Hefty Goat Holler Pearl 2*P
February 9, 2021
Grade Herdbook - 37.59L/37.41N/25%Unknown
Easy to Milk and Productive
Pearl was a big, quiet doeling. I joke that if she had ears, she'd be a meat goat - she's SO solid. She was essentially raised as a single, so she had every opportunity to grow and grow she did. Pearl loves people but also gets the sassy sometimes! Mostly when you stop paying attention to her - then she may get a bit overzealous on the head rubs.
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Pearl is long and thick with so much depth, even this young. Her rump is long, as well, and she shows promising rear width and teat size. I can't wait to see an udder on this girl. It will be fun to see her continue to grow and produce, as she blends my favorite dam line, my foundation buck line, and genetics from a long-time mini herd (and friend). Plus, she's the first doeling I've kept out of one of my Jupiter daughters.
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2023 - Pearl had a difficult first kidding, presenting with one DOA buckling sideways in the birth canal that required intervention. Two live kids followed, but Pearl initially didn't recognize them as hers due to the vet trip and being separated. But she did take them and became a wonderful mother! She's as impressive as I'd hoped as far as production and milkability - she's peaked at 6.6lb on test so far. Her udder is so soft and easy to milk, plus she milks down well. Very proud of this tough, productive girl! Pearl became the very first Hefty Goat Holler goat to earn a milk award! For a cool graph with lactation curves, check out this blog post.
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2025 - Pearl kidded for the second time. Triplets again! No issues this time, thankfully. She's productive and easy to milk yet again. I can't get over how very level her rump is, both from the side and thurl to thurl. She does have a bit of an "old goat" back as an adult, but that's about the only thing I'll fault her on. Love her!
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Milk Test 2023 Results: 10 tests. 324 DIM. 1283 pounds milk.
305 day pounds: 1249
43# butterfat; Highest BF: 5.2% Avg BF: 3.4%
38# protein: Highest Pro: 4.5%; Avg Pro: 3%
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Pearl foreudder and rear udder as of May 2023, a little over 3 months fresh.
Pearl as a first freshener at about 7 weeks fresh, about a 12 hour fill. As of the third milk test, her capacity and quantity is still increasing, which make her teats a bit more plumb that this photo. Wonderful orifice and texture. Good teat size. Milks down incredibly well, already.
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