Fairfield County Fair 2010

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Rhade

DOB: March 28, 2010

Fair Weight: 97 lbs.

Rate of Gain (from July weigh in to fair weigh in): 36 lbs.

Ribbons

3rd in Weight Class (93-111 lbs.)

Comments

Whoa. Rhade looked AMAZING. His muscling was outstanding! The judge had the three top goats in this class go around the arena at least four times (just the three of them) before making her placings. Another awesome kid out of Tulu and Wagner!

He was so funny in showmanship. He did fine to begin with, but after about the second time around he had decided that he'd had enough walking in circles and promptly laid down.

Huck

DOB: April 8, 2010

Fair Weight: 73 lbs.

Rate of Gain (from July weigh in to fair weigh in): 39 lbs.

Ribbons/Places

5th in Weight Class (72-76 lbs.)

Comments

Huck was 8th on the charts for rate of gain! He looked great! Super friendly, eye-catching little fella. The judge's explaination of his 5th place: Great muscling in the front quarters and throughout, but I would have liked to see a little more muscling in the hindquarters.

Check out the article in the post below to read about Huck's happy ending to the fair.

Simmer

DOB: April 11, 2010

Fair Weight: 82 lbs.

Rate of Gain (from July weigh in to fair weigh in): 35 lbs.

Ribbons/Places

1st and trophy in Weight Class!! (76-82 lbs.)

Comments

Simmer turned out to be a nice little wether! So nice that he got a first in his class! He was also almost chosen as the 2010 Reserve Grand Champion. So close! :) He carried on the tradition of 4-H ribbons just like his dam (Flare) and brothers (Flame and Flash). Sim is also related to Rhade.

Shake

DOB: March 14, 2010

Fair Weight: 91 lbs.

Rate of Gain (from July weigh in to fair weigh in): 36 lbs.

Ribbons/Places

2nd and trophy in Junior Showmanship

8th in Weight Class (86-93 lbs.)

Comments

Shake looked great! He was such a gentleman in showmanship. We only wish he would have "tensed up" a bit more in his Market Wether class. We were sitting in the stands saying, "Flex those muscles, Shake! Flex!" :) He was just such a laid-back, easy-going boy! Perfect for a first year 4-Her to handle.

Baylor

DOB: March 25, 2010

(50% Boer 50% Nubian)

Fair Weight: 61 lbs.

Ribbons/Places

4th in Junior Showmanship

Comments

Baylor was cute as usual... He was my bottle baby this year and when I found him in the barn at the fair he turned up his nose at me, as if to say, "Mom, you sold me! How could you?!". He soon forgot his "grudge" though and was his cuddly self. :) We enjoyed watching him and his girl show in Showmanship! They both did really well!

Huck!

This is so neat! Click here to check out the story the Lancaster Eagle Gazette did on Huck and his 4-H boy! :-D We're so happy to hear lovable little Huck is going to be a pet after his career as a 4-H show goat. :-)

Kelton did such a great job training Huck and getting him ready for the fair. We enjoyed watching both Kelton and his sister show this year. They both did amazing jobs with their goat projects!!

I'll post pictures and write about watching our goat kids show at the Fairfield County Fair soon!

Pet, not processing, is fate of one goat at Junior Fair Livestock Show

BY MORGAN DAY • THE EAGLE-GAZETTE STAFF • OCTOBER 16, 2010

LANCASTER -- Kelton French didn't expect his goat, Huck, to walk away from the Junior Fair Livestock Sale and into the arms of a stranger who would take him home as a pet.

Kelly Robberts, administrative deputy at the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, now is Huck's owner and plans to pair him up with her lonesome pet goat named Shaggy. The sheriff's office bids on animals every year to promote the fair and support the children involved, she said.But that's what happened Friday afternoon when Kelton showed the 6-month-old white-and-brown goat, bought for $325.

But Huck's outcome is unlikely for animals shown at the fair, as many are bought and processed for their meat.

"It's kind of a surprise to me someone bought him and he's not going to die," Kelton said after the show.

It was the 10-year-old Liberty Union student's first year showing at the Fairfield County Fair, and it hadn't started off very well, said his mom, Renee French. One of Kelton's market chickens died after being weighed in, she said.

