Dairy Goats
Echolight proudly breeds quality ADGA American Alpine dairy goats.
We hold memberships with the American Dairy Goat Association, Alpines International Club, and participate in DHIR Milk Test and Linear Appraisal.
Our breeding program goals include striving for strong, healthy does with natural parasite resistance who just MILK. Our milking schedule is rather fluid (i.e., irregular milking times from day to day) for most of the year so we can accommodate other activities, and we try not to coddle our animals. We give them the best we can of everything they need, and the rest is up to them!
We are aiming for does that can easily perform well on extended lactations, with steady volume (not extremes), and above average components. Our animals tend to be moderately sized and slow to mature (we don't push for unnaturally rapid growth). We also value strong correctly angulated front end assemblies, deep barrels, correct legs that don't turn in or out, pretty heads, and dairy character with very high, wide rear udder arches. Temperament, though often overlooked in livestock, is also important to us and we prefer easygoing, low-stress animals that are far more interested in eating than getting into trouble or picking fights. All of the animals here have combinations of most of these traits. We are also working on quality POLLED (naturally hornless) genetics here.
Our kids are bottle-raised on CAE Prevention, we minimally vaccinate, and use herbs and natural remedies wherever we can to promote good health. We are not afraid to use conventional medicine as needed, if we must, but consider it a last resort. We take a preventative approach in how we handle, care for, and feed our herd. We try to be as honest and open as possible - with ourselves, and with others - about the flaws and virtues each of our animals possess.
Whole herd CAE and JOHNES NEGATIVE
Our goats are free of CL abscesses and Soremouth.
Want to learn more about what these serious diseases are, and how we prevent them? Read more here.
New to goats?
We'd love to help you get started! We also offer a Dairy Goat Management Workshop and mentorship.
Interested in American Alpine kids in 2020?
Check out our Kidding & Sales page!
Don't have the means or time to care for a dairy animal, but want all the benefits of raw goat milk? We have herd shares available.
We hold memberships with the American Dairy Goat Association, Alpines International Club, and participate in DHIR Milk Test and Linear Appraisal.
Our breeding program goals include striving for strong, healthy does with natural parasite resistance who just MILK. Our milking schedule is rather fluid (i.e., irregular milking times from day to day) for most of the year so we can accommodate other activities, and we try not to coddle our animals. We give them the best we can of everything they need, and the rest is up to them!
We are aiming for does that can easily perform well on extended lactations, with steady volume (not extremes), and above average components. Our animals tend to be moderately sized and slow to mature (we don't push for unnaturally rapid growth). We also value strong correctly angulated front end assemblies, deep barrels, correct legs that don't turn in or out, pretty heads, and dairy character with very high, wide rear udder arches. Temperament, though often overlooked in livestock, is also important to us and we prefer easygoing, low-stress animals that are far more interested in eating than getting into trouble or picking fights. All of the animals here have combinations of most of these traits. We are also working on quality POLLED (naturally hornless) genetics here.
Our kids are bottle-raised on CAE Prevention, we minimally vaccinate, and use herbs and natural remedies wherever we can to promote good health. We are not afraid to use conventional medicine as needed, if we must, but consider it a last resort. We take a preventative approach in how we handle, care for, and feed our herd. We try to be as honest and open as possible - with ourselves, and with others - about the flaws and virtues each of our animals possess.
Whole herd CAE and JOHNES NEGATIVE
Our goats are free of CL abscesses and Soremouth.
Want to learn more about what these serious diseases are, and how we prevent them? Read more here.
New to goats?
We'd love to help you get started! We also offer a Dairy Goat Management Workshop and mentorship.
Interested in American Alpine kids in 2020?
Check out our Kidding & Sales page!
Don't have the means or time to care for a dairy animal, but want all the benefits of raw goat milk? We have herd shares available.
