We are excited to be welcoming a new herdsire to our farm in June. He is half brother to our own Green Gables Amazing Asteroid *B, and will enable us to line breed on Eclipse.
His breeder, Eliya Elmquist writes of him, “Wolf is a GORGEOUS black and tan with his dam’s commanding presence. The udders and MILK behind this guy are unparalled with his dam being on MDGA’s top ten list 4 times and his sire’s side loaded with ADGA top ten and elite animals as well. If you want a buck who will increase milk production while keeping correct udder shape and attachments, as well as lovely conformation this is your guy.”
Wolf Moon Growing Up
Wolf Moon’s Registration
coming soon
Wolf Moon’s Dam Line
Wolf Moon’s Dam
Photo credits to Green Gables for all the pictures below.
Green Gables FF Cali Eclipse 5*P
Eliya Elmquist writes of her: “ECLIPSE is an amazing doe although she is NOT photogenic. Eclipse has a ton of capacity and is one of our heaviest milkers giving over 1500# a year. Her rear udder is super high. Her teats are longer than ideal, but VERY easy to milk with large orifices, so we are happy. She is a favorite one to milk here as it only takes a few moments to milk her completely. She lives up to her highly productive heritage.
She has very nice breed character with long pendulous ears and a very roman nose. She has a lovely topline with sharp, tight withers, a strong chine, and a long, wide, level and flat rump (although it almost NEVER looks right in photos!). Eclipse has a sweet, quiet personality.”
Photo credit: Green Gables
Eclipse’s 2nd Freshening Udder
Eliya Elmquist writes: “She is linebred on one of the most amazing MiniNubian does who has become a legend among MiniNubian breeders: VMCH Echo Hill’s Molly O’Malley 2*P. Eclipse was been slower to mature, but bloomed as a 2nd freshening 3 year old with amazing production and filled out much more.”
In 2020, Eclipse place twice on the Top 10 305-Day List: #3 for milk volume and #5 for total butterfat. She earned her milk star in both volume and butterfat!
In 2021, Eclipse peaked on test at 14#.
Photo credit: Green Gables
Eclipse’s Dam: Green Gables Cali Luna 4*P
Eliya again: “Eclipse’s dam’s udder was everything I breed for: Incredible capacity, excellent teat placement, high, wide rear udder, well extended and smoothly blended foreudder, correct udder shape and TONS of milk peaking at 10# as a 2nd freshener!”
VMCH Echo Hill’s Molly O’Malley 2*P
This is Molly’s Udder. She is Eclipse’s paternal grand dam and maternal great grand dam. Until “eclipsed” by her granddaughter, Molly held the barn record at Green Gables, giving 11# on test.
Wolf Moon’s Sire Line
This is Green Gables CF G. I. Joe *B. His dam, Skillman’s Andromeda *P, was born on Storybook Farm, but bred by Irina Skillman of Skillman’s Ranch since we bought her before she kidded.
We traded Andromeda for another doe in 2021, but now her genetics are coming back to us as part of Wolf Moon!
Joe’s pedigree is PACKED with amazing milky genes.
Photo credit to Green Gables
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This is Skillman’s Andromeda’s third freshening udder.
Photo credit to Green Gables