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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. We test through Biotracking and/or WADDL.
OUR NIGERIAN DWARF DOES:
Agape Oaks CK Pizzazz *M *D AR
born 3/13/2007
Photo courtesy of Agape Oaks
sire: Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S (2008 linear appraisal final score 89)
dam: Agape Oaks Sparkler (2008 linear appraisal final score 86)
ss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S sd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D
ds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B dd: Flat Rocks Twinkle Little Star *D
kidded 3-12-11, quadruplets, 3 bucks and a doe
Pizzazz needs one more win in the show ring (unrestricted leg)to earn
a permanent champion title.
(Pizzazz is a very dairy, elegant doe from Agape Oaks. She
competed at ADGA Nationals in 2010 and placed 8th in her division
despite her failure to eat, drink, or cooperate in general.
Her 2010 daughter, Agape Oaks GHIR Tiramisu, also competed at 2010
ADGA Nationals, placing 3rd in her division.
Pizzazz's 2008-2009 DHI stats were: 274 DIM 500 LB 7.2% BF 4.2 % Pro
Other show wins include 2x Reserve Grand Champion 2010 AGPA Quad Show,
ADGA Jr Grand Champion AOP at 2007 Amarillo Tri-State Fair
Pizzazz's 2009 Linear Appraisal Score was +EE+ 85
Pizzazz's Pedigree
Agape Oaks CK Hope 3*M AR
born 4/27/2007
Photos from 2010 ADGA Nationals courtesy of Agape Oaks
sire: Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S (2008 linear appraisal final score 89)
sire: Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M AR (2008 ADGA Top TeN Production Leader)
ss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S sd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D
ds: MCH Flat Rocks Maestro dd: Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M
kidded 3-6-09, (need to get the kid count updated on this)
kidded 4/10/2010 twin bucks (will confirm and update later)
kidded 4/23/2011, twin does
Hope is a well balanced, strong yet elegant dairy doe from Agape Oaks. She
competed at ADGA Nationals in 2010 and placed 2nd in her division
for Best Udder and placed 3rd overall in her division.
Hope's 1st freshening DHI stats were: 305 DIM 675 LB 5.0% BF 4.3% Pro
We love Hope's proud stature and her extroverted friendly nature.
Hope's Dam is Agape Oaks Amazing Grace "VG" 1*D AR, who completed
her 2007-08 Milk test with 1014 lbs in 295 days, with 5.6% butterfat and 4.2%
protein. She was listed on the 2008 Top 10 ADGA Performance Breed Leaders for protein
production. Hope's Dam also had four 1st place wins,including 1st place in her class,
2006 AGS Nationals.
Hope's 2010 Linear Appraisal Score was VVVV 86
Hope's Pedigree
Agape Oaks CK Take A Chance "Chance"
born 4/3/2008
sire: Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S (2008 linear appraisal final score 89)
dam: Flat Rocks Lady Luck *M AR (2008 linear appraisal final score 90)
ss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S sd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D
ds: MCH Flat Rocks Maestro dd: Flat Rocks I Feel Lucky
kidded 2/4/10, triplets, 2 bucks, 1 doe
kidded 2/3/11, quads, 1 buck, 3 does
Chance is an ADGA and AGS registered Nigerian Dwarf. We are excited to have
her genetics in our herd. Chance's Dam, Flat Rocks Lady Luck *M *D AR is
a wonderfully correct doe with a linear appraisal score of 90, while her sire
Lost Valley Cherokee *S had a linear appraisal score of 89. Chance has done
well on the milkstand as a first freshener, producing an average of 2lbs (1 quart)
per milking. She has a nice udder, held high with excellent wide side attachments
attachments and wonderful open orifices. I'd like to see more definition between her
udder halves though. Her teats are wide set and a little on the small side, but
I can milk them easily by hand. The udder photo in the far left is from her 1st
freshening. The photo at center and on the right is from her 2nd freshening. I didn't
do such a great job clipping her the 2nd time around because it was January, and
still really cold! I left too much hair in the center an it hardly looks like she
has a medial at all, but look closely and you will see that it's hair there.
