Betty is light buckskin similar to her sire, Tam. Her dam, Georgia, is primarily black with roaning.

Milo is also buckskin.

Betty had one buck. He was the only buckskin this year.

EUMELANIN COLOR

Color	Milo	Betty	GWB1
Dark Brown	–	–	–
Black
Unknown	–	–	–

PHEOMENANIN COLOR

Color	Milo	Betty	GWB1
White	–	–	–
Cream	–		–
Tan	–		–
Gold	–	–	–
Red Brown		–

AGOUTI LOCUS PATTERN

Color	Milo	Betty	GWB1
Solid	–	–	–
Chamoisee	–	–	–
Buckskin
Cou Clair/Blanc	–	–	–
Swiss Marked	–	–	–
Sundgau	–	–	–
Hidden	–	–	–

WHITE SPOTTING & MODIFIERS

Color	Milo	Betty	GWB1
Random	–	–	–
Belted	–	–	–
Schwartzal	–	–	–
Roaning	–	–	–
Frosting	–
White Poll	–	–	–
Moon Spots	–	–	–

POLLED, OR NOT

Color	Milo	Betty	GWB1
Polled	–	–	–
Horns

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It was time to add a new sire to our herd and we found the friendliest guy. He is officially the first goat purchased by my daughter to work on her dairy goat projects.

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PEDIGREE

SAPPHIRE MOON JGH ARCTIC GOLD
PD2204868

DOB: 02/16/2021
disbudded
gold with white poll

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PROGENY

2023

6 bucks

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Bunny and Tam are a pretty good duo, so we opted to retain one of their bucks. He’s a cute, little guy we call Milo.

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PEDIGREE

MILO MAC

DOB: 04/24/21
disbudded
buckskin

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PROGENY

2023

1 buck

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CLIFFORD

GEORGIA

CLAIRE

WILLOW

Willow is 12 years old and doing amazing, but IMHO too old to be bred. It wasn’t planned, but she was bred. The birth did not go well and we had to call the vet for the first time during a kidding.

My daughter noticed Willow was in labor, but that it didn’t look right. Sure enough, she had birthed the placenta first. As time went by, Willow occasionally tried pushing but nothing was happening. She has always birthed 3 or 4 kids with no problems, so this was very concerning. I gloved up and felt around and noticed one kid not in its sac. I tried helping Willow all I could, but eventually I realized I couldn’t help in the way she needed and she couldn’t push this baby out herself. My daughter called the after hours vet and as we waited the hour for her to arrive I just sat with Willow and tried to make her feel comfortable. It was horrible. She was asking me for help and I just couldn’t help her.

When the vet arrived, she inserted a huge syringe of lube and got to work. She said Willow’s uterus was low and deep and the baby was in there further than typical. According to the vet, because Willow usually has 4 kids her uterus was stretched out. This time, because there was only 1 kid there just wasn’t enough happening to tell her body what it needed to do and she wasn’t dilated all the way. It’s likely the placenta was delivered first because it was what fit and could move through the canal. The vet pulled pretty damn hard and got the baby out. It was still alive. I was shocked. I was prepping myself mentally for our first newborn that didn’t make it. My daughter and I tended to the baby, while the vet helped Willow.

Both Willow and the baby came through the ordeal and are healthy. For me, though, it was a lesson in sticking to my gut. I knew she shouldn’t have been bred and I should have triple made sure that didn’t happen.

BETTY

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Clifford has a light buckskin pattern similar to his dam, Betty.

Ronald is solid gold with random spotting, a white poll, and frosting.

This was Clifford’s first freshening. She did great and birthed one gold buck.

EUMELANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Clifford	GMC1
Dark Brown	–	–	–
Black	–		–
Unknown		–

PHEOMENANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Clifford	GMC1
White	–	–	–
Cream	–		–
Tan	–	–	–
Gold		–
Red Brown	–	–	–

AGOUTI LOCUS PATTERN

Color	Ronald	Clifford	GMC1
Solid		–
Chamoisee	–	–	–
Buckskin	–		–
Cou Clair/Blanc	–	–	–
Swiss Marked	–	–	–
Sundgau	–	–	–
Hidden	–	–	–

WHITE SPOTTING & MODIFIERS

Color	Ronald	Clifford	GMC1
Random		–
Belted	–	–	–
Schwartzal	–	–	–
Roaning	–	–	–
Frosting		–
White Poll
Moon Spots	–	–	–

POLLED, OR NOT

Color	Ronald	Clifford	GMC1
Polled	–	–	–
Horns

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Claire is buckskin with random spotting, roaning, frosting, and a white poll.

Ronald is solid gold with random spotting, a white poll, and frosting.

This was Claire’s second freshening. She did great and birthed two gold bucks.

EUMELANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Claire	GC1	GC2
Dark Brown	–	–	–	–
Black	–		–	–
Unknown		–

PHEOMENANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Claire	GC1	GC2
White	–	–	–	–
Cream	–	–	–	–
Tan	–	–	–	–
Gold		–
Red Brown	–		–	–

AGOUTI LOCUS PATTERN

Color	Ronald	Claire	GC1	GC2
Solid		–
Chamoisee	–	–	–	–
Buckskin	–		–	–
Cou Clair/Blanc	–	–	–	–
Swiss Marked	–	–	–	–
Sundgau	–	–	–	–
Hidden	–	–	–	–

WHITE SPOTTING & MODIFIERS

Color	Ronald	Claire	GC1	GC2
Random
Belted	–	–	–	–
Schwartzal	–	–	–	–
Roaning	–		–	–
Frosting
White Poll
Moon Spots	–	–	–	–

POLLED, OR NOT

Color	Ronald	Claire	GC1	GC2
Polled	–	–	–	–
Horns

Science is Fun & Genetics are Fascinating!

