Dixie Classic Fair 2018

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Dixie Classic Fair 2018

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  and to my husband for doing all the heavy loading & unloading  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!

Lucky*Star’s LB Faythe – Won 1st in the 3 yr old class; then Grand Champion Senior Lamancha, and then won Best of Breed! AND Best in Show!!!!  

MLRT Victoria – Won 1st in the yearling milker class and Reserve Champion Lamancha! 

MLRT Ashara – Won 1st in the Sr. doeliing Lamancha class and Grand Champion Junior Lamancha! 

MLRT Vanilla Latte – Won 2nd in the Sr. doeling Lamancha class and Reserve Grand Champion Junior Lamancha! 

MLRT Cristal Champagne – Won 5th in her Intermediate Lamancha class.

THEN won Premier Lamancha Exhibitor!!!

<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

AI’ing @ 66% Success!!!

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AI’ing @ 66% Success!!!

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.

Here are my AI notes and the protocol I used to sync their estrus cycles.
The girls are all in a raging heat and staring/flirting with the bucks (who are just to the left of this photo.
Here are the girls waiting to be let into their stalls.

Alpha s1 Casein results

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Alpha s1 Casein results

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

Our first finished Champion!

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Our first finished Champion!

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.

New Buck Shelter – ShelterLogic 12′ x 12′

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New Buck Shelter – ShelterLogic 12′ x 12′
New buck shelter

We assembled a new shelter for our bucks. The last shelter was too small and difficult to clean. This large Shelter Logic is almost too large. The kit fits on 12′ coral panels although we chose to use 12′ gates instead. The gates are about 10-12″ shorter than the coral panels; plus, we can utilize them later if the shelter is ever disassembled.