Mabie's Farm

Black Mesa Laurel's Autumn

Born: May 1, 2004

Autumn and her brother, Zeus, were our first two goats.  We got them as kids before we got Anise.  Autumn is very flashy with splashes and spots.  She always has one kid a year that is also spotted.  For a really Flashy guy, check out her son, Flash, on our buck page.  Autumn is very mild tempered and a great milker.  She has nice long lines, a high well attached udder, and great body capacity.  She loves car rides and is very personable.

 Autumn's pedigree

Black Mesa Anise's Merry

Born: March 15, 2005

The daughter of Anise, Merry is our curious socialite.  She is very friendly to everyone she meets.  Merry is a little bit smaller than the rest of the herd, though holds her own in the milking parlor. She also has a history of producing the largest baby every year.  Merry is the older twin to Quinn, our tallest girl.

 Merry's pedigree

Black Mesa Anise's Quinn

Born: March 15, 2005

Quinn is Merry's younger twin and Anise's daughter.  She has taken over leadership of the herd from her mother.  Quinn is shy and quiet, though very intelligent and calculating.  She investigates any new 'threat' to the herd and acts accordingly.  She has even rescued me from an attack hose (I was trying to straighten it out). 

 Quinn's pedigree

Mabie's Farm Quinn's Raven

Dam: Black Mesa Anise's Quinn

Sire: Black Mesa Tessa's Tecate

Born: March 12, 2007

Raven is the daughter of Quinn.  She is a sleek lady with a gorgeous black coat.  Raven inherited her mother's brains and loves to figure out gate locks.  We have numerous locks on each gate now, all secured with carabiners.  Raven is very friendly and sure of herself.  Little bothers her and she is very inquisitive.

Raven's pedigree

Mabie's Farm Merry's Kaitlyn

Dam: Black Mesa Anise's Merry

Sire: Black Mesa Tessa's Tecate

Born: March 12, 2007

Kaitlyn was born just 2 hours after her cousin, Raven.  She is a splashy girl with a great udder.  She is a bit jumpy and needs lots of reassurance from her humans when in new situations (hence her nickname 'Spaz').  She is an excellent mom, though does not understand nursing (which is fine with us), therefore we must be there when she has her babies to make sure they get the nutrition they need.

 Kaitlyn's pedigree

Mabie's Farm Autumn's Airmid

Dam: Black Mesa Laurel's Autumn

Sire: Anin's Captain Morgan

Born: 5/1/10

Airmid is named after a little known goddess of Spring and healing.  She has great dairy character and a great personality.  She is not 'in your face' but patiently stands and waits (as much as a goat can wait) for attention.  She is growing well.  We have waited a long time for Autumn to have a girl.  How appropriate that she shares a birthday with her mother!

 Airmid's pedigree

Mabie's Farm Autumn's Aina (aka Dumpling)

Dam: Black Mesa Laurel's Autumn

Sire: Black Mesa Tessa's Tecate

Born: 3/1/11

Dumpling is a very easy going girl, just like her mom.  She has her mom's spots and solid ears.  Dumpling recently took Reserve Jr. Nubian Doe at our local fair, beating out several other contestants!

Ragel's Ziegenhof Star Anise - Reference Doe

Born: June 11, 2001                                     Passed: December 23, 2010

Anise was our first adult goat, first milker, and birthed the first kids on our farm.  She taught us a lot about keeping goats and always exhibited an enormous amount of patience.  Anise was a true mom, adopting all of the kids as hers.  She would insist in bedding down with the kids at night and would gently school them in proper goatie manners.  Anise passed in 2010 from a brain tumor and is dearly missed.

Anise's pedigree