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 Milk Test Results 

Listed here are our milk testing results from all the years that we have been on milk test.

2022:

3 of our does made top ten again! This is the third year in a row that Belle and Eclipse have made top ten and the 2nd year that Buggy has been top ten!

Doe Age DIM # of milk BF% BF# Protein P# Comments
Belle 4*P 4-00 309 1816# 3.5% 63 3.5% 59 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat! TOP TEN
Eclipse 5*P 6-00 281 1466# 3.7% 54 3.1% 46 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat! TOP TEN
Buggy 2*P 2-11 316 1618# 4.1% 66 3.7% 60 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat! TOP TEN
Rapunzel 3-00 283 1379# 3.3% 46 3.3% 45 Earned her star in volume and BF
Stormy 4*P 5-00 301 1363# 3.9% 53 3.2% 43 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat!
Cami 3*P 8-02 618 1944# 3.7% 71 3.7% 71 Extended lactation (still earned star in the first 305)
Maggie 5*P 4-11 284 1239# 4.4% 54 3.5% 43 Earned star in BF & milk volume.
Peaches 2-01 243 1106# 4.2% 47 3.8% 42 Earned star as FF in volume and BF!
Meda *P 2-09 293 1022# 4.6% 47 3.6% 37 Earned her star in BF
Angel 5*P 3-02 217 702# 4.3% 30 3.4% 24 Kidded late, so short lactation
Noni 3*P 6-00 248 761 5.0% 38 3.7% 28 Shorter lactation
Jane 3-00 216 738# 4.1% 30 3.5% 26  
Blizzard 2-00
(ff)
280 779# 4.0% 31 3.9% 30 FF
Itsy 2-00
(ff)
291 869# 3.7% 32 3.5% 30 FF
Lava 2-00
(ff)
227 377# 5.0# 19 4.5% 17 FF
Milky Way 1-11
(ff)
259 597# 4.0% 24 3.7% 22 FF and kidded prematurely

2021:

We had several does on the MDGA TOP TEN list this year again! Excited to see does we sold making top ten in their new herds as well (blue highlighted does).

Green Gables 305 milk testing results:

Doe Age DIM # of milk BF% BF# Protein P# Comments
Eclipse 5*P 5-00 282 1759# 3.8% 66 3.2% 57 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat! TOP TEN
Buggy 2*P 1-11 357 1522# 4.0% 61 3.7% 56 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat! TOP TEN
Belle 4*P 3-00 283 1419# 3.7% 53 3.5% 50 TOP TEN
Stormy 4*P 3-11 297 1268# 4.3% 55 3.3% 42  
Cami 3*P 8-02 in progress            
Taffy 2*P 2-11 369 1168# 4.0% 52 3.7% 43 Earned star in milk and butterfat
Maggie 5*P 3-11 243 1117# 4.3% 48 3.6% 40 Earned star in BF & milk volume. TOP TEN BF
Angel 5*P 2-00 302 1082# 4.7% 51 3.4% 34 Earned milk star with milk and BF as a ff!
Noni 3*P 5-00 261 1020 5.0% 51 3.9% 40 Just 0.7# of BF short of her milk star again.
Meda 1-07 (ff) 425            
SweeTea 3-00 250 864 5.0% 43 3.7% 32 Earned her star in an one day test
Countess 1-11 282 820# 4.5% 37 3.7% 32  
Rapunzel 2-00 (ff) 297 768# 3.9% 30 3.8% 29  
Jane 1-11 308 742# 4.1% 30 3.4% 25  

 

2020:

Green Gables made the MDGA top ten list for MiniNubians several times this year! Way to go girls!

MDGA Top ten mininubians2020

Green Gables FF Cali Eclipse 5*P was #3 for milk volume & #5 for total butterfat
Green Gables FF Hope of Liberty 3*P was #5 for milk volume (8 years old)
Green Gables RB Nellie O'Malley 4*P was #2 for butterfat % (owned by Maureen Lee Hayes)
Green Gables RB Darling Damselfly 2*P was #3 for butterfat % (owned by Courtney DuCharme)
Green Gables MB Silver Moon Shadow *P was #4 for total butterfat & #6 for butterfat % (now owned by KLee Standley)
VMCH Green Gables GS Magma 5*P was #10 for total butterfat & #8 for butterfat %.
Green Gables SOF Snow Camo 3*P was #8 for milk volume
Green Gables DT Southern Belle 4*P was #10 for milk volume
Green Gables DT Southern Taffy 2*P was #9 for butterfat %
Green Gables SOF Banana Muffin 3*P was #10 for butterfat %.

