It’s about time!

It's about time!

Well, it’s been a very BUSY year! With kidding starting early (we normally breed for late March through April kids) Kara was ‘Desecrated’ by Cronos and kidded on February 21, 2024. Our beautiful girl had Quads! Unfortunately, one was stillborn. Two live Doelings and a buckling. The buckling was sideways and HUGE – I had to assist with delivery. One of the doelings was TINY and we thought we were going to lose her. Lucas and I warmed her in the sink while Wes added hot water every few minutes. Once we got her temperature up to 101.5, she had colostrum (milked from Kara) and we brought her in and fed her every few hours. We all decided that if she lived, she was NEVER going anywhere. Please see pictures of our girl ‘WesCo C Luthien’, and her brother and sister below, and on our Meet Our Herd page. Next to kid was our girl Sansa, she was bred to our boy HJ Summit B Finan, she kidded triplet bucklings on April 6, all three were born healthy and two have already gone to their new herds. Please see below – and if you’re interested in a great addition to your herd, please Contact Us. Athena was bread to our boy Cesare, she kidded on April 9th. Unfortunately it was a very difficult birthing, and we had to assist. Both boys were coming at the same time, one head first, both legs back, the other breech – his legs were coming at the same time as his brother’s head. It’s something that every goat owner dreads, save the doe or save the kids. The choice is always to save the doe. It was a very difficult couple of days, trying to save those boys. Crying Gisela was also bred to Finan, she kidded on April 19th. One buckling and one doeling. Hermione and Haesten, please see their pics below. Both have already been sold. Siggy (Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte) was also bred to Finan. (he’s polled and blue eyed, so is quickly becoming one of our main herd sires.) She kidded April 23rd. A buckling and a doeling. Tristan and Thyra. Tristan has been sold, and we are retaining Thyra. Pics below. That *should* have been it, but we had a few fence breedings! So… If you don’t think those bucks can breed through the fence, think again! Three of our girls decided they liked a certain buck and before we could intervene, the deed had been done!  Believe me, fence breeding HAPPENS! Where there’s a gap in the fence – there’s a willing buck!  Torvi (Desertnanny KT Wanna S’more?) LOVES her boy Thor (Desertnanny DE Dark Frost) and got herself bred on December 11th, 2023, and kidded triplet doelings on May 9th. See Udayati, Ulicia, and Ulyana below. We are retaining Udayati, Ulicia has been sold, and Ulyana is available. This beautiful girl is ADGA and AGS Registerable, has been disbudded and has wonderful Desertnanny bloodlines. Please Contact Us for information on Ulyana. Our boy Finan decided that three girls weren’t enough and got Boudicca and Briseis through the fence (to give him credit, the hussies were flirting right next to his enclosure and between the three of them, tore a hole in the fencing…) so we had two more unplanned breedings. I’m telling you – fence breeding HAPPENS! Boudicca kidded triplet doelings on May 17th. Unfortunately one was breech and upside down. Even with assistance, we lost one – she was born dead.  Crying  The other two doelings were born easily, and are beautiful little girls. We are retaining Calliope, but Ceres is available. See pics below, please Contact Us for info and pedigree on Ceres – she is ADGA and AGS Registerable, Last (but not least) our girl Briseis was bred by Finan on December 31, 2023. She kidded on May 30th, one buckling and one doeling. Little Castiel is a gorgeous chocolate buckskin and is blue eyed and polled, and Calypso is a beautiful little black doeling and is polled. Both are ADGA and AGS registerable, please Contact Us for pedigree info. Just a quick bit of info on our naming conventions – as always if you  buy a goat from us, you have the right to name your kid anything you want on their registration papers (if sold before we register them.) If you’re wondering about the names we choose – we name our does kids at birth with names using the next letter of the alphabet after their name. We have a naming theme of using fantasy, historical, or mythological names. We totally understand if you want to give them a different name – but we love it when our buyers like the names we have given them, and choose to keep them! Thanks to all who have bought kids, and kept their names! We plan to breed 5 does this Fall. We’ll be breeding Artemis, Athena, Brida, Brienne, and Xena. Athena will be bred to our boy Cesare, Artemis will be bred to Finan, Brida will be bred to Apollo, Brienne and Xena will be bred to Thor. Our girl Siggy (Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte) will be retired. Although she is only 4 years old, it looks like she has developed Squamous Cell Carcinoma, so we won’t be breeding her again, and she will get to live out her life as a sassy grandmother on the farm. Please check out our Meet Our Herd page for pictures of all of our 2024 kids. If you have any questions, or are interested in one of our remaining 2024 kids, or would like to inquire about reserving a kid from our 2025 kidding season, please Contact Us.

Finan Fall 2022 Breedings

Finan - 2nd herd sire

Finan – our 2nd herd sire Registered name: HJ Summit Farms  Finan

He was bred to 4 of our does: Artemis on November 7, Kara on November 7, Boudicca was either November 13 or 14, and Briseis November 23. 

