Louise is the matriarch of the herd. She comes from a long doe line that exudes excellence generation after generation. This doe line brings us gorgeous udders, spectacular general appearance, and high butterfat. Louise’s sire is heavily linebred on Dream Maker, sire of eight Permanent Champions as well as the 2000 National Champion and the 1999 Reserve National Champion, and has Smirk, the 2004 National Champion thrown in as the outcross. Louise was a Permanent Champion by the time she was 60 days fresh on her first lactation, and has earned Best in Show several times throughout her show career. Louise is 9 years old this year, and her udder is still as snug as when she was a 2 year old. Her general appearance is spectacular with a front end that is still as smooth as glass. Not only is Louise pretty, she is also an asset in the milk parlor with her level lactation and strong components. Louise’s daughter Liz has been a tremendous show doe. She was 5th place Intermediate Kid at Nationals in 2008, earned her dry leg with a Best Junior Doe in Show win in West Virginia, and has been Best in Show numerous times in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky in 2012 as a 4 year old. It is indeed a blessing to have someone do so much with their Kickadee Hill animal. A big thank you goes to Amy Keach for all of her time and work to manage and show Liz to her full potential. Louise’s son, Lonnie (in our herd) is the most structurally correct buck we have ever owned. I knew he was a keeper before he was even dry.

We are going to repeat the breeding of Louise to GCH +*B Willow Run Stormfront Stuck Up, which made Liz. This breeding has a nice little linebreeding on Smirk, the 2004 National Champion. Stuckey’s dam, Snuggle, is a Smirk daughter who was first place in her class at Nationals for three consecutive years starting with the year she was 3 years old. At 5 years old, Snuggle was Reserve Best Udder at Nationals and appraised 92 (EEEE). And after seeing Liz this year, we knew it was time to go back to Stuckey.