"So this has made it a very positive ending to what started off as a not very positive fair," Renee said, adding she and her family are grateful to the sheriff's office for bidding on the goat.

She, too, is pleased Huck will live on as someone's pet.

"I think he will adapt very well to being a friend to another goat," Renee said. "It'll be a good home for him. He's got the right personality to match up with another goat."

Robberts, who took Huck home Friday, had wanted to find a companion for Shaggy, whose brother had died last year. She even went as far as to put a singles-type ad on Craigslist.org. Robberts laughs when she recalls the ad, whose meaning was misconstrued, causing website officials to remove it.

The sheriff's office employee is elated to finally have a friend for Shaggy and to make Kelton's day.

"I'm just thrilled," Robberts said, adding that the sheriff's office also bought rabbits and turned them over to the young girl who raised them.

2010 buck kid added to our herd

Meet Geronimo!

Geronimo (pictured at 5 months old) is a fullblood buck and has Pistolero in his bloodlines.

We can't wait to see this big guy's offspring!

Thank you!!!

We would like to thank all our 2010 buyers for giving our goats such great homes!

The Mannings - Ohio

January and Digger

The Frenchs - Ohio

Rhade, Shake, Simmer and Huck

The Dearings/Smiths - Ohio

Tucson, Javin and Zeke

The Snyders - Ohio

Sizzle and Q

The Warthmans - Ohio

Baylor

K. Disch - Ohio

Tulip

The Davis' - Ohio

Percy and Finn

The Conrads - Ohio

Kye, Shuffle and Squeak

The Matthews - New York

Celine, Bake, Ella, Lakia, Mercy, Tessa and Zana

The Wards - Ohio

Flare and Callia

The Bobbitts - Ohio

Lanae and Ava

We appreciate your business! I know you've heard me say it before, but please, don't hesitate to call or e-mail me with any goat questions!

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We will be kidding in mid February and mid to late March in 2011. We have 14 does to kid. **

Charm

Tula

Makushla

Tulu

Sooie

Nika

iPod

Minka

Piper

Mopsy

Selah

Spark

Savara

Dazzle

The sooner you contact us the sooner you will be put on the list for top picks on kids.

**After breeding season we may have a few bred does up for sale.

Updated Pictures of Goats for Sale

Feel free to inquire about any of our goats.

We are willing to do package deals.

Squeak (doe)

SOLD

Kye (doe)

SOLD

Lakia (doe)

SOLD

Zana (doe)

SOLD

Tessa (doe)

SOLD

Percy (wether)

SOLD

Mercy (doe)

SOLD

Lanae (doe)

SOLD

Finn (wether)

SOLD

Ella (doe)

SOLD

Celine (doe)

SOLD

Bake (doe)

SOLD

Ava (doe)

SOLD

Callia (doe)

2-year-old doe, had nice twins her first year kidding

SOLD

What They Look Like Now...

It's weaning time and we now have more goats up for sale!

Call 740.814.3768 or email miss_n_arrow@ yahoo.com to set up a time to come see them.

Sizzle (doe) - SOLD

will be able to be weaned after June 11th

Zana (doe) - SOLD

will be able to be weaned after June 11th

Simmer (wether) - SOLD

will be able to be weaned after June 11th

Squeak (doe) - SOLD

Shuffle (doe) - SOLD

Tessa (doe) - SOLD

50% Boer, 50% Nubian

Baylor (wether) - SOLD

Q (doe) - SOLD

50% Boer, 50% Nubian

Lanae (doe) - SOLD

Lakia (doe) - SOLD

Kye (doe) - SOLD

Huck (wether) - SOLD

will be able to be weaned after June 11th

Celine (doe) - SOLD

Ella (doe) - SOLD

Finn (wether) - SOLD

will be able to be weaned after June 11th

Bake (doe) - SOLD

50% Boer, 50% Nubian

Ava (doe) - SOLD

Tulip (doe) - SOLD

Tulip is a two-year-old high percentage (at least 90%) Boer. She had a smooth kidding this year and was an awesome mom to a big single buckling, Tucson (scroll down to see his pictures).

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NOTE: The following are some

of our 2010 kids that have been SOLD or retained.

Shake

Rhade

Mya

Zeke

Kaya

Javin