Chance's kids have all been spectacular, with her "look at me" proud stance.
Chance won Reserve Grand Champion as a junior doe (4/25/09), but I have not been
able to show her myself. She has very nice conformation and would do really well
in the show ring.
Chance's Pedigree
Agape Oaks M Cloisonne "Chloe"
born 2/15/2009
sire: Agape Oaks FC Miracle +B (2008 linear appraisal final score 87)
dam: Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M
ss: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B sd: MCH Goodwood Gretta 'VG'
ds: Flat Rocks Gem dd: Tupence Brocade
Chloe is is an ADGA and AGS registered Nigerian Dwarf, a maiden doe who
is lovely, dairy and very correct. Chloe's dam, Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M,
is known for producing very long dairy does with excellent production.
Chloe is naturally polled (hornless)and has a 50% chance of polled
offspring.
Two noteworthy siblings on Chloe's dam's side are:
Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M (ADGA top ten breed producer 2008) and
Agape Oaks Fire Hazard 2*M (2010 AGS #2 One day Milk Test 7.0 lbs)
Chloe's Pedigree
Agape Oaks FC Urchin's Urchin
born 3/6/2009
 Photo courtesy of Agape Oaks
Urch's 2011 first freshening udder at 12 weeks below:
sire: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B (2008 linear appraisal final score 88)
dam: Flat Rocks Urchin 2*M AR (2009 linear appraisal final score 89)
ss: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E' sd: Promisedland CP Bedazzled 4*D
ds: Flat Rocks Gem dd: Sugar Creek JT Sandstone *M 'E'
kidded 4/15/11, triplets, 2 does and a buck
Little Urchin is an absolutely elegant doe, her dam has long been one of my personal
favorites. Urchin has the wonderful butter soft udder and gentle nature of her dam.
She oozes dairy character and has very good conformation. Her udder is deep and
capacious,her teats could be slightly larger, but she is only a 1st freshener.
She is easy to milk out, and has an excellent disposition and patience on the milkstand.
Please pardon the choppy trim, I noticed I had a missing tooth on my clipper blade part
way thru her udder clip and had to switch to a slightly longer blade to finish.
As a Junior doe, Urchin won GCH against 26 other junior does, for a restricted leg
towards a permanent champion title.
Urchin's Urchin Pedigree
Agape Oaks GL Shimmering Opal
born 9/25/2009
sire: Flat Rocks Gem's Legacy +B
dam: GCH/ARMCH Agape Oaks Oreo 5*D 2*M (2011 Linear Appraisal VVEE 90)
ss: Flat Rocks Gem +S sd: Five Alarm Grace
ds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B dd: Irish Whisper Charm Bracelet 4*D AR
kidded 3/5/12 with doe twins
We're so excited to have one of Oreo's daughters at Parham Farms. She's off
to a late start with breeding, but we plan to breed her to Truffle for
spring 2012 kids. We're particulary excited about this breeding because it will
cross the genetics of Nonnie (MCH JJU Gay-Mor NonPariel 4*D 1*M 'E') and
GCH/ARMCH Agape Oaks Oreo *D 2*M, both wonderful milkers with excellent udders.
Parham Farms DT Renata Cacao
born 4/23/2011
sire: Agape Oaks GHIR Dark Truffle *S
dam: Agape Oaks CK Hope 3*M AR
ss: Twin Creeks PKM Ghiradelli *S sd: Agape Oaks Burn Ban 2*M AR
ds:Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S dd: Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M AR
Pictured above with her dam, Hope, Renata is everything I had hoped for out of this breeding.
She's so long-boned and dairy, with what I think may be the best rear end on the farm. She's
an immature doe and still has some growing to do, but so far she's just incredible. Her feet,
legs, width thru the barrel, long flat bones, level topline, she's just got it all going on.
