Dawnwind Dairy Goats

For 2021, we freshened 15 does.  We had 10 does confirmed to kid in March, and continued with the other 5 does into the summer.  We participated in DHIR and DNA typing this year.  Our show schedule started in May, and we hit shows once a month through September (CO, WY).  Linear Appraisal was possible for us in October, and we were thrilled to be a part of that program.  I am so excited about our entire crop of milking yearlings, and this year's kids from Sonny and Laureate were outstanding!

2021 Awards

• EX91 linear appraisal score for Dawnwind Mahogany Melvyna
• EX90 linear appraisal scores for Iron-Rod IRS Shyne On, Iron-Rod SRK Shillelagh, Dawnwind TC Bethyl, Dawnwind TC Mistral
• Milking Star levels reached: 
  
• Stage Stop Trumpcard Lilola 1*M
  
• Dawnwind TC Mistral 6*M
  
• Dawnwind TC Silver Lining 2*M
  
• Stage Stop FT Stella 3*M
  
• Dawnwind Manolo Minerva 5*M
  
• CH (pending) Iron-Rod IRS Shyne On: 3xGCH, 1xRGCH, 1xBBIS
• Pleasant-Grove Legion Laureate: 1xGCH, 1xRGCH
• Dawnwind Laureate Sloane: 1xGCH
• Dawnwind Mahogany Melvyna 5*M: 1xRGCH, 1xGCH, 1xBOB
  
• Dawnwind Sonrise Silly String: 1xRGCH
  
• Pleasant-Grove Jam Resolve: 1xGCH
• Dawnwind Sonrise Mageddon: 1xGCH, 1xRGCH
• Iron-Rod SRK Shillelagh: 1xGCH, 2xRGCH
• Dawnwind TC Bethyl 7*M: 1xRGCH

As I amend this in August of 2020, we can all agree that external events have not gone as anticipated.  We have made it to two shows so far, and are participating in DHIR as well.  It is STILL a great year!  We are looking forward to a great year for goats in 2020.  We are set to freshen as many as 20 does, and attend several shows, participate in ADGA Plus, and just enjoy our goats!  We will see what the year holds.  2020 kids were weighted heavily toward bucks.   

2020 Awards

• Milking Stars for Dawnwind Bonhomie Merry 6*M, Stage Stop BH Solatidoe 2*M, and Dawnwind TC Bethyl 7*M
• *B Soldier-Mtn Klein Rising Son: 2xRGCH
• *B Dawnwind TC Freight Train: 1xGCH
• Dawnwind TC Lisette: 1xJrRGCH
• Iron-Rod SRK Shillelagh: 2xRGCH
• Pleasant-Grove Legion Laureate: 2x ChJr. Buck

In 2019, we cut back our show schedule significantly, as we had a new baby at our house.  We also chose to keep many dry yearlings and older does to reduce the chore load for the year.  We showed at the Wyoming State Fair and the Black Hills Dairy Goat Association show in Sundance, WY. 

2019 Awards

• SGCH Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M: 2xBUB, 1xBUIS
• Dawnwind TC Mistral: 2xJrRGCH, 1xJrGCH
• Dawnwind Ideal Bertina: 1xJrGCH
• Iron-Rod IRS Shyne On: 1xGCH
• *B Dawnwind TC Freight Train: 1xRGCH
• Permanent Champion: GCH Dawnwind Mahogany Maven 5*M, owned by Alpenthal's
  
• Excellent in LA: GCH Dawnwind Mahogany Maven 5*M 3-01 VEVE 90, owned by Alpenthal's
  
• Milking Star: GCH Dawnwind Mahogany Maven 5*M, owned by Alpenthal's

2018 Awards

• Permanent Champion: SGCH Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M
• Permanent Champion: CH *B L&S Alpines Tigres Trumpcard
  
• Permanent Champion: CH *B Dawnwind Ideal Big Money, owned by Alpenthal's
  
• Excellent in LA: SG Dawnwind Clever Blythe 6*M 4-06 VEVE 91
• Excellent in LA: GCH Pearl Valley Flight Tigress 4*M 7-03 VEEV 90 (dry)
• Superior Genetics: SGCH Dawnwind Ideal Marvelle 4*M
• Superior Genetics: SGCH Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M
• Milking Star: Dawnwind Ideal Madeira 4*M
• Milking Star: Dawnwind Mahogany Melvyna 5*M
• Milking Star: Dawnwind Lincoln Magnolia 5*M
• Milking Star: Dawnwind Lincoln Bliss 7*M, owned by Echolight
  

