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Alpine 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 longevity and 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.
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New to goats?
We'd love to help you get started! We also offer a Dairy Goat Management Workshop  and mentorship.
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​​Reservation Policy:
ADGA Registered Kids
You can get on the list one of two ways:

Paid Reservations - Deposits of $100 will be accepted on the 1st and 2nd buck and doe kids from each breeding unless stated otherwise. Does we plan to retain a kid from we will accept reservations on the 2nd kid only. Reservation deposits are always refundable or transferable in the event a suitable kid is not born. Deposits are NOT refundable if you choose to forfeit the kid. 
Free Waitlist - If the paid reservations on a breeding are full, names will be added to a waiting list on a first-come first-serve basis. If we end up with something available for you, we will contact you. You will have 24hrs to respond before we move on to the next person on the list or post the kid for sale.
All kids are started on bottles and go to their new homes disbudded, tattooed, dewormed/vaccinated (as needed) and ADGA registered. Pre-reserved kids must be picked up within 14 days of birth unless other arrangements have been agreed upon in advance.

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​Notes On Buck Kids:
We tend to be picky about the quality of buck kids we will allow to leave intact. Contact us early to discuss your needs if you are looking for a herdsire, as we often tend to wether or humanely cull extra bucks early on. Intact bucks are priced the same as doe kids. We will allow buck reservations on first fresheners, but we hold the final say on whether we will allow a sale or not once we see the dam's udder.

​Milking Does:
Milkers start at $550. If you are interested in a specific doe that is not currently listed for sale, contact us to discuss options. 

Shipping and Transportation: 
Any animals shipped or transported out of state require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) to comply with state laws. The fee for a CVI is $50.00 and is the responsibility of the buyer. 
We are willing to help arrange ground transport, or can occasionally help haul ourselves as well. Kids can be shipped via airline for approximately $400 total (crate, CVI, and airline fees). If you have any questions about options for getting an animal to you, please inquire. 
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Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our reservation policy. We try to streamline the process so that we can move kids quickly, and to best suit your needs.

Available Animals
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Gabby x Indy
Pedigree
$500 (May 2022 polled buckling)

Fall 2022 Breeding Plans
Reservations are open now. Scroll down to see our sires and dams.
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Gabby x Chill
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Josie x Chill

Pippy x Milkshake

Mooshie x Onyx

Twinkle x Tzinbad

Tzeitel x Tzinbad

Sansa x Chill

Scribble x Tzinbad

Splenda x Tzinbad

Kanzi x Chill

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Dry Yearling​
$500

$500/grade bucks $250

$450

$600

$500 polled possible

$450 polled possible

$400 polled possible

$400 polled possible

$400 polled possible

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Our Senior Does

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"Josie"
SG Abundant Acres Max Melba 1*M
​7-11 VEVE 90
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 and well over 15,000lbs lifetime milk volume production. 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. Her longevity is shown by her permanent score of EX90 at 8 years of age. 
Josie's daughters are American; her sons are Grades.
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Pictured at 5yrs
 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   321    3226    96   3.0%  149  4.6%
 6-08    298    2610    73   2.8%  118  4.5%

 *7-09  291    2325     68   2.9%    89  3.8%
*(96 days once per day milking)
 *(138 days once per day milking)
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​Alpines International Club Production Awards: 
2019 Gold Star Award winner!
2018 & 2020 Silver Star Award winner!
2020 Bronze Bucket Award winner - lifetime production over 15,000lbs on official test!!!
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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
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          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
Pedigree
Broken Sundgau
2013 American Alpine
​Casein: E/F

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, 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!
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Pictured at 7yrs old
​  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    290    2078   59  2.8%   80  3.8%

*7-11    286    1364   44   3.2%   58  4.3%
*(65 days once per day milking)
 *(138 days once per day milking)
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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

"Pippy"
Echolight VIN Albemarle Pippin 2*M
​2-02 +V+V 86
Pedigree
Red Chamoisee
2016 American Alpine
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We're excited to welcome Pippy back to our herd, and deeply grateful to our friends at DesJarden Acres for allowing us this opportunity. We lost Pippy's littermate sister, our beloved Amber, in 2020 to a mysterious fluke illness. We will treasure Pippy for as long as she remains with us. 
We love her topline, rear legs, flat rump thurl to thurl, pretty neck, and her high rear udder. 
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Photo courtesy DesJarden Acres LLC
​  Age   DIM   Volume Protein  Butterfat
*1-00    262    1250    38  3.1%   48   3.8%
  2-00    250    2000    59  3.1%   78  4.1%
  3-01    242    2220    69  3.1%   98  4.4%

*(110 days once per day milking)
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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 VEVE 90

         Dam's ​Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM SECRET VALLEY

"Mooshie"
Meadowwild Chill's Tzugamushie 3*M
3-03 VEEE 90
Pedigree
Broken Cou Clair
2018 American Alpine

