Chenango Hills Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats

Altamont, NY 12009

About Us

David Funk is a long-time goat breeder who has turned his attention
entirely to the breeding of top-flight Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats.David is
a retired teacher who still coaches interscholastic sports. He and his
wife Karen now live west of Albany near the picturesque village of
Altamont where they raise and care for their Nigerian Dwarf herd.

 Experience as a judge enabled them to find exactly the
genetic material they wanted, and select just the right bloodlines to
establish this small but highly select herd.

 

Animals currently active
are:

 

SENIOR DOES

 

(AGS)  Rosasharns T L Gorda OUR ADGA BREED LEADER FOR PROTEIN-REPEATED TOP 10 DOE, LA 90 EX

bred to "Bilbao Baggins" , a Goddess son by Ring Bearer.  Gorda freshened

March 9, giving us two beautiful kids, a buck and a doe.  Sadly, we lost her shortly after kidding.

 

(AGS) Rosasharn's GX SweetPea 5*D A Gorda daughter by Rosasharn Galaxy now lives with her new owner, my grand-daughter Hannah Ryan, in Oxford, NY.

 

 Chenango-Hills IP Goddess 2*M a GCH Doe-Sy-Does Ariel  D1361921 *M x *B Rosasharn C H Uproar daughter with 1119 lbs milk this lactation, 81lbs fat, 49 lb protein-LA 88 at 2-1 in 2008 Shown 3 times as 2yr old-; twice BOB, once BIS  (maternal 1/2 sister to 2007 Spotlight Sale doe Chenango-Hills Paisley Print)          First DHIA test 2009-6.3 lbs.  Won  an ADGA leg at the Eastern NY club show May 23.

bred to "Osirius", a Gorda son by Tom Thumb.  Freshened in March.

Chenango-Hills Unique 5*D

DHI 2008 747lb m, 61 lb fat(8.2%)  39 lb protein as a first freshener, a Gorda daughter by Rosasharn Uproar LA: 82 as  a first freshening 2yr old. bred to Bilbao Baggins.  Freshened in March with two does and a buck.  The does have already gone to a new home.  One buck for sale--Unique made over 7 lbs milk first test, over 6 second test.

 Chenango-Hills Bouncy Trixie 6*D

 Sire, Chenango Hills Tom Thumb, (Ariel xRosasharn's C H Uproar), Dam, our own Rosasharn G X Sweet Pea 5*D, Gorda's Galaxy daughter - Fantastic udder; 4.6 lbs per day; Littermate to *B Chenango-Hills Golden Galahad (at Goulds),  Trixie Appraised in 2008 Very Good 86 at age one!  Has made her star this lactation, starting at 1-02, to become a 6* D.bred to "Ring Bearer".  Freshened May 30 with beautiful vigorous triplet does for the second year in a row.  Two of her does are for sale; one will be retained in the herd.  (6 doe kids in 2 freshenings!!!!

 

 Does being bred for the
first time for 2009

1. Chenango-Hills Gabriella-full sister to Trixie ,above. Bred to Ring Bearer

freshened  in early May with a buck and a doe, both for sale.  She went RGCH at the Altamont doe show, May 23.  First test, at 1-01, 4.0 lbs.   She is also for sale .

2. Chenango-Hills Faerie Princess-a Goddess daughter by Ring Bearer, littermate to Bilbao Baggins. Bred to Horus, due in late June ;  Won a dry leg at the Eastern NY 2 ring club show May 23.  Her junior kid sister Clionia  won in the other ring.

3. Chenango-Hills Blythe Spirit . This doe is sired by Ring Bearer, out of Trixie.   She freshened May 30   She is at least as nice as Gabriella. Bred to Bilbao Baggins she had a doe kid--at 0-11mo.  Both she and the kid are available for sale.

4.  Chenango-Hills Fashion Plate Another Trixie daughter, triplet sister to Blythe, standing as a dry yearling..

 

2009 Doe Kids

1.  Chenango-Hills Brigantia  a Goddess doeling being retained in the herd.

 2. Chenango-Hills Clionia  a Goddess daughter currently nominated for the Spotlight Sale,  if not accepted she will be retained in the herd, and Brigantia will be for sale.  Clionia has a dry leg earned at the 2 ring Eastern NY club show, where her yearling sister Faerie Princess won in the other ring. 

3.  Chenango-Hills Punkin Pie  the last Gorda daughter, she will be retained (for life) in the herd.

4.  Chenango-Hills Calliope, a Gabriella daughter, for sale.

5. Chenango-Hills Tiny Tigeress, a Blythe daughter, for sale.

6. Chenango-Hills BB Thumbelina  a Trixie daughter being retained in the herd.

7.  Chenango-Hills Trixie's Tana, a Trixie daughter, for sale.

8.   Chenango-Hills Trixie's Tanya, a Trixie daughter, for sale. 


SENIOR BUCKS 

1. *B Chenango-Hills UR Ringbearer -Gorda's son by Rosasharn C H Uproar. 2008-LA: 89

 

2. *B Chenango-HillsTom Thumb, GCH Doe-Sy-Does Ariel's son by Rosasharns C H Uproar.  LA:2008-88

 

JUNIOR BUCKS used in herd for 2009

3. *B Chenango-Hills Osirius  D1449012  Sire:  *B Chenango-Hills Tom Thumb D1374275 Dam: Rosasharns TL Gorda d1358000 3*M

4.*B Chenango-Hills Bilbao Baggins Sire: *B Chenango-Hills Ring Bearer Dam:Chenango-Hills IP Goddess 4*D(he is grandson to both Gorda and Ariel;
double grandson to Rosasharns "Uproar", the Uni son.)

 5.  *S Chenango-Hills Horus Sire: *B Chenango-Hills Tom Thumb  Dam: Chenango-HillsDark Moon 4*D(dam is twin to "Paisley Print", 1/2 sister to Goddess),he is double grandson of Ariel)

 

2009 BUCK KIDS

1.  *B Chenango-Hills Buffalo Sauce the last Gorda son, nominated for the Spotlight Sale.

2.  *B Chenango-Hills Hot Stuff  Unique son, Grandson to Gorda and Goddess, for sale, $450.

3.  Chenango-Hills RB Legacy, Gabriella x Ring Bearer son" for sale, $450

ALSO SEE INFORMATION ON THE HOME PAGE

 

 

Our Business

 CHENANGO HILLS maintains membership in ADGA, AGS, ANDDA, and Dairy One DHIA and is active in their programs.

CAE free;  tested, maintenance program

CDT &  Rabies vaccinated

100% Abcess free herd

 

 

 

 

Altamont, NY 12009