2018 Show Awards

• *B L & S Alpines Tigres Trumpcard: 3xGCH
  
• Iron-Rod SRK Shillelagh: 2xJrRCH, 1xGCH, 1xBJDIS
• Dawnwind Ideal Bertina: 2xJrRCH
  
• SG Dawnwind Clever Blythe 6*M: 2xRCH
• GCH Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M: 3xRCH, 3xBUB, 1xGCH, 1xBOB
• Dawnwind Ideal Madeira: 2xRCH
• CH *B Chateau Briant's Bon Idee: 1xGCH, 1xBOB
• Dawnwind Bonhomie Merry: 1xRJrCH
  
• SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 3*M: 2xBOB, 1xBDIS
• Dawnwind Mahogany Jetski 13*M: 1xRCH
• 2018 ADGA Nationals Placings
• Dawnwind Trumpcard Mirth, 19th place Senior Kid
• Iron-Rod SRK Shillelagh, 20th place Senior Yearling
• SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 3*M, 18th place Aged Doe
• Best 3 Juniors, 9th place
• Junior Get of Sire, 5th place, *B L & S Alpines Tigres Trumpcard
• Dairy Herd, 9th place
• Senior Get of Sire, 7th place, Dawnwind KJ Mahogany
• Produce of Dam, 7th place, SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 3*M
• Produce of Dam, 9th place, GCH Dawnwind Ideal Marvelle 4*M
• Produce of Dam, 10th place, Iron-Rod SHM Show Some Leg 1*M
• Dam & Daughter, 8th place, SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 3*M

This year we were very pleased to attend the ADGA National Show in Madison, WI, taking along several youth from the Black Hills area.  We had a strong showing, and really enjoyed ourselves.  We also made it to several other shows.  We were pleased that Tigress, Trumpcard's dam, joined our herd, and placed 4th at Nationals.  Also, Magnolia placed 3rd as a junior kid at Nationals. 

2017 Show Awards

• 2017 ADGA Nationals Placings
• Dawnwind Lincoln Magnolia, 3rd place Junior Kid
• Iron-Rod SRK Shillelagh, 7th place Junior Kid
• Dawnwind Trumpcard Swan, 14th place Intermediate Kid
• Best 3 Juniors, 8th place
• Junior Get of Sire, 3rd place, *B L & S Alpines Tigres Trumpcard
• Dawnwind Ideal Madeira, 17th place Milking Yearling
• Dawnwind Ideal Maritt, 20th place Milking Yearling
• Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M, 16th place 2 Year-Old
• Dawnwind Clever Leprechaun 2*M, 18th place 2 Year-Old
• GCH Dawnwind Ideal Marvelle 4*M, 7th place 4 Year-Old
• GCH Pearl Valley Flight Tigress 4*M, 4th place 5 & 6 Year-Old
• SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 3 *M, 6th place 7+ Year-Old
• Dairy Herd, 7th place
• Best 3 Seniors, 8th place
• Senior Get of Sire, 4th place, CH *B Chateau Briant's Bon Idee
• Produce of Dam, 5th place, SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima
• Dam & Daughter, 6th place, SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima
• Dam & Daughter, 7th place, SG Dawnwind Magnificent Javotte
  
• *B Dawnwind KJ Mahogany: 1xRGCH
• SGCH Dwnwind Magnifique Medesima 3*M: 3xBOB, 1xBUB, 1xBDIS
• GCH Pearl Valley Flight Tigress 4*M: 1xBUB
• GCH Dawnwind Ideal Marvelle 4*M: 1xRGCH, 2xGCH, 1xBOB
• SG Dawnwind Magnificent Javotte 12*M: 1x RGCH, 1xBUB, 1xBUIS
• Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M: 1xRGCH, 2xGCH, 1xBOB 1xBUB
• Dawnwind Clever Leprechaun 2*M: 2xBUB
• Dawnwind Trumpcard Swan: 1xJrRGCH
  
