OUR BUCKS ARE LISTED BELOW THE DOES - BE SURE TO GO SEE WHO WE HAVE IN OUR HERD!
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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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ALL SAANENS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR CAE CL, AND JOHNE'S JANUARY 2011. WE TEST OUR WHOLE HERD, ALL ADULTS, ANNUALLY - ALWAYS WHOLE HERD NEGATIVE.
Photo of yearling Dearly courtesy of Katrina Hammond.
DOB: 2-12-09
First Freshener - high milk test day, 9.6#
2x Jr Rs Gr Ch (AOP class)
1x Sr Gr Ch (AOP Class) Alaska State Fair
1X BUIS (as a yearling FF) Alaska State Fair
LA - YS "V"
LA 2011 - VEE+ FS 85 (milking through/stale udder - kidded one week later!)
DAM: SGCH DES RUHIGESTELLE ELENDILI 8*M 5-5 FS91 EEEE - Elite Doe
6-5 FS92 EEVE
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 - Elite Buck
(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 doe, long, level, dairy, and extremely correct. Her udder is socked on tight, high, wide, and with excellent attachments. As a FF, I was only able to attend 1 show with her but she not only won the AOP class but went on to take Best Udder In Show at the ADGA Alaska State Fair! Her pedigree is stellar with multiple Top Ten milkers, Superior Genetics awards, and National Show winners. 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. Dearly is milking through as a FF and was appraised a week before kidding with a near-empty udder, and scored accordingly. Once freshened, she has filled that glorious udder again.
Doe kids/ buck kids $650 each. Kidded with a single doe kid 7/16/11; milking through. Due 3/6/12 through 4/8/12 with several breedings to Alexedrea. Confirmed pregnant 12/28. A doe kid may be retained; buck kids will be avialable.
DOB: 2-21-09
First Freshener - high milk test day, 8.2#
1x Jr Rs Gr Ch (AOP Class)
LA - YS "V"
DAM: SGCH Des Ruhigestelle Riah 9*M
LA 2-04 FS88 VVEV
3-04 FS90 VVEE
DHI 1-11 309 - 2990# - 99bf - 88p
High Test Day - 15.5 pounds @ 101 days
DHI 2 -10 281 - 3630# - 122bf - 103p
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.
Sadly we lost our Francie to impaction this winter. Her loss is felt greatly, her personality was huge and my best friend will be missed.
Photo above 2011 by Katrina Hammond.
DOB: 4/24/09
1x Rs Gr Ch - Alaska State Fair 2010 as a FF
2x Gr Ch - AkDGA July 2011 show
2x Champion Challenge Winner - AkDGA July 2011 Show
LA - YS "V"
LA 2011 - VEEV - FS 88 (just freshened 5 days prior)
DAM: SG Des-Ruhigestelle Ekkaia 9*M
1-06 FS87 VVVV
2-06 FS 90 EEEV
DHI 2-1: 255 - 2680# - 78bf - 72p (in progress)
DS: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Elander
DD: GCH Des-Ruhigestelle Eilat 8*M AR
4-04 FS 92 EEEE
2-10 304 3119 102 3.3% 86 2.8%
'07 1st/1st udder 2 yr old ADGA Nationals
SIRE: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Eins
SS: Briarwind Tangier +*B
SD: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Elentara 7*M FS91 EEEE Top Ten twice, 2001 & 2005
Another doe from the Des Ruhigestelle herd, Entrepid. She's a marvelous, inquisitive girl with an outgoing personality. She is also our biggest Saanen and very nice overall general appearance. Because she a single buck kid this year and really no one to put him with based on size (and I refused to put him in a run alone), I left him on his dam full time for 4 months to just let him grow. Therefore, Entrepid was not on DHI milktest as a FF in 2010. She was also a persistant milker and didn't want to dry up! She will be on DHI in 2011.
