SGCH Bellafire BP Country Melody 7*M **DNA**
(EEEE 91 @ 3yrs 2m)
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Date of Birth: May 27, 2015
Height: 21 1/2" (3 years, 2 months) Alpha s1 Casein A/B SS: Alethia CTO Just Dew It +*B (VEE 88 @ 3yrs) Sire: Alethia JD Bachelor Party +*B (VEE 87 at 1 yrs old) SD: GCH Buttin' Heads Wedding Proposal 2*M (V+EV 88) DS: GCH Algedi Farm Drops Of Jupiter ++*B (EEE 91 @ 6yrs) Dam: Algedi Farm DJ Cadenza 6*M (EVEE 90 at 6 yrs) DD: GCH Algedi Farm MH Andante 5*M (EEEE 91 @ 5yrs) Extended Pedigree |
Second Freshening Udder
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Melody is very long and feminine. She has a strong front-end assembly with correct straight front legs and a nice brisket extension. Melody has a very level topline that runs smoothly into her flat rump. But as lovely as Melody is, it is her udder that really shines. She scored an EEEE 91 as a three-year-old. The highlight of this appraisal was a 37 in Fore Udder Attachment, a score of 40 for Rear Udder Height and a 38 for Rear Udder Arch. What an incredible udder on a three-year-old. I should also mention that she earned an Excellent in Shoulders, Front and Rear Legs and in Back! This doe is only going to continue to get better and better with age!
May 2018, at just 3 and a half weeks fresh Melody swept the first three rings at the first show of the season to become a finished Grand Champion. She looked stunning and is everything we are striving for! Not only is she beautiful to look at, but she also has excellent milk stand manners and milks down to absolutely nothing. As of the Spring of 2022 we have retained 6 Melody daughters, her oldest daughter River Blossom scored an EEEE 91 at three-years-old and also became a finished champion. That same year one of her two-year-old daughters scored a VEEE 90 at Linears as well. |
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Highlights
- As a four-year-old Melody swept three Champion Challenge Classes at the Lost Valley Diary Goat Show in June 2019, earning 3 Best of Breed Ribbons
Melody earned an EEEE 91 at Linear Appraisals as a three-year-old!!! - Melody became a Finished Grand Champion at the first local show of the 2018 season, by sweeping her first three rings!
- Melody's maternal Grand Dam Algedi Farm MH Andante scored an EEEE 91 at her 2015 Linear Appraisal and took first place in an insanely large 5 to 6 year old class at the 2015 ADGA Nationals! She was also one of only FOUR Nigerian does asked to be milked out for the Best Udder In Show competition at Nationals!!
- Melody will earn her AR milk Star as a first freshener in volume, fat and protein! This is quite an accomplishment for a first freshener!
- Two out Melody's Five daughters hit the show ring this year and both quickly earned their Restricted Champion Legs.
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Kidding Record
Age |
Year Freshened |
Sire |
Does |
Bucks |
Comments |
2 Years |
2017 |
1 |
1 |
Easy unassisted kidding |
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3 Years |
2018 |
3 |
1 |
Unassisted kidding, except for one DOA malpositioned kid |
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4 Years |
2019 |
3 |
1 |
Textbook, unassisted kidding |
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5 Years |
2020 |
1 |
1 |
Textbook, unassisted kidding |
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7 Years |
2022 |
2 |
1 |
Long, slow kidding |
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DHIR Record
Age at Freshening |
Daily Average This Lactation |
Days In Milk |
Pounds of Milk |
Pounds of Butterfat |
Pounds of Protein |
Lactation Status |
1 Year, 10 Months |
3.37 |
202 |
680 |
37 |
29 |
Complete |
2 Year 10 Months |
3.96 |
223 |
882 |
42 |
39 |
Complete |
4 Year 9 Months |
4.18 |
186 |
778 |
43 |
32 |
Complete |
6 Years 9 Months |
4.60 |
93 |
415 |
21 |
18 |
On Going |
Melody started her 2022 lactation on a great note... 5.2 Pounds at 24 days fresh!