Please keep in mind this information is primarily for me. I’m posting it publicly in case others are interested. However, I don’t claim to know all the things. This is my method for keeping records of the genetics because I find it fascinating and I’m trying to educate myself.

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Georgia is black with random spotting, roaning, and frosting

Ronald is solid gold with random spotting, a white poll, and frosting.

Back in 2021, Georgia developed gangrenous mastitis directly after kidding. Her odds were not in her favor for surviving. Thankfully, she did survive. One of her mammary glands, though, does not produce milk. I had decided she wasn’t going to be bred going forward. However, my daughter wanted to breed her and had agreed to bottle feed the kids if necessary.

We didn’t breed any goats in 2022, but in 2023 Georgia birthed two handsome bucks and had no trouble keeping them fed.

Georgia has had 12 kids. Eight boys & four girls. Betty is her one doe we have retained.

EUMELANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Georgia	GG1	GG2
Dark Brown	–	–	–	–
Black	–		–	–
Unknown		–

PHEOMENANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Georgia	GG1	GG2
White	–	–	–	–
Cream	–	–	–	–
Tan	–	–	–	–
Gold		–
Red Brown	–		–	–

AGOUTI LOCUS PATTERN

Color	Ronald	Georgia	GG1	GG2
Solid		–
Chamoisee	–	–	–	–
Buckskin	–	–	–	–
Cou Clair/Blanc	–	–	–	–
Swiss Marked	–	–	–	–
Sundgau	–	–	–	–
Hidden	–		–	–

WHITE SPOTTING & MODIFIERS

Color	Ronald	Georgia	GG1	GG2
Random
Belted	–	–	–	–
Schwartzal	–	–	–	–
Roaning	–
Frosting
White Poll
Moon Spots	–	–	–	–

POLLED, OR NOT

Color	Ronald	Georgia	GG1	GG2
Polled	–	–	–	–
Horns

Science is Fun & Genetics are Fascinating!

Please keep in mind this information is primarily for me. I’m posting it publicly in case others are interested. However, I don’t claim to know all the things. This is my method for keeping records of the genetics because I find it fascinating and I’m trying to educate myself.

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Willow is a solid cream color with random spotting and roaning.

Ronald is solid gold with random spotting, a white poll, and frosting.

Willow had a troubling birthing experience, but had one fighter of a buck.

EUMELANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Willow	GW1
Dark Brown	–	–	–
Black	–		–
Unknown		–

PHEOMENANIN COLOR

Color	Ronald	Willow	GW1
White	–	–	–
Cream	–		–
Tan	–	–
Gold		–	–
Red Brown	–	–	–

AGOUTI LOCUS PATTERN

Color	Ronald	Willow	GW1
Solid
Chamoisee	–	–	–
Buckskin	–	–	–
Cou Clair/Blanc	–	–	–
Swiss Marked	–	–	–
Sundgau	–	–	–
Hidden	–	–	–

WHITE SPOTTING & MODIFIERS

Color	Ronald	Willow	GW1
Random
Belted	–	–	–
Schwartzal	–	–	–
Roaning	–
Frosting
White Poll
Moon Spots	–	–	–

POLLED, OR NOT

Color	Ronald	Willow	GW1
Polled	–		–
Horns		–

Science is Fun & Genetics are Fascinating!

Please keep in mind this information is primarily for me. I’m posting it publicly in case others are interested. However, I don’t claim to know all the things. This is my method for keeping records of the genetics because I find it fascinating and I’m trying to educate myself.

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In 2021 we had 11 kids born on our farm, from 4 different dams and 1 herd sire.

Note for 2021: Typically, I do a yearly recap of kidding season. It helps remind me later of a few things specific to that year. It’s my journal. However, I didn’t write a recap in 2021 at all. Then, we didn’t breed in 2022. So, this quickie version was created quite a long time after the 2021 kidding season and is only noting the dams and how many kids they birthed.

GEORGIA

WYLDESTYLE

CLAIRE

BUNNY

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Bunny’s sire is medium gold with darker moon spots. Her dam has a buckskin and Sundgau combination pattern. Bunny is a cream color that has a bit of a gold tinge to it, with roaning.

Tam has a buckskin pattern. His sire is light buckskin, while his dam is a medium buckskin.

Two cute little bucklings for Bunny this year.

EUMELANIN COLOR

Color	Tam	Bunny	EB1	EB2
Dark Brown	–	–	–	–
Black
Unknown	–	–	–	–

PHEOMENANIN COLOR

Color	Tam	Bunny	EB1	EB2
White	–	–	–	–
Cream			–	–
Tan		–	–	–
Gold	–	–	–	–
Red Brown	–	–

AGOUTI LOCUS PATTERN

Color	Tam	Bunny	EB1	EB2
Solid	–		–	–
Chamoisee	–	–	–	–
Buckskin		–
Cou Clair/Blanc	–	–	–	–
Swiss Marked	–	–	–	–
Sundgau	–	–	–	–
Hidden	–	–	–	–

WHITE SPOTTING & MODIFIERS

Color	Tam	Bunny	EB1	EB2
Random	–			–
Belted	–	–		–
Schwartzal	–	–	–	–
Roaning	–			–
Frosting				–
White Poll	–			–
Moon Spots	–	–	–	–

POLLED, OR NOT

Color	Tam	Bunny	EB1	EB2
Polled	–	–	–	–
Horns

Science is Fun & Genetics are Fascinating!

Please keep in mind this information is primarily for me. I’m posting it publicly in case others are interested. However, I don’t claim to know all the things. This is my method for keeping records of the genetics because I find it fascinating and I’m trying to educate myself.

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