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Snowflake, Arizona, USA

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Black Mesa Princess Grace (Grace)

LA V,Ec,V FS V

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Grace as a yearling

 

 

Grace at 4 months old

 

 

Newborn Grace

 

 

Grace at 6 weeks old

 

 

 

Linear Appraisal at 4 months old

Sire: Jacobs Pride Show Me Zanzibar *B 90 EEV

    SS: SG Jacob's Pride Rock Show *B  VEE 89    

   SSS: SGCH Will-O'-The-Wisp Red Rock +B VEE 90, INBA 1997 Res. All American & INBA 1998 ALL AMERICAN)

     SSSS:  Amberwood Settin' The Style *B

      SSSD:  Will O The Wisp Gilded Lily

            SSD: SGCH Tawa's Tessa 1*M EEEE 91, TOP TEN #2 milk #9 p/s

            SSDS:  SG Crown Point Edens Cloud Dancer *+B

            SSDD:  Tawa's Gloria Vanderbilt

     SD: SG Jacobs Pride Rocks Zan 8*M EEEE 92  05' USDA-DHIR Elite Doe - 96%, 07' USDA-DHIR Elite Doe - 97%,04' TOP TEN in butterfat

           SDS: SGCH Will O The Wisp Red Rock +B VEE 90, INBA 1997 Res. All American & INBA 1998 ALL AMERICAN

                  SDSS: Amberwood Settin' The Style *B   

                  SDSD: Will O The Wisp Gilded Lily     

          SDD: SGCH Jacobs Pride Damara 7*M 89 VVVE  05' USDA-DHIR Elite Doe - 98%  01' TOP TEN in milk & protein

                   SDDS: SG Homestead Golden Opportunity           

                     SDDD: SG Six M Galaxy Princess Jazmin 6*M 99' & 01' TOP TEN Breed Leader in milk

Dam: SG Black Mesa Poppy's Princess 10*M

       DS: Black Mesa Sassy's Zippy  *B 87 V+E

             DSS: M's Sagebrush SDGV Aragon  +B       

           DSSS: Show-Down Granac's Vindicator *B

                  DSSD:  Blue Thunder Aurora

             DSD: Reuel Stella's RY Sassafras 2*M 87 ++VE

                   DSDS: Reuel Rufus' J.J. Ryan *+B

                    DSDD: Reuel Stacey's AM Stella 1*M

       DD: SG Black Mesa Flash's Poppy 9*M 90 EEEV 2008 Elite Doe - 97%

       DDS: SG Ragels Ziegenhof Guajillo  +B

        DDSS:  The Blue Thunder Tundra

        DDSD:  Sunny-Haven Silkie

            DDD: SG Jacob's Pride Yo Flasher    8*M 2002 Top Ten Milk Production

                  DDDS: SG Kastdemur's De Exhibitionist +*B 90 EEV

                   DDDD: SGCH Jacob's-Pride Yonina 7*M   87 VEVV 1999 Top Ten Milk Production                               

 

Black Mesa Princess Grace (Grace)

Born 4/21/09

 

ADGA #1498882

CAE Status: Negative

G6S Status: Normal

Linear Appraisal Score:

V,Ec,V FS V  As a 4 month old

85 V+V+ At 1 year old

 

DHIR Milk Test Results:

Age Days in Milk Milk Lbs. Fat Lbs. Fat % Protein lbs. Protein %
             
             

Summer 2010:

Grace is still a clown.  About the only time she isn't fooling around is in the milking parlor.  She is milking close to a gallon a day - which is pretty great for a yearling first freshener.  After milking, then it's back to jumping on the Ranger (four wheeler), leading the goats out on browsing walks, and practicing her ear control. 

Summer 2009:

Every year we have a kid that is a clown.  This year her name is Grace.  Grace delights us with her antics and has a penchant for getting into trouble.  During our Linear Appraisal she insisted on breaking into the arena and stealing the show, so we put her in the "Prep Pen" where she promptly got her head stuck in the fence and remained there for over an hour.  She was quite content staying there since it was right in the way.  Finally when it was her turn to go into the arena to be appraised we extricated her, and then, just to show us that she can be a serious goat, she scored beautifully! 

Fly, Gracie, Fly!!   (Yearling Grace)

 

Grace, stuck in the fencing during linear appraisal (above and below). 

That's her mom, Princess, heading into the arena for her appraisal in the lower

picture while Grace watches.

The Goats At BMR

Senior Does

Goats At A Glance Coriander Rosemary Poppy Marlyn Sassafras Penny Espeez Mallow The Princess Tarragon Harmony Langley Tasha Sydney Celeste Lillith Miranda Peri Allspice Dominiska Grace Jammer Mariah Mignonette Pearl Player River Rose Tyler Violet Trinity Reference Does

Kids

Goats At A Glance Brill China Doll Dax Harley Joy Lacey Mandy Spring Thyme Tamarack

Bucks

Goats At A Glance Rio Benny Zane Marconi Splash Doctor Who Mr. President Exotic Affair Reference Bucks

 

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