Renata's Pedigree
Agape Oaks FC Shine On
born 9/7/2006
sire: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B (2008 linear appraisal final score 88)
dam: Flat Rocks Lady Luck *M AR (2008 linear appraisal final score 90)
ss: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E' sd: Promisedland CP Bedazzled 4*D
ds: MCH Flat Rocks Maestro dd: Flat Rocks I Feel Lucky
Shine is a lovely little doe with a wonderful pedigree, though she will never
be a show doe. She was born with an injury to her vertabrae that affects her
ability to hold her head high, and she is rather small even for a Nigerian. She is
a half sister to our Agape Oaks CK Take A Chance (above). Shine's had beautiful kids,
none of them nearly as small as she is, but birthing seems effortless to her. Shine is a joy
to hand milk and has such a gentle loving nature that she has stolen our hearts.
Her twin Agape Oaks FC Mary Todd , gives us some idea of what Shine's structure
would be like if it weren't for her vertabrae injury, and this is consistent with the
kids Shine has given us thus far. They've all had very nice conformation with Shine's
long torso, and with beautiful long necks and a proud stature.
Shine's Pedigree
Agape Oaks Dollop of Joy
born 9/3/2007
sire: Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S
dam: Flat Rocks Twinkle Little Star *D
ss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S sd: Lost Valley Hopi 2*D
ds: MCH Flat Rocks Maestro dd: Little Rascals Miss Muffett
Dollop is an AGS registered Nigerian Dwarf. She is very personable and
loves to be handled. She will follow me anywhere I go without requiring
a lead, she is the perfect pet goat. Dollop is very wide thru the chest with
straight fore legs and tight toes. She also shows nice angulation in the rear
legs. Dollop will probably not be bred again. She had a problem with
prolapse during her 2009/2010 pregnancy due to the fact that we let her
get too fat, but nonetheless, we are concerned that the ligaments
supporting her reproductive structure could have weakened making her
susceptible to prolapse in the future.
Dollop's Pedigree
NIGERIAN DWARF HERDSIRES:
My herdsires have the following ancestors in common who I am intentionally line breeding on:
Flat Rocks Firecracker +S a wonderful buck who sired some incredible animals including
Agape Oaks Fire Hazard 2*M *D AR who tied the all time record for AGS One Day Milk test on 3/2/10 with 7.0 lbs
Sadly, Fire Cracker passed away at only 4 years old during a severe winter storm in 2009.
Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M an absolutely wonderful brood doe who produced many top milkers
including Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M *D AR, a 2008 ADGA top ten producer and Agape Oaks Fire Hazard 2*M *D AR
mentioned above. Goldie's daughters have been excellent producers with long level lactations and deep
mammary systems with excellent attachments that hold up well over a lifetime. Goldie passed away 12/19/10.
While I recognize that many people will not understand my choosing two animals that did not carry a
champion title from the show ring to line breed upon. I chose them because they have produced
consistently outstanding progeny especially with regard to milk production and mammary systems.
Their bloodlines together do seem to have that perfect synergy, and if you look back a generation
you'll see the names of animals that have made a huge impact on the breed, like Flat Rocks Gem, and
MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E'. I'm seeing kids with consistently wide rear ends, striaght legs,
high escutcheons, level toplines and overall wonderful conformation.
*B Agape Oaks FC Gift of Grace *S "Ace"
born 4/14/2008
Dam's First Freshening Udder pictured below:
Photos courtesy of Agape Oaks
sire: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B (2008 linear appraisal final score 88)
dam: Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M AR (2008 ADGA Top Ten Production Leader)
ss: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire "E" sd: Promisedland CP Bedazzled 4*D
ds: MCH Flat Rocks Maestro dd: Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M
Ace is primarily white with a few gray moonspots on his hindquarters, the
largest of which is about the size of a half dollar coin.