Entrepid gave us a gorgeous big buck kid sired by Dale on 6/28/11. Spring kidding planned for 2012 and we're going to try out our young buck, Wincatchadude. Not sure if he's ready yet but we'll see! Doe & buck kids, $500.
Above, a 2011 casual photo waiting ringside with a friend. Photo by Katrina Hammond.
DOB: 4-09
LA - arrived here too late to appraise this time
LA 2011 - VEEV FS 88 (milking through)
2x Rs Gr Ch - AkDGA July Show
First Freshener - high milk test day, 8.7#
DAM: SG DES-RUHIGESTELLE LLYSSA - 2009 ADGA Elite Doe
Dam's Dam: SGCH DES RUHIGESTELLE LLYONESSE 5*M 8-9 FS92 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
Lleesa has a great pedigree and a great personality to go with. Her dam was 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.Lleesa has been a good milker even when being milked only once a day in the fall/winter, and easily attained her dairy star and SG status as a FF. Lleesa also has the flattest rump in the herd with a beautiful, dishy head too. She was appriased this year milking through and kidded a week after appraisals, so was rather stale in udder.
Single buck kid, $500, sired by Dale born 7/15/11, available. He automatically inherits his dairy star too. Lleesa will be kidding spring 2012 between 3/6/12 and 4/8/12, confirmed pregnant 12/28 and bred to Alexdrea. Doe/buck kids $650.
DOB: 3-3-2010
Dam: SG Des-Ruhigestelle Elyssia 9*M
LA 1-06 VEVE FS89
Dam's Dam: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Elessea 8*M '06 Top Ten
LA6-04 EEEE FS 92
Dam's Sire: SG+*B Loughlin's Fox Maker
Sire: *B Two-Ceders Nuggets Victor
LA 3-04 VEE FS91
Sire's Dam: SGCH Two-Ceders Gold Nugget*M
LA 5-04 EEEE FS92
2004 Nat'l 305 Day Milk Production & Butterfat awards; dam of 2004 Nat'l Rs Jr Ch
Sire's Sire: *B GCH The Nida's Skeeter
LA 2-01 EVE FS90
Our newest arrival from Fern and Lauren, "Sprite" is a very lovely girl. She has grown quite well and stayed quite level.
Sprite was bred to Dale for late June/early July kidding. She didn't take and was re-bred May 6th to Dale for October kidding. Beautiful single doe kid born 10-2-2011! Doe kid $450 - AVAILABLE.
Since she had a small udder this freshening, she will be bred to Alexdrea in January for June kids. Kids $450.
DOB: 2-2011
DAM: SGCH Des Ruhigestelle Riah 9*M
LA 2-04 FS88 VVEV
3-04 FS90 VVEE
4-03 FS 92 EEEE
1-10 305 - 3059 - 102 - 90
2-10 305- 3824 - 129 - 109
3-00 305 - 4750
Dam's Dam: SG Des-Ruhigestelle Dividend 8*M
3-10 305 3566 112 3.1% 104 2.9%
4-2 FS90 VVEE
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: SGCH Pindell's WRA Cronus, FS92 EEE
Sire's Dam: SGCH Pindell's SPH Chloe
LA 4-06 EEEE FS92
Sire's Sire:SG Willow Run DRZ Atlas
12 SG daughters to date.
With her dam's outstanding udder and milk production and her sire's large and very dairy structure, this is a truly exciting pedigree with incredible potential. She is long, big, sweet as can be - simply a beautiful girl and we look forward to her future here. Will be bred January 2012 for June kidding to Alexdrea. Doe kids $450.
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; DHI Top Ten 2010, #9 BF.
FS93 EEEE
How lucky we were to get this handsome guy, a Winseeker (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.
Photo above of Elendrea, Multiple Top Ten Doe, courtesy of Des Ruhigestelle.
2010 ADGA Young Sire Development Program
DOB: 2-18-2010
Dam: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Elendrea 9*M -Elite Doe.
