Sharing some amazing pictures that Justin Messick captured for us this past weekend at the MDGA show. We were busy in the ring so we're always blessed when Justin brings his camera!!
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A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Erica from Ivy Acres Nigerian Dwarf & Mini-Nubian Goats for her recent win with
Goats@Grace Hill HS PeterParkr
who took GRAND CHAMPION, getting his first Champion leg at 2 yrs old!
Peter is the full sibling to our girl, Goats@Grace Hill HS Biscotti who also placed at another show on the same day with a 4th, 2nd, & 1st. These young goats have a bright future, I think!
Sire: Better Wayz Hammer In the Sky +*B VVE88
Dam: Better Wayz Pumpkin Spice 5*M VEEE 90
Photo Credit of Peter to Ivy Acres
Photo Credit of Biscotti to Grace Hill Farm
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We had a great time at the MDGA show on Saturday showing our goats and catching up with friends! No ribbons but we were very excited to be in the CHAMPION LINEUP IN ALL 3 RINGS! Our girls are slow to mature so we're finally seeing some of them mature to be competitive. We love the longevity of our herd and we'll take that over quick to mature any day. We even brought Swiss Mocha out just for fun... she's now 8 years old & still looking fantastic. But those younger girls are the hot ticket these days, so no ribbons for her. That didn't stop her from strutting around the ring one last time in the champion challenge! Congratulations to all! It was truly a competitive show and we are blessed to be part of a great little goat community!!
🥈🥇🥇Better Wayz Pipsqueak 7*M VVEV 88 (5 yr) – 2ND, 1ST, 1ST
🥉🥈🥈Goats@Grace Hill HS Foxglove 6*M VVVV 86 (5yr) – 3RD, 3RD, 2ND
🏅Goats@Grace Hill S His Grace 7*M VVVV 86 – (4yr) – 8TH (Ring 1 only)
🏅🏅Goats@Grace Hill H Bo-Katan (3yr) – 6TH, 8TH (Ring 1 & 2)
🏅🥈🥇Goats@Grace Hill HS Biscotti (2yr) – 4TH, 2ND, 1ST
🏅🏅Goats@Grace Hill HS Lavazza (1yr) – 4TH, 6TH (Ring 1 & 2)
🏅🥈Goats@Grace Hill V Chari (1yr) – 5TH, 2ND (Ring 1 & 2)
Ring 1 - Judge Jake Bradford
Ring 2 - Judge Jay Rudolph
Ring 3 - Judge Joseph Larson
Thank you to all of the MDGA members and volunteers that helped to make this a great day!! Thanks to the judges for taking time to judge our huge classes! It's awesome to see the judges be excited for the shows, too!!! We appreciate it!!!
We were able to capture some pictures of our girls before we ended our day and glad we did!
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***UPDATE - Grace is sold. Chari available with Silvermist. New Post Coming Soon!***
The last 2 goats I posted sold within hours... thank you!! Let's see if we can do it again! 😂
2 Does IN MILK 🥛🥛 - Must go together!!
(will only be in milk for another week or so - see below)
⭐️Goats@Grace Hill S His Grace 7*M VVVV 86 (4yo 3F)
-Dam: Goats@Grace Hill HS Foxglove 6*M VVVV 86
--Dam's Sire: Better Wayz Hammer In the Sky +*B VVE 88
--Dam's Dam: SG India Blue EOF Jinsing 5*M
-Sire: A Little Funny Farm SpiderRoll *B AEV 84
--Sire's Sire: Better Wayz Hammer In the Sky *B VVE 88
--Sire's Dam: Zanzabeez TS California Roll 1*M VVEV 88
⭐️Goats@Grace Hill V Chari (Yearling FF)
-Dam: Goats@Grace Hill S His Grace 7*M VVVV 86
--Dam's Sire: A Little Funny Farm SpiderRoll *B
--Dam's Dam: Goats@Grace Hill HS Foxglove 6*M VVVV 86
-Sire: Buffalo Clover VAL Versace *B VEV 88
--Sire's Sire: GCH Buffalo Clover Valentino ++B +S EEE 91
--Sire's Dam: SG Buffalo Clover Lady Diana 2*M VEVV 88
Dam & Daughter pair, both in milk currently but will be dried off ASAP unless sold and picked up quickly. Currently milking 11 and my hands & shoulders are not happy about it. Once their milk test is confirmed at the lab, we will need to dry off several goats. These girls are ready to go and can stay in milk as long as they are picked up sooner rather than later. We will be travelling to MDGA show and can glady bring them along. We're near Auburn, PA so local pick up is also an option.
Grace is a little tank of a doe with such production for her size. She's shorter in height (one of our smallest). Her appraisal score as a 2yo FF was very exciting - Very Good in General Appearance, Dairy Strength, Body, Mammary, Head, Back, and Rump. G in Front Legs, Rear Legs, and Feet. RUH of 39!! Foreudder of 38! So why on earth are we selling her??? One of the biggest issues for us is her height. We do like our does a little taller and it's hard to manage both really short and really tall goats in the same setup. Grace also doesn't like to show and we really only want to keep a small number of goats to show. She will walk with her head up without a collar but the moment she feels that collar, she drops her head. I have videos to show this! Grace is a great mom, has had twins/triplets and easily feed them all. This year, she had a single buckling and was gracious (see what I did there 😉) to help feed some quad kids for us. She loves kids so on the stand, she will let the other kids drink. Great if you need some extra help!! She milks out so nicely!!! She'd make a great brood doe or even just a milker... she milks!!!! Grace is smart and she's a good girl... doesn't really fight with anyone. She's just motivated by food.
Chari (Car-ee) is her daughter from Versace and man, the GA that he gave her is clear when looking at the two side by side. Chari is much taller than her dam, Grace but we need someone to be Grace's buddy - we owe her that!! Chari's FF udder is lovely and her teats are huge! She has such soft udder texture and she's got great stand manners already. She will lift her leg for you but I keep telling her she doesn't need to. 😆 Chari has not been to shows yet but she does walk just fine on a lead. She kidded with a single buckling this year (bummer) and I didn't milk her as early on as I should have. She's doing well for that but I do think her production will be even better next year! She is an excellent mom and she even played with her buckling by hopping at him and chasing with him. He was so well fed (she's got some good butterfat) that he ended up with a fat pouch under his chin. 😆 Chari will be into whatever you are doing. She wasn't a bottle baby but she acts like one and her dam raised buckling was the same! Super friendly!!
More information about both does are on our website...
gracehillfarmpa.com/for-sale/
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***UPDATE - BOTH ARE SOLD!!!***
AVAILABLE BUCKS!!
2 Bucklings to Pick From...
🌟Dam: SGCH Better Wayz Swiss Mocha 4*M EEEE 92
Excellent in GA, Dairy Strength, Body, Mammary, Head, Front Legs, Rear Legs, Back. Very Good in Shoulders, Feet, Rump
Sire: Kyeema Ridge Big Time +B VEE87
Dam:SG Better Wayz Swiss Miss Carabear 3*M VEEE92 Elite
🌟Sire: Primrose Hill LAS ComeSailAway *B
Sire: Primrose Hill LostAtSea *B
Dam: GCH Primrose Hill U Hello Goodbye 2*M VEEE90
More details on our website at gracehillfarmpa.com/for-sale/
Clean tested herd. Auburn, PA
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