Artemis - Desertnanny Midnight Luna
Artemis Bred 11/7/2022 Due 4/01/2023
Kara_11_2022
Kara Bred 11/7/2022 Due 4/01/2023
Boudicca - Wesco Bouddica (they spelt it wrong!)
Boudicca Bred 11/13-14 Due 4/07-08/2023
Briseis - Wesco Briseis
Briseis Bred 11/23/2022 Due 4/17/2023

More Pairings:

Next does to be bred:

Torvi (Wanna S’more?) went into heat on 11/08/2022, and we bred her to our main herd sire, Thor (Dark Frost) If their breeding took, she should be due to kid on April 2nd, 2023.

Next, Brida came into heat on 11/11/2022. She was bred to Apollo, our buck from Torvi (Wanna S’More?) and Thor (Dark Frost)’s mating last November.Their kids should be due on April 5, 2023.

Our girl Boudicca out of Artmemis (Midnight Luna) and Thor (Dark Frost) went into heat yesterday (11/13/2022) and she was bred to our new boy Finan. Their kids should be due on April 7, 2023.

Breeding Time

Breeding time has arrived! We started Breeding our does as they went into heat after November 1st.

The first to go into heat was Artemis (Midnight Luna.) She went into heat morning of 11/07/2022. We bred her to our new boy HJ Summit Finan. Her due date should be April 1, 2023.

Next, our little Kara went into heat – same day, 11/07/2022. She was also bred to Finan. Her due date is April 1, 2023.

Fall 2022 Breeding Schedule

Fall, 2022 Breeding Schedule

This is our first year of controlled breeding.  Since we started last year with two does, one being pregnant when purchased, and doubled our herd size (of two) to four last September, then purchased a registered buck and three does, and had a prolific Spring kidding season – we went from 4, to 8 to 20 by the end of April 2022 – can you say Goat Math? We did purchase our boy Finan from a good breeder, and are looking forward to adding his genetics to our herd. Below, I’ll post who we plan to breed to whom, and what bloodlines we have. Some of our does are ADGA Registered, and some aren’t. Please contact us if you have any questions, or are interested in reserving a Spring 2023 Kid, please  Contact Us.
Registered name: Desertnanny DE Dark Frost - *Thor - He is our main herd sire This Fall he'll be bred to:
Registered name: Desertnanny KT Wanna S'More? *Torvi, Comes from a line of 3*M and 4*M does.
Registerd name: WesCo Apollo
Out of *Thor and *Torvi
Brida, our first born on the ranch on September 12, 2021, polled, not registered. Her sire is possibly registered as
El Diablo, dam - our girl Freyja (unregistered)
Xena, twin to Brida, Polled. Our miracle baby. She was so tiny at birth, we didn't think she would make it, but she did and is gorgeous. Not registered. Her sire is possibly registered as
El Diablo, dam - our girl Freyja (unregistered)
Registered name: HJ Summit Farm B Finan - *Finan
Our "New Blood"
He will be bred to:
Registered name: DesertNanny KT Midnight Luna - *Artemis Comes from a line of 3*M and 4*M does.
Registered name: WesCo Briseis
Out of *Thor and *Artemis.
Registered name: WesCo Kara
Out of *Thor and *Siggy.
Registered name: WesCo Athena
Out of *Thor and *Torvi - we may or may not breed her, she is pretty small, and if she is too small we won't breed.
Registered Name: WesCo Maximus
Out of *Thor and *Torvi.
Registered name: Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte - *Siggy, comes from a line of 6*M does - we plan to have her milk tested in 2023 to get her own 7*m star!

The Herd:

The Herd:

Thor, our herd buck. Sire to 13 of our kids…
Thor, our herd buck. Sire to 13 of our kids…
Finan, new blood, 2nd Herd Sire
Finan, new blood, 2nd Herd Sire
Wesco Farms, Hymdahl
Hymdahl, born 4/2/2022 Availlable
Maximus Born 4/2022
Maximus Born 4/2022
Apollo, our pretty blue eyed boy Born April 4, 2022
Apollo, our pretty blue eyed boy Born April 4, 2022
Freyja, mom to quints!
Freyja, mom to quints!
Hera -unregistered, great mom!
Hera -unregistered, great mom!
Siggy (registered as Carmel Late)
Siggy (registered as Carmel Late)
Artemis, Registered as Midnight Luna
Artemis, Registered as Midnight Luna
Torvi, Registered as Wanna S'More?
Torvi, Registered as Wanna S'More?
Brida, Polled
Brida, Polled
Xena, polled
Xena, polled
Brida (left) Xena (Right)
Brida (left) Xena (Right)
Briseis - Wesco Briseis
Briseis - Wesco Briseis
Boudicca, WesCo Boudicca
Boudicca, WesCo Boudicca
Our pretty little Athena, WesCo Athena
Our pretty little Athena, WesCo Athena
Kara, Wesco Kara
Kara, Wesco Kara
Gisela & Sansa
Wesco Gisela & WesCo Sansa
Gisela & Sansa Wesco Gisela & WesCo Sansa
Lyanna, unregistered - very lovable
Lyanna, unregistered - very lovable
My sweet, tiny Ygritte
My sweet, tiny Ygritte
Lucas with Ygritte
Lucas with Ygritte
Lucas with Artemis (Midnight Luna)
Lucas holding Artemis
Artemis & Brida Playing
Artemis & Brida Playing
Me feeding kids April 2022
Me feeding kids April 2022