New Arrivals 2024

Our theme this year is space. I hadn’t planned for that to be the theme, but when we had 4 does kid within 12 hours of the eclipse, it just seemed appropriate

A note regarding pricing – It’s not random, or set on a whim. We have been working hard to bring in and breed high quality animals, and our prices will follow a formula that reflects that. All bucks will be wethered at 8 weeks old if they are not reserved as bucks by that time. All babies will be disbudded if they are not polled.
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All wethers will be priced at $125 each, or $200 for a pair.
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All does and intact bucks will be priced based on the accomplishments of their dam. Pricing is as follows​:

Base Price: $400
*M in butterfat and/or protein: +$50
*M in production: +$50
E in mammary: +$50
Champion win: +$50 (max 4)
SG: +$50
LA 90 or above: +$50

GraniteAcres MS Ginger x Rakkasan Ranch APA Cluster *B

DOB: April 5, 2024
Triplets: 2 boys, 1 girl

Ginger decided to kid on the one day I had a neighbor caring for the herd. I was out of town for the weekend, and my son was getting back in the wee hours from a school trip. Of course it was going to be cold, and I had been sick beforehand, so was not able to get everything setup properly in my barn, but thought it would be ok until my son was back. So Ginger and her babies got to spend the night in my neighbor’s bathroom. All are doing well, and the babies are ridiculously spunky.

S1 – doeling – GraniteAcres RC MilkywayGalaxy – Avaialble $400
S3 – polled buckling – GraniteAcres RC ? – available as a wether
S2 – buckling – GraniteAcres RC ? – available as a wether

GraniteAcres EC Atlanta 6*M x Gaelic Roots CW Lucky Strike *B

DOB: April 7, 2024
Triplets: 2 boys, 1 girl

Atlanta had dropped weight suddenly, and barely had any udder development, so I was not expecting her to kid. When I went out to feed that night, I found her with 1 live doeling, and 1 deceased buckling. When I got her moved to a safe place in the barn, she showed no interest in her live baby, and was obviously not feeling well, though I couldn’t feel more babies. I ended up taking the baby in the house, and giving her colostrum replacement, and giving Atlanta meds. The next day I got a frantic call at work from my son that Atlanta had a leg sticking out. I’m grateful for good friends that are willing to drop everything, and go pull out a baby that had obviously been dead for a while, and is probably what caused the problems with Atlanta. Mom and baby are doing well so far, and a week later I am finally feeling optimistic that I won’t lose Atlanta.

S4 – blue-eyed doeling – GraniteAcres LS Diamond Ring – Retained

SG GraniteAcres WB Andromeda 2*M x Gaelic Roots CW Lucky Strike *B

DOB: April 8, 2024
Single: 1 boy

Andromeda is an old pro, and had her very big baby dry and up nursing before my son ever saw that she even had a baby. He tried getting her to take our bottle baby, but she was far enough out from having delivered that she wasn’t interested. She’s also a pill, so getting her moved to the barn where it would be easier on his own, just wasn’t going to happen, so it had to wait for me to get home from work in a couple hours.

S7 – blue-eyed buckling – GraniteAcres LS Sunspot *B – Available $500 ($350 if you deal with registration and DNA)

Thistle x Rakkasan Ranch APA Cluster *B

DOB: April 8, 2024
Twins: 1 boy, 1 girl

My poor son really got put through the ringer with deliveries this day. He was busy trying to see if he could get Andromeda to take the bottle baby, when the neighbor alerted him to another mom with 2 brand new babies in the far pasture. So, he had to stop what he was doing and move Thistle and her babies in. I had to do some warming on the boy when I got home, but he perked up pretty quick, and all are good.

S8 – polled doeling – GraniteAcres RC ? – available unregistered $200
S9 – buckling – GraniteAcres RC ? – available as a wether

Mistwood LJJ Calico Rose 6*M x Rakkasan Ranch APA Cluster *B

DOB: April 8, 2024
Twins: 1 boy, 1 girl (DOA)

When I got home and went out with my son to move Andromeda, I noticed Rose was just about ready to start pushing. We got her into the barn, where she quickly had her very large boy. I could feel there was another, but it was a very tiny doeling, that was obviously underdeveloped, and I think she must have been bred later, because it was perfectly formed, just about 3 weeks too small. When I realized that was it, we very quickly rubbed birthing fluids on the bottle baby, and Rose happily accepted her. So, Atlanta’s baby is being raised by her aunt, and everybody is happy.

S10 – polled buckling – GraniteAcres RC ? – available as a wether

GraniteAcres EC Delphinium x Gaelic Roots CW Lucky Strike *B

DOB: April 11, 2024
Single: 1 girl

Delphinium sure decided to take her time cooking up her one baby. She was bred on the same day as all of the rest to have kidded previously, and with how long she was taking, I was expecting at least twins. She did well, kidded on her own before the kids got home, and is being a great mama.

S12 – moonspotted doeling – GraniteAcres LS Penumbra