Milking Does
"Josie"
SG Abundant Acres Max Melba 1*M
4-11 VEVV 89 (E in Head and Rear Legs)
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2013 Grade Alpine (75%)
Josie is our highest producing doe despite being short for an Alpine, with multiple lactations averaging well over 3000lbs. She's shown persistence in late lactation as well! She has that deep, deep dairy wedge shape we adore and is very open ribbed with an elegant neck and head. Josie also has an incredible, dreamy rear udder (44 rear udder height, 49 rear udder arch, 37 medial attachment, 24 teat placement for 2018 LA), pancake flat rump from thurl to thurl, pretty legs that don't turn in or out, and a super sweet easygoing personality to top it off.
Josie's daughters are American; her sons are Grades.
SG Abundant Acres Max Melba 1*M
4-11 VEVV 89 (E in Head and Rear Legs)
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2013 Grade Alpine (75%)
Josie is our highest producing doe despite being short for an Alpine, with multiple lactations averaging well over 3000lbs. She's shown persistence in late lactation as well! She has that deep, deep dairy wedge shape we adore and is very open ribbed with an elegant neck and head. Josie also has an incredible, dreamy rear udder (44 rear udder height, 49 rear udder arch, 37 medial attachment, 24 teat placement for 2018 LA), pancake flat rump from thurl to thurl, pretty legs that don't turn in or out, and a super sweet easygoing personality to top it off.
Josie's daughters are American; her sons are Grades.
Pictured at 5yrs
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
2-08 308 3520 101 2.9% 117 3.3% *3-08 265 2470 72 2.9% 94 3.8% 4-08 301 3471 97 2.8% 128 3.7% 5-07 305 3102 91 2.9% 141 4.5% extended 5-07 321 3226 96 3.0% 149 4.6% 6-08 In progress *(96 days once per day milking) Alpines International Club Production Awards: 2019 Gold Star Award winner! 2018 Silver Star Award winner! Josie earned her SUPERIOR GENETICS award in Aug 2019! 
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Sire's Sire: VANDERMISSEN STAR MAGIC
Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR Sire's Dam: VANDERMISSEN LILA STAR |
Dam's Sire: WILDMEADOW FARM HERITAGE WIND
Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM SECRET VALLEY Dam's Dam: UNREGISTERED |
"Gabby"
Abundant Acres Maxx Mad Gab 1*M
5-01 EEEE 90 (E in Head/Shoulders/Front Legs/Back)
Pedigree
Broken Sundgau
2013 American Alpine
Gabby is the herd queen! She is a powerfully built doe, deep-bodied and wide with beautiful front legs that don't turn out, a stunning front end assembly that is hard to find in Alpines today, flat rump thurl to thurl, strong pretty head and lovely topline. We love her near-extreme rear udder height! She does only have half of a functioning udder due to scar tissue; despite this handicap and some struggles with subclinical mastitis in 2016 and 2017, she has produced admirably on milk test. We almost lost Gabby to a rough kidding with quads in 2017, but she went on to deliver healthy triplets the following year and continues to amaze us with her tough constitution - we're starting to think she's indestructible!
Abundant Acres Maxx Mad Gab 1*M
5-01 EEEE 90 (E in Head/Shoulders/Front Legs/Back)
Pedigree
Broken Sundgau
2013 American Alpine
Gabby is the herd queen! She is a powerfully built doe, deep-bodied and wide with beautiful front legs that don't turn out, a stunning front end assembly that is hard to find in Alpines today, flat rump thurl to thurl, strong pretty head and lovely topline. We love her near-extreme rear udder height! She does only have half of a functioning udder due to scar tissue; despite this handicap and some struggles with subclinical mastitis in 2016 and 2017, she has produced admirably on milk test. We almost lost Gabby to a rough kidding with quads in 2017, but she went on to deliver healthy triplets the following year and continues to amaze us with her tough constitution - we're starting to think she's indestructible!
Pictured at 7yrs old
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
2-10 294 2220 69 3.1% 72 3.2% *3-10 237 1510 44 2.9% 57 3.8% 4-10 307 2403 69 2.9% 108 4.5% 5-10 305 1924 61 3.2% 96 5.0% 6-10 In progress *(65 days once per day milking) Alpines International Club production awards: 2018 & 2019 Bronze Star Award winner! 
