CH *B Chateau Briant’s Bon Idee

(AI Sire in 2020 and beyond)

04/27/2012         Cou Blanc American Alpine         DNA On File

LA:             00-02 VVV/V

                  03-02 88 VEV (E in Back and Rump)

                  04-03 88 VEV (E in Back)

                  06-04 89 VEE (E in Back and Rump)

          SS: ++*B Kickapoo-Valley HL Lord Wimsey AI   03-02 91 EEE

S: GCH +*B Roeburn’s KVLM Samurai      03-06 90 VEE

          SD: GCH Roeburn’s DVK Sheba 7*M         05-06 92 EEEE

          DS: GCH +*B Chateau Briant’s Jaylen        03-01 91 EEE

D: GCH Chateau Briant’s Braxton 11*M      05-03 91 EVEE

          DD: SGCH Chateau Briant’s Brennan 10*M          07-02 92 EEEE

An import from Maine, Bon Idee (in French: good idea) is our senior herdsire. Check our his pedigree made up entirely of Excellet scoring appraisal scores! I love the length, smoothness, and phenomenal udder that his sire, Samurai, has thrown in daughter at the Chateau Briant’s herd— GCH Baylee (05-02 91 EEVE) was 1st/1st yearling Miller at the 2011 National Show, while GCH Jovial (05-03 92 EEEE) was 4th yearling Miller at the 2011 National Show, and both does finished their championships as two year-olds, with seven champion offspring total. Bon Idee’s dam, Braxton, was the 9th place dry yearling at the 2011 National Show and 11 place 4 year-old in 2014 (photo below). Her udder is beautifully attached and especially smooth in the fore udder.

Bon Idee has exceeded my original expectations. I am seeing a lot of width and brisket extension in his daughters. He has been complimented by judges for his dairy character, and admired for his tremendously long frame. He became a permanent champion at age 2 in 2012. His daughter Marvell’s is producing in the milk pail (16# per day peak as a 2, 3, and 4 year old), finishing her championship in 2017, and obtained an appraisal score of 90 (03-04 EEVV) in 2017. Madeira also has tremendous milk production. He continually produces does that are improvements over their dams, and showing increased milk production. Bon Idee died in 2019.

BON IDD HAS BEEN COLLECTED. SEMEN AVAILABLE.

Show Results: 3xBOB, 3xGCH, 2xRGCH, 2016 All-American 4 year-old buck (AIC)

Bon Idee as a 3 year old
SIRE: GCH +*B Roeburn’s KVLW Samurai (age 2)
DAM: GCH Chateau Briant’s Braxton 11*M (age 4) (photo courtesy of Chateau Briant)
Bon Idee as a yearling