Eclipse 5*P 4-00 277 1521# 4.3% 66 3.3% 50 MDGA TOP TEN: #3 for milk volume & #5 for total butterfat
Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat!
Cami 3*P 7-00 329 1393# 4.2% 49 3.4% 48 MDGA TOP TEN: #8 for milk volume
Earned star in milk & BF
Liberty 3*P 7-10 295 1345# 3.9% 53 3.4% 46 MDGA TOP TEN: #5 for milk volume
Earned star in milk & BF
Belle 4*P 1-11 302 1302# 4.4% 57 3.4% 44 MDGA TOP TEN: #10 for milk volume
Earned Milk star in Milk and Butterfat!
Shadow *P 4-11 300 1213# 5.6% 68 3.7% 45 MDGA TOP TEN: #4 for total butterfat & #6 for butterfat % (daughter also made top ten in BF)
Earned star in milk and BF
Stormy 4*P 2-11 299 1159# 4.7% 54 3.4% 39 Earned star in milk and butterfat
Taffy 2*P 1-11 (ff) 295 1133# 5.0% 57 3.9% 44 MDGA TOP TEN: #9 for butterfat %
Earned star in milk and butterfat (as a ff!)
Maggie 5*P 2-11 284 1119# 5.4% 60 3.8% 42 MDGA TOP TEN: #10 for total butterfat & #8 for butterfat %
Earned star in BF & milk volume
Luna 2*P 9-00 264 1053# 4.2% 44 3.1% 33  
Candy *P 4-00 263 1039# 4.6% 48 3.8 40  
Noni 3*P 4-02 221 931# 4.9% 46 3.9% 36 MDGA TOP TEN: #10 for butterfat %
Buggy 1-02 (ff) 247 911# 4.5% 41 3.6% 33 Shorter lactation as she kidded later, so no star earned this year (although she was only 79# short on milk and 4#BF!)
Nellie 4*P 2-11 251 842# 5.9% 50 4.2% 35 MDGA TOP TEN: #2 for butterfat %
Earned star in butterfat!
Lady 3*P 7-11 220 764# 4.3% 33 3.9% 30  
SweeTea 1-11 259 737# 5.4% 40 3.7% 27 Short lactation, so not enough milk for a star.
Mimi 1-11 215 600# 6.0% 36 4.5% 27 No star earned, but very high butterfat %
Countess 1-01 (ff) 205 553# 4.7% 26 3.8% 21 Shorter lactation as she kidded later, so no star earned this year.
Sky 1-02 (ff) 147 447# 3.8% 17 3.4% 15 Kidded later than most so lactation very short
Jane 1-01 (ff) 146 334# 4.5% 15 3.3% 11 Short lactation as she kidded later, so no star this year.

2019:

Green Gables had several does on the MDGA Top 5 (across all breeds) this year!

Green Gables HP Bubbles 3*P was #1 for butterfat percentage at 5.7%
Green Gables SOF Banana Muffin 3*P was #2 for butterfat percentage at 5.5%
Green Gables MB Silver Moon Shadow *P was #4 for butterfat percentage at 5.1%

Eclipse 5*P 3-00 263 1596# 4.5% 72 3.4% 54 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat!
Cami 3*P 6-01 281 1492# 4.4% 65 3.4% 51 Earned star in milk & BF
Dolly 3*P 8-09 271 1437# 4.8% 69 4.1% 59 Earned star in milk and BF
Goldilocks 2*P 3-00 263 1430# 4.9% 70 3.9% 56 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat!
Candy *P 2-11 305 1303# 4.6% 60 4.2% 55 Earned star in BF & milk
Liberty 3*P 6-10 281 1270# 4.4% 56 3.2% 41 Earned star in milk & BF
Luna 2*P 8-01 262 1236# 4.0% 49 3.3% 41 Earned star in milk volume
Lady 3*P 6-11 287 1199# 4.6% 55 3.9% 47 Earned star in milk & BF
Shadow *P 4-01 250 1188# 5.1% 60 3.6% 43 Earned star in BF & milk
Maggie 5*P 1-11 (ff) 246 1150# 4.9% 56 3.7% 42 Earned star in BF & milk volume
Stormy 4*P 2-00 (ff) 274 976# 4.6% 45 3.2% 31 Earned star in BF (only 14# shy of milk...)
Bubbles 3*P 1-11 (ff) 298 938# 5.7% 53 3.8% 36 Earned star in BF
#1 in Butterfat% of all Minis on milk test!!!
Noni 3*P 3-01 275 912# 5.5% 50 3.7% 34 Earned milk star in BF! TOP FIVE for butterfat % in the nation!
Belle 1-01 (ff) 230 838# 4.1% 34 3.3% 28 Shorter lactation as she kidded later, so no star earned this year
Nellie 1-11 (ff) 272 826# 5.1% 42 4.2% 35 Only 3# short on BF to earn star
SweeTea 1-01 (ff) 185 477# 5.0% 24 3.6% 17 Shorter lactation as she kidded late, so no star earned this year
Honeysuckle 2-00 (ff) 247 458# 4.6% 21 3.9% 18 Mastitis early in lactation so this is on half an udder...
Mimi 1-00 (ff) 126 263# 6.1% 16 4.2% 11 Kidded single doeling