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Sire's Sire: VANDERMISSEN STAR MAGIC
Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR Sire's Dam: VANDERMISSEN LILA STAR |
Dam's Sire: THE WILDMEADOW FARM BLK FOREST
Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DIXIE Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DREAMCATCHER |
"Amber"
Echolight Vin Sweet Ambrosia 2*M
2-02 VV+E 88 (E in Rear Legs and Back)
Pedigree
Minimally Broken Chamoisee
2016 American Alpine
Amber is quite feminine and dairy, yet without frailness; and such an easygoing girl. For whatever reason she is often overlooked, standing in the shadows of some of our other does...but good things DO come in plain brown wrappers! She has a beautifully tight, smooth foreudder with great extension and a solid capacious mammary system all around. We also love her pretty neck, straight tracking front and rear legs, solid topline and level rump. Our favorite part about Amber is that she is an easy kidder and an easy keeper - her lactation curve is consistent and she holds body condition beautifully year-round. She has become part of the backbone of our herd for her dependable nature. We are thrilled to have retained her 2019 son, Affie, to be used for a few special crosses.
Echolight Vin Sweet Ambrosia 2*M
2-02 VV+E 88 (E in Rear Legs and Back)
Pedigree
Minimally Broken Chamoisee
2016 American Alpine
Amber is quite feminine and dairy, yet without frailness; and such an easygoing girl. For whatever reason she is often overlooked, standing in the shadows of some of our other does...but good things DO come in plain brown wrappers! She has a beautifully tight, smooth foreudder with great extension and a solid capacious mammary system all around. We also love her pretty neck, straight tracking front and rear legs, solid topline and level rump. Our favorite part about Amber is that she is an easy kidder and an easy keeper - her lactation curve is consistent and she holds body condition beautifully year-round. She has become part of the backbone of our herd for her dependable nature. We are thrilled to have retained her 2019 son, Affie, to be used for a few special crosses.
Pictured at 3yrs
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
*1-00 285 1550 45 2.9% 59 3.8% 2-00 281 2544 68 2.7% 101 4.0% 2-11 305 2863 82 2.9% 135 4.7% extended 2-11 324 2972 86 2.9% 142 4.8% *(110 days once per day milking) Alpines International Club production awards: 2019 Gold Star Award winner! 2018 Bronze Star Award winner! 
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Sire's Sire: KARA-KAHL PGL ALTITUDE Sire: SUMMER SOLSTICE ALT VINDALOO Sire's Dam: MEADOWWILD M. RAITA 2*M |
Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVV 89 Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM SECRET VALLEY |
"Hosanna"
Echolight Pen Unmentionable 2*M
1-02 VVV+ 85 (E in Front Legs and Back)
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2017 American Alpine
One of two surviving kids out of the traumatic delivery of our first set of quads, Hosanna is special and her general appearance and style are lovely. She has a well-set smoothly blended front end assembly, straight front legs, wide level rump, pretty topline, loads of dairy strength, and gorgeous bone. We even like her feet! Her photos don't do her justice; she's a doe you really have to see in person to appreciate. Hosanna is also the gentlest, sweetest, calmest doe we've ever had - a real lady. Her mammary was still building as a recently-fresh yearling at 2018 LA and the appraiser remarked as much, but with two more freshenings under her belt it has fulfilled all its promises!
We retained one of Hosanna's polled 2019 sons, Indy, to linebreed on EX Gabby and carry forward the strength of this dam line.
Echolight Pen Unmentionable 2*M
1-02 VVV+ 85 (E in Front Legs and Back)
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2017 American Alpine
One of two surviving kids out of the traumatic delivery of our first set of quads, Hosanna is special and her general appearance and style are lovely. She has a well-set smoothly blended front end assembly, straight front legs, wide level rump, pretty topline, loads of dairy strength, and gorgeous bone. We even like her feet! Her photos don't do her justice; she's a doe you really have to see in person to appreciate. Hosanna is also the gentlest, sweetest, calmest doe we've ever had - a real lady. Her mammary was still building as a recently-fresh yearling at 2018 LA and the appraiser remarked as much, but with two more freshenings under her belt it has fulfilled all its promises!
We retained one of Hosanna's polled 2019 sons, Indy, to linebreed on EX Gabby and carry forward the strength of this dam line.
