our vain attempt to keep fair-goers from petting the goats.

The girls relaxing in their cozy pens 🙂

Loaded up and ready to go to the fair!!

Awesome husband just finished loading the truck & trailer <3

Awesome husband helping load the girls <3

September 2018 was the first time that we attempted to AI our goats ourselves. The last two years, we have had Capra-Gia (Mark Stevens) to AI them for us. We are THRILLED with our 66% success rate!!

Three mature does were AI’d and two of the three conceived. This 66% success rate is great for a first attempt. Tempo Kim and MLRT Victoria both conceived and will freshen on February 2, 2019. We induce parturition to ensure we are home during every delivery due to possible life-threatening complications that may arise.

We tested our three mature does and two mature bucks for Alpha s1 Casein. We’re still educating ourselves on the what the results of the casein protein represent but are leaning towards wanting to have the higher levels. The higher the level of Alpha s1 Casein, the higher the fat content which makes for more/firmer cheese/yogurt products. However, it also makes the products more sensitive to those people that are already lactose intolerant.

RESULTS:

• Tempo Kim: (still awaiting results)

• Lucky*Star’s LB Fathe: A/F

• MLRT Victoria: A/A

• MLRT Caesar: A/F

• Majenli HH Jericho: A/F

We are so proud of our buck, Majenli HH Jericho, who is now a finished champion as a YEARLING! He is a beautiful buck with a very gentle disposition. We can’t wait to see what his daughter’s udders look like next year.