Willoughby Croft Dairy Goats

01/10/2025

Franke Farm B Charlie Caryall 9*P

She's my first ADGA doe to earn a production star...even though this award isn't from ADGA.

01/09/2025

Urban Acres GG Ginger has also completed her 2024 lactation. She made it to day 275. She did earn her 2*M AR in both protein and butterfat and was an overall improvement to her 2023 lactation. I think she will still continue to improve for her 2025 freshening. Her DCR is 101.

Ginger is from slow maturing lines. She just keeps getting better each year. 🥰

01/09/2025

Franke Farm B Charlie Caryall has completed her 305-day lactation for 2024. She met the requirements for her 9*M AR in both protein and butterfat, and narrowly missed earning for production by 12 lbs. She needed 658 lbs. 😢 This was only her second freshening. We'll get it next year. ;) 🥰 She has had a consistent DCR of 102. I can't wait until ADGA catches up with awarding milk stars.

Charlie is also dual registered with MDGA. They should be awarding her certificate shortly.

Good job, Charlie! We are very proud of you.

01/09/2025

Buyer is now a 👻 so Chip is once again available. Live link in comments.

01/08/2025

UPDATE: I phoned in and was told I have to create a support ticket. Meanwhile I hope they don't keep charging me.

Anyone else being double charged? ADGA has charged me twice for my Linear Appraisal application. Once on the 3rd and again 4 days later.

01/03/2025

What changes are you making to your goat care routine in 2025? One big change I'll be making is to my milking times. This lactation year it has been 8am and 8pm but somewhere along the line my personal schedule changed and now I wake at 4am and toddle off to bed at 8. Or rather I SHOULD go to bed at 8 in order to get a full 8 hours. But I have to milk so I'm not able to go to sleep until 9. I'm one of those that NEEDS a full 8 hours to function. I feel like I'm always dragging my behind. So, this coming lactation I'll be milking at 5:30 or 6. And I'm determined to be consistent. I feel like this past year I wasn't able to keep a consistent schedule, and my does' lactations suffered a bit. I want them to meet their full potential. We're gonna milk early and do that every day, so I can get to bed at a decent (to me) hour.
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Meanwhile Dot has one more test for this lactation. I'll hang in at the current schedule for another couple of weeks.

01/02/2025

I seriously need to downsize a little bit. I have a bred Nigerian Dwarf doe available. She is due the end of Feb. and looks to be carrying multiples. Message me for her info.

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12/25/2024

What did Santