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Geronimo the person...
We have all been able to
see from his picture in
the ads that Geronimo is
a fine animal, a mighty
goat, but what is he
like as a person? He is
a loveable, co-operative
gentleman- with other
goats and with people.
Obviously he was raised
by gentle, caring people
who brought out the best
in him, and he had
heredity for a calm,
peaceful disposition.
As soon as he got rested
up from the trip he had
to share his
modest-sized pen with
four fat nanny goats who
were spoiled and
opinionated. Too fat to
be interested in doing
more than eating up
Geronimo's feed, but he
tried hard to be
courteous and watched as
they gobbled up his
choice hay. The only
scuffle that took place
was when heavyset
Stormrise took on the
bull calf who was eating
that good hay from the
other side of the fence.
Geronimo finally got to
move to a much better
situation with lots of
room and lots of girls -
many of whom were lean
and energetic enough to
want to start a family.
His suite of pens
protects him from areas
where the poison weeds
grow, but gives him room
to go uphill and
downhill and show off
his social skills. We
love to watch him so
much we decided to share
with you his different
moods and different
poses.
GERONIMO is the son of
Farmworld Boer Goat’s
Tarmac, who is following
in the very footsteps of
his father. He is a
grandson of the
multi-Australian
National Champion,
Farmworld Boer Goat’s
Warlord. Geronimo and
the other Australian
Boers brought in by
Tommy Clark traveled
thousands of miles from
Australia. They arrived
in New York on March 9,
2005. They finalized
their trip in
Gainesville, GA on April
10, 2005, at their new
home on Triple C Ranch.
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A Comparison of 7A+
Alazan and Farmworld
Geronimo
When our main sire, Alazan,
died during the terrible
drought of '06 before we
could collect him we were
dismayed. Then our other
main sire, 7A+ Rawhide, also
died before we could store
any magic babies from him.
At that point we nearly gave
up; that's when we decided
to sell most of our goats.
However, just this summer
our luck took an upward turn
when we managed to buy the
highly advertised Geronimo
who has the same
characteristics we have
worked to build up in our
goats. Look at the
comparison of Geronimo and
Alazan. See why we think
this new goat from the South
African genetics of Nico
Botha will continue the
heredity of our Alazan? He
is the first outcross we've
used since we set up our
genetic pool.
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Alazan |
Geronimo |
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Alazan |
Geronimo |
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Alazan |
Geronimo |
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Alazan
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FOR FOURTEEN
YEARS WE HAVE
CONCENTRATED ON
DEVELOPING MEAT
GOATS.
We
are looking
forward to the
kids we get from
our own
heavy-bodied
nannies and this
new herd sire.
This summer we
have been
hauling some of
our top quality
nannies to
shows. Here is
what those show
ladies look
like. They are a
good sample of
what we look for
in our goats. We
think their
characteristics
and those of
Geronimo are
complimentary
and will produce
outstanding
offspring. Not
only do we
expect good kids
to sell but also
ones that we can
keep for our own
herd.
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7A+ REDSTAR |
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REDSTAR is
nearly five years old, a
daughter of Honey Girl's
daughter Red Wing and
the Kaptein/Kala son
Zorro. We have always
treasured her for her
conformation and her
kids. She is the mother
of two of our favorite
nannies - Mary Kay and
Cando.
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7A+ SUGARPLUM |
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SUGARPLUM
is a loveable,
affectionate
nanny whose
square backend
and long,
meat-covered
body make her a
valuable part of
our breeding
program. She is
three years old.
Her daddy is
Alazan, a Honey
Girl/Liveoak son
we consider the
best billy we
have ever
raised. Her
mother is
Liveoak's full
sister 1B 56.
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7A+ DENA ANN |
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Liveoak himself
is the father of
DENA ANN
in a
line-breeding
combination we
consider ideal.
She is three
years old now.
Her mother is
Tobias' full
sister Adena
Brew. Dena Ann
proved herself a
wonderfully
tough mother
when she was
little more than
one year old,
during the
terrible drought
that made us
lose a good
portion of our
kid crop. She
had a nanny kid
that we picked
up to put on a
bottle, then
showed up a week
later with a
second kid that
was a surprise
to us. He was a
billy kid that
she had given
birth to,
cleaned up, fed
and taken good
care of in the
pasture by
herself.
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7A+ STORMRISE |
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STORMRISE
is an incredibly
wide,
heavy-built
two-year-old
nanny. Her
mother Rainsong
was one of our
very favorite
Honey Girl
nannies, and
Rawhide was a
magic billy goat
who turned out
kids that amazed
us by being so
good. Stormrise
is the mother of
three good kids.
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7A+ LADY TEN |
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LADY TEN
combines two
important
families – the
Blue Moon
Dynasty and
Symphony X. Her
father is
Lodestone who is
from a
Stetson/Honey
Girl mother
which makes that
mother 50% Cloud
Dancing. The
father to
Lodestone is
Granite- more
Perfect Ten and
more Cloud
Dancing. Lady
Ten's mother is
a Perfect
Ten/Cloud
Dancing
daughter. She
has already
produced a good
nanny kid.
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7A+ MISTY MOON |
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MISTY MOON
has just
recently
returned to our
herd, and we are
delighted. A
year ago we sold
her to Pam
Arnold in West
Virginia. She
was good enough
to let us buy
her back this
fall since her
youngest child
went to college,
making it
unlikely that
anyone could get
off to show
Misty Moon. She
is a Paintbrush/Liveoak
two-year-old
that we like so
much we drove
2500 miles to
bring her back
home.
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MISTY
MOON &
her
older
sister
7A+
MOONRIPPLE |
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MOONRIPPLE
went to shows
this year
primarily to
furnish milk for
her outstanding
nanny kid 7A+
Sundark. We
consider this
coming
four-year-old
nanny a very
good producer.
Another
Paintbrush/Liveoak
nanny.
A third sister
figures in our
plans as well as
do several other
nannies that we
kept in our
small herd when
we sold most of
our goats last
fall.
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