(photo
by Declan) Shay and her herdmate were transported for me from
the 2004 ADGA Nationals by an Oberhasli breeder. Apparently, the
two kids ran around this nice lady's kitchen and were a great
hit, prompting her to joke that she would have to get herself
a couple of "mini-Obers" as well! Shay's grandsire,
Creek Road Hudson, is a buck I have long admired who has produced
multiple Best Udder winners in the Buttin'Heads herd, including
Shay's dam. Shay's sire is a gorgeous buck whose dam, Pageantry,
has a lovely
mammary system.
In
addition to her winning bottle baby personality, Shay probably
has the smoothest, tightest front end assembly in the herd. Her
udder is her strongest feature, however; in 2007, as a 3 year
old second freshener, Shay scored a 93% in mammary in her AGS
Classification, despite a slight asymmetry probably caused by
subclinical mastitis during her first freshening. She also holds
the record for the shortest stay on my For Sale Page--about 15
minutes...(what was I thinking??!)
Shay
was the almost-bridesmaid at several shows in 2008, so that her
record really does not reflect how well she did; she would have
several 2nd-best-udder in show and reserve-RGCHs to her credit,
if such things existed. However, I believe that she has improved
with each freshening so far, and that her day will come. I plan
to keep several more doe kids, if she is kind enough to produce
them for me.
extended
pedigree
Show
record: 1 x 1st
Kidding
record: 2006, triplets,
two bucks and a doe by Turner Ashby; 2007, triplets,
two bucks and a doe by Hunk;
2008, twin does
by Giacomo.
305
day test data |
| Age
(yrs.months) |
DIM |
Milk,
lbs |
Fat,
lbs |
%
Fat |
Protein,
lbs |
%
protein |
High
test day, lbs |
3.02 |
235
(in progress) |
545 |
26 |
4.8 |
22 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.02 |
141 |
503 |
18 |
3.6 |
19 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
 |
| June,
2008 |
 |
 |
| September,
2006 (photo by Declan Dean) |
|
|
August,
2004 |
June,
2005 |
