Welcome to Chenango Hills Dairy Goats,

Specializing in breeding the finest Nigerian Dwarfs. 

In picturesque Altamont, Albany County NY, is the farm where we care for our small select herd of outstanding animals. Bred for Production, Selected for conformation, they excell at both.  Beginning with exceptional genetics, for which we thank Anne Petersen of Rosasharn, and Heather Marciello, we are developing animals with correctness of conformation and both the strength and will to milk.  Our DHI records (Rolling herd average Dec.2008- 1082m, 72f, 48p) and linear appraisal scores (Herd average: 87 VG) speak for themselves. 

Our 2007 Spotlight Sale Doe, CHENANGO HILLS PAISLEY PRINT

Chenango Hills Paisley Print D1404381 was shown 8  times at ADGA shows in 2007, earning 1^st Jr. kid once, 2^nd Jr. kid once, (to her twin) 1^st  Sr. kid  times, 2^nd Sr kid once(also to her twin), Res.Jr. CH 2 times, and Jr. CH 4 times.

 Paisley was sold for $1450 at the ADGA Spotlight Sale in Fort Collins in October. 

She now resides in Leona Valley, California with her purchaser, Gayle Thompson.

Chenango Hills Paisley Print

Paisley Print’s maternal ½ sister, Chenango Hills  I P Goddess D1374274, who is also ½ sister to her sire,  won her class 4 times,  2nd to her herdmate, SweetPea 3 times , and  won RGH twice as a milking yearling after freshening at 11 months old.  She met DHIA requirements for recognition as a star milker that lactation.  This year (2008) she has been linear appraised  88 Very Good at age 2.  Her 2008 Dhi record is 1119 lbs of milk, 81 lbs fat and 49 lbs of protein in a lactation starting at 1-10.  Shown 3 times, she was twice BOB, and once BIS.

 
  Chenango Hills I P Goddess D1374274 as a yearling

Rosasharn's G X Sweet Pea D1358002,  in addition to having already earned her star as a yearling in her first lactation with  placed 1st 4 times, and RGCH 3 times in 2007.  (see picture above right) 2008 appraisal, Very Good 85.  Daughter of our 2008 ADGA breed leader for protein, sired by the Eclipse son, Galaxy .

GCH AGS DOE-SY-DOE’S ARIEL D1361921, was shown in AOP and Nigerian Dwarf classes at 6 ADGA shows in 2006.  She was undefeated in her class—winning GCH/BOB 5 times, BIS once, and RGCH once(second to our own beautiful Rosasharn's T L Gorda D1358000).   In 2007, she was 4 times  BOB and 6 times Best Udder in 9 ADGA shows.  She was scored  Excellent in mammary  on her 2006 linear appraisal.

AGS Doe-Sy-Does Ariel D1361921

Her 2006 milk record (3-00-272d-722m 53f[7.3%]-37p) was made despite losing the production of ½ of her udder following her 3^rd test. That ½ went dry after treatment, but came back into full (and balanced) production her next lactation.  She finished her 2007 lactation at 3-09 931 lbs milk  69f (7.4%), and 43p (4.6%).  She made the top 10,  placing 8th in butterfat production, joining herdmate Gorda. (AGS)  as well as 10th in protein ADGA. Sadly she died as a result of a malignant tumor in December 2007.  However, we have a daughter and her son is one of our herdsires.

Chenango Hills Ring Bearer

AGS Chenango Hills UR Ring Bearer D1374131, one of our herd sires,, won RGCH on May 6, 2007, at the Altamont NY Super Buck Extravaganza.   He is sire of our 2007 Spotlight Sale doe and son of our breed oleader for protein, Gorda.      

AGS Rosasharn’s T L Gorda, D1358000, our original foundation doe, linear appraised 90 in 2008 scoring Excellent in body capacity, Dairy Character and Mammary System and Very Good in General Appearance.   In 2006-2007, in a lactation ending in January 2007, she had a record of 4-01-267d -983m-62f [6.3%]-50p.   Her 2007 lactation was 5-00 272d-1258m-83f[6.6%}-58p(4.6%).   This record placed her 6th in the top ten in milk, 4th in butterfat, and an outstanding 2nd in the country in protein production, while her previous years record, also finished in 2007 placed her 6th in protein. (AGS)    Her ADGA records were 1260 milk (4th) 83 fat (2nd) and 58 protein (1st).  Her 2008 lactation records are 1341 milk, 93 fat, and 58 protein.  In 2007 she was  6 times 1st aged doe, 3 times RGCH, 2 times GCH,  2times Best Udder, and  2 times BOB in 8 shows.  In 2008, she was 3 times first aged doe, and 3 times RGCH in 3 shows. 

Animals in Our extended pedigrees include:

AGS Rosasharn UR Honey Nut Cheerio and his dam,  dam, AGS Rosasharn’s Buckwheat Honey - 2007 AGS National Champion and best udder 2:01-305-1069-71-44 (5^th AGS production 2003) 3.02-304-1418-96-57 (2^nd AGS production 2004)

*****Many of the does in our extended  pedigrees have official DHIA or show records compiled with AGS before admission to the ADGA herd book.  For example, 7 of Paisley's 8 great-grandparents have permanent champion status in AGS. 

AGS Rosasharn’s Guadalupe Moteada D1319069—Gorda's dam, grandam to Ring Bearer

2.11-291-1032-67-43, 3.11-282-903-54-40

Many times a Champion.

AGS Goodwood Water Lilly D1319755-2000 AGS Nat. Show Champion,

2003 AGS National Show Best Udder:  1.02-305-937-60-44,  2.02-305-1209-68-56, 

3.02-226-1040-55-43,  4.00-305-1189-74-53(4^th AGS Production 2003)

 DOE-SY-DOES Thumbelina, D16131AGS, Paisley Print’s maternal grand-dam  and Rosasharn’s Uni, D1320275(above), are paternal ½ sisters, both sired by AGS Goodwood Tom Thumb D1320189 ++* B

Chenango Hills Dairy Goats-

Now breeding for the best in Nigerian Dwarfs

Bred for Production, Selected for Conformation

DHIA ADGA linear appraisal,  Dual registered

David W Funk

Altamont NY

davidf@chenangohills.com

Chenango Hills DHI Rolling Herd Average for December 2008 was 267d  1082m,  72f  48p

1/2 our milkers made TOP TEN in some category in 2007-AGS  All does including first freshening yearling have made their stars every lactation since we went on test 3 years ago.

Rosasharn Sweet Pea-yearling 1st freshener-'07

  Some of our girls out grazing.