Located in Tarlton, Ohio, we keep a small herd of show quality Alpines & Experimentals. Animals that are easy to manage and maintain with plenty of strength & power in general appearance is our goal. Our herd is CAE & CL Negative, proven with annual testing in the Fall. 

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Sunrising attends as many local shows as possible each year. We try to exhibit in multiple states, as well as at ADGA Nationals when able. It's always a pleasure seeing how our animals stack up against tough competition! 

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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 introduced me to Ziggy (Siegfried Forster), and I fell in love with the Alpines he had. When he sold out due to life changes, I ended up with all of his young stock! 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.