I am grateful to have American Saanens from one of the premier herds in the US, Des-Ruhigestelle, who has produced multiple National Champions and Top Ten milking does for decades now. I couldn't ask for better quality or a better mentor for the Saanen breed. They are incredible milk producers and it's not unheard of to have a mature doe producing 2 gallons of milk a day at her peak. The Des-Ruhigestelle herd average for 305 day milk production is over 3,000 pounds with a number of them producing more than 4,000 pounds. Add that to their gentle and very friendly nature as a breed, you can indeed have a family milker that you will enjoy both off and on the milkstand.
The herd is fed organically-raised grass hay from our own hayfields as well as a custom mixed vitamin/mineral concentrate, barley from up north, kelp, and non-GMO roasted soybeans are added to create our dairy feed. Our feeding regimine can lower milk volume but increase components and since we make lots of cheese, this is reasonable to us. With dairy alfalfa selling for more than $525 a ton here, I'm sure you can understand why we don't feed it on a regular basis!
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The girls will be kidding mid to late summer 2010 as first fresheners. 4 reservations are in place for doe kids and are now closed. If you would like to reserve a buck kid or would like to be on our waiting list, please feel free to email us! 1 buck kid now resereved.
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ALL SAANENS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR CAE AND JOHNE'S JANUARY 2010. ALSO, NO CAE OR CL ON OUR PROPERTY EVER.
DOB: 2-12-09
2x Jr Rs Gr Ch (AOP class)
LA - YS "V"
DAM: SGCH DES RUHIGESTELLE ELENDILI 8*M 5 FS91 EEEE
3-00 302 4005 151 3.8% 118 2.9% '07 Top Ten
'08 4xGCH, 3xBOB, 2xBUOB, 2xBIS
'08 ADGA National Show 3rd place 4 yr old
Member 1st place Dairy Herd; Dam of 1st place Produce of dam; 1st place Dam & Daughter (w/ Elende)
'09 ADGA National Show 2nd place/3rd Udder 5/6 yr olds; Best Dam & Daughter; Best Produce of Dam; Total Performer winner too!
Granddam of '09 Spotlight Sale Doe
Dam's Dam: SGCH des Ruhigestelle Elentara 7*M FS91 EEEE
5-07 305 3719 156 4.2% 111 3.0% '05 Top Ten
Dam's Sire: SG+*B Companeros Jude
SIRE: SG *B DES RUHIGESTELLE ELROS FS91 EEE
(twin to GCH Eilat, 1st/1st udder 2 yr old '07 Nationals, 4th place 3 yr old '08 Nationals)
Sire's Dam: SG Des Ruhigestelle Elfin 7*M FS91 EEEE
3-10 302 3945 149 3.8% 110 2.8% '06 Top Ten
(also Dam of SGCH dR Elessea 8*M)
Sire's Sire:*B Willow Run Victor Sloan
Dearly is an incredible young doe, long, level, and extremely correct. Her pedigree is stellar with multiple Top Ten milkers, Superior Genetics awards, and National Show. Dearly's littermate brother, Eclipse, resides in the Redwood Hill herd. When Lauren and Fern made her available to our herd, I was pretty ecstatic to say the least! I try not to let her walk on water tho.
DOB: 2-21-09
1x Jr Rs Gr Ch (AOP Class)
LA - YS "V"
DAM: SG Des Ruhigestelle Riah 9*M (1st freshener!) 2yr LA - FS88 VVEV
DHI 1-11 309 - 2990# - 99bf - 88p
High Test Day - 15.0 pounds @ 45 days
Dam's Dam: SG Des-Ruhigestelle Dividend 8*M
1-10 244 2290 79 63
Dam's Sire: SG *B Loughlin's Foxmaker
Sire of '09 ADGA Nationals 1st place/1st udder Milking Yearling and 6th place/2nd udder milking yearling
SIRE: SG +*B Des-Ruhigestelle Lladro (ADGA Elite Sire)
Sire's Dam: SGCH Des Ruhigestelle Llyonesse 5*M
4-7 FS92 EEEE
5-7 FS91 EEEE
6-9 FS90 VEEE
3-04 302 3501 121 3.5% 116 3.3%
4-03 302 3750 124 3.3% 119 3.2%
'08 ADGA National Show 2nd place/3rd udder 5-6 yr old
2nd place Dam & Daughter (w/ Lluinil)
Member 1st place Breeder’s Trio and 1st place Dairy Herd
'09 ADGA National Show 1st place/1st Udder 7+yr olds
Sire's Sire: *B Wilow Run Victor Sloan
Francie is *my* girl who loves to put a hoof on me and patiently wait for me to scratch her chest, and won't leave me alone until I do! She presently has our most level topline in the herd.
