Kansas Bluestem Nubians
Nubian Mature Does-
presented in order of age
We’re glad you’re interested in learning more about our breeding stock. Mature does are shown on this page, in order of age. Each one has an introductory section here, where you’ll find basic information including whether DNA is on file, known casein alleles and G6S status, and a few overview paragraphs, including planned breeding for the current season. Once does that have completed most of a lactation with us, we create a detail page for them. Detail pages have additional pictures, detailed LA scores, udder pictures, DHI milk record information, kidding journals, and notable ancestry, and are updated at least once every lactation. Access the Detail Page for each doe by clicking on her profile photograph. All ADGA registration numbers are linked to view their pedigree on ADGA Genetics, provided courtesy of Gene Dershewitz & ADGA.
Junior does (the rare dry yearling and any retained kids), are shown on their own page. The Herdsire page contains both current and past live herdsires of our herd. If you are interested in purchasing a mature animal from us, or seeing all the current breeding plans in table form, please see our Breeding Plans page (available mature animals are listed at the bottom of the page in the For Sale section). To see some information on does previously owned, with progeny carrying the Kansas Bluestem herdname, please see our Previous Stock page.
Goddard Farm Sphinx 5*M
ADGA #N1771624
5*M (AR 2018)
March 3, 2016
LA 2022: 06-03 G+V+ 80
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: A/A
G-6-S: Normal (by test)
Sphinx is a wide and powerful doe bred by the Goddards and owned for most of her life by Ashley Kennedy, of Still Meadow Nubians. We were blessed to purchase her in winter of 2020. She's a heavy milk producer, making almost 3000 lbs in her first lactation, and producing about 8lbs per day on her current lactation despite having only one working half. Her dam line and sire line both include top ten and Elite animals. Sphinx adds lots of milk and lots of width to our herd.
Progeny in our herd:
Current Breeding Plans: Sphinx is confirmed bred to Ralph for June 2024 kids. All doe kids from that breeding will be retained. First buckling may be retained. Second buckling reservation is open. Please see our breeding plans page for information on reservations and what that means in our herd.
Rocking Goat Farms Mimi *M
ADGA #N1925397
1*M (AR 2021)
February 18, 2017
LA 2023: 06-07 GVVA 83
DNA on file- ADG26114
Alpha-s1 Casein: A/A
G-6-S: Normal (by test)
Mimi is a tall and level doe with wonderful milk production. Her mammary is well attached at the top and sides, but could use additional work on the fore. We hope to improve her attachment and continue to bump up production with the crosses we have planned for her. Mimi’s personality is perfect. She’s affectionate towards her people, and not bossy to other does. We can always count on Mimi to give kisses and she’s known to nibble cords and strings on clothing as well. Mimi is “my” (Sam’s) girl. Shes so sweet and its a plus that she’s one of the best does I ever purchased. She’ll retire here and we plan to gather a nice collection of her offspring before she does.
Progeny in our herd: Clover (‘21)
Current Breeding Plans: Mimi is confirmed bred for March 2024 kids by Apollo. First doe kid will be retained. Second doe kid and first buck kid reservations are open. Please see our breeding plans for information about reservations and what they mean in our herd.
Over the Moon KUL Fantasy *M
ADGA #N2006656
1*M (AR 2022- pending)
November 18, 2017
LA 2023: 05-10 VGVA 84
DNA on file- yes
Alpha-s1 Casein: B/N
G-6-S: Normal (by parentage)
Fantasy is a wide and easy keeper of a doe, bred by Ashley of Over the Moon Nubian Dairy Goats. Ashley states that she is has always outproduced herself in her offspring. Her dam line and sire line both go back to Goldthwaite genetics. Fantasy shows a nice, wide udder with a beautiful arch. Her rear legs are set nicely with good angles, and we appreciate the dairy quality and texture of her udder. Fantasy is a bit shy, but she’s stuck around because she’s one of our AS1C N-allele carriers we’re using as a foundation for our low-casein genetics.
Progeny in our herd: Phortune (‘23), Lulu (‘24)
Current Breeding Plans: Fantasy kidded buck/doe twins on December 29, 2023. Doe kid is retained. Buck kid was sold. Please see our breeding plans for information about other open reservations and what they mean in our herd.
Redwood Hills Atlas Memory 9*M
ADGA #N2172823
9*M (AR 2023- pending)
February 25, 2020
LA 2023: 03-06 GVVG 84
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: B/B
G-6-S: Normal (by test)
Memory is a gorgeous black roan doe who started life with the Redwood Hills herd in California. She came to us by way of Arkansas after spending a little over a year at Hosman Farms. Memory comes from a long line of beautiful does and her sire does as well. We love her dairy character and the shape of her head and neck. She’s matured a lot over the last year (since photo at left) and now looks like the lovely doe her pedigree indicates. Her udder is a nice texture but her volume isn’t quite where we’d like it to be. For that reason, we’re retaing some daughters and letting her move onward.