2018:

Lady 3*P 5-10 305 1434# 4.4% 66 3.7% 55 Earned star in milk & BF
Cami 3*P 5-00 305 1389# 4.1% 57 3.3% 46 Earned star in milk & BF
Dolly 3*P 7-09 305
(319)
1320# 4.8% 64 3.9% 51 Earned star in milk and BF
Liberty 3*P 5-10 305 1247# 4.3% 54 3.3% 42 Earned star in milk & BF
Luna 2*P 7-00 305 1171# 3.8% 44 3.1 36 Earned milk star!
Eclipse 5*P 2-00 (ff) 305
326
1116#
1130#
4.4%
4.3%
49
49
3.3%
3.4%
37
38
Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat!
Goldilocks 3*P 1-11 (ff) 305 1029# 4.6% 47 3.7% 38 Earned milk star in both volume and butterfat!
Paris *P 5-00 274 1003# 5.0% 50 3.6% 36  
Candy *P 1-11 (FF) 305
322
906# 5.0% 45 3.6% 33 Earned star in BF
Sunbeam 2-00 300 867# 4.5% 39 3.5% 30  
Ella 2-00 305 799# 5.0% 40 3.9% 31  
Shadow *P 3-02 246 774# 5.2% 40 3.7% 29  
Noni 2-02 (ff) 249 677# 5.2% 35 3.8% 26 Kidded late so short lactation

2017:

Finally feel like we are getting the hang of milk testing and MDGA has a great program going now. Most of the does earned their stars with the exception of a few that had issues that prevented them from producing as they are able.

Doe

Age at

Freshening

(yr-mo)

Days

in

Milk

Total Milk

BF%

Total BF

Protein%

Total
Protein
Comments
Cali 4-10 305 1680 5.1 86 3.6 62 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Difficult kidding with large QUADS
Dolly 6-10 277 1390 5.3 73 4.0 55 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Lady 4-10 289 1384 4.7 65 3.7 51 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Cami 4-00 285 1227 4.7 58 3.3 40 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Liberty 4-10 296 1204 5.7 69 3.4 41 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Trillium 8-11 288 1198 4.3 52 3.3 40 9 yrs old!
Earned milk star in milk and BF
Paris 3-11 297 1165 5.5 64 3.9 45 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Bliss 7-11 292 1098 5.1 56 3.8 42 8 yrs old
Earned milk star in Butterfat
Marigold 2-00 300 990 4.9 49 3.3 33 Earned milk star in milk and BF
Crissy 7-00 661 912 6.1 53 4.5 40 Milking through - only tested in 2nd year, so about 300 days recorded
Legacy 2-00 275 853 4.7 40 3.8 32 First freshening, kidded prematurely with quads
Luna 6-01 255 782 4.0 29 3.3 24 Kidding trouble where I was surprised she even came into milk
Shadow 2-02 268 834 6.1 45 4.2 35 High enough BF that even though she kidded late, she made enough BF to earn her star
Gloria 4-11 252 754 5.2 39 3.8 29 Milk production down from normal
Coconut 4-02 184 497 5.4 27 3.8 19 Dam raised kids - we had trouble separating them for test days, so not an accurate record of her production

2015:

We tried to do the 305 day test this year, but between some transition glitches at the registry and our tester not working out, we only got a few tests in.  So here is the information from one test as if it were a 1 day test... 

