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Tofu was my first Nigerian Dwarf doe and will forever be my favorite. She was the herd queen and babysitter to many generations of kids. Tofu only had 2 litters, the first a single doeling and the last was a pair of bucklings that required a c-section. Only one of the bucklings survived and Tofu never settled again after having the c-section. Tofu passed from cancer in the summer of 2023 and is very sadly missed.

SG Rosasarn SH Ginger Cake 5*M EVEV 90 has been an important foundation doe here at MeadowMist. Ginger is a previous Elite doe and is a grandaughter of ARMCH SG Rosasharn Buckwheat Honey 3*M. In 2023 Ginger had a single buckling delivered by c-section who unfortunately did not survive.  Ginger has earned her retirement here and spends her days with the other pensioned does and wethers. 

Rosasharn BH Cashew Turtle 5*M +EVV 86 was one of our first foundation does here at MeadowMist. She arrived fromRosasharn Farm by plane carrying a precious cargo that turned out to be 3 bucklings, the 2nd litter ever delivered here. Turtle is a much loved family member- while Ginger has the royal bearing of an empress, Turtle is more like the court jester. Both does were born in 2012 and both are grandaughters of ARMCH SG Rosasharn Buckwheat Honey 3*M, the genetics that I was specifically seeking. Turtle's most significant contribution has been through her sons, many of which have become very successful sires.  Our doe Olive is a great grandaughter of Turtle via her paternal line. Turtle did not settle in 2023 so the decision was made to retire her. She especially loves babysitting duty so she remains with the main herd.

MeadowMist L Zoe was granddaughter Hadley's first NIgerian doe and she has had some nice litters for us. Zoe experienced some leg problems as a 2 year old so has not been shown since she was a yearling. Partly because we now have so many does and partly because Zoe does NOT like to cooperate on the milkstand she has been retired from breeding. She is now a happy member of our retired does and wethers herd and still demands cookies and scratches.

MeadowMist CP Cha Cha Cha is another daughter of SG Rosasharn SH Ginger Cake 5*M that we reluctantly sold in 2023, some cuts are very hard to make. We have retained Cha's daughter MeadowMist IV Snickerdoodle.

MeadowMist My Minuet 6*M was our first daughter out of SG Rosasharn SH Ginger Cake 5*M. She was sired by foundation buck Gypsy Moon SM MAi Tai *B and earned her restricted leg as an intermediate kid. The appraiser really had wonderful things to say about Minuet, she is a powerhouse but yet still very dairy in character. Minuet was sold with a group of does to Whiffletree Farm when they were just starting out and continues to live on that farm.

MeadowMist MT Rum-Ba 6*M is a beautiful white daaughter of SG Rosasharn SH Ginger Cake 5*M. Rum-Ba is sired by our foundation buck Gypsy Moon SM Mai Tai *B and easily earned her restricted leg as a senior kid. She was sold with a group of does to a fellow breeder who was just starting a breeding program but her lagacy lives on here through her daughter MeadowMist CP Lil' Ragamuffin 7*M who will remain here for life.

MeadowMist M Quinoa Thyme *B was Fairland Farm Tofu Thyme's 2nd and last offspring. He was sired by Turtle's son Rosasharn Moose Tracks *B. We sold Quinoa as a kid and he returned home for awhile before being sold again. Had I known that she would not settle again he would have stayed.  I did purchase a doe kid sired by Quinoa who bears a great likeness to Tofu and she is our wonderful doe Circle D Ranch QT Olive 1*M.

Gypsy Moon SM Mai Tai *B (Deceased) was our foundation herd sire. Mai Tai was a cross between J-Nels and Rosasharn genetics.

Snickerdoodle was a very pretty young doe belonging to grandaughter Sutton wo showed her to a Grand Champion win as an intermediate kid. "Snickie" was a heavy producer, easily earning her AR star in all 3 categories in 2023 during her 2nd freshening. Sadly we lost Snickerdoodle in Dec. 2024 but she has earned a place in our hearts forever. 

Photos courtesy of Susan Ausman/Wood Bridge Farm, Castle Rock Farm, Rosasharn Farm, Agape's Prize/Hilltop Farm

Sirius was purchased along with Tofu as bottle babies and the first of our Nigerian Dwarf does. She began her show career as an intermediate kid which was also the beginning of my show career at age 55. Sirius earned her first grand champion leg that same year. She was a 2 year old first freshener and managed to earn her AR milk star in her first lactation. At age 4 she earned her final 2 legs to become a permanent champion. Siri remains a family member and we currently have 4 of her daughters in our herd.

Photos courtesy of Fairland Farm, Rosasharn Farm, Little Star Goat Ranch, and Little Tot's Estate.

Kahlua is a small but perfectly balanced doe with a beautiful capacious udder, the best udder in our herd. She has a very strong medial ligament with good teat placement. Kahlua stands on correct feet and legs, also excelling in front end assembly. We will be showing Kahlua again this year, she also is shown in showmanship classes by Hadley and Sutton. She is often overlooked in the ring due to her size but the appraiser was extremely impressed with her as her score indicates. Kahlua produced quadruplet bucks in 2023, we are hoping the doe fairy will be kind to us in 2024.

Photos courtesy of Gypsy Moon Nigerians, Caprine Acres, Oak Hollow Acres, J-Nels Farm

Muffin was a small kid who never figured out how to nurse. She stayed in the barn with her dam and siblings but went into the house for my husband to bottle feed her, thus becoming his goat. Muffin is the Queen of our doe herd and insists on being first to be milked.  She has a delightful personality, hence we have 2 of her sons here as wethers. Muffinis a very good producer and easily earned her AR star in her first lactation.  As with her sire's other offspring, we have found that while she does have good capacity her udder does not extend quite far enough behind the rear leg to be a top competitor in the show ring. She does have very good conformation, feet and legs, earning a Grand Champion as a dry yearling. 

Photos courtesy of Castle Rock Farm, Rosasharn Farm, Gypsy Moon Nigerians

Olive is the only direct descendant (other than her son T Rex) of my first and favorite Nigerian Dwarf doe, Fairland Farm Tofu Thyme 1*M. Tofu had undergone a c-section as a second freshening 3 year old and was never able to settle after that. Olive (who is sired by Tofu's only son MeadowMist M Quinoa Thyme *B)  bears a striking resemblance to Tofu who passed in 2023.

Olive freshened as a yearling in 2021 with a single buck MeadowMist BZ T Rex who was retained. She has placed at the top of her class on numerous occasions since then. In 2023 she had a c-section due to a large buck kid presenting shoulder first. The kids and Olive have done fine, with Olive milking 5 lb + for the first 3 months of her lactation. She has earned her AR Star in all 3 categories and was ranked in the 89th percentile of the breed for 2023 despite being milked only once a day beginning in July. We took a break from milk testing in 2024 so Olive was not able to show her enormous potential. We have placed Olive on lease with our good friends at Waters Edge Nigerians because of their exceptional focus on milk testing. We feel this is going to give Olive her best opportunity to possibly even make it into the top 10 for milk production 2025. 

Photos courtesy of Fairland Farm, Rosasharn Farm

Wood Bridge Farm Invigorated +*B is co-owned with Whiffletree Farm and has been a tremendous assett to both farms. We have retained multiple daughters of "Richard" who have all done very well in production. Both of his grandams are National champions and his sire Wood Bridge Farm Understated ++*B is one of the most successful bucks in recent times.

Photos courtesy of Susan Asmusan/Wood Bridge Farm, and Agape’s Prize/Hilltop Farm