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MINIMANCHAS:Our Minimanchas are all registered with MDGA, any milking stars and Advanced Registry Certificates were all earned thru MDGA. We are breeding MiniManchas with the objective of a small to midsize animal that produces 1/2 to 1 gallon of milk daily. We aren't caught up in percentages as some breeders are. Our objective is to produce a manageable size hardy animal that doesn't require a lot of feed but produces a great deal of milk for it's size. We chose to work with LaManchas and Nigerian Dwarfs because we love the easy going Lamancha temperament, while the Nigerians contribute year round breeding capability, higher butterfat and a smaller frame. Our top producer now is 25% LaMancha, weighs between 60-65 lbs and produces 6 lbs (3/4th of a gallon) of milk daily. We think that is perfect for a family milker. She doesn't require a lot of expensive feed to maintain, she gets about 2 lbs of feed (Noble Goat Dairy Parlor 16) each day along with free choice bermuda hay, free choice loose mineral and free choice baking soda. She also gets a handful of black oil sunflower seeds as a treat from time to time. Herd health is extremely important to us. Our stock has all come from herd(s) that are free of and test regularly for CAE, Brucellosis, TB, Johnnes & CL. We do draw blood for annual testing and are happy to draw blood and run tests for any buyer as a contingency of, or prior to, a sale at the expense of the buyer. Our herd wide tests were run in December 2009 and January 2011. All of the stock at Bella Grove Farms and Parham Farms tested negative. We test through Biotracking and/or WADDL. MINIMANCHA DOES:Agape Oaks FC Cookie-Doe *P AR
 1st Generation Experimental, 37.5% LaMancha d: Flat Rocks Munchkin *D x s: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S dd: Flat Rocks Julia x ds: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E' sd: Promisedland CP Bedazzled 4*D x ss: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E' kidded 2/29/08, single doe kidded 2/13/09, triplets; 2 bucks, 1 doe kidded 3/4/10, quintuplets, 4 bucks, 1 doe Earned her AR on 2009 Milk Test 1,291.8 lbs in 287 days,8.38% butterfat, 4.24% protein Linebred on MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E', Cookie is a MiniMancha, She has the sweetest disposition, "gopher ears" & a beautiful flashy coat; she just exudes femininity. Cookie is an excellent mother, & loves to be milked. Throughout her 1st lactation, Cookie consistently provided just about 36 oz of milk each day. With her second freshening, her udder & capacity have improved significantly. She gave us an average of 72 oz daily with her highest being 92 ounces and her least being 32 oz. Once Cookie started giving me less than a quart at each milking she quickly dried off. Cookie's 3rd lactation was even better in that she held her production values at a higher level for a longer period of time. Now in her 4th year of production, Cookie is a wonderful consistent milker, I had wanted to give her a break this year, but she would have nothing of it and demanded to be bred screaming bloody murder at the fence with each heat until I gave in. Cookie's Pedigree Proverbs 27 CK Rebekah 2*P
 
 1st freshening fore-udder left, 3rd freshening rear udder, right 1st Generation Experimental, 18.75% LaMancha d: Agape Oaks Cookie Doe *P AR x s: Lost Valley Cherokee *S dd: Flat Rocks Munchkin *D x ds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S sd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D x ss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S kidded 5/4/09 one live doe, one stillborn doe kidded 3/23/10 twin does kidded 3/18/11 triplet does 2009 Milk Test stats 891.2 lbs# in 249 days, 7.28% butterfat, 4.41% protein **WINNER of the self-indulgent Parham Farms MY FAVORITE MILKER award for 2011** Rebekah has small elf ears with very little cartilidge. Rebekah has wonderful plumb teats and nice open orifices, a breeze to hand milk. She has her dam's lovely long elegant neck and a deep wide chest. Rebekah's production increased significantly after her 2nd freshening, she loves to be milked. She's be a good candidate for an extended lactation because she DID NOT want to be dried off at the end of 2010. Though I wasn't absolutely thrilled with Rebekah's first freshening udder, I am absolutely thrilled with her 3rd freshening udder. This gal is just perfect. Her attachments are a strong and tight as ever, she has good balance from fore to rear udder, and an excellent medial. I love the shape and feel of her udder and her teats are the perfect size and shape. If I could clone just one of my goats, Rebekah would be the one. Rebekah's Pedigree Agape Oaks CK Ruth's Commitment 2*P AR
 
 1st Generation Experimental, 25% LaMancha Flat Rocks Mocha *D *P x Lost Valley Cherokee *S dd: GCH Texas Flat Rocks Pearl *M AR x MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire sd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D x ss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S kidded 2/10/09, twin bucklings kidded 3/3/09, triplets, 2 does, one buck kidded 1/30/11, quadruplets, 4 bucks Earned her AR as a 1st freshener on 2009 Milk Test with 1268.7 lbs in 305 days 8.55% butterfat, 4.39% protein Ruth has a incredible butter-soft udder, wonderful teats and orifices, as a first freshener, she was my favorite doe to hand milk. She's is just stunning and moves about the farm with the grace of a ballerina and has the sweetest disposition. She has small elf ears, (less than 1/2" of cartilidge). Ruth took 1st place in her age group at the MDGA Fall 2009 Virtual Show. Ruth's Pedigree Proverbs 27 Abba's Satisfaction "Tizzy"
 
