Located in Tarlton, Ohio, I raise a small show quality herd of Alpine & Experimental dairy goats. I've been raising these animals since 2018, and still have a long ways to go before I've met my goals for my herd. Every year I take a small step forward in the right direction though, and I'm confident I'll get there eventually. The Sunrising herd participates in as many ADGA sanctioned shows as possible. We also test annually for CAE in order to provide a clean, healthy herd for all potential buyers. 

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How did we get started in Dairy Goats?

 

My mother, Lesley, started with two ADGA registered Nubians in the early 2000's for her hobby farm. They weren't show quality by any means, but were good producers for her intents and purposes. Her herd name was Two Squared Acres. I was younger, and not really interested in the goats besides playing with the babies. Lesley then met Ziggy (Siegfried Forster), and then in 2017 had offered him and his herd a place to stay while they were on a long trip for shows. During his stay, I fell in love with the Alpines Ziggy brought with him and ended up getting a small herd of them! Mom then sold all but two of her Nubians to make room for Alpines. We showed the two Nubians, but didn't end up getting to keep any kids from them. SG Two Squares Junebug had won 2 Champion legs to her name before passing in 2021. Her dam Bryson Branch TS Bliss was the second Nubian she kept. Since we didn't keep any kids from them, I made the decision to discontinue breeding Nubians to focus on our Alpines & Experimentals in 2022. 

 

CH Finley Farm TSA Myrish Lace (50/50 Snubian) was the only other doe my mother kept, and she sure proved herself! Her first show was at 5 years old, and was where she earned her first leg! Lace didn't end up getting bred as a 6 year old, then of course Covid hit in 2020 so we couldn't show her at 7 either. Finally, in 2021, I broke her out at ODGA (Ohio Dairy Goat Assn.) and she went Grand Champion twice, finishing her Championship! I have numerous descendants from Lace in the herd today.​