Shiraz is about as mellow and sweet as a little goat could possibly be.  Even though her personality and color are awesome, we primarily kept Shiraz on our farm because of her grand-dam Dakota's awesome milking genetics.  This flashy doe always freshens with a gorgeous udder and we couldn't be more pleased.  Her rear udder is awesome and probably the highest in our herd.  This red gal is easy to milk and has plenty of capacity and production.  Shiraz could be a bit longer bodied but that isn't a big concern.  Ideally, Shiraz's teats would point down instead of forward but it is only this obvious with her udder very full.  In the show ring, Shiraz is starting to shine and did very well in 2008 with limited showing.  She missed all the big shows in 2009 because she didn't kid until late June.  My daughter shows Shiraz in 4H and likes her to have small kids at the 4H show to share with the public, thus the late kidding date.  

Born: 2/10/02      Height: 22 1/4”      Registered: ADGA, AGS

   

      
Molly's rear udder actually looked more impressive the following weekend at a show but
we were too hot and tired to take new pictures after the show. 

Born: 2/26/05      Height:  19 1/2"     Registered: ADGA

 

Magic is a petite, dark chocolate colored doe with a couple of small white patches.  This little doe has a nice long, level body and correct conformation with an especially wide rear leg set and very level rump.  I am especially impressed with her thin dairy skin, flat ribbing, and short glossy hair coat.  Magic is developing body capacity and has a nice angular, wedge-shaped body.  As you can see in the picture above, Magic has a nice shaped udder with excellent teat placement and good medial division.  Magic has a very high rear udder attachement but ideally it could be even a little wider in the rear and extend further in the fore but that is being quite critical.  Magic is easy to hand milk and is a very persistant milk producer.  This gal just adores me and looks at me with such love with her brown eyes that I couldn't part with her even if she wasn't such a good show and milking doe.  Yes, her ears are set a bit low but we still think she is a special older gal.

Update!  WOW!  We showed Magic in a three ring show as a six-year-old last year (6/7/08) and she won Grand Champion twice and reserve Grand Champion once in an ADGA sanctioned show.  The judges loved her dairy character and awesome udder attachment.  In a second show a week later, Magic won another reserve grand champion award in an ADGA sanctioned show.  In 2009, Magic was shown twice more and won a fourth reserve champion award.  Hopefully she will be finished some day!  Her yearling daughter, Divinity, won in all six show rings she competed in (2009) and has a gorgeous udder.