Below, Francie's Sire's Dam, Llyonesse
DOB: 4/2/409
LA - YS "V"
Another doe from the Des Ruhigestelle herd, Entrepid. She's a marvelous, inquisitive girl with an outgoing personality, and wattles to boot!
Entrepid's pedigree:
DAM: Des-Ruhigestelle Ekkaia (first freshener) 1yr FS87 VVVV
DS: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Elander
DD: GCH Des-Ruhigestelle Eilat 8*M AR FS 90 EEEE
SIRE: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Eins
SS: Briarwind Tangier +*B
SD: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Elentara 7*M FS91 EEEE Top Ten twice, 2001 & 2005
DOB: 4-09
LA - arrived here too late to appraise this time
A special girl that was meant to be part of our herd here, Lleesa has an incredible pedigree and great personality. Her dam is a first freshener and has gone on to do good things in another herd, but on her first DHI milk test, produced more than 13#'s and is in the 96th percentile for production. Wow.
DAM: DES-RUHIGESTELLE LLYSSA (1st freshener) 2009 ADGA Elite Doe
Dam's Dam: SGCH DES RUHIGESTELLE LLYONESSE 5*M 5-7 FS91 EEEE
Dam's Sire: SG *B DES-RUHIGESTELLE ELROS LA 3-4 FS91 EEE
SIRE: *B Des Ruhigestelle Eins DOB 3/07
Sire's Dam: SGCH Des Ruhigestelle Elentara 7*M FS91 EEEE - '01 and '05 Top Ten - ADGA Nationals '03 1st place 4 yr old; '05 1st/1st 5-6 yr olds
Sire's Sire: +*B Briarwinds Tangier - 3 GCH Daughters
How lucky we were to get this handsome guy, a Windseeker (2008 National Champion and Best Udder) grandson out of a beautiful doe! Elara's Type Evauation shows a very tall doe with a very strong medial, close teat placement, and wide teat diameter. Just what we like! Dale is a paternal brother to the ADGA 2009 High Selling Spotlight Sale doe, dE Elenna.
DOB: 5/30/09
Dam: GCH Des Ruhigestelle Elara 8*M
DS: *B Washoe Zephyr Port Salut (son of National Premier Sire)
DD: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Eleme 7*M FS 91 EEEE Top Ten twice!
Sire: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Kentucky Win
SS: Des-Ruhigestelle TE Ellis
SD: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Winseeker 3*M - 2008 ADGA National Grand Champion & Best Udder FS93 EEEE
Photo of Winseeker, 2008 ADGA National Champion, below.
*B Des Ruhigestelle Aerdnele - "Aero"
DOB: 2/20/10
Dam: SGCH Des Ruhigestelle Elendrea 9*M
LA 2-5 FS92 EEEE
DIM:324 3,840# as a 2 year old!
6th place/2nd Udder 2 yr old 2009 ADGA Nationals; dam of High-selling '09 Spotlight Sale Doe Kid, Elenna!
DD: SGCH Des Ruhigestelle Elendili 8*M, FS 91;
'07 Top Ten Milk Production; many awards!
DS: *B Des Ruhigestelle Carlos
Sire: SG+*B Des Ruhigestelle Elros
LA 3-4 FS91 EEE
SD: SG Des Ruhigestelle Elfin 7*M
FS91 EEE
SS: *B Willow Run Victor Sloan
Long, tall, and with a very attractive head, Aero is a much-welcomed addition to our herd. His dam is simply and outstanding young doe with the best rear udder and teat placement in the dE herd; his sire is very tall and very long with strong bone - a great combination and we are looking forward to his kids in 2011.
What an exciting breeding lineup we'll have for Summer of 2010! The girls were all bred to Elaradale and should start kidding in June. If you would like to get on our waiting list, please do email us as soon as possible. Prices will start at $500 for kids and reservations are accepted in advance with deposit.
We will do our best to fill your reservation, but reserve the right to retain a kid should we deem necessary. Kids must be picked up by 4 weeks of age; anything over 4 weeks will incure a $5 a day boarding charge with prior arrangements required; if not paid for in full by 4 weeks, your deposit is forfeited, there will be no refund, and the kid will be made available to the next person - please plan accordingly. Should there be no kid to fill your reservation, or we feel that the kid born is not acceptable, your money will be refunded. Deposits are not refunded on cancelled orders.
We are not responsible for any doe which freshens before 16 months of age - just because they grow fast and can freshen young doesn't mean they should! They should not be free-fed as they may experience too rapid of growth which is detrimental to high-production does. Please give them time to grow the bodies needed to maintain those large udders!
Shipping, vet check, registration, crate, and transportation to the airport are extra but can be arranged.
Thank you for your understanding!