Black Mesa Ranch
Snowflake, Arizona, USA
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Award Winning Artisan Goat Cheeses
2 Awards 2008 ADGA National Competition
4 Awards 2005 ADGA National Competition
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2 Awards 2005 ADGA National Competition
2 Awards 2004 ADGA National Competition
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Black Mesa Ranch Snowflake Arizona Goat Lineages SG Black Mesa Flash's Poppy 9*M (Poppy) 2008 USDA-DHIR Elite Doe - 97% 2009 USDA-DHIR Elite Doe - 97% LA 91 EEEV |
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Poppy at 5 years old
3 year old Poppy
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Sire: SG Ragels Ziegenhof Guajillo +B SS: The Blue Thunder Tundra SSS: *S Anin's Vagabond 2E CGS SSD: CH Blue Thunder Gaylynn (first place 2-year old at 2000 Canadian West National Show) SD: Sunny-Haven Silkie SDS: CH Sunny-Haven Sedona's Tampico SSSS: Fra-Jac's Chief Joseph ++*B SSSD: SGCH Carousel's Sedona SDD: The New Song Ranch Spring SDDS: Rio-Pirata's Cortaro SDDD: Sunny-Haven Anna's Delight Dam: SG Jacob's Pride Yo Flasher 8*M 2002 Top Ten Milk Production DS: SG Kastdemur's De Exhibitionist +*B DSS: Kastdemur's SWR Decadance +*B DSD: Kastdemur's Crown Exotic 4*M DD: GCH Jacob's-Pride Yonina 7*M 1999 Top Ten Milk Production DDS: Homestead Golden Opportunity +*B DDSS: Kismet CA Aladin *B DDSD: Swan Creek Katrina Belle 1*M DDD: Six-M-Galaxy Princess Jazmin 6*M 1999 & 2001 Top Ten Doe Breed Leader in Milk DDDS: Six M Galaxy Poseys BF Nova +*B, HES EX 90.75 (90 91 92) DDDD: Six M Galaxy Aisha 4*M HES EX 88.5 (87 84 90)
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SG Black Mesa Flasher’s Poppy 9*M (Poppy) Born 2/17/05
ADGA #1351071 CAE Status: Negative G6S Status: Normal Linear Appraisal Score: 90 EEEV at 2 years old 91 EEEV at 3 years old 88 VVEV at 5 years old
DHIR Milk Test Results:
Summer 2010: Poppy is regal and stylish. She is one of the does that take charge of the herd. We don't call her the Herd Queen since our girls operate on a more democratic level, but Poppy is looked up to by all the others. Poppy takes their admiration in stride. Summer 2009: Poppy is a strikingly beautiful girl. Even when the herd is out browsing around the ranch Poppy stands out. She is elegant, sweet, and very productive. We'd love to have a whole herd like her. Unhappily, she tends to only have buck kids. So this year we took the hint and kept one. He looks like he will live up to our expectations. But Poppy...we'd still like a doeling! July 2008 update: Poppy just gets better and better. She is a beautiful, productive girl with a great attitude. What more could we want?? July 2007 update: What a ham! This girl has never been to a show in her life, yet when she was lead into the arena for her linear appraisal – she started strutting. Her head went up, her gate became more animated, she was in her element. We heard “Ooh’s” and “Ah’s” from the people that were here helping out. Yup, Poppy easily stole the “show” with her presence, style, and good looks. Two years ago we predicted that she’d be a beauty when she grew up and, boy, were we right. Poppy, now a 2 year old, scored an amazing EEEV 90. This girl is magnificent. Poppy gave us twins this year and is milking almost a gallon and a half a day. July 2006 update: Poppy hit the ground running last year when she was born, and this year she hit the milk room at full speed also. She kidded with twins and went right to work cranking up the milk making machinery. Her udder is wonderfully formed and well attached. We’d like larger teats hanging a bit more plumb, but are delighted with the rest of the “package”. Poppy is a very feminine young lady with lots of dairy character. She’s long and elegant. More background on Poppy (2005) Poppy was our first born girl in 2005 and she really hit the ground running. She wouldn’t lay still to be cleaned off when she was born – she kept trying to walk away! Poppy always seems to have things to do. As a daughter of our Top Ten Breed Leader Jacob’s Pride Yo Flasher we expect one of the things she’ll do is make milk! She is a very elegant youngster, long legged and long bodied. She’ll be quite a beauty when she grows up.
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Poppy as a first freshener (July 2006)
Poppy: 2007 Linear Appraisal
Yearling Poppy July 2006
Poppy at 5 months old
Newborn Poppy
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The Goats At BMR Senior Does
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