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ABOUT US
Blossom-Thyme
Dairy Goats began in 1994 when we purchased two Nubian kids, a doe (Buttercup) and a wether (Pepsi).They were not bought with
the intention of showing, but rather for brush control and companionship for a lonely horse.
In the fall of 1994 Kayla joined a 4-H club. The club's leader
Lisa Gardner(Whisper'N'Pines), a well known breeder of Toggenburgs, was an inspiration to her, and that's how
our story began.
Kayla purchased her first Toggenburg doe in the summer of 1995, although she
was bred by a fellow club member, she contained Whisper'N'Pines bloodlines. Fuchsia, a "Jaguar" daughter, earned
her GCH and a LA score of 90, and served as Kayla's showmanship doe for 9 years. They attended several
ADGA Nationals along the way, placing 2nd as a team in Iowa in 2003. Fuchsia was retired in the Fall of 2005 and sadly
crossed over the "Rainbow bridge" at the age of 15, in 2010. Kayla sold her togg herd in the fall of 2005, as she headed
off to college, attending the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.
Kim joined in and took over the Nubian herd after Kayla switched to theToggs. When
the show string grew larger, I (Judy) joined in(in whites), and was hooked. However, as with many herds the
kids(2 legged) grow up, and move on. As I said before, I am hooked and will continue on showing
the herd; joining the "moms without kids club,"(I know I'm not alone). I enjoy the time, however, when the
girls and now also the grandson "Carson"are able to come and help at home and at the shows.
Our Nubian bloodlines today consist mainly of Lassenwood, Kastdemur,
Copper-Hill, Remuda and My-Enchanted-Acres. With the use of Artificial Insemination(AI) we have been able to add
in Wingwood Farm, J&R Spirit's and M's Sagebrush, and will continue to add new genetics through the use of AI.
We have participated in DHIR and Linear Appraisal programs since 1998 and are ADGA
PLUS members. HERD HEALTH
We
maintain a strong "Pathogen Prevention Program". Our kids are pulled from their dams at birth and are fed heat treated
colostrum and pasturized milk as we feel strongly about pathogen prevention. We maintain a 100% Neg. CAE/CL herd. We continue
to do CAE testing annually through WSU, last tested 2/14/2017. Our whole herd is currently
G6S normal by testing or parentage. We will continue to test as needed for unknown status of sires we use live
or via AI.
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ADGA Nationals
We attended the 2005 ADGA National Show, in Spokane Washington.
Kim participated in the Sr. Showmanship class and placed 4th, she also received Nubian Premier Youth Exhibitor,
and was part of the 3rd place Fitting Team that was made up of our Cloverleaf 4-H Club. We had a Jr. Nubian Kid who placed
7th in her class, we had two Intermediate kids who placed 18th and 21st, a Senior kid who placed 15th, our milking yearling
placed 18th, our two, 2yr. olds placed 5th with a 2nd place udder, and the other 11th, our 3yr. old milker placed 13th, 4yr.
old milker placed 12th, 5yr. old milker placed 16th. We were very happy with our placings with such tough competition from
across the Country.
2007 ADGA National Show in Gillette, Wyoming placings: 4th place Jr. kid, 1st place Int. kid, 3rd & 5th place
Jr. yearling, 8th place dry yearling, 6th place Best 3 Jrs., 12th place Jr. Get of Sire "Zen", In the Sr. division we had
12th & 15th place 3 yr. olds, 3rd, 14th & 19th place 4 yr. olds, 14th & 18th place 5&6 yr. olds, 8th place
Best 3 Sr. does, 5th & 7th place Dam & Daughter, 6th place Sr. Get of Sire "Zen". "Zen" was also awarded "2007 ADGA
National Premier Sire"
2009 ADGA National Show in Sacramento, Calif. placings: 18th place Int. kid, 14th place Best 3 Jr. Does, 8th
Place Jr. Get of Sire "Ozzie", 18th & 19th yearling milker, 3rd & 20th place 3 yr. olds, 3rd w/1st udder, 8th &
19th place 4 yr. olds, 10th, 14th & 21th place 5&6 yr. olds, 8th place Dairy Herd, 4th Best 3 Sr. Does, and 2nd
place Sr. Get of Sire"Zen".
2012 ADGA National Show in Loveland,
Colorado placings: 12th place Int. kid, 12th & 15th 4 yr. old milker, 13th place 5&6 yr. old milker, 9th place age
doe, 8th place dairy herd, 9th place Best 3 Sr Does, 6th place Sr. Get of Sire "Zen", 7th place Produce of Dam.
2015
ADGA National Show in Redmond, Oregon: 3rd, 4th & 13th place Jr. Kid, 9th & 16th place Int. Kid, 17th &
18th place Sr. Yrl, 10th place Best 3 Jr. Does, 2nd place(Monte) & 11th place(Wizard) Jr. Get Of Sire, with the Highlight
of our Buck Monte siring the 1st Place Sr. Yrl and Res. Jr Champion "My-Enchanted-Acres Rnboskitles. 12th & 16th place
Yrl Milker, 17th place 2 yr old Milker, 11th & 18th place 3 yr old Milker, 10th place 4 yr old Milker, 2nd place w/2nd
udder, 4th & 12 place aged Does, 6th place Dairy Herd, 9th place Best 3 Sr. Does, 7th & 11th place Dam and Daughter.
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