Progeny in our herd: Souvenir (‘23), Epiphany (‘24)
Current Breeding Plans: Memory kidded twin does sired by Player on January , 2024. First doe kid is retained (Kasas Bluestem JustAnEpiphany). Second doe kid is sold (Kansas Bluestem JustALilDejavu). Please see our breeding plans for information about other open reservations and what they mean in our herd.
Kansas Bluestem Ethel *M
ADGA #N2078818
ELITE Doe— 96th percentile, 2022
1*M (AR 2021)
March 1, 2020
LA 2023: 03-06 VVVG 86
DNA on file- ADG28336
Alpha-s1 Casein: B/N
G-6-S: Carrier (by test)
Ethel is our first homebred girl and is sired by Fudge, and boy do we love her! Unfortunately, we lost her dam to pnuemonia, and Fudge is now decesaed, so we won’t be getting any sisters of any kind. She's a big girl who looks like she will outgrow most of our herd in both height and width. Her rear udder is high and strong, and she peaked with 7.4lbs production (3% Protein, 4.6% BF) as a yearling milker. Ethel met the * requirements in all three categories after just 257 days in milk on her yearling lactation, and landed herself on the ELITE list in her second lactation. Ethel's teat placement could use some improvement and we hope that future lactations makes them a little more plumb. She has excellent orifice size, and will leak milk from her heavy let-downs if I don't begin milking soon enough after washing her udder. We doubt she’ll ever be moving on to another herd!
Progeny in our herd: Evangeline (‘22), Eden (‘23)
Current Breeding Plans: Ethel is confirmed bred and due at the end of February. She either took to her AI breeding to Pruittville’s T/S Sugar Ray, or settled to a late-cycle buck escape by Amadeus. All kids will be retained for casein and G6S testing. Doe kids who are G6S normal and/or who carry the AS1C N-allele will be retained. G6S Normal buck kids who carry an AS1C N-allele will be retained also. If you’re interested in a kid that becomes available after testing, contact us and we will put you on the waitlist, but no reservations will be taken for Ethel’s kids. Please see our breeding plans for information about reservations and what they mean in our herd.
Rocking Goat Farms LuckyClover 2*M
2*M (AR 2022- pending)
March 17, 2021
LA 2023: 01-06 GVGA 83
ADGA #N2192364
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: A/B
G-6-S: Normal (by parentage)
Clover was the runt of a triplet litter out of Mimi by Cozy Meadow Royal N Ice (bred by Deb Boller, of Reece, KS), born on St. Patrick's Day. She won the kids' hearts, with her quirky spots and personality, so despite being the runt, she’s the one who stuck around. Clover has grown nicely and you wouldn’t know she started life off so small if you looked at her today. As a yearling milker she achieved the *M requirements in all three categories, and peaked at almost 10lbs per day in her second freshening (with a single kid!). I love milking her udder; it is super soft and pliable, but firm enough that her long and wide teats are easy to grasp and aim. She has a nice rear udder and an improved foreudder over her dam, but we’re hoping to put a little better depth of body in her offpspring with the right breedings.
Progeny in our herd: Lucky (‘23), Ducky (‘24)
Current Breeding Plans: Clover kidded on January 4, 2024 with twin does sired by Player. First doe kid sold. Second doe kid retained. Please see our breeding plans for information about other open reservations and what they mean in our herd.
Redwood Hills Event Mardi Gras 7*M
ADGA #N2200594
7*M (AR 2023- pending)
September 22, 2021
LA 2023: 02-00 GAGA 76
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: B/B
G-6-S: Normal (by test)
Evie came to us from Hosman Farms in Arkansas, but was bred at the Redwood Hills - Capracopia in California. She's a bit small for her age, but we see a lot of potential in her small frame and her genetics. Evie’s dam line goes back to Kastdemur's Mardi Gras, a doe who oozes beautiful style and one we admire. Evie’s sire is DKGH Candyman Rockin Event, a buck that touts a pedigree full of greats, including MEA Candyman, DKGH Rockin’ Eve and J&R Spirit’s Dakota Playboy. Evie’s 2023 appraisal score doesn’t reflect what we see in her but we think that with a little maturity she’ll live up to her pedigree.
Progeny in our herd: none yet
Current Breeding Plans: Evie is confirmed bred to Apollo and due at the end of March in 2024 for her second freshening. Reservations for first and second doe kid and first buck kid are open. Please see our breeding plans for information about reservations and what they mean in our herd.
