Castle Rock Ghost Flower 4*M VEEV 88
DOB 5/5/2018
Linear History
LA 2022 (4-01) VVEV 88
LA 2021 (3-02) VEVV 87
LA 2022 (4-01) VVEV 88
LA 2021 (3-02) VEVV 87
Ghost Flower is the doe who taught us how truly productive the Nigerian Dwarf breed can be, producing over 800 lbs as a first freshener! While we originally bought her sight unseen as a kid because of our love for her dam Ghost Pine, Flower quickly became a favorite here in her own right. Her sweet, easygoing demeanor makes her a pleasure to work with every day (which is more than we can say for some here!) She is our most productive doe in the milk pail and in terms of kids produced, usually having large litters of quads or more and blessing us with an abundance of doelings. She is a deep, powerfully built doe with a nice rear udder arch and well placed teats. While we wish she had just a little more refinement and length of body, she is a doe clearly built for production, and she does it well. We have retained many of her progeny in the herd to build off of.
Dam:
GCH Castle Rock Ghost Pine 3*M EEEE 91
DS: The Rosasharn TL Sitka Spruce ++*B V++ 84
DD: AGS Castle Rock Sky Lupine 2*M VVE+ 86
GCH Castle Rock Ghost Pine 3*M EEEE 91
DS: The Rosasharn TL Sitka Spruce ++*B V++ 84
DD: AGS Castle Rock Sky Lupine 2*M VVE+ 86
Sire:
Caprine Acres HS Cooper +B
SS: CH Caprine Acres SG Hott Shott EEE 91
SD: CH Kaapio Acres AD Carina EEEE 92
Caprine Acres HS Cooper +B
SS: CH Caprine Acres SG Hott Shott EEE 91
SD: CH Kaapio Acres AD Carina EEEE 92
Photos of sire and dam courtesy of Castle Rock
DHIR Records
Lactacion # |
Age |
DIM |
Milk |
Butterfat |
Protein |
1 |
1-10 |
296 |
801 |
58 lb |
39 lb |
2 |
2-10 |
294 |
970 |
58 lb |
41 lb |
3* |
3-10 |
283 |
740 |
44 lb |
31 lb |
4 |
4-09 |
In Progress |
In Progress |
In Progress |
In Progress |
*Hay quality was very poor and inconsistent in 2022, we dropped down to 1x daily milking towards the end of the year, and Flower had a case of subclinical mastitis towards the end of her lactation. All in all, the 2022 lactation records are not a good representation of our does' potential!
Kidding History:
Date |
Sire |
Sex |
Kids |
03/05/20 |
Castle Rock Romancer *B |
F F M |
Stars Alight Skylark Ceanothus Stars Alight RO Snowberry "Romeo" unregistered buck |
03/05/21 |
Oak Apple Mikado |
F M M M M |
Stars Alight Arroyo Willow Stars Alight MK Matilija Stars Alight MK Styrax "Bettany" unregistered buck "DJ" unregistered buck |
03/04/2022 |
Hidden Hills Country Road |
F F F M |
Stars Alight Mojave Rose Stars Alight Pine Drop Stars Alight Larkspur P5 Buck (deceased @ 4 days, failure to thrive) |
2/19/23 |
Curbstone Valley Araxes *B |
F F F F M |
Stars Alight Beach Aster Stars Alight Ghost Pipe Stars Alight Sea Dahlia DOA Doe Stars Alight Aesculus |