Ace's Dam completed her 2007-08 Milk test with 1014 lbs in 295 days, with 5.6% butterfat
and 4.2% protein. She was a 2008 Top 10 ADGA Performance Breed Leader for protein
production. She also has had four 1st place wins,including 1st place in her class,
2006 AGS Nationals.
Ace's 1/2 sister on his sire's side and dam's sister, Agape Oaks Fire Hazard 1*D 2*M AR,
tied the all time AGS record for a Nigerian on one day milk test, milking an incredible
7.0 lbs on 3/2/10. Hazard wrapped up 2010 as #2 on the AGS list of One Day Milk Test
Award winners.
We are tickled to have a buck with such a wonderful milking pedigree. He
is very dairy, yet shows beautiful muscularity. He has straight legs with
tight toes, flat-wide ribbing and good width across the chest. He has a very gentle face &
kind, soft eyes. It is difficult to get a good current photo of Ace now that the weather is
cooler and he's wearing his winter coat. Everytime I bring out the camera he puffs up like
a polar bear, even if it's a warm day! Well, there's that AND the fact that he wants
to be right beside me, not setting up and showing off a few feet away.
Ace's Pedigree
Agape Oaks GHIR Dark Truffle "Truff" *S
born 2/26/2010
Dam's First Freshening Udder pictured below:
full sibling to Agape Oaks G Bittersweet, who scored 88 on her LA as a 1st freshener in 2011.
Bittersweet's and Burn Ban's Photos courtesy of Agape Oaks
sire: Twin Creeks PKM Ghiradelli *S (deceased at 5 months of age)
dam: Agape Oaks Burn Ban 2*M AR (2008 linear appraisal final score 88)
ss:Piddlin Acres PV Pokemon *S sd: MCH/GCH Gay-Mor's JJU NonPariel 3*D 1*M 'E'
ds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +B dd: Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M
Truffle is a rich dark chocolate with white frosting.
We are excited about the potential Truffle brings to our herd. His sires
bloodlines include Piddlin Acres PV Pokemon *S and MCH Gay-Mor JJU Nonpariel 3*D
His sister, Agape Oaks GHIR Bittersweet, placed 9th in the senior kid division at
2010 ADGA Nationals. Bittersweet has also won a GCH title as a junior doe and took
GCH as a first freshener at the 9/2011 Tri State Fair at Amarillo.
Truffle's half sisters Agape Oaks GHIR Tiramisu, Caramel, and
Worth the Wait placed 3rd, 8th and 10th respectively at 2010 ADGA Nationals.
Truffle's grandam, MCH Gay-Mor JJU Nonpariel 4*D was the AGS 2003 Top Producer
in a one day milk test.
Truffle's dam's sister, Agape Oaks Fire Hazard 2*D tied the all time AGS breed record for
a one day milk test on 3/2/10 producing 7.0 lbs! That's nearly a gallon of milk from a
Nigerian Dwarf! Hazard wrapped up 2010 as #2 on the AGS One Day Milk Test
award winners.
Truffle has a high and wide "bowling ball" escutcheon, a wonderful
level topline excellent legs and feet, and we can't wait to see his daughters freshen!!
Truffle's Pedigree
Parham Farms GG Desert Moon *S
born 3/12/2011
sire: Agape Oaks FC Gift Of Grace *S
dam: Agape Oaks CK Pizzazz *M *D AR
ss: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B sd: Agape Oaks Amazing Grace 2*M AR
sss: MCH Flat Rocks Fox Fire 'E' ssd: Promisedland CP Bedazzled 4*D
sds: MCH Flat Rocks Maestro +S sdd: Flat Rocks Golden Rule *M
ds: Lost Valley KW Cherokee *S dd:Agape Oaks Sparkler
dss: Gay-Mor RA Kingwood ++*S dsd: Lost valley Hopi 2*D
dds: Flat Rocks Firecracker +S +B ddd: Flat Rocks Twinkle Little Star *D
My first homegrown Nigerian herdsire, photos don't do him justice.
This little buck has had it "going on" since he was born. We love his stature and build.
Mooney has a level to slightly uphill topline, excellent angulation, good width between the
thruls and an incredible high and round escutcheon. Mooney is very dairy with wonderful
flat open ribbing.
Mooney's Pedigree
Dam's Udder pictured below:
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