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sierra aspen ps panache 1-02 VVV 86 (DOB 2016)
Sierra Aspen PS Panache 1-02 VVV 86
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Linear Appraisal:
01-03 VVV 86 Show Record:
1x RGCH (only time shown) |
DOB: 3.25.16
Height: 23.5 - with head in a natural position Extras: Polled Sire: Castle Rock Port Sunlight *B 03-02 VEE 89; ADGA Sire Development Program; littermate to the 2019 ADGA National Champion Doe Castle Rock Tahitian Sunset!
Inbreeding Coefficient: 11.367%, 10 generations |
Panache's genetics are legendary. He is being retained with a view to the long-term, bringing the Manuka Honey genetics back into the herd. As a testament to his quality, he placed Reserve Grand Champion in strong competition with a fairly incompetent handler (me). He is a sweet, easy to handle buck who brings the added benefit of being polled!
Panache's daughters are proving his promise, freshening with productive, well-attached udders. He is also improving general appearance, adding his long bone pattern and dairy strength. I am hoarding his offspring.
2020 Update:
Panache was used extensively on Castle Rock does for 2021 kids. Watch for them in the show ring!
2021 Update:
Panache's daugher, Owlhaven P Cielo went first in all three rings as a junior kid in a highly competitive show.
Panache's daughters are proving his promise, freshening with productive, well-attached udders. He is also improving general appearance, adding his long bone pattern and dairy strength. I am hoarding his offspring.
2020 Update:
Panache was used extensively on Castle Rock does for 2021 kids. Watch for them in the show ring!
2021 Update:
Panache's daugher, Owlhaven P Cielo went first in all three rings as a junior kid in a highly competitive show.
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Owlhaven P Coco Bean:
Coco is a noticeable improvement over her dam in terms of length of bone and dairy strength.
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Offspring retained in the Owlhaven herd:
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Owlhaven p aries (2021)
Owlhaven P Aries
Retained for evaluation.
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Kidded: 1/2/2021
Extras: Polled, blue eyes PLANNED PEDIGREE Sire: Sierra Aspen PS Panache 1-02 VVV 86
Inbreeding coefficient: 9.2% 10 Generations |
I retained Aries based on my belief that Adele will mature into an exceptional doe. She has not disappointed me. In July 2021, Adele scored 3-02 VVEV 88 - several days prior to kidding! Post-kidding, she developed a productive and beautifully shaped mammary system and should easily earn her milk star once I resume testing.
owlhaven p manhattan (2021)
Owlhaven P Whiskey Manhattan
Retained for evaluation
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Photos of Whiskey are courtesy of Ellen Dorsey, Dill's-A Little Goat Farm. Photos of Jasmine are courtesy of Heather Manzo, Sierra Aspen Ranch.
      Whiskey's genetics need no introduction. Her dam, Lucille Two, was an exceptional show doe. Whiskey is even more striking in appearance, scoring 91 EEEE from one of ADGA's toughest appraisers. Besides having an Excellent mammary system, she is excellent in shoulder assembly, legs, and back. She is very good in all other structural categories, including her rump, which is very wide and level!
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DOB: 1/3/2021
Litter: triplet bucks Extras: Loads of dairy strength and elegance! Sire: Sierra Aspen PS Panache 1-02 VVV 86
Inbreeding coefficient: 5.099%, 10 generations Manhattan LA Analysis - Structural
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owlhaven p barbados (2021)
Owlhaven P Barbados
His POLLED littermate is being offered for sale.
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I'm looking forward to clipping Barbados this spring, when things warm up a bit. But for now, I'm loving his correctness and naturally uphill stance.
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Kidded:
Extras: Polled PEDIGREE Link Sire: Sierra Aspen PS Panache 1-02 VVV 86
Inbreeding coefficient: 20%, 10 Generations |
Barbados is tightly linebred (more than usual for me) with the intent of having a buck that can transmit his genotype consistently to outcross does.
Barbados boasts two lines to SG Algedi Farm MB Manuka Honey ++*B and two lines to SGCH CRF Castle Rock Alum Root 1*M, the dam of Cleveland Sage. His grandsire is a full sibling to CH Castle Rock Tahitian Sunset, 2019 National Champion and National Best Udder AND a son of the great performance sire, SG Castle Rock Cleveland Sage ++*B ELITE. His paternal granddam, Jasmine, is a daughter of one of the greatest does to come from Algedi farm, GCH Algedi Farm RB Ocean Flower 6*M.