Pictured at 3yrs
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
1-00 276 1584 48 3.0% 73 4.6% 2-00 305 2510 79 3.1% 128 5.1% 3-00 In progress Alpines International Club Production Awards: 2019 Silver Star Award winner! 
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Sire's Sire: REGEL KATAN FARM CHARMER MOJO *B EVE 90
Sire: MEADOWWILD MOJO'S PENUMBRA *B +VV85 Sire's Dam : SG OLD BEACH MAJORITY ECLIPSE 1*M EEEE 91 |
Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR
Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90 Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DIXIE |
"Mooshie"
Meadowwild Chill's Tzugamushie 3*M
Pedigree
Broken Cou Clair
2018 American Alpine
Mooshie is long and wide through the barrel with clean flat bone, gorgeous rump and rear legs, and a lovely topline. Her combination of strength and dairy character paired with her fabulous body capacity, pretty head, and flash turn many heads. She is the epitome of balance and difficult to really fault. The icing on the cake - Mooshie has a stunning mammary and especially lovely teat placement! Her production has been excellent as well and she maintains body condition easy-peasy.
Thanks again, Meadowwild Farm!
Meadowwild Chill's Tzugamushie 3*M
Pedigree
Broken Cou Clair
2018 American Alpine
Mooshie is long and wide through the barrel with clean flat bone, gorgeous rump and rear legs, and a lovely topline. Her combination of strength and dairy character paired with her fabulous body capacity, pretty head, and flash turn many heads. She is the epitome of balance and difficult to really fault. The icing on the cake - Mooshie has a stunning mammary and especially lovely teat placement! Her production has been excellent as well and she maintains body condition easy-peasy.
Thanks again, Meadowwild Farm!
Pictured at 2 yrs old
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
1-00 302 2044 63 3.1% 94 4.6% 2-00 In progress 
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Sire's sire: ADDI-HILL SHAMUS LYSANDER *B
Sire: REGEL KATAN FARM LYSANSTOCHILL VEE 89 Sire's dam: PLEASANT-GROVE WAKEUP RELAXED +VEE 87 |
Dam's Sire: POPLAR-HILL CREATION MAJORITY +*B
Dam: SG MEADOWWILD M. TZATZIKI 2*M VEVE 91 Dam's Dam: MAPLEBERRY W. HONEY'S LASSI 1*M VEVV 89 |
"Papillion"
Echolight Butterflies Are Free 3*M
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2018 American Alpine
Papi has been catching our eye from day one. We already love her rump, bone, head, legs, feet, shoulder assembly, and topline as well as her gentle and friendly personality - nothing phases this girl. We like the overall shape, height, and attachments of her mammary. She has buttery-soft udder texture, and long easy-to-milk teats that make hand milking a breeze. We eagerly look forward to her second freshening to really bring her mammary system to full capacity. Papi is quite short in stature like her maternal granddam, but honestly, we don't mind - hasn't hurt Josie any! She will be slow to fully mature, a trademark of this dam line.
Echolight Butterflies Are Free 3*M
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2018 American Alpine
Papi has been catching our eye from day one. We already love her rump, bone, head, legs, feet, shoulder assembly, and topline as well as her gentle and friendly personality - nothing phases this girl. We like the overall shape, height, and attachments of her mammary. She has buttery-soft udder texture, and long easy-to-milk teats that make hand milking a breeze. We eagerly look forward to her second freshening to really bring her mammary system to full capacity. Papi is quite short in stature like her maternal granddam, but honestly, we don't mind - hasn't hurt Josie any! She will be slow to fully mature, a trademark of this dam line.