Doe Age at

Freshening

(yr-mo)
Days in Milk Total Milk Butterfat% Protein% Total Points Comments
Sapphire 7-0 26 10# 4.28 3.70    
Lady 2-11 47 7.4# 4.22 3.7    
Bliss 5-11 50 6.1# 4.5 3.27   Kidded with QUINTS
Daisy   33 6.1# 3.62 2.82    
Luna   30 5.9# 2.2 3.4    
Dolly   89 5.8# 4.36 3.5    
Hope   61 5.8# 3.47 3.13    
Trillium   60 5.6# 4.65 3.89    
Grace 8-0 57 5# 3.75 3.23    
Cami 2-1 52 4.8# 3.42 2.99   FF (peaked over 7#!)
Gloria   49 4.7# 4.6 3.48    
Beauty   55 4.6# 3.44 3.01    
Crissy   89 4.5# 4.24 2.63   Aborted
Liberty   89 4.3# 3.68 3.28    
Paris   47 4.1# 4.18 3.63    
Ivory 9-10 61 3.8# 4.25 3.47   (milk spilled) Kidded with QUINTS!
Coconut   52 3.8# 3.76 3.38   FF
Ashley   42 3.6# 4.77 3.24   FF yrling

2014:

Had a human baby late in 2013, so no milk testing in 2014.  We plan on testing again in 2015.

2013:

No milk testing in 2013 - just no time.  Plus, the pasture, hay and grain we had were very poor quality, so the numbers would have been unusually pathetic anyway.  We did keep barn records, but had a computer glitch that lost the first few months of the weights for half of the goats!

2012:

We decided to only do an one day test this year instead of doing the 305 day test.  We may do the 305 test again next year.  Even doing just the 1 day test, many of the young does earned their stars.  45 points total will earn a doe her star.

Doe Age at

Freshening

(yr-mo)
Days in Milk Total Milk Butterfat% Protein% Total Points Comments
Sapphire 4-02 32 9.4# 4.14% - 97 Highest volume
Nutmeg 5-01 76 6# 6.23% 2.87% 79 Highest butterfat
Lucy 4-10 61 6.6# 3.92% 3.24% 68  
Polly 1-10 87 5.2# 5.62% 3.21% 66  Earned Milk Star!
First freshening 2yo
Dolly 1-11 70 5.7# 4.87% 3.35% 66  Earned Milk Star!
First freshening 2yo
Adelita 2-03 14 5.9# 4.78% 3.41% 64 Earned Milk Star!
First freshening 2yo
Crissy 2-10 60 5.4# 4.8% 3.42% 62 Earned Milk Star!
Trillium 4-01 70 5.6# 4.45% 2.92% 62  
Ivory 6-11 81 5.4# 4.55% 3.38% 61  
Misty 9-02 65 4.4# 5.94% 3.59% 57  
Jasmine 2-10 76 4.4# 5.72% 3.77% 56 Earned Milk Star! Highest Protein
Bliss 3-00 84 4.4# 5.25% 3.30% 54 Earned Milk Star!
First freshening 3yo
Grace 5-00 69 4.4# 5.36% 3.34% 54  
Emma 5-00 73 4.9# 4.09% 2.98% 53  
Rosebud 8-00 78 4.4# 4.4% 2.74% 50  
Daisy 4-01 473 1.7# 7.33% 4.55% 49 Extended lactation from 2011
Hope 2-01 65 4.4# 4.13% 3.04% 48 Earned Milk Star!
First freshening 2yo
Allie 3-00 70 3.7# 4.29% 3.09% 42 First freshening 3yo
Amber 1-01 72 3.0# 5.41% 3.36% 38 First freshening yearling
Cindy 1-10 55 3.1# 5.16% 3.45% 37 First freshening 2yo
Shadow 1-01 78 3# 4.73% 2.97% 36 First freshening yearling
Serenade 1-10 55 2.7# 5.41% 3.84% 34  
Luna 1-01 73 2.8# 4.54% 3.10% 33 First freshening yearling

2011:

2011 was a pretty good year for milking in-spite of a few issues.  As of February 9th, 2012, we still have a few does milking, so these are not all complete tests...  See comment section to see if the record is complete.  Several of the does dried off early due to being bred back earlier than the rest.  Several of the does earned their milk stars this year: Lucy, Nutmeg, Trillium, Sapphire & Grace.  Crissy and Jasmine came within a couple lbs of BF of earning their stars - next year perhaps!