Camelot Cattle Co Jasmine *M
ADGA #N2224929
1*M (AR 2023- Pending)
March 16, 2022
LA 2023: 01-06 GGGA 80
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: A/B
G-6-S: Normal (by parentage)
Jasmine is one of our girls from Camelot Cattle Company. Jasmine's maternal grandsire, Dante, is son to Mischief, multiple time Top Ten doe in all three categories, who has been named Elite and has earned her SG status. Jasmine's sire, Abraxan, son of Wingwood Farm Finding Atlantis (FS91 VEE) and Wingwood Farm Lucky Altima (FS93 EEEE), appraised high as a yearling buck and has plenty of milky genetics behind him as well. We are excited to have the strong pedigree in our herd and are looking forward to blending Jasmine's lines with our bucks. As an intermediate kid, Jasmine was all legs and lacked frame strength. She has nice dairyness and a beautiful head and neck. We expect her to fill out as she matures. Jasmine became our favorite milking yearling from the 2022 class because mammary is fantastic, despite what her appraisal score said. We hope to see maturity bring higher production and she’s going to really rock it in future lactations.
Progeny in our herd: none yet
Current Breeding Plans: Jasmine should freshen in early-April of 2024, bred to Ralph. First doe kid is retained. First buck kid is reserved. Reservations for second doe kid and second buck kid are open. Please see our breeding plans for information on placing a reservation and what that means in our herd.
Camelot Cattle Co Cinder *M
ADGA #N2224475
ELITE Doe— 95th percentile, 2023
1*M (pending— AR 2023)
March 18, 2022
LA 2023: 01-06 GGGA 80
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: A/N
G-6-S: Normal (by parentage)
We’re proud to say that Cinder made the 2023 ELITE Doe list, coming in at the 95th percentile. Cinder is paternal-niece to SG Camelot Cattle Co Mischief 4*M and maternal granddaughter Camelot Cattle Co Fawkes 2*M. Both of those Camelot does made the 2021 Nubian Top Ten list in multiple categories. Cinder is an easy keeper, and while not the tallest intermediate doe, her small frame is solidly built. She is not lacking weight, even though she appears more petite than her contemporaries. We love her neck and shoulder assembly and high escutcheon, but most of all, we love her production! Cinder put 10.2 lbs in the pail at 30 days fresh in her yearling lactation. That volume is notable for a mature doe for their first test of a lactation, but to be a 14 month old yearling producing that volume is fantastic!
Progeny in our herd: none yet
Current Breeding Plans: Cinder is confirmed bred for end of February 2024 kids bred to Player. All kids are all held for AS1C testing. Retained doe kid selection will be made after AS1C results are received and one buck kid carrying the AS1C N-allele will be retained. Second doe kid is reserved. Second buck kid reservation is open. Please see our breeding plans for information on placing a reservation and what that means in our herd.
Camelot Cattle Co Mandisa 4*M
ADGA #N2224929
1*M (AR-2023- Pending)
March 19, 2022
LA 2023: 01-06 GGGA 78
DNA on file- no
Alpha-s1 Casein: A/B
G-6-S: Normal (by parentage)
Mandisa is maternal granddaughter to SG Camelot Cattle Co Mischief 4*M. She is sired by, Sweet Spring Calvin Klein, who is a son of Kastdemur's Time in a Bottle. Mandisa's dam, Camelot Cattle Co Mystique, appraised at a VG89 as a two year old first freshener (the highest possible for a FF), and put over 3500lbs in the bucket on her first lactation in just 288 days. Mandisa is a very easy keeper who freshened well as a yearling. We love her body depth and width in her rear, and are looking forward to seeing her mature.
Progeny in our herd: Joy (‘23)
Current Breeding Plans: Mandisa is bred to Amadeus for mid-April 2024 kids. First doe kid is retained. Second doe kid and first buck kid reservations are open. Please see our breeding plans for information on placing a reservation and what that means in our herd.
Kansas Bluestem Evangeline 2*M
ADGA #N2250168
2*M (AR 2023- Pending)
June 9, 2022
LA 2023: 01-03 AGGG 79
DNA on file- yes
Alpha-s1 Casein: B/N
G-6-S: Normal (by test)
Evangeline is one of Ethel's 2022 triplet does, sired by Amadeus. She is the only one who inherited the "N" AS1C allele, and she is also G6S normal. Ethel is a wonderful milker and we are very, very excited about having a daughter in the herd as well. Amadeus appears to have added great dairyness to her conformation, as well as udder height and smootheness of foreudder. If we could improve a few things on Evangeline, we’d add more width in her rear and correct her legs to be square, instead of hocky on the rear and toe-out on the fore.
Progeny in our herd: Empanada (‘23)
Current Breeding Plans: Evangeline’s second freshening will be in April of 2024. We utilized stud service from a buck kid we sold in 2023, Kansas Bluestem Phrench Toast, who lives nearby. This cross has a high probability of producing offspring that is an AS1C N/N. All doe kids will be retained for casein testing. If you’re interested in a doe kid that becomes available after testing, contact us and we will put you on the list. Buckling reservations are open. Please see our breeding plans for information on placing a reservation and what that means in our herd.