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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. Despite a rough freshening and mastitis at the beginning of the season, Moosh still managed to appraise EX90 as a 3 year old!
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​Thanks again, Meadowwild Farm!
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Age   DIM   Volume  Protein  Butterfat
​  1-00    302    2044    63  3.1%   94   4.6%
  2-00
    286    2363    65  2.8%   91   3.9%
 
*3-01    284    2058   61  3.0%   66   3.2%
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*(138 days once per day milking)

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​           Sire's sire: ADDI-HILL SHAMUS LYSANDER *B

Sire: REGEL KATAN FARM LYSANSTOCHILL VEE 90

           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

"Twinkle"
Echolight Scintillation 2*M
2-04 +E++ 86
​Pedigree
​Sundgau
2019 American Alpine

Twinkle is one of only a few Clipper daughters - her dam was notorious for throwing bucks. We are lucky enough to have one of those pretty girls, and Twinkle is living up to her pedigree and then some. She has a lovely topline, wide square rump and correct legs, with an excellent balance of strength and dairy character. We love her teat placement, strong attachments, and buttery soft udder texture. Twinkle has all the right parts - now we are just waiting for her to gain the maturity to round it all out. 
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​Age   DIM   Volume  Protein  Butterfat
  1-00    289    1691    44  2.6%   58   3.4%
 
*2-01    280    1983    53  2.7%   62   3.1%
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*(138 days once per day milking)
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​   Sire's sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B 1-03 +VV 83
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Sire: LITTLE NIX'S SHINY ONYX *B VEE 90

   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

"Tzeitel"
Echolight Tzeitel
​1-03 VV
+V 85
​Pedigree
​Cou Clair W/ White Trim
2020 American Alpine

We're quite impressed with our second Onyx daughter! Tzeitel stands on correct feet and legs with a pretty head and topline - she's a keeper! She freshened with a truly lovely mammary system, and we're excited for her bright future.
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​Age   DIM   Volume  Protein  Butterfat
 *1-00    316    1401    40  2.9%   43   3.1%
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*(175 days once per day milking)
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​   Sire's sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B 1-03 +VV 83
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Sire: LITTLE NIX'S SHINY ONYX *B VEE 90

   Sire's dam: ​SGCH ​LITTLE NIX'S DALE'S DANDELION 3*M VEEV88​
​        Dam's Sire: REGEL KATAN FARM LYSANSTOCHILL VEE 90

Dam: MEADOWWILD FARM CHILL'S TZUGAMUSHIE 3*M VEEE90
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       Dam's Dam: SG MEADOWWILD FARM M. TZATZIKI 2*M VEVE91

"Sansa"
Echolight Rambling Sansa
​Pedigree
​POLLED Sundgau
2021 American Alpine
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Sansa is classically stylish, powerful, and very correct; she stands on exceptional legs with a lovely topline and shoulder assembly. We are ecstatic to see her come into her own in the years ahead and follow in her dam's footsteps. 

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​Age   DIM   Volume  Protein  Butterfat
 1-00    In progress
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    Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B ​VVV 87

Sire: ECHOLIGHT GABBY'S RAMBLE *B +VV 85
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   Sire's Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90
​         Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR

Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVE 90

         Dam's ​Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM SECRET VALLEY




​Our Junior Does
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"Scribble"
Echolight Indescribable
​Pedigree
​​Broken Sundgau
2021 American Alpine
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Scribble is endearing with her adorable pink nose! Long, level, strong and sweet like her dam Hosanna, she will be fun to watch grow out!
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Dam, Hosanna
​   Sire's sire: COLQUITT'S RI FLASH *B 1-03 +VV 83
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Sire: LITTLE NIX'S SHINY ONYX *B VEE 90

   Sire's dam: ​​SGCH ​LITTLE NIX'S DALE'S DANDELION 3*M VEEV88​
​         Dam's Sire: MEADOWWILD MOJO'S PENUMBRA *B +VV85

Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M VE+V 86

         Dam's Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90​

"Splenda"
Echolight Milkn Splendor
​Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2022 American Alpine
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A doe kid from your favorite doe who is getting up there in age is a treasure indeed! Splenda is built like a thick little brick. This was a cross focusing on exceptional mammaries, so we're looking forward to seeing Splenda's next year!

