Seven A Plus Boer Goats: Family News

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The 7A+ Extended Family members are a busy bunch, and sometimes they share pictures and reports of the latest news with us.

Family News - Summer 2009

We appreciate very much those people who send us news about 7A+ Boer goats. We are always interested in knowing what is happening to the baby goats from our ranch who went out into the world to seek their fortune.

Hackberry Hill Boer Goats

CINDY WADE from Hackberry Hill Boer Goats (www.hackberryhill.com) is very good about keeping us informed. This year Caitlyn Wade had an impressive series of triumphs that made us feel proud of her and her 7A+ goats. E-mails from Cindy will tell you you all about those busy weeks.
		Date: August 1, 2009 John and Cathie, Hope everyone is well at your house. Caitlyn did well at McLean Co. Fair this year. We thought you would like to know that 7A+ Texas Peaches won Best of Show Overall. She was competing with at least 40 other goats to win her title. She is holding up well with her birthdate of 12/30/04. She was an Alazan/ Marjorie Daw daughter. Caitlyn also won Best of Show in All Other Breeds with a percentage doeling that was out of a Boncher Farms doe but is was not out of 7A+ stock. Caitlyn also won back her title of Master Meat Goat Showman. I'll send actual pictures in the mail later. Also Caitlyn did a lovely quilt that won Best of Class and Show. The theme was coffee and all of the fabrics in it are coffee or related to coffee. Mommy clipped 13 goats the day of the show. Today she needs coffee and Advil. -- Cindy

Date: August 15, 2009
John and Cathie,
Completed the Junior Boer Goat Show at the State Fair yesterday. Enjoyed seeing many of the breeders as we have not been showing this summer except at the county fair. Attached are two pictures. First picture has on the left Hackberry Hill Zena, daughter of 7A+ Texas Keystone. She took second in her class and then went on to become Reserve Champion Senior Doe. Right is Wackberry Hill Butterscotch she was also first in her senior class and her grandmother was 7A+ Stardust. As if that was not enough the final event of the day was showmanship. For some reason there was some debate as to what showmanship class Caitlyn should be in. Junior or Senior. They told her to go into the ring after the junior class had already started. She said no just put her in senior showmanship. The superintendent rolled his eyes at her. Well she turned around and won the thing, Chair and all. -- Cindy

From Kankakee, Illinois


		DEREK HALL, a longtime customer and friend, sent us pictures of two nannies from 7A+ bloodlines as well as his main herd sires. <<Buttermilk Swirl is a yearling with obvious potential as well as a very good name.

		Derek expects Navarone Ashley II (pictured left), a kid with a combination of Paintrock and Navarone genetics, to work well when bred to Yellow Pine in the future. We were impressed with the development of all three adult billies pictured in his barn.

		<<Yellow Pine

		<< Paintrock on the left, and Caddo Trace behind. Derek is planning to be out of the country for two years beginning late in the year 2010, so he is hunting just the right home for his favorite goats. We would love to have them right back here on the Divide!

We always welcome news from BADGER BOER GOATS in Wisconsin

MELANIE CONNOLLEY has always been one of our favorite customers. Illness caused her to sell many of her goats and pasture others with a good friend. The people who have bought those goats and the friend who has been taking care of Chief Oshkosh and Calypso have been kind enough to keep us informed about them which we truly appreciate. We were delighted to hear that Melanie was able to go back to work, and we pray that her recovery will soon be complete. Last year we had news of Calypso's triumph. She had two beautiful nanny kids. Melanie and Eileen hoped to produce some more kids, this time from Calypso and Chief Oshkosh. The kids started to come early during a snowstorm that cut the entire farm off from any vet or even from the neighbors. Calypso died trying to give birth to five ! billy kids. What a lucky nanny she was, first to be loved and petted by an indulgent Melanie; then to be put with Eileen who gave her so much care and affection. We appreciate both Melanie and Eileen.


		<< Badger Boer Tomahawk - LORETTA BAUGHAN sent us this picture of a billy goat they bought from Badger Boers. We think he looks like a show winner! Hello, We purchased some wethers from Melanie out of Chief Oshkosh that we liked so much, we bought a young buck kid from Chief Oshkosh and a 7A+ nanny the following year named Tomahawk "Tommy". He's now almost 2-1/2 years old and is turning out to be a fine animal. I thought you might enjoy seeing a photo of him. Take Care -- Loretta Baughan

FRANCES AND JERRY NIX Rocksprings, Texas, our neighbors up the road a ways, have bought goats from us since the year we started raising Boers, and we follow their progress as closely as we do the ones here on the ranch. Frances, who takes such wonderful pictures, sent us these precious photos months ago when the babies were little. Baby pictures never go out of style so we are including them now. To see the many pictures that Frances took of the Fourth of July parade in Rocksprings go to www.jnfphotos.smugmug.com. Think you wouldn't be interested in a parade somewhere you haven't heard of? Think again! Hint: have you ever seen someone ride a huge longhorn steer down the street?


		You’ve heard the expression, “pillow as hard as a rock.” Suzie Q’s baby has a pillow that is literally a rock.
		See how high she can jump to get out of that feed tub!
		Suzie Q’s twin, Miss Mary, kidded on the same day as Suzie Q, giving birth to twins. Here is a picture of one of Miss Mary’s twins testing out her sprinter’s legs.

From Hill Boer Goats, Lowmansville, Kentucky

JIM HILL sent us a picture of 7A+ Nueces taken on his sixth birthday last year and told us that he had bought him and rescued him from a bad situation then had built him back up to good health. This spring Jim sent us an e-mail saying that billy had become his favorite, but Nueces had hurt himself when he managed to pry open the gate to his pen enough to slide out through the corner so he could join some nannies ready to make kids. The trail of blood told the tale; Nueces cut himself so badly on the broken gate that he bled to death. Jim buried him alongside the pen Nueces lived in. We think Nueces was a lucky little goat to be under the care of someone as kind and affectionate as Jim Hill. Thank you, Jim!

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