Pictured at 2 yrs old
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
1-00 285 1356 40 2.9% 64 4.7% 2-00 In progress 
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Sire's Sire: SG TEMPO AQUILA HANDYMAN +*B ELITE BUCK
Sire: TEMPO AQUILA HM JAVA *B Sire's Dam: GCH TEMPO AQUILA DILETTANTE 6*M EEEE 93 |
Dam's Sire: SUMMER SOLSTICE ALT VINDALOO
Dam: ECHOLIGHT VIN ALBEMARLE PIPPIN +V+V 86 Dam's Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVV 89 |
"Jabber"
Echolight Jibber Jabber
Pedigree
Broken Sundgau
2019 American Alpine
Jabber has the gorgeous head, front end assembly, power, bone, and topline you would expect to see from her exceptional parents as well as silky, pantyhose-like dairy skin. She delivered a whopping 11lb single buckling as a first freshening yearling, poor thing! She has exceptional rear udder height and tight lateral attachments. The mammaries from this dam line are late bloomers, and Jabber's body looks like that of an awkward teenager at the moment, but we can be patient. She milks down beautifully and is producing 6-7lbs/day.
Echolight Jibber Jabber
Pedigree
Broken Sundgau
2019 American Alpine
Jabber has the gorgeous head, front end assembly, power, bone, and topline you would expect to see from her exceptional parents as well as silky, pantyhose-like dairy skin. She delivered a whopping 11lb single buckling as a first freshening yearling, poor thing! She has exceptional rear udder height and tight lateral attachments. The mammaries from this dam line are late bloomers, and Jabber's body looks like that of an awkward teenager at the moment, but we can be patient. She milks down beautifully and is producing 6-7lbs/day.
Pictured at 1 yr old
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
1-00 In progress 
4wks fresh
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Sire's sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B 1-03 +VV 83
Sire: LITTLE NIX'S SHINY ONYX *B Sire's dam: SGCH LITTLE NIX'S DALE'S DANDELION 3*M VEEV88 |
Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR
Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90 Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DIXIE |
"Twinkle"
Echolight Scintillation
Pedigree
Sundgau
2019 American Alpine
Twinkle is one of only a few Clipper daughters - her dam is notorious for throwing bucks. We are lucky enough to have one, and Twinkle is living up to her pedigree and then some. She has an excellent topline, rump, and legs, as well as a smooth front end, cute head and sweet personality. She freshened with an especially lovely mammary system and is producing about 6.5lbs/day.
Echolight Scintillation
Pedigree
Sundgau
2019 American Alpine
Twinkle is one of only a few Clipper daughters - her dam is notorious for throwing bucks. We are lucky enough to have one, and Twinkle is living up to her pedigree and then some. She has an excellent topline, rump, and legs, as well as a smooth front end, cute head and sweet personality. She freshened with an especially lovely mammary system and is producing about 6.5lbs/day.
Pictured at 1 year old
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Age DIM Volume Protein Butterfat
1-00 In progress 
First Freshening
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Sire's sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B 1-03 +VV 83
Sire: LITTLE NIX'S SHINY ONYX *B Sire's dam: SGCH LITTLE NIX'S DALE'S DANDELION 3*M VEEV88 |
Dam's Sire: POPLAR-HILL CREATION MAJORITY +*B
Dam: SG OLD BEACH MAJORITY ECLIPSE 1*M EEEE 91 Dam's Dam: NORTHSKY SFR ANGELINA 1-06 +++V 84 |
Junior Does
AT LONG LAST! Josie graced us with 3 flashy daughters to kick off our 2020 kidding season. At the risk of seeming greedy, we are retaining all of them!
These girls are extra special to us - not only are Sparkle and Kiss quite loudly colored to make things extra fun, but this cross was nicely linebred on Josie herself, and we retained their sire Affie specifically for the purpose of making these pretty girls. We anticipate exceptional mammaries, solid production, and the classic, deep body style that we adore in Josie. These little girls will likely be slow to mature, just like their mama, but we are happy to be patient!
These girls are extra special to us - not only are Sparkle and Kiss quite loudly colored to make things extra fun, but this cross was nicely linebred on Josie herself, and we retained their sire Affie specifically for the purpose of making these pretty girls. We anticipate exceptional mammaries, solid production, and the classic, deep body style that we adore in Josie. These little girls will likely be slow to mature, just like their mama, but we are happy to be patient!
