Annabelle America-2/5/16 Chocolate Roan/gold eyes ( Double AP Garland X Oldesouth Sweet Donna) AGS/ADGA

Height (2016) 17 3/4" im guessing 20" now!

It is time to finally update Annabelle’s page! Now that she is almost 2 - just had her first kidding experience ( that gave us triplets!) AND produced a first freshening udder that I am pretty happy about- she deserves it!

Though she does come from an impressive line of milk producing does, I’m sure Annabelle is going to be impressive on her own. ( she already is in my eyes!)

Photos at top: First freshening udder - mid morning nursing 3 kids with no trouble!

Next Photo: pre-kidding rear udder!

Yeah, more udder! She is so even - plenty of fore and rear udder! ( not full!)

Her udder is super soft with a nice strong medial ligament I can feel- but can’t see. Her orifices are nice and open and her teats - though they are small now, are very easy to milk!

Annabelle as a first freshening Milker?? well, let's just say my very sweet calm girl becomes a screaming drama queen on the milk stand! But it's only the 2nd day... Hopefully we'll make progress each day!

Below: Annabelle lets me know how she feels about being milked!!

( None of her udder pics are of a full udder!)

Annabelle's coat is very hard to describe! Maybe a sleek chocolate with silver roaning all over- slight buckskin cape -with just 2 small white patches and 2 moonspots. None of these photos capture her exact coloring - which I think is beautiful and unusual!:)

In case you're wondering....Annabelle, and Half of our other goats, got their names from looking up old ancestors. When I saw we had a Martha America back in the 1800s- I thought what a perfect name to add to Annabelle!

I love that our ancestors obviously took naming their children very seriously, but I doubt if we will ever have a Bertha Hibernia or Vernia Venezuala in the herd!

I love Annabelle’s deep body that just keeps getting better!

Annabelle's Dam Farm Oldsouth Sweet Donna's udder!

Photo courtesy of Bluestar Farms

Annabelle-

Not quite the same size - but not bad for a first freshening udder - pic is 210 days fresh - after her 7 month old daughter ( Selma) finally stopped nursing!! No wonder we have a fat Selma!

I should stop raving about Annabelle's udder long enough to say - it does need improvement! Her teats need to be more toward the center and more plumb--- and a lot bigger!! Hopefully after a few more kiddings!

Update! After nursing 7 months they are practically plumb and greater teat size!!

Not a full udder! Just weaning her 8 month old daughter!

Annabelle's award winning Grandsire!

+*B Rosasharn MR General B +*S,+DAR

*Sue Rucker JuJu SIRE AWARD 2011 from NDGA ( see photo below - courtesy Farm Oldesouth)

KIDDING HISTORY

2017- 2 yr old FF - triplets - Toby, Gideon and Selma Alabama (retained) sire: Deluca Valley Jubellie

2018- quads- Nhalla, Nellie, Ernie and Abilene Texas sire: Bellemeadow Willie Nathaniel

2019- quads - Buc & Bolt - wethers and Tupelo Mis'sipi and Amory Mis’sippi ( retained)

2020 - triplets - Pumpkin Pie, Ulysses and Buford ( retained)