Ironwoodranch A Good Intrigue *S/*B

Just received two new pics of our new herdsire - He just looks better and better to me! We will be heading to Tucson next Sat to pick up the little guy and to drop off some goats that are heading that direction.
I really can't wait to get the little man home. And am even more excited about using him in the fall! I know this means some changes in the herd. Ones that make me very sad yet very happy at the same time. The next time you see pics of Intrique will be when we

get him home.

Thank you Ironwood and Pecan Grove for helping me to make this happen.

Introducing....Our new Herdsire!

We have made a decision on our new buck. His name is Ironwoodranch A Good Intrigue *S/*B. Out of Ironwoodranch SJ Pecan 2*M/2*D and Ironwoodranch SJ Snickerdoodle *S/*B. He is linebred on the Smarty Jones lines.

I Chose Ironwood Ranch after another buck I really was hoping for didn't happen. Ironwood Ranch has done a phenomenal job with their herd; They Linear appraised and Pecan appraised at 92. Pecan also just finished her 305 day testing through ADGA and AGS and milked around 1334#'s with 6.1% butterfat. She is a beautiful doe who just

has what I would like to breed into my herd. Pecan kidded with two bucks to choose from and this little guy just stood out for me. So - HERE HE IS!!! We should be going to AZ to pick him up in about 5 weeks. I cannot wait!

Winter at CBF

Occasionally, we are treated to the rare delight of SNOW here in the desert. This year we were all hoping for the proverbial White Christmas. It snowed before Christmas but was gone by Christmas. Yesterday, we actually saw white.
It was a pretty wet snow so we saw more puddles than the white stuff on the ground but we were willing to take what we could get! At one point the ground really was white. *you can barely see the white on the trampoline*
And yes, even a little white on the ground. Of course the goats think the evil white stuff would melt them! Other news of the day - Stars came home - we think bred to MCH Flying Goat Jazzy Blues *S/*B. I used to own this little guy and have come to kick myself a few times for passing him on due to his rather obnoxious habit of singing to the girls ALL NIGHT LONG (which is really obnoxious when you only have a 1/2 acre) But i have to give a GREAT BIG HUGE THANK YOU to Prairie Wood Ranch & Lora Kniffin for graciously giving me a free breeding for passing on this phenomenal buck to them! Jazzy Paternal Grand Dam is the awesome PrairieWood Player *D/*M who was Number one doe about two years ago on the Top 10 list for One Day milk tests. Jazzy and Stars share a Grand Sire: MCH Lost Valley Orion*B/*S so we are looking forward to some excellent milk/show babies sporting the beautiful black and white coat and blue eyes of their parents. Also: MORE new news regarding the new buck from Arizona - Ironwood Ranch said that it is highly probably that Ironwood SJ Pecan would be in the Top 10 for Milkers on 305 day test for 2009. KUDOS to Ironwood and Pecan for their achievements . I"m HONORED to be getting my new herdsire Ironwoodranch A Good Intrigue *S/*B from you all! Thank you!

*upcoming events to look forward to - Nizhoni's Joie de Vivre *M/*D is due to kid in about 2 weeks.

Update on new buck!

As some of you know, we have a new buck on order from Ironwood Ranch.
He is due in Jan (out of Pecan and Snickerdoodle) or Feb (out of Minnie and Jed)
We have been getting updates periodically from the Carpenters about the goings on there
and I get more and more excited by what I'm hearing. First, All of their does have earned their AR through I believe both ADGA and AGS. Minnie and Pecan both milked over 1300#'s of milk on the 305 day test this year.
Minnie and Pecan are both 1/2 sisters to Tirzah's Dam MCH Esperanza SJ Patience.
I also found out that Smarty Jones - Patience dam just became + *B thru ADGA and earned his AR herdsire designation as well which will make my buck's sire a *B/*S, and because Pecan has her * - my little buck will also have his * designation as well. Also, IF Jed's dam, Ice Sculpture, gets tested and earns her star (which the Carpenter's are sure she will) then Minnie and Jed's buck kids will also receive their * designation . No matter which way you cut it, this is great news for CBFNigerians. Oh, our 3rd choice doe is due this week. I highly doubt we will get one out of Gingersnap BUT it will give us a good preview of what we may get this year.
Congrats to the Carpenter's and the Ironwood Ranch goats who have worked hard this year!