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The triplets' dam, SG Josie VEVV89
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Sire's Sire: MEADOWWILD FARM CHILL'S ICEICE BABY
Sire: ECHOLIGHT ICED AFFOGATO *B Sire's Dam: ECHOLIGHT VIN SWEET AMBROSIA 2*M VV+E 88 |
Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR
Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVV 89 Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM SECRET VALLEY |
We had a specific request for Amber for 2020 - give us a brown, polled doe to keep (we're not color fiends, but even we like to mix it up occasionally!) - and that was exactly what she gave us!
Kiki has a pretty, sculpted feminine head and cute body with a wide rump and correct legs. This pedigree is a neat cross of our Gabby and Josie dam lines, and we're excited to watch Indy's first daughter mature and produce in the years to come. Amber has thrown some really pretty daughters in the past; it's about time we kept one for ourselves!
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Dam, Amber 2-02 VV+E88, pictured @3yrs
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Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B
Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B Sire's Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M 1-02 VVV+85 |
Dam's Sire: SUMMER SOLSTICE ALT VINDALOO
Dam: ECHOLIGHT VIN SWEET AMBROSIA 2*M VV+E 88 Dam's Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVV 89 |
"Tzeitel"
Echolight Tzeitel
Pedigree
Cou Clair W/ White Trim
2020 American Alpine
We were hoping to add another Onyx daughter this year, and here she is! Gorgeous head, bone and width with a pretty topline - she's a keeper! We're very impressed with Twinkle, one of our other Onyx daughters who shares a similar maternal pedigree with Mooshie, so we expect more of the same strong general appearance as well as a great mammary system and productivity in Tzeitel.
Echolight Tzeitel
Pedigree
Cou Clair W/ White Trim
2020 American Alpine
We were hoping to add another Onyx daughter this year, and here she is! Gorgeous head, bone and width with a pretty topline - she's a keeper! We're very impressed with Twinkle, one of our other Onyx daughters who shares a similar maternal pedigree with Mooshie, so we expect more of the same strong general appearance as well as a great mammary system and productivity in Tzeitel.
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Dam, Mooshie 3*M
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Sire's sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B 1-03 +VV 83
Sire: LITTLE NIX'S SHINY ONYX *B Sire's dam: SGCH LITTLE NIX'S DALE'S DANDELION 3*M VEEV88 |
Dam's Sire: REGEL KATAN FARM LYSANSTOCHILL
Dam: MEADOWWILD FARM CHILL'S TZUGAMUSHIE 3*M Dam's Dam: SG MEADOWWILD FARM M. TZATZIKI 2*M VEVE91 |
"Chaka"
Summer Solstice TZ Chakalaka
Pedigree
Broken Chamoisee
2020 American Alpine
Chaka wasn't a planned addition as we're already freshening our biggest group of does EVER in 2021 (now 14!!!), but her pedigree is related to our herd in more ways than we can count, being sired by an Echolight buck as well as linebred on Mooshie's sire Chill and maternal granddam Lassi. Chaka's levelness and length of body is eye-catching, as is her dam's correct well-attached mammary system.
Thanks Summer Solstice Farm!
Summer Solstice TZ Chakalaka
Pedigree
Broken Chamoisee
2020 American Alpine
Chaka wasn't a planned addition as we're already freshening our biggest group of does EVER in 2021 (now 14!!!), but her pedigree is related to our herd in more ways than we can count, being sired by an Echolight buck as well as linebred on Mooshie's sire Chill and maternal granddam Lassi. Chaka's levelness and length of body is eye-catching, as is her dam's correct well-attached mammary system.
Thanks Summer Solstice Farm!
Photo courtesy Summer Solstice Farm
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Summer Solstice Amasi - Photo courtesy SSF
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Sire's sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B
Sire: ECHOLIGHT TZADIK *B Sire's dam: MEADOWWILD CHILL'S TZUGAMUSHIE 3*M |
Dam's Sire: MEADOWWILD CHILL'S POLAR CAP 1-04 82 +VV
Dam: SUMMER SOLSTICE AMASI Dam's Dam: MAPLEBERRY W. HONEY'S LASSI 1*M VEVV89 |
Bucks
"Onyx"
Little Nix's Shiny Onyx *B
Pedigree
Sundgau
2018 American Alpine
Casein: E/O1
We LOVE "pretty" bucks, and this guy is no exception! Onyx is wide and strong, with a handsome head and extremely correct frame. He tracks perfectly straight in front on the move. He is an easygoing, friendly guy, too! So far he seems to be throwing great toplines, correct front legs, wide rumps, dairy character and the shapely yet strong Nix heads. We've retained two of his 2019 daughters and are very excited to see them freshen in 2020.
