SG Old MOuntain Farm Anahid

Sire: Old Mountain Farm Bold Elk

SS: SG Old Mountain Farm Stag ++B
SD: NC Promisedland Nemesis

Dam: Old Mountain Farm Anahita

DS: AGS Old Mountain Farm Just Zip It
DD: AGS Roundabout Persian Princess

We were so lucky to have this prestigious doe in our herd. She comes from such strong and consistent show lines and is a strong producer with incredible milk components. She is loud and very opinionated, but she is easy to milk despite her standoff-ish attitude.

Her dam Anahita is a powerful doe that really shows how the Nigerian breed has become truly dairy. Her sire Bold Elk was name the 2018 ADGA Premier Sire and his daughters are truly some of top does in the nation. Anahid's litter mate sister Merriment was National Champion in 2017 and her paternal sister Shy Elk was Reserve National Champion in 2018!

We have retained both of Anahid's 2017 doe kids and a spring '19 doe kid that we are particularity excited about by Oak Apple Ardent. Anahid has given us a solid foundation for what we want in our herd!

Anahid was kept dry through the spring of 2021 in anticipation of being sold, but plans changed and we kept her over one more season to get a set of Buck Doe twins in the fall of 2021.

We officially said goodbye to this doe in October 2021. As the turbulence of 2020 and 2021 continued to put stress on our creamery plans, at the end of the day this was the right choice for us. We wish the best of luck to the herds that will hopefully be blessed with kids after embryo export to Australia.

Photo's courtesy of Old Mountain Farm, Cheryl More-Smith and Wyl Smith