Stars Alight MK Matilija
DOB 3/5/2021
It's no secret that Matilija's dam, Flower, is a favorite here. I was so tempted to keep her buck kid from her first freshening, but you know the rule. She certainly gave me plenty to choose from in her 2F litter, effortlessly kidding FOUR bucks and one little doeling. Matilija stood out from the very beginning. Flower is an absolute milking powerhouse, but she is a little shorter-bodied and steeper-rumped than is ideal. Mikado is beautifully long and dairy and has an excellent rump, so I hoped he would add dairy character to the pairing. He did not disappoint. Matilija is built like his sire, very long, elegant, and dairy, with a beautifully sculpted head. While we hope that his offspring will have his dam's production (she earned her milk star easily as a first freshener with just over 800 lbs produced, and milked an impressive 970 lbs as a second freshener) his sire's side is certainly not lacking either! Mikado's dam, sire's dam, dam's dam, and littermate sister all have E's in udder. We are very excited to have a "male version of Flower" here to turn up the milk volume without compromising on conformation.
Matilija has so far only sired one litter in 2021, but his doeling was easily our favorite 2021 kid. We are very excited to use him more heavily in the future.
Matilija has so far only sired one litter in 2021, but his doeling was easily our favorite 2021 kid. We are very excited to use him more heavily in the future.