Onyx's maternal granddam was a top 10 doe in 2014 and followed that year with another 5000lb lactation. His dam, Dandi, was just shy of 4000lbs for her second lactation as well!! Sadly, Dandi passed away due to kidding complications in 2018, so we are honored to have one of her last sons working in our herd. Onyx is taking very much after his dam in style, so her legacy will live on. His littermate sister freshened at just over a year old and is milking up to 15lbs per day!!! We were pleasantly surprised at Onyx's O1 carrier status for casein, as we have been toying with the idea of breeding for allergy-friendly, casein-free milk (the O1 gene is a seemingly uncommon, non-functioning variant and is associated with a lack of casein production).
Thanks to Little Nix's Alpines for sending us Onyx!
Little Nix's Shiny Onyx *B
Pedigree
Sundgau
2018 American Alpine
Casein: E/O1
We LOVE "pretty" bucks, and this guy is no exception! Onyx is wide and strong, with a handsome head and extremely correct frame. He tracks perfectly straight in front on the move. He is an easygoing, friendly guy, too! So far he seems to be throwing great toplines, correct front legs, wide rumps, dairy character and the shapely yet strong Nix heads. We've retained two of his 2019 daughters and are very excited to see them freshen in 2020.
Onyx's maternal granddam was a top 10 doe in 2014 and followed that year with another 5000lb lactation. His dam, Dandi, was just shy of 4000lbs for her second lactation as well!! Sadly, Dandi passed away due to kidding complications in 2018, so we are honored to have one of her last sons working in our herd. Onyx is taking very much after his dam in style, so her legacy will live on. His littermate sister freshened at just over a year old and is milking up to 15lbs per day!!! We were pleasantly surprised at Onyx's O1 carrier status for casein, as we have been toying with the idea of breeding for allergy-friendly, casein-free milk (the O1 gene is a seemingly uncommon, non-functioning variant and is associated with a lack of casein production).
Thanks to Little Nix's Alpines for sending us Onyx!
Pictured at 1 year old
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Dam, SGCH Dandelion VEEV88 - Photo courtesy Little Nix's Alpines
Littermate sister, Little Nix's Shiny Black Pearl; Photo Courtesy Little Nix's Alpines
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Sire's sire: SGCH MILAR-FARM ROYAL IMAGE ++B VEE 90
Sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B +VV 83 Sire's dam: GCH COLQUITT'S FLARE 2*M E++E 90 |
Dam's sire: COLQUITT'S DALE EEV 90
Dam: SGCH LITTLE NIX'S DALE'S DANDELION 3*M VEEV 88 Dam's dam: SGCH LITTLE NIX'S WILD SILHOUETTE 2*M VEEE 91 '14 TOP 10 |
"Indy"
Echolight Indestructible *B
Pedigree
POLLED Cou Clair w/ White Trim
2019 American Alpine
Casein: E/F
Indy is the product of our first Echolight x Echolight cross, and we couldn't be more pleased! We adored him from the moment we first laid eyes on him. He has power and strength of bone, along with plenty of width from his chest floor, through his back and right down to his lovely rump. Not only is he polled, he also sports heterochromia (two different colored eyes) - one gold eye, one deep brown eye with a gold streak; extremely unusual and something we have never seen in goats before.
We plan to use Indy to tie back into Gabby's line, add a little more width and power to his get, as well as to produce more polled kiddos! So far, his offspring are powerful but still dairy with lovely front legs, correct front end assemblies, and wide rumps.
Echolight Indestructible *B
Pedigree
POLLED Cou Clair w/ White Trim
2019 American Alpine
Casein: E/F
Indy is the product of our first Echolight x Echolight cross, and we couldn't be more pleased! We adored him from the moment we first laid eyes on him. He has power and strength of bone, along with plenty of width from his chest floor, through his back and right down to his lovely rump. Not only is he polled, he also sports heterochromia (two different colored eyes) - one gold eye, one deep brown eye with a gold streak; extremely unusual and something we have never seen in goats before.
