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Bliss was our only doe bred
to Mud in 2019, and when Blithe was born, we just
knew she had to stay. Blithe herself looks very much
like her dam, but her sire's influence is still
apparent. Perhaps not our largest doe this year, she
makes up for it in correctness and balance. Long and
refined while still maintaining great strength of
bone, she has an excellent shoulder assembly and
very good feet. While she only got out to one show
this year, she still took a solid second place
behind her herd mate Willow. This girl's time to
shine is yet to come, and I am excited to get her
out to more shows.
After coming down with
pneumonia off and on over the summer of 2019 due to
her late birth and the awful summer heat and
humidity, Blithe lost a bit of that bloom that she
had as a young kid. Thus, she is going to require
some time and a fair bit of patience on our part to
mature and really grow into the animal that I know
she can and will be. She looks a bit tuby and gangly
now, but with a couple of freshenings I believe she
will gain the depth and maturity that she now lacks.
Giving Blithe some extra
time has really done her a world of good. When she
did not end up bred to freshen in May 2021 as was
originally planned, we decided last minute to clip
her up and take her as a substitution to the
competitive Southern Browsers spring show in April.
She won her dry leg in the very first ring, and then
went on to be BJDIS! I always knew that there was a
lovely goat in there somewhere! Blithe freshened as
expected in October 2021. Unfortunately it was not
as textbook as I would have liked, with only one
live kid, and she was slow to come into milk.
However, she has made great strides since then. At
two weeks fresh, I took her to a local show and she
pulled off 4th behind her three herd mates out of a
class of 10! Her udder has lovely texture and is
incredibly well attached, and should only get better
with time. I am very excited about her future! |