Lifetime Daily Average |
Total Days In Milk |
Pounds of Milk |
Pounds of Butterfat |
Pounds of Protein |
3.9 Pounds Daily |
660 |
2565 |
135 |
110 |
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Linear Appraisal - Structural Traits
Year |
Age |
Head |
Shoulder |
Front Legs |
Rear Legs |
Feet |
Back |
Rump |
Udder Texture |
Gen. Appear |
Dairy Strength |
Body |
Mammary |
Final Score |
2017 |
02-01 |
V |
V |
V |
V |
+ |
V |
V |
E |
V |
V |
+ |
V |
88 |
2018 |
03-02 |
+ |
E |
E |
E |
V |
E |
+ |
V |
E |
E |
E |
E |
91 |
Linear Appraisal - Linear Traits
Year |
Age |
Stature |
Strength |
Dairy |
Rump Angle |
Rump Width |
Rear Leg Side |
Fore Udder |
Rear Udder Height |
Rear Udder Arch |
Medial |
Udder Depth |
Teat Place |
Teat Dia |
Rear Udder Side |
2017 |
02-01 |
25 |
28 |
32 |
28 |
25 |
28 |
33 |
38 |
35 |
19 |
35 |
23 |
14 |
26 |
2018 |
03-02 |
28 |
30 |
33 |
26 |
30 |
27 |
37 |
40 |
38 |
28 |
30 |
34 |
28 |
33 |
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Show Records
click here for pdf report
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Melody stepped into the Ring on May 12th, 2018, just 25 days fresh and swept all three Rings. She was a second freshening three-year-old
LEG 1 - May 2018 - Grand Champion @ Lost Valley Dairy Goat Show. Judge Joe Pilotte. 60 milking does in the breed! LEG 2 - May 2018 - Grand Champion @ Lost Valley Dairy Goat Show. Judge Kristopher Fraley. 47 milking does in the breed! LEG 3 - May 2018 - Grand Champion @ Lost Valley Dairy Goat Show. Judge Matt Casselman. 40 milking does in the breed! 3 BEST OF BREEDS - June 2019 - Best of Breed in all three rings at Lost Valley Dairy Goat Show under Judges Lynn Fleming, Kay Kimmel, and Joe Kimmel against 30+ Nigerian milkers that day. |
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Melody's Sire
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SS: Alethia CTO Just Dew It +*B (VEE 88)
Sire: Alethia JD Bachelor Party +*B (VEE 87 at 1 yrs old) SD: GCH Buttin' Heads Wedding Proposal 2*M (V+EV 88) |
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Alethia JD Bachelor Party
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*Photos Courtesy of Algedi Farm
GCH Buttin' Heads Wedding Proposal
Fourth Freshening udder |
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Melody's Dam
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DS: GCH Algedi Farm Drops Of Jupiter ++*B (EEE 91)
Dam: Algedi Farm DJ Cadenza 6*M (EVEE 90 at 6 yrs) DD: GCH Algedi Farm MH Andante 5*M (EEEE 91) |
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Algedi Farm DJ Cadenza - *Photo Courtesy of Bellafire Farm
Traci at Bellafire Farm shared with us about Cadenza:
2013 LA (Young Stock): V Ec V V, scoring Ec in Rear Legs, Back, & Rump too! Scoring Very Good in all other categories including Head, Shoulders, Front Legs, Feet, & Body Capacity! Our appraiser said Denza was THE BEST Young Stock Nigerian he had scored so far this year!! Woohoo!! Go Denza!
Denza freshened with a BEAUTIFUL udder! Teat placement is perfect, teat size is very good, medial is WONDERFUL, attachements, foreudder, orifices, etc are all great! And her texture is amazing!! SO EXCITED!
2013 LA (Young Stock): V Ec V V, scoring Ec in Rear Legs, Back, & Rump too! Scoring Very Good in all other categories including Head, Shoulders, Front Legs, Feet, & Body Capacity! Our appraiser said Denza was THE BEST Young Stock Nigerian he had scored so far this year!! Woohoo!! Go Denza!
Denza freshened with a BEAUTIFUL udder! Teat placement is perfect, teat size is very good, medial is WONDERFUL, attachements, foreudder, orifices, etc are all great! And her texture is amazing!! SO EXCITED!
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Melody's Progeny
Owner by Hidden Hills Nigerians
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GCH Hidden Hills HB River Blossom 8*M (03-02 EEEE 91)
Chocolate Date of Birth: April 17, 2018 Height: 21 3/4" at 3 years Sire: CH Algedi Farm DJ Higgs Boson *B (EVE 90 @ 5yrs) Blossom reminded me so much of her dam, even at just a few weeks old. She was so long, feminine and stylish. As a three -year-old she is a very powerful doe with the nicest Topline and For Udder in our herd! Her front end is so correct and it is truly a treat to see a brisker this nice on a doe. I admire her correct, sharp shoulders...which is generally lacking in so many Nigerians. She also seems to have inherited the typical wide rump Higgs Bosom seems to bless so many of his daughters with. |
Blossom is Country Melody's first Champion daughter...but we are pretty sure she will not be the last!