Doe

Age at Freshening (yr-mo)

Days in Test

Total Milk in test

Ave BF%

Total Butterfat in test

Ave Protein%

Total Protein in test

Comments
Nutmeg 4-01 305 1493.9 5.61% 83.81 3.58% 53.54 #1 milk & total BF
Lucy 4-01 242 1210.7 5.25% 63.32 4.15% 50.21 #2 milk and total protein
Daisy 4-01 305 1022.9 6.49% 66.42 5.00% 51.10 #1 total protein & #3 milk & BF
Emma 4-00 294 1257.96 5.62% 70.15 4.45% 55.84 Only 1/2 udder for 1/2 lactation
Trillium 3-00 305 1051.5 5.46% 57.36 3.65% 37.47  
Ivory 5-11 305 1112.8 6.14% 64.73 7.66% 85.25 #3 protien
Sapphire 3-03 289 1227.2 5.59% 68.58 3.67% 45.03  
Rosebud 7-00 305 935.7 5.08% 47.49 4.00% 37.41  
Grace 4-00 305 856 7.03% 60.17 4.52% 38.70 #2 BF% & total BF
Crissy 2-01 196 847.2 4.98% 42.16 3.15% 29.68 Dried off early due to breeding
Jasmine 2-01 286 664.85 6.60% 43.90 4.65% 30.90  
Misty 8-03 227 535.9 7.58% 40.62 4.83% 25.86 #1 BF% & Protein% in progress
Serenade 1-01 187 330.9 4.71% 15.59 3.39% 11.20 Dried off early due to breeding

2010:

Sadly, 2010 was NOT a good year for us in the milk department.  We had issues with pasture and hay, mastitis in several does (we have not had to deal with mastitis for over TEN years!) and had some struggles with parasites.  All this contributed to significantly reduced milk production.  But at least you can get a fairly decent idea of protein and butterfat even if the volume was way down.  Hopefully 2011 will work out much better!

Doe Age at

Freshening

(yr-mo)
Days in Test Total Milkin test AveBF% Total Butterfat in test Ave Protein% Total Protein in test
Molly 5-00 209 1010.7 5.51% 47.76 4.17% 34.58
Emma 2-11 291 990.3 4.97% 40.92 3.85% 31.41
Daisy 3-10 270 866.1 5.85% 45.37 4.63% 33.79
Ivory 4-11 266 784.3 5.69% 41.91 4.17% 29.75
Lucy 3-00 263 987.9 4.92% 46.82 3.67% 29.74
Misty 6-11 262 768.0 6.28% 45.36 4.48% 30.67
Rosebud 6-00 265 773.9 3.63% 30.80 3.12% 24.31
Sapphire 2-00 290 724.3 6.12% 36.64 3.77% 25.19
Zephyr 4-01 263 622.3 5.31% 29.94 4.47% 23.96
Grace 3-00 258 602.7 6.80% 37.71 4.41% 24.22
Nutmeg 3-00 290 609.8 5.73% 31.86 3.59% 20.17
Trillium 2-00 260 508.3 4.39% 26.33 3.33% 21.92
Summer 1-11 207 445.9 5.51% 23.09 3.92% 16.86
Arthur 8-05 83 175.5 4.69% 8.23 3.07% 5.39

2009:

Here are the milk testing results from 2009. Most of our milkers earned their milk stars this year.  Some of the younger does will have to wait for later.  Results of the testing are posted below (bold indicates where milk star was awarded):

Doe Age at

Freshening

(yr-mo)
Days in Test Total Milk in test Total Butterfat in test AveBF% Total Protein in test Ave Protein%
Molly 3-11 253 1179.8 61.70 5.08% 41.46 5.57%
Arthur 7-06 253 1184.0 61.39 5.29% 38.93 3.03%
Rosebud 5-00 253 1141.8 50.43 5.08% 28.59 3.45%
Misty 5-11 256 986.3 69.05 6.63% 41.13 4.14%
Ivory 3-11 256 970.8 51.62 5.27% 35.7 3.62%
Daisy 2-10 256 889.5 54.25 5.57% 34.85 3.72%
Emma 1-11 254 849.3 48.90 4.71% 30.37 3.24%
Below does did not quite earn their stars in 2010:
Zephyr 3-01 234 740.7 45.20 5.41% 32.19 3.66%
Nutmeg 2-00 255 663.4 39.18 5.77% 20.74 3.32%
Grace 1-11 257 486.0 32.26 6.30% 19.68 2.87%
Lucy 2-01 248 790.7 40.88 5.23% 28.34 3.51%

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