On the dam's side, Manuka Honey requires no introduction. Milkweed, an exceptionally promising yearling, was killed by an LGD (yes, it happens sometimes). Milkweed was sired by Dill's BF Diamond Rio +*B, a son of the Reserve National Champion SGCH Dill's XM Keena 4*M. Milkweed's dam was CRF Castle Rock Coral Bells 2*M, a maternal sibling to Cleveland Sage and one of Owlhaven's foundation does. I'm very selective about the doe lines that are on the farm, and at this time have only three lines that are at or above 3 generations Owlhaven breeding. Cora's line is at the 4th generation as of 2021. In the small world of Owlhaven Farm, this is a huge deal because when I am dissatisfied in some way (or need cash), entire doe lines get sold, only the very best remain at the farm.
Finally, a note about Buddleia. Buddleia has consistently been the star at linear appraisal time. In what has become an outstanding, albeit small, herd, she has always risen to the top when evaluated. In 2021, her udder demonstrated it's full potential, and it's worthy of grand championships!
Barbados boasts two lines to SG Algedi Farm MB Manuka Honey ++*B and two lines to SGCH CRF Castle Rock Alum Root 1*M, the dam of Cleveland Sage. His grandsire is a full sibling to CH Castle Rock Tahitian Sunset, 2019 National Champion and National Best Udder AND a son of the great performance sire, SG Castle Rock Cleveland Sage ++*B ELITE. His paternal granddam, Jasmine, is a daughter of one of the greatest does to come from Algedi farm, GCH Algedi Farm RB Ocean Flower 6*M.
On the dam's side, Manuka Honey requires no introduction. Milkweed, an exceptionally promising yearling, was killed by an LGD (yes, it happens sometimes). Milkweed was sired by Dill's BF Diamond Rio +*B, a son of the Reserve National Champion SGCH Dill's XM Keena 4*M. Milkweed's dam was CRF Castle Rock Coral Bells 2*M, a maternal sibling to Cleveland Sage and one of Owlhaven's foundation does. I'm very selective about the doe lines that are on the farm, and at this time have only three lines that are at or above 3 generations Owlhaven breeding. Cora's line is at the 4th generation as of 2021. In the small world of Owlhaven Farm, this is a huge deal because when I am dissatisfied in some way (or need cash), entire doe lines get sold, only the very best remain at the farm.
Finally, a note about Buddleia. Buddleia has consistently been the star at linear appraisal time. In what has become an outstanding, albeit small, herd, she has always risen to the top when evaluated. In 2021, her udder demonstrated it's full potential, and it's worthy of grand championships!
Castle rock captain underpants (2021)
Castle Rock Captain Underpants
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      Photos of Holstein and Saragosa by Sarah Hawkins and courtesy Amanda Weber of Quaking Canopy. Photo of Goodnight Moon courtesy of Sarah Hawkins, Castle Rock Farm. Moon udder pic courtesy of Amanda Weber.
Captain LA Analysis - Linear
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Kidded: 7.4.2021
PEDIGREE LINK Sire: Quaking Canopy Dexter
Inbreeding coefficient: 9.379%, 10 Generations Goodnight Moon had exceptional scores during her 3 year old Linear Appraisal. She is Very Good in General Appearance and Excellent in Dairy Strength, Body Capacity, and Mammary System. She is very structurally sound, with Very Good Shoulder Assembly and Rump, and Excellent Front Legs, Rear Legs, and Back. Her mammary attachments are strong: Foreudder (35/30.23), Rear Udder Arch (37/28.42), MSL (32/23.2). Her teats are plumb and of a good size.
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Quaking canopy Weird Al (in partnership with dog island farm)
Quaking Canopy Weird Al
Co-owned with Dog Island Farm
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Kidded:
Extras: PEDIGREE LINK Sire: Curbstone Valley H Baroque *B
Inbreeding coefficient: 7.5%, 10 Generations |
castle rock mockingbird (2022)
Castle Rock Mockingbird
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Photos courtesy of Amanda Weber, Quaking Canopy Farm.
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Kidded: 2/3/2022
Extras: Polled PEDIGREE LINK Sire: Quaking Canopy Coup D'état
Inbreeding coefficient: 3.43%, 10 Generations Linear Appraisal Analysis - Linear
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Castle rock guiness (2022)
Castle Rock Guiness
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Photos courtesy of Amanda Weber, Quaking Canopy Farm, and Sarah Hawkins, Castle Rock Farm.
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Kidded: 2/7/2022
Extras: Blue Eyes PEDIGREE LINK Sire: Castle Rock Fire King (full sibling to GCH Castle Rock Fire N Spice)
Inbreeding coefficient: 9.8%, 10 Generations Linear Appraisal Analysis - Linear
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Langston University Certificated Farm
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