We plan to use Indy to tie back into Gabby's line, add a little more width and power to his get, as well as to produce more polled kiddos! So far, his offspring are powerful but still dairy with lovely front legs, correct front end assemblies, and wide rumps.
Pictured at 6mos old
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Dam's mammary
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Sire's Sire: TEMPO AQUILA HM JAVA *B
Sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B Sire's Dam: DAWNWIND LINCOLN BLISS 7*M 1-02 +V+V 84 |
Dam's Sire: MEADOWWILD MOJO'S PENUMBRA *B +VV85
Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M 1-02 VVV+ 85 Dam's Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90 |
"Affie"
Echolight ICED Affogato *B
Pedigree
Sundgau
2019 American Alpine
Casein: N/E
Affie is for sale!
We retained Affie for the gorgeous rear views his pedigree offers. Both his granddams have incredible rear udder width and height (not that his dam's excellent mammary system is anything to sneeze at, either!) as well as straight hocks and lovely rear leg set from both sets of parents and grandparents. Affie's body also does not disappoint as he has a handsome head, correct topline, lovely rump, straight-tracking front legs, good strength of bone, and depth of body. His dam line is one of our favorites here, so we decided Affie would be a great way to further perpetuate those genetics in our herd! So far, his first kids stand uphill and level with fancy toplines and great legs.
Echolight ICED Affogato *B
Pedigree
Sundgau
2019 American Alpine
Casein: N/E
Affie is for sale!
We retained Affie for the gorgeous rear views his pedigree offers. Both his granddams have incredible rear udder width and height (not that his dam's excellent mammary system is anything to sneeze at, either!) as well as straight hocks and lovely rear leg set from both sets of parents and grandparents. Affie's body also does not disappoint as he has a handsome head, correct topline, lovely rump, straight-tracking front legs, good strength of bone, and depth of body. His dam line is one of our favorites here, so we decided Affie would be a great way to further perpetuate those genetics in our herd! So far, his first kids stand uphill and level with fancy toplines and great legs.
Pictured at 1 year
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Sire's sire: REGEL KATAN FARM LYSANSTOCHILL VEE 89
Sire: MEADOWWILD FARM CHILL'S ICEICE BABY Sire's dam: REGEL KATAN FARM KUIPER BELT 1*M VEVV 89 |
Dam's Sire: SUMMER SOLSTICE ALT VINDALOO
Dam: ECHOLIGHT VIN SWEET AMBROSIA 2*M VV+E 88 Dam's Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVV 89 |
"Ramble"
Echolight Gabby's Ramble *B
Pedigree
POLLED Broken Cou Clair
2020 American Alpine
We were rather hoping for a polled doe from this cross, yet were quite taken with Ramble anyway! We are hanging onto him to get him collected and cover some does for us this fall. Ramble has a great front end assembly and topline, a powerful head, depth and width through the chest floor, and good bone. Ramble is linebred fairly tightly on his dam Gabby, so we hope to see more of her powerful, angulated front end and superb body capacity in his get.
Echolight Gabby's Ramble *B
Pedigree
POLLED Broken Cou Clair
2020 American Alpine
We were rather hoping for a polled doe from this cross, yet were quite taken with Ramble anyway! We are hanging onto him to get him collected and cover some does for us this fall. Ramble has a great front end assembly and topline, a powerful head, depth and width through the chest floor, and good bone. Ramble is linebred fairly tightly on his dam Gabby, so we hope to see more of her powerful, angulated front end and superb body capacity in his get.
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Dam, Gabby EEEE90
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Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B
Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B Sire's Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M 1-02 VVV+85 |
Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR
Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90 Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DIXIE |
Stud Service
Stud service from any of our bucks is available to CAE negative outside does for $75/doe. Any does brought to our bucks must pass a visual health exam by us at time of service. Driveway breedings only - we do not board. Feel free to contact us with any interest/questions.