LA 1-5 FS88 VVVE
2-5 FS92 EEEE
3-5 FS93 EEEE
DHI 1-01 277 2650 87 3.3% 85 3.2%
DHI 2-00 305 3956 138 3.5% 123 3.1%
DHI 3- 305 4110
2009 Top Ten #10BF #6Protein
2010 Top Ten #9 Milk #6 Protein
’08 5x 1st place milking yearling
ADGA Nationals 7th milking yearling,
Member 1st Produce (dam-Elendili)
'09 6xGCH, 2xRSGCH, 3xBUOB, 1xBUIS
ADGA Nationals 6th place 2 year old,
Member 1st Produce (dam-Elendili)
'10 BOB- REDGA, RSGCH-District 7 Saanen Specialty
Dam's Dam: SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Elendili 8*M
LA 4-5 FS90 EEEE, 5-5 FS91 VEEE, 6-5 FS92 EEEE
2-00 305 3238 108 3.3% 95 2.9%
3-00 302 4005 151 3.8% 118 2.9% '07 Top Ten
‘08 ADGA National Show 3rd place 4 yr old
'09 ADGA National Show 2nd place 5-6 yr old
Dam of 1st place Produce of dam, both '08 & '09
1st place Dam & Daughter (w/ Elende), both '80 & '09
High 305 day Milk & Fat Awards '09
Winner- Total Performer Award '09
Dam's Sire: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Carlos
(His dam, SGCH dE Nashville FS91 EEEE, was ADGA Top Ten in '07).
Sire: SG +*B Des-Ruhigestelle Elros FS91-EEE Elite Buck
Sire's Dam: SG Des-Ruhigestelle Elfin 7*M FS 91-EEEE; Top Ten milk production '06
Sire's Sire: ++*B Willow Run Victor Sloan (who's sire was 2003 Nat'l Show Premier Sire)
Alex brings to our herd not only incredible genetics, but also an incredibly high ETA for the breed - ADGA's 2010 Young Sire Development Program report had Alex at the very top for PTA 2:1. He has now been DNA'd also as are both of his parents. His dam ranked in the DHI Top Ten Milk Production in only her 2nd lactation. She also produced live quads for 2011! He is long, dairy, and extremely well put together. Alex will be used for 2012 kids.
2011 ADGA Young Sire Development Program
DOB: 2-2011
Dam: SG Des-Ruhigestelle Wincatcher 4*M
LA 2-5 FS 91 VEEE
Dam's Dam : SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Winseeker 3*M, 2009 ADGA National Champion and 2009 Top Ten milk production
Dam's Sire: *B Des-Ruhigestelle Elander
(son of SGCH Des-Ruhigestelle Elendili 8*M)
Sire: SG +*B Companeros Jude (AI)
(Sire of multiple award winning SGCH des-Ruhigestlelle Elendili)
Sire's Dam: SGCH Companeros Katsui Jordan 8*M, 2002 ADGA Reserve National Champion (also dam of 2010 Reserve National Champion SGCH Companeros Clinton Jewel 9*M)
Sire's Sire: SG++*B Willow Run DRZ Atlas
A big boy already, and with an exciting pedigree. Maternal grandson of the 2009 National Champion and Paternal grandson of the 2002 National Rs Champion who was also the dam of the 2010 Nat'l Rs Gr Champion! Add to that Jude's daughter, Elendili and her incredible pallet of accomplishments for the breed, I'm looking forward to using this boy in our program.
What an exciting breeding lineup we'll have for Summer of 2011! The mature girls will be bred to Alexdrea and should start kidding in April and May. 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 you purchase 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 and can certainly be arranged. Current airfare on Continental Airlines, our preferred shipper, is running about $225 per crate. Only one kid can travel per crate, per airline IATA regulations. Vet check and health certificate is $65, and an additional $35 per kid/certificate at this time. As always, airline and veterinary prices are subject to change.
Thank you for your understanding!