Black Mesa Ranch
Snowflake, Arizona, USA
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Nubian Goats
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6/07: We have revamped our Ranch Workshop Packages!
In addition to our one and three-day cheese making and goat management workshops learn about our free open- house days and lodging accommodations.
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Award Winning Artisan Goat Cheeses
4 Awards 2005 ADGA National Competition
3 Awards 2004 ADGA National Competition
2 Awards 2005 ADGA National Competition
2 Awards 2004 ADGA National Competition
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March 29, 2008
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Mace 2005 |
Sire: Ragels Ziegenhof Guajillo +B
Dam: Ragels Ziegenhof Star Anise DS: Sunny-Haven Luca
DD: Ragels Ziegenhof Angel 2*M
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| DOB 2/03 CAE Status: Negative G6S Status: Normal Linear Appraisal Score: 85 VVV+ DHIR Milk Test Results:
July 2007 update: Quite and gentle Mace is now a celebrity!! Her picture was chosen to represent our goats here at Black Mesa Ranch in the new book, “The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese”. While most dairies featured in this lovely book only get one page, BMR got a two page spread – mostly to make room for Mace’s picture! She is a good looking girl. We are hoping the fame doesn’t go to her head. July 2006 update: All we had to do was ask. Mace kidded with triplets this year and that seems to have triggered her milk making abilities. Mace is milking like a champ now, over a gallon a day at over 7% butterfat. That will keep David busy making cheese! 2005 update: Mace has really grown up this year. She has matured amazingly, becoming deep and wide and capacious. Unfortunately she only had a single kid again this year and we feel this is holding her back as a milker - she's just not getting the "natural incentive" of many mouths to feed to crank up the milk making. The high quality of her milk will allow her to get her milking star this year, but we'd like to see a bit more milk quantity also. Her udder is nicely formed and she milks out well. Mace is a real gentle, sweet girl, with lots of spunk. More background on Mace (2003-04): Mace is the "black goat" of the family, quite literally. We were very surprised at her coloration since all of our herd is more of a mahogany brown color. Mom Anise does have a strong black undercoat that is very visible in winter and we have since found out that dad Guajillo's dam is black and tan so more generations of kids with black coloring can be expected. Besides her coloring, her beautiful classic dairy characteristics really stand out. She has a friendly attitude but is just as happy browsing with the herd as playing with her people. Mace, as a yearling first freshener, is a wonderful addition to our milking lineup. Her udder is silky smooth and milks out easily. |
Mace as a kid (2003)
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