We all start out somewhere - whether its only a handful of does from a local breeder or transported thousands of miles to start out herds - I haven't found a person yet in livestock that the animals miraculously apparated into their barns.
We have fond memories of our beginnings. For my nubians, it was a pair of does carrying the Lakeshore and 4B namesake sourced from a small breeder in New Mexico. Those first years were quite the learning curve! We quickly added a pair of Latte Da does, a handful of M's Sagebrush and Jacob's Pride out of Arizona, and a smidgeon of Goldthwaite, Pruitville and Kastdemur's as we experimented through the years to see what worked for us. Now, our herd is heavily influenced by M's Sagebrush and Jacob's Pride ancestry with a heavy dose of J&R Spirits Dakota Maxim and Dakota Playboy. Those wide, robust red does dripping with breed character do well in our climate and make my heart sing.
Our lamanchas started out with a white pair of Kastdemur's bred does from Marshall and Trudy Losey. Several years ago Riley Blomquist of Blackwing Dairy Goats approached us to buy her complete herd. We fell in love with her shiny black & tan does and our herd quickly became dominated by the National show winning genetics of Rockin-CB & Lucky*Stars.
Our toggenburgs come from Marshall & Trudy (sensing a theme?) and we stilly rely heavily on Marshall's advice and ample supply of who's who of frozen sires. While our herd is small, we are focusing on bone, width and stature within our lines and have been pleased with the selection of both purebred and American sires across our dark does.
Please feel free to peruse the drop down menu and glance at the history that has built Tule Creek. We are indebted to not only these does, but the countless efforts of the breeders and genetics that have come before us.
We have fond memories of our beginnings. For my nubians, it was a pair of does carrying the Lakeshore and 4B namesake sourced from a small breeder in New Mexico. Those first years were quite the learning curve! We quickly added a pair of Latte Da does, a handful of M's Sagebrush and Jacob's Pride out of Arizona, and a smidgeon of Goldthwaite, Pruitville and Kastdemur's as we experimented through the years to see what worked for us. Now, our herd is heavily influenced by M's Sagebrush and Jacob's Pride ancestry with a heavy dose of J&R Spirits Dakota Maxim and Dakota Playboy. Those wide, robust red does dripping with breed character do well in our climate and make my heart sing.
Our lamanchas started out with a white pair of Kastdemur's bred does from Marshall and Trudy Losey. Several years ago Riley Blomquist of Blackwing Dairy Goats approached us to buy her complete herd. We fell in love with her shiny black & tan does and our herd quickly became dominated by the National show winning genetics of Rockin-CB & Lucky*Stars.
Our toggenburgs come from Marshall & Trudy (sensing a theme?) and we stilly rely heavily on Marshall's advice and ample supply of who's who of frozen sires. While our herd is small, we are focusing on bone, width and stature within our lines and have been pleased with the selection of both purebred and American sires across our dark does.
Please feel free to peruse the drop down menu and glance at the history that has built Tule Creek. We are indebted to not only these does, but the countless efforts of the breeders and genetics that have come before us.