Nigerian Dwarf Herd Sires

Meteor - May 2008

Dam - Sunshine

 9 years old in 2005

Daughter - Ladies Maid

MCH/CH TX Twincreeks Meteor Shower

DOB: 01/27/07  23" at 3+ years

Sire: Dill's OH Catamaran *S

(Dill's GO Old Hickory *S x PromisedLand Feline Lucky 3*D)

Dam: MCH/CH Goodwood Good Day Sunshine E

(ARMCH Goodwood Kauri Tree ++*S x Goodwood Purple People Eater VG)

New! 4-generation pedigree here.

ADGA Linear Appraisal 2009: VEE  FS88 (Very Good)

ADGA Linear Appraisal 2010: +VV  FS84 (Good Plus)

AGS Show Record: 2 x CH Senior Buck, 3 x GCH Buck. 2 x RsCH Buck

ADGA Show Record: 3 x GCH Buck, 2 x RsCH Buck

As Sunshine approached 11 years old it finally occurred to me that with all she has accomplished in her life: finishing her permanent championship in both AGS and ADGA, winning AGS National Champion at 10 years old, earning two Best in Show wins, appraising Excellent at 11 years old, and still maintaining near perfect feet and legs and a high, tightly attached udder, that I should really keep a herd sire out of her!  Meteor is very long, stretchy, tight-shouldered, great feet and legs, and tops it off with his surprising random black and white coloring and a sweet as sugar temperament. 

Meteor is the sire of Ladies Maid and Maid of Honor. 

Ginseng at 8 months

Dam - Paprika at 9 years old, 

9 freshenings

Photos courtesy Piddlin Acres

Piddlin Acres BD Ginseng 

DOB: 02/08/09    21-1/2" at 14 months

Sire: Dill's XM Bo Didley *S

(MI Sugar Creeks TW Tune's XM *S x MCH  PromisedLand CP Shaboom 4*D)

Dam: MCH/CH (Pending) Piddlin Acres WB Paprika 

(ARMCH Goodwood Weisbaden ++S E x Piddlin Acres Pandoras Box AR 2*D )

New! 4-generation pedigree here.

ADGA Linear Appraisal 2010: ++E  FS82 (Good Plus)

AGS Show Record: 1 x RsCH Junior Buck, 2 x RsCH buck

ADGA Show Record: 1 x RsCH Junior Buck, 2 x RsCH buck

Ginseng brings back in one of favorite old herdsire lines, Goodwood Weisbaden for dairy and breed character, combined with show quality, productive mammaries and longevity.  Ginseng's dam, Paprika, returned to the show ring as a 9 year old after a long hiatus and promptly went GCH in 4 out of 5 rings she showed in, and a Best in Show! She is extremely sound after 9 lactations and her udder is still held up high, tight and wide to her body, with excellent texture.  Ginseng's first kid crop are very dairy and stylish. 

Constantine - Dam 

Pecan Hollow C Total Eclipse 

DOB: 02/23/09    21-1/4" at 14 months

Sire: Pecan Hollow SFB Constantine 

(Twin Creeks BW Sanfranciscobay *S  x Pecan Hollow Creme-D-Mint)

Dam: MCH/CH Dill Pickle LB Constantine

(Lost Valley BDC Little Bear x CH/MCH Dill Pickle LT Gothika)

New! 4-generation pedigree here.

ADGA Linear Appraisal 2010: +++  FS81 (Good Plus)

I went to Pecan Hollow farm to pick up Safari (below), and Eclipse's dam caught my eye so much I just could not go away without one of her boys. Constantine is an extremely long-bodied, elegant and correct doe with a snugly attached udder with good MSL and large well placed teats. Safari combines many of the most influential "oldies but goodies" in the breed, including 2 x AGS National Champion winners Goodwood Tom Thumb and Raha Acres Twink's Pixie, National Champions Water Lily and Good Day Sunshine, and multi-champion and producers Nonpareil, Bay Watch and Gothika. His paternal half-sister is our gorgeous Rockin' Robin. Eclipse should be an udder buck as well as passing on the outstanding general appearance and dairy character that is deep behind him. 

April 2010 update: Congrats to Gary and Sandra on their back-to-back GCH wins with Eclipse's dam, Constantine, at the very competitive Cibolo Show. This should finish her in AGS and ADGA and well deserved!  

Safari as a yearling

Dam - Savannah

Paternal Grandam - Creme-D-Mint

Photos of does courtesy of Pecan Hollow

Pecan Hollow C Safari

DOB: 03/01/09   18-1/4" at 14 months

Sire: Pecan Hollow SFB Constantine 

(Twin Creeks BW Sanfranciscobay *S  x Pecan Hollow Creme-D-Mint)

Dam: MCH/PGCH Pecan Hollow Savannah *D

(Twin Creeks AA Purple Heart *S x Shady Meadow Miss Scarlet)

New! 4-generation pedigree here.

ADGA Linear Appraisal 2010: +V+  FS81 (Good Plus)

This is the kid I went to Pecan Hollow to get initially. I have long admired his dam Savannah, who was the 2004 NDGA National Champion Senior Doe. Now deceased, she was a small doe, and very correct with a near ideal mammary system with excellent MSL and teat placement. Savannah traces back to one of our favorite does, Yuletidetreasure, who we lost to cancer several years ago. I'm glad to bring that line back in. Safari bears a strong resemblance to his dam and looks like he's going to be a very small buck, so he may become our "downsizer" as well as giving us the udder characteristics that are important to us.