CHECK OUT MY NEW SIGN DESIGN!

Check out my prospective shingle for displaying out by the road.  The sign is designed by Joe Acey of Armada.  The sign will definately help to advertise my goats.  It also is a unique way to advertise my Piano Instruction Studio.  It most certainly is eye catching! Thanks Joe!

BONNIE HAD A GREAT SUMMER JUDGING FAIRS!

Bonnie had a great time judging county fair goat shows. She started off the summer with a workshop in St. Clair County, and then went on to  judge at the Michigan State Fair Caprine Classic. She continued from there judging both open and 4-H shows at Hudsonville, Shaiwasee, Imlay City Fairs, and also judged the Showmanship Sweepstakes at the St. Clair County Fair.  Bonnie was awarded the Jim Morrison Scholarship from the American Dairy Goat Association and was also awarded the John Howland Scholarship from the American Goat Society.  Way to go Bonnie!

THE JUDGE DID NOT LIKE MY MARIA!!!

Well! I never!! The judge at the Armada fair did not like Maria at all and placed her last in the class. He said she was way too fat! I wonder how he would look if he had carried quads and quints!   It is easy to get your shape back after the first two births.  It gets harder after that, especially when you are carring quads and quints. I wonder what he would look like after he had given birth to 22 kids!!! You go ahead and eat that leaf Maria.  Never mind what that judge had to say! You are still a champion in my eyes!

PRINCESS IS RESERVE CHAMPION!

Sugar Creek Princess was named Reserve Champion Nigerian Dwarf Senior Doe and then Overall Reserve Champion Nigerian Dwarf at the 2009 Armada Fair.  At the 2008 Armada Fair, Princess was named Grand Champion Nigerian Dwarf Senior Doe and then Overall Grand Champion Nigerian Dwarf. Not bad for a gal that will be 7 in September.  I purchased Princess in 2007.  She has a single kid prior to my purchasing her, twin buck kids in 2007, twin does in 2008, and twins in 2009 (one buck and one doe) bringing her total of kids to 7, and her number of freshenings to 4.

CONTRALTO IS GRAND CHAMPION AT THE 2009 ARMADA FAIR!

HYMNOTES FARM ACAPPELLA’S CONTRALTO was chosen as the Overall Grand Champion Nigerian Doe at the 2009 Armada Fair! Contralto won her class of nigerian milkers 4 years  of age and over,  came back out for round two and was named Grand Champion Nigerian Dwarf Senior Doe.  She came back out for the third time and was named Overall Grand Champion Nigerian Dwarf Dairy. Way to go Contralto! Contralto won a leg at the Michigan State Fair in 2006 as a Junuior Doe.  Contralto has freshened 3 times. She had twins in 2007, twins in 2008, and twins again in 2009, bringing her total of kids to 6.

JULIA & PATTY TAKE THE SHOWMANSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP!

Julia & Patty took the Overall Grand Champion Showmanship Class at the Fair on Wednesday, July 29, 2009.  Patty is 8 years old now and is trained so well that Bonnie & Julia both claim that Patty can do all the manuevers by herself!  Julia is a very smooth showman now. There were several years that she tripped over her feet. I am so glad that she finally grew into them. Julia now qualifies for the Sweepstakes Showmanship on Saturday.  She also qualifies to compete in the Michigan State Fair Showmanship Showdown on September 3, 2009. That’s my Baby!

2008 St. Clair County Fair Queen Ends Her Reign!

Julia finished her reign as the 2008 St. Clair County Fair Queen on July 27, fulfilling her last duty by crowning the 2009 Fair Queen Dannie Fountain.  It has been a fun and busy year for Julia. Best wishes to Dannie. enjoy your term as Fair Queen.

Alisa is the Hula Whooping Reserve Champion!

Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Keep it going! Alisa kept her whoola hoop going and became Reserve Champion Whooper at the St. Clair County Fair.  This kid is amazing! The tricks she can do with her hoop at just 6 years of age is astounding.  Down on her knees. one hand in the hoop, two hands in the hoop, walking, turning, whoop, whoop, whoop!

GRAND CHAMPION VEAL! YAHOO!

Julia’s veal is Grand Champion!  $1.50, $1.60, $1.70, $1,80, $1.85, going once, going twice, going three times, sold to Bill Putney! After raising veal for 8 years, Julia’s veal was named Grand Champion. He weighed in at 356 – 6 pounds over weight, so she was told she had 2 hours to get the 6 pounds off the calf – “take him out and run him around.”  Dad and Bonnie did the running – the end results:  the calf lost 6 pounds and was elligible for Grand Champion, Bonnie lost 5 pounds, Ray lost 15 pounds (he was bigger to start with). The veal was raised on goats milk.  Bill Putney has been a faithful buyer of the girls veal throughout the years. Thanks Bill! We hope you like him!

The Queens are Coming! The Queens are Coming!

On Saturday, July 25, St. Clair County Fair Queen,  Julia  (my baby!) and the 2009 Fair Court along with Daisy, the MMPA “queen of cows” rolled into downtown Yale for their annual Bologna Festival Parade. Julia was crowned queen at the 2008 4H Fair in St. Clair County. She will end her term and crown the new queen Monday evening , July 27. We are still debating who got the most attention during the parade.  Was it St. Clair County 4H and Youth Fair Queen Julia, or MMPA Queen of Cows Daisy.  I am just hoping that all the “holy cow” expressions by the people were for the cow and not my baby!