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Dam, SG Josie EX90
   Sire's sire: PLEASANT-GROVE RR ALL STAR JAM
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Sire: PLEASANT-GROVE JAM MILK N WHEY 1-04 ++V 84

   Sire's dam: ​​PLEASANT-GROVE LONG MILKDROP VEEE 91​
​         Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR

Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVE 90

         Dam's ​Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM SECRET VALLEY

"Kanzi"
Echolight Rambling Kanzi
​Pedigree
​​POLLED Cou Noir
2022 American Alpine
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This pretty little girl's pedigree is as interesting as it is sentimental to us. Kanzi has both Gabby and Josie twice each in her lineage, most recently as her granddams. She is also polled and happens to be a Cou Noir color, which you don't see commonly. She's a cutie for sure!
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Dam, Sparkle (yearling, dried off)
    Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B ​VVV 87

Sire: ECHOLIGHT GABBY'S RAMBLE *B +VV 85
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   Sire's Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90
​       Dam's Sire: ECHOLIGHT ICED AFFOGATO *B

Dam: ECHOLIGHT JOSIE'S PINK SPARKLE

      Dam's ​Dam: SG ABUNDANT ACRES MAX MELBA 1*M VEVE 90

"Wordy"
Echolight Gift Of Gab
​Pedigree
​​Broken Cou Clair
2022 American Alpine
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Third time's the charm - we finally got a doe kid out of this cross. Unfortunately, the polled gene skipped her - but we'll make an exception for this one ;) Flashy, powerful, great rib spring and she has her mama's strong head!
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Dam, Gabby EEEE90
    Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B

Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B VVV 87
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   Sire's Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M VE+V 86


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          Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR

Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90

          Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DIXIE

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Our Bucks
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​"Chill"
Regel Katan Farm LysanstoChill
5-03 VEE 90
Pedigree
Cou Blanc
2016 French Alpine
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Chill is a gentle giant. Deep, wide, and level with a stunning balance of strength and dairy character, this guy is extremely correct and passes along his gorgeous body along with improved mammary attachments in his get. We adore his daughter Mooshie, and have used two of his sons in years previous. It made sense to bring him home when he became available!
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Photo courtesy MeadowWild Farm
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Dam, Relaxed - photo courtesy Regel Katan Farm
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Daughter, Mooshie
      Sire's sire: ROEBURN'S LIMERICK SHAMUS +*B EEE 91
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Sire: ADDI-HILL SHAMUS LYSANDER *B

     Sire's dam: SGCH ADDI-HILL ISRAEL LIKA WHISPER 2*M EEEE 90
          Dam's sire: PLEASANT-GROVE MIDAS WAKE-UP

​Dam: PLEASANT-GROVE WAKEUP RELAXED +VEE 87
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          Dam's dam: PLEASANT-GROVE XXX-RATED ​VEEE 90​

​"Onyx"
Little Nix's Shiny Onyx *B
3-04 VEE 90
Pedigree
Sundgau
2018 American Alpine
​Casein: E/O1


We LOVE "pretty" bucks, and this guy is no exception! Onyx is tall, 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.  
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!
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Pictured at 1 year old
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Dam, SGCH Dandelion VEEV88 - Photo courtesy Little Nix's Alpines
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Littermate sister, Little Nix's Shiny Black Pearl; Photo Courtesy Little Nix's Alpines
          Sire's sire: SGCH MILAR-FARM ROYAL IMAGE ++B VEE 90
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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​
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          Dam's dam: SGCH LITTLE NIX'S WILD SILHOUETTE 2*M 
                                                                                    VEEE 91 '14 TOP 10 


"Ramble"
Echolight Gabby's Ramble *B
1-03 +VV 85
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! Ramble has a great front end assembly and topline, lovely 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.  

Ramble now lives at Yooper Farmhouse LLC, but we will use him for some breedings here and there as he remains close by!
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Dam, Gabby EEEE90
    Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B

Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B VVV 87
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   Sire's Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M VE+V 86


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          Dam's Sire: VANDERMISSEN ULTRA MAX STAR

Dam: ABUNDANT ACRES MAXX MAD GAB 1*M EEEE 90

          Dam's Dam: WILDMEADOW FARM DIXIE

"Tzinbad"
Echolight Indy's Tzinbad
​Pedigree
​POLLED Cou Blanc
2022 American Alpine
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Tzinbad is out of a repeat breeding that we hoped for a polled buckling from, and here he is! This strapping young man looks much like his mamma, with a lovely balance of strength and dairy character on a very correct frame. Tzinbad will be used heavily in fall 2022. 

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Dam, Mooshie
    Sire's Sire: ECHOLIGHT JV KALOS *B

Sire: ECHOLIGHT INDESTRUCTIBLE *B VVV 87
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   Sire's Dam: ECHOLIGHT PEN UNMENTIONABLE 2*M VE+V 86
​        Dam's Sire: REGEL KATAN FARM LYSANSTOCHILL ​VEE 90

Dam: MEADOWWILD FARM CHILL'S TZUGAMUSHIE 3*M VEEE90
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       Dam's Dam: SG MEADOWWILD FARM M. TZATZIKI 2*M VEVE91


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.
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 Reference Animals ​


​Click here to see photos of relatives to our current herd!
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