Owner by Jessica Allen & Lily Anderson
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Hidden Hills Jupiter's Aurora
** 1 Restricted Leg under her belt ** Chocolate Date of Birth: April 17, 2018 Sire: CH Algedi Farm DJ Higgs Boson *B (EVE 90 @ 5yrs) It is so impressive to see the consistency of offspring that Melody is putting on the ground. I can't imagine when these lovely daughters start to freshen that their udders won't be as equally impressive as well! Aurora is co-owned by Jessica Allen of Vista's Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats and Lily Anderson of Cameroon Dairy Goats. Aurora earned her Restricted Leg her first time to a Show as a dry yearling under Judge Sam Whiteside. She is pictured at 16 months old. |
Owner by Hidden Hills Nigerians
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Hidden Hills Dirty Deeds DDC *B
Chocolate Date of Birth: April 17, 2018 Sire: CH Algedi Farm DJ Higgs Boson *B (EVE 90 @ 5yrs) I am so impressed with Deeds masculine build, extra long body and smoothness of blending. Deeds shows prominent withers, tightly set elbows and lovely strength of brisket. He has a long lean neck. nice spring of rib and very soft skin. I especially love his long length of body (I think I already said that!), which reminds me a great deal of his dam at this age. |
Owned by Lazaro and Sandra Amores
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Hidden Hills Sweet Tea 8*M (02-03 V+VV 87)
** 2 Grand Champion Legs under her belt ** Chocolate Date of Birth: April 1, 2019 Height: 22" Sire: Algedi Farm CK Kinetic Riptide +*B (+VE 84 @ 6yrs) Sweet Tea is another spitting image of her Dam at this age.. She is long, feminine and stylish. Her dam Melody seems to duplicate her beautiful look on all of her daughters so far and this really excites us. Sweet Tea is owned by Lazaro and Sandra Amores. Sweet Tea has beautiful brisket extension, long feminine body and correctly placed front leg assembly. She has a level flat rump and her mothers flawless top line. |
Sweet Tea earned her Restricted Leg her very first time into the Show Ring under Judge Mark Baden. She is pictured above at 4 1/2 months old.
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Hidden Hills Sugar Magnolia 8*M (02-03 VEEE 90)
Black Date of Birth: April 1, 2019 Height: 21" Sire: Algedi Farm CK Kinetic Riptide +*B (+VE 84 @ 6yrs) Sugar Magnolia is another spitting image of her Dam at this age.. She is long, feminine and stylish. Her dam Melody seems to duplicate her beautiful look on all of her daughters so far and this gal impressed us so much we decided to retain her. Magnolia is another example of a beautiful brisket extension, long feminine body and correctly placed front leg assembly. She has a level flat rump and her mothers flawless top line. |
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Hidden Hills Southern Charm 8*M
Gold Date of Birth: April 1, 2019 Height: 22 1/4" @ 3 years Sire: Algedi Farm CK Kinetic Riptide +*B (+VE 84 @ 6yrs) Charm was out second retained daughter of Melody's in 2019. She has a different body confirmation then Melody's other daughters and we are so curious to see how this beautiful young doe matures. It took melody 3 years to start showing good body capacity, but we feel Charm will mature much more quickly. |
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Hidden Hills Butterfly Waltz 8*M (01-03 +VVV 85)
Chamoisee Date of Birth: March 22, 2020 Height: 19 3/4" @ 1 years Sire: Wood Bridge Farm Valedictorian Butterfly Waltz is our fourth retained daughter of Melody's. We have also retained Waltz's full litter-mate brother: Hidden Hills Magic Mike *B. We can certainly see the influence her sire has had on her conformation, without losing traits that Melody seems to stamp on all of her daughters. Waltz has a beautiful medial, like all of her Melody sisters. Her udder is held high and is very well attached. |
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Hidden Hills Acts Like Summer (Gold Doe)
Hidden Hills Walks Like Rain (Black Doe) Date of Birth: March 3, 2022 Height: Young Stock Sire: Hidden Hills Chase the Legend *B Our fifth and sixth retained daughters of Country Melody So excited to see what these young ladies do... |