1st Generation Experimental, 18.75% LaMancha d: Agape Oaks Cookie Doe *P AR x s: Critterhaven's Beniah Blue Bear dd: Flat Rocks Munchkin x ds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +B+S sd: MYS Paris Blues x ss: Chestnut Grove Lily's Zorro kidded 2/27/11 with buck/doe twins Tizzy is a very compact doe, more of a Nigerian Dwarf size. She has wonderful overall conformation, very nice open ribbing, excellent top line, good feet and toes, all in a smaller package than I'd like to see in a MiniMancha, but Tizzy is producing kids that are a good deal larger than she is. I've included 2 photos of Tizzy's udder just BEFORE freshening because I was so pleased with it, she has a beautiful high and wide escutcheon with an udder that looks like a bowling ball. She is easy to handmilk with nice sized teats and orifices. Tizzy's Pedigree Proverbs 27 A Tribute To Nancy Janeborn 5/4/2009
 1st Generation Experimental, 9.375% LaMancha d: Proverbs 27 Rebekah 2*P x s: Agape Oaks FC Gift of Grace *S dd:Agape Oaks FC Cookie Doe *P x ds: Lost Valley Cherokee *S sd:Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M x ss: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S+B kidded 3/21/11 single buck kid Janie has a wonderful long capacious body, with the elegance of her dam and grandam. Janie freshened 3/21/11 with a single buckling. Janie's first udder is nice and she is producing fine, but I expect and hope to see capacity improvements in her 2nd and 3rd udder like we've seen with her dam and grand-dam. She has her dam's perfect teats and butter soft texture. Of course it would have helped if I'd clipped all the way to the top of the arch of her escutcheon and around her legs for the photo. It was still cold out and I wanted to clip as little as possible. I need to get back out there with the camera. Janie's Pedigree Proverbs 27 Laylaborn 3/24/10
  2nd Generation Experimental, 21.62% LaMancha d: Agape Oaks Scarlet Thread 2*P AR x s: Proverbs 27 Price of A Field dd:Flat Rocks Mocha *P x ds: Lost Valley Cherokee *S sd:Agape Oaks FC Cookie-Doe *M AR x ss: CHaven Beniah Blue Bear kidded 3/7/12 with quads, 2B/2D Like her dam, Layla is very lean and dairy with plenty of depth and capacity. She is standing wonky in the udder photo above as she's still not very comfortable with the grate surface on the milkstand and the whole process of milking in general. Only slightly taller than a Nigerian, 3 days into her first freshening, she is giving us over 3lbs a day! She is totally knocking our socks off! Layla's Pedigree Proverbs 27 eClaireborn 3/24/10
 1st Generation Experimental, 18.75% LaMancha d:Agape Oaks FC Cookie-Doe *M AR x s: Agape Oaks FC Gift of Grace dd:Flat Rocks Munchkin x ds:Flat Rocks Fire Cracker +S +B sd:Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M AR x ss: Flat Rocks Fire Cracker +S +B A line breeding on Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B, we're excited to see how this gorgeous doe freshens. She was the smallest (and cutest) of quints. eClaire's Pedigree LaMancha Does:Agape Oaks Lox Seraphina 
 udder photo on the left is Seraphina's 1st udder at 12 weeks fresh. Her right rear leg is forward slightly, thus her right rear foot appears to turn out at the toe in this photo. She isn't hocky, and does stand with straight toes on flat ground, the milkstand is a metal grate and they aren't able to stand as straight on it as a flat surface. The udder photo above on the far right is her 2nd freshening udder March 2012. ARMCH/GCH Texas Flat Rocks Pearl *M x Little Orchard TF Xavier *B kidded 3/22/2011 with a single buck kid kidded 3/8/2012 with buck/doe twins Seraphina is a spectacular doe out of GCH Texas Flat Rocks Pearl *M and Little Orchard TF Xavier *B. Pearl was an ADGA top ten producer, had an extended lactation of 630 days and during her last lactation produced 2,690 lbs (approx 336 gallons) of milk in 294 days. It is known that Pearl's parents were both purebred LaMancha, but Pearl was registered as Grade LaMancha due to a paperwork issue with her dam. Pearl's Linear Appraisal Score in 2010 was 87. Pearl passed away 3/20/11. She was truly spectacular and we are thrilled be working with her daughter Seraphina's sire, Little Orchard TF Xavier *B has an incredible pedigree and many exceptional kids on the ground. Seraphina's sister, Rejoice took 3rd place in her class at ADGA Nationals 2010 and took Jr. Grand Champion in her very 1st show. Seraphina's Pedigree MINIMANCHA BUCKS:Parham Farms DT Gabriel's Trumpet
 
Dam's First Freshening Udder above right s: Agape Oaks GHIR Dark Truffle *S d: Agape Oaks LOX Seraphina 1st generation experimental Gabriel is a 50/50 MiniMancha, we are thrilled with his dam's first freshening udder and know his lines well, so we anticipate great things from this little guy. Parham Farms PF Blackwater *B
Dam's 2010 Udder is on the left, Sire's Dam's 2010 udder is on the right sire: Proverbs 27 Price of a Field dam: Agape Oaks CK Ruth's Commitment 2*P ss: Critterhaven's Beniah Blue Bear sd: Agape Oaks FC Cookie Doe *P ds: Lost Valley Cherokee *S dd: Tx Flat Rocks Mocha *P sss: Chestnut Grove Lily's Zorro ssd: MYS Paris Blues sds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B sdd: Flat Rocks Munchkin dss: Gay-Mor's RA Kingwood ++*S dsd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D dds: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire ddd: GCH TX Flat Rock Pearl *M born 1/30/2011 -- 2nd generation experimental, 21.88% LaMancha/78.12% Nigerian Pedigree for Parham Farms PF Blackwater Blackie comes from a line of wonderful milkers, his dam, Ruth, earned her advanced registry certificate during her first lactation, and her udder is just beautiful and butter soft too. The sire's dam has also earned her advanced registry certificate and is a wonderful producer. Farther back in the dam's lineage are MDGA, TMGR and ADGA top ten producers.
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