• Dawnwind Lincoln Magnolia: 1xJrGCH

In 2016, we had 17 does total to freshen from March to May.  It was very helpful to see so many first fresheners, and to get to use udders to make culling decisions.  We also had 23/32 doe kids, so we had a lot of great kids to consider.  We signed up for DHIR milk testing, Linear Appraisal, and ADGA Plus.  We attended the Weld County Goat Extravaganza in Greeley, CO, the Wyoming Fuzzy Show in Torrington, WY, the South Dakota Dairy Goat Show in Huron, SD, and the WY State Fair. We were sad to lose our French Alpine herdsire, Iron-Rod Strength Singed.

Honor Roll:

2016 Show Awards

1. Dawnwind Mahogany Maven: 1xJrGCH, 1xBJDIS
2. Dawnwind Ideal Maritt: 3xRJrCH
3. SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 3*M: 4xBOB, 3xBUB, 2xBUIS, 2xBDIS
4. Dawnwind Ideal Marvelle 4*M: 1xGCH, 2xRGCH
5. Dawnwind Clever Blythe: 2xGCH, 1xRGCH
6. Dawnwind Clever Leprechaun: 1xRGCH
7. Dawnwind Ideal Madeira: 1xJrGCH
8. Dawnwind Mahogany Tiva: 1xJrGCH
9. Dawnwind Mahogany Chandelier: 1xJrGCH
10. Dawnwind Ideally Jaunty: 1xRJrCH
11. Dawnwind Mahogany Modelle: 2xRJrCH
12. Dawnwind Singed Sairtia: 1:RJrCH
    
13. Dawnwind Mahogany Buccaneer: 2XGCH (and Jr. Ch.)
    
14. Dawnwind Singed Lincoln: 2XRJrCH

Linear Appraisal Highlights

1. SGCH Dawnwind Magnifique Medesima 8-04 92 EEEE
2. Dawnwind Ideal Marvelle 3-04 90 EEVV
3. Dawnwind Magnificent Javotte 2-05 89 VEEE (ff)

Milking Star Awards on ALL our adult does!

1. Dawnwind Clever Blythe 6*M
2. Dawnwind Magnificent Javotte 12*M
3. Dawnwind KJ Myrtille 1*M
4. Iron-Rod SHM Show Some Leg 1*M
5. Dawnwind Clever Leprechaun 2*M
6. Dawnwind KJ Magdalene 4*M
7. Iron-Rod STB St. Claire 1*M

Superior Genetics

1. SG Dawnwind Clever Blythe 6*M
2. SG Dawnwind Magnificent Javotte 12*M
3. SG Dawnwind Mega Magnifico
4. SG Dawnwind Magnificently Clever

Early kids for 2014, unexpectedly so, particularly for Cahuna at age 11!  We did the ADGA PLUS program, so LA, DHIR, and DNA testing were on the year's docket.  The herd moved to East Central Wyoming, and our new location had us much closer to the Wyoming shows.  We are adding some purebred Alpine genetics from the lovely Iron-Rod herd.  Thank you, Leslie!  A very successful show season, with Bon Idee finishing at age 2, and Medesima winning BDIS at the Wyoming Fuzzy Show!  We introduced many children to showing, which was a blast.  Great LA scores, particularly the Excellent final scores for Medesima, King Julien, Legs, and Blythe!

In 2013, we renewed our DHIR status, and were on milk test again.  Medesima and Tatic finished their championships at the Fuzzy Show in Torrington, WY.  Jinglebob was GCH as an intermediate kid at the Tri-County CO show.  Connexion was GCH as a senior kid at the Wyoming State Fair.  Marvelle and Buttercup both had reserve junior champion wins as well.  *B Mamm-Key Zephyr's King Julien joined us this fall as another herdsire.

We participated in Linear Appraisal in 2012, welcomed *B Chateau Briant's Bon Idee and Chateau Briant's Jacquard to our herd, and attended the Wyoming State Fair shows in August, where our goats won three reserve awards.  It was a year of rebuilding!

In 2011, we had a strong crop of kids, after cutting herd numbers by nearly half.   We took the year off of showing, LA, and DHIR, as we had our baby girl in October.