Nehi Minis Tumbling Jupiter
March 3, 2017
F4 American
57.20/42.80%
Jupiter was my first registered Miniature LaMancha, bred by Nehi Minis, a long-time Miniature Lamancha herd in Arkansas. He is a sweet, quiet buck, very easy to handle for the most part. I like his overall appearance, especially his angularity and body length. I personally love his bone, too, as I want a stockier dairy animal. The mammary systems in his paternal line and of his littermate sister and dam are excellent, and his littermate sister has been on a very extended lactation. I would like to see a more level rump and this has been hit or miss on his daughters.
He's matured into a big boy - 170lb in good condition - and near the top of the height standard.
His first daughters in my herd freshened in 2021 and did not disappoint. My does are all unrelated (and not uniform in terms of style!) but he improved each udder in their daughters, especially rear attachment, overall shape, and teat placement.
He's done well in the MDGA virtual shows, including a Grand Champion SR LaMancha title and three reserve championships (including the Fall '19 show). He earned a reserve champion in the spring 2023 v-show as the oldest miniature LaMancha buck in the show. He was a single entry in the aged buck class in the Spring 2024 show. He's aging very well, and I hope his genetics lend to longevity in his daughters.
Jupiter has sired two daughters that have earned their stars as of 2025 - Hefty Goat Holler Verbena *P and Hefty Goat Holler Layla *P
Hefty Goat Holler Walle
May 5, 2025
Grade MDGA & F0 Experimental TMGR
I definitely didn't plan on keeping a buckling out of Rhea but I also didn't plan on losing Rhea to kidding complications. From Day One, Walle was so incredibly sweet and affectionate and reminded me so much of his dam. Even rutting this fall, he was my silly, sweet boy that wiggles his tail so happily. Heck, everyone needs a sentimental back up buck, right?
He's shown here as a weanling in 2025. I am actually quite happy with the way his maturing and look forward to getting some updated photos.
Besides the obvious sentimental reasons and his own sweet personality, I kept him because his dam was productive and incredibly easy to hand milk with tons of body capacity in every direction. His sire line the relatives have snug udder attachments, smooth fores, and great feet. A girl can always hope to get the best traits of all the relatives!
Just a note about the differing herdbooks - MDGA does not recognize TMGR NOP does at this time so Walle and his littermate sisters is in the grade herdbook there due to both the unknown on Rhea's side and the unknown from Baby being ADGA grade. These kids were able to be registered with TMGR and are in the Experimental herdbook because Rhea is no longer considered unknown with TMGR since earning her Native on Production through milk testing. But they are considered F0 because of the unknown back on Baby's side.
