Dawnwind Dairy Goats

3/8/03 Belted Chamoisee  American Alpine

LA: 1-03 86 ++VE                                                                                   

       6-05 89 VEEV

       7-04 90 VEEE

DHIR: 7-01 103 1,100M 3.6% 40F 3.0% 33P

                    SS: ++*B SG Sunshine Gyniry Glycol 2-01 87 +EE

          S: *B Sunshine Rehna Retake 1-07 86 VV+

                    SD: 4*M SG Sunshine Aries Rehna 6-04 92 VEEE

                    DS: *B Olentangy Gene Therapy 5-02 88 VVE (2 legs)

          D: Dawnwind GT Carin

                    DD: 1*M Dawnwind Mechanical Chess 7-01 88 VEVV

[above] Dawnwind Retake Cahuna, 6 years, 2009

Cahuna is built like a block: wide and deep.  As a kid, she tended to be on the shorter side, but was strongly built and correct.  Now that she has reached maturity, her beautiful, snug udder, strong feet, legs, and brisket make her a stand out.  She does have large teats, as a result of nursing her kids for several years.  Cahuna has the attitude of a show queen.  As a kid, she won her dry leg.   During the 2004 show season, as a milking yearling, she won her class 8 times out of 12 judges. She was also 1x RGCH, and won best udder of class in all but one regular show. At the MN State Fair, she placed 7th in the large milking yearling class.  In 2009, she placed 1xRGCH, 4x1st, and 2x2nd, and milked 12.8# in a one-day milking competition.  We are very pleased with her permanent score of 90 in Linear Appraisal.  Cahuna was RGCH one time in 2010.  Cahuna had BEAUTIFUL twin doe kids by Dawnwind Measured Tatic in 2011, and Caelyx will remain in our herd. 

Cahuna is bred to Magnifico for March kids in 2012.

[l-r] Cahuna as a yearling; Cahuna at age 6; Cahuna's 2009 kid, Claddagh (2xJrGCH)

6/23/07 Chamoisee American Alpine

LA:  2-02 83 +V+V

        3-01 90 VEEE

DHIR:  2-08 299 1,540M 3.6% 56F 3.2% 49P

                        SS: *B Olentangy Gene Therapy 5-02 88 VVE

            S: *B Dawnwind Theraputic Proximo 1-03 87 VEE

                        SD: 1*M GCH Waiilatpu WRAL Prima 3-06 89 VEEE

                        DS: Dawnwind Mechanical Shock

            D: 2*M GCH Dawnwind Shocking Magdalena 3-03 89 VEEE

                        DD: 1*M SG Waiilatpu HR Majesta 6-04 88 VVEV

 Dawnwind Proximate Measure, second freshening 3 year-old

[l-r] Dawnwind Proximate Measure, first freshening 2 year-old; *B Dawnwind Theraputic Proximo, 2 years; 2*M GCH Dawnwind Shocking Magdalena, 2 years.

Measure's dam, Magdalena died unexpectedly in 2008.  We are thrilled to have Measure, as she neatly combines two of our Waiilatpu does from 2000: Prima and Majesta.  Additionally, she includes Olentangy Gene Therapy, and some of our earliest bloodlines via Shock.  Magdalena was really a great all-around doe, who finished her championship at 2.5 years old.  Measure’s ¾ brother, Dawnwind Therapeutic Maxim (LA 4-03 90 VEE) was used extensively by the Bilrite Herd in MN.

Measure has always been very tall, even with such a late birthday, and has now filled in her frame.  Her slow growth pattern is reminiscent of Prima's development, and she is beautiful at age 5.  Her udder is well placed, with good attachments, nice teat size and placement, and good capacity.  In 2009, she was a milking yearling due to her age, and she consistently placed in the top 1/3 of 16 does under all four judges.  At the next show, she was 2x1st and 2x1st udder, with the help of a body clip.  I am thrilled that Measure has now scored VEEE 90 in Linear Appraisal.  We have retained two of Measure's kids on our herd: Tatic (by Thy) and Mirabelle (by Magnifico).  She has developed even more since these photos.

Measure is bred to Bilrite MS Thyristor for March 2012 kids.   

3/10/08      Sundgau        American Alpine

LA:  1-05 84 +V+V

        2-04 87 V++V

DHIR:  2-02 208 1,560M 3.7% 58F 2.7% 42P

                       SS: DawnwindSplash Megalith

            S: Dawnwind Mega Magnifico 4-00 91 EEE

                        SD: 2*M GCH Dawnwind Shocking Magdalena 3-03 89 VEEE

                        DS: Sanstorms McAnix

            D: 2*M GCH Dawnwind Mechanical Minuit 2-03 87 VEVV

                        DD: 1*M SG Waiilatpu HR Majesta 6-04 88 VVEV

 Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima, second freshening two-year old

I have always loved our "M-line" sundgaus, and am very happy with Medesima.  As a kid, Medesima was long, dairy, and flashy.  Now with a very snug and well-shaped udder, she is coming together nicely.  Her dam, Minuit, had one of the easiest to milk udders in our herd; and she completed her milking star as a yearling and her championship early in her 3 year-old season. Medesima has littermate sisters in Hermosa, SD, and in a MN dairy.  In her first show, Medesima placed 2x1st with 1st udder and 1x2nd in classes of 16!  Several judges described her as a very balanced and complete doe, and complimented her front end assembly.  She placed in the 6th and 7th of a large yearling class at the 2009 Wyoming State Fair.   

Medesima is bred to Tatic for March 2012 kids. 

[l-r] Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima, yearling; 2*M GCH Dawnwind Mechanical Minuit, 2 years; Dawnwind Mega Magnifico, 4 years

3/31/08           Lavender Chamoisee           American Alpine

LA: 1-05 +Ec+ / G+

       2-04 85 +++V

DHIR:  1-10 277 1,500M 3.7% 55F 3.1% 46P

                        SS: ++*B GCH Tempo Aquila Free Radical 2-03 87 VEV

            S: *B Pearl Valley Radical Element 2-08 88 VEV

                        SD: 6*M SG Pearl Valley Tierro Lauralee 1-02 88 VVVV

                        DS: *B Waiilatpu WA Aaron AI

            D: 1*M SGCH Waiilatpu WAA Camilla 9-04 91 EEEE

                        DD: Waiilatpu WRAL Courtney

Gahama Element Camisha, first freshening two-year old

1*M SGCH Waiilatpu WAA Camilla (4 years), *B Pearl Valley Radical Element (2 years) [photo courtesy of April Hitch at Shady Lawn Farm]

Camisha is out of my favorite doe, Camilla (still going strong), that we bought from Waiilatpu in 2000.  We owned Camilla when she finished her Championship in 2003 in one month, and then she continued to show, for a total of 5XGCH, 1XRGCH at 8 shows, and in 2004, she was 3xBOB and 1xBDIS. I am very happy to have a Camilla daughter back in the herd, and look forward to seeing how Camisha develops.  Camisha's sire, Element, has improved rear leg set, pastern, and general appearance in his other kids.  Our appraiser commented that she was a "Cinderella" doe, because behind the long hair and scurs, he felt she is quite lovely.  We were excited to see her freshen, and she is really nice.  Camisha's udder is capacious and well attached, with nearly ideal placement and size of teats. 

Camisha is bred to Tatic for March 2012 kids.