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Butt-n-Down Nubians
Janesville, WI 53545
Breeding for milk and correct confirmation since 1982. I have line bred and even inbred to achieve consistency in specific areas. I have used the best sires we could afford as we slowly improved production and udders, toplines, legs and feet and selected to better one area at a time. I like the large boned, strong, true Nubian characteristics while still breeding to match the ADGA scorecard for show. The Butt-n-Down doe is large, deep bodied, level and long. Most will milk thru 500 days if you don't need to grow your herd too fast and just want milk.
We have not had the opportunity to show much but when we do the does place very well. I have sold several does over the years who have placed at the top of their class. Our does have nicely attached fore and rear udders, peaking in milk at 9# a day on average as second freshening three year olds. Most will peak between 10 & 12# at a month fresh but don't stay above 10# for long. They settle at a gallon a day and hold it into late fall.
The bucks also show well. I have some reserve champion awards from Butt-n-Down bucks as well. The most recent was Butt-n-Down Royal Duke in 2009. There hasn't been a buck show in the area since then. Animals having the Butt-n-Down herd name are American Nubian on paper but probably as pure Nubian as any purebred. I began in 1981 purchasing 2 fine Nubian grade does and have used Purebred bucks to improve ever since.
Goat related links:
American Dairy Goat association web site
Hoegger Supply Company; a family run dairy supply business with items from the barn to the kitchen, including cheese and soap
making necessities. A great Christian business!
Sire: *B Riven Oak Granite
Purebred herd sire.
The Green's Granite Junior. We have a few daughters and are very excited to watch them mature.
Visit the photo gallery page for more goat pictures.
The Danny Girl at 5 yrs. old, fresh 2 weeks. She is Virginia's dam. She now has a new home, we miss her.
Babies at Play, February 18, 2014
55 second video
The brown doe is 8 yr. old Butt-n-Down Faith.
Spring Pasture 2015
The Green's Granite Junior N1951111 DOB 4/06/17
Sire's Sire: *B Riven Oak Raptor
Sire's Dam: SG Riven Oak Skunk's Simonte
Dam: The Green's Edelweiss
Dam's Sire: The Green's Chanyeol
Dam's Dam: The Greens TH Zinya
The Green's Granite Junior Fall 2019
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The Does
Butt-n-Down Sebrina
6 weeks before freshening with twin bucks March 22, 2018
She had triplets in 2019 She has found a new home for 2020. thank you
Claire.
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Some of Juniors 2020 kids.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PURCHASED GOATS FROM US IN 2019 . We sold nothing in 2020 due to Covid restrictions so WE ARE NOW NEEDING TO DOWNSIZE AGAIN.We Freshened 9 does 2021. 4 BUCKS born in April for sale August 2021. Also 5 milkers, 4 yearling does and 5 doe kids.
Spring 2020
2019 Doe Butt-n-Down Virginia, Fresh as a yearling 2020. Her decision, not mine but she is doing well with twin does. 2021 she freshened with 2 beautiful brown does.
Butt-n-Down Chocolate Eclair 2020
First Fresh 2 year old with single large doe kid. 2021 doe and buck/wether.
Spring Does 2020
FOR SALE AUGUST 2021 I have a barn full of his daughters and so he needs a new herd.
Proud too say that his daughters did very well at Jefferson County Fair in July 2021. Grand and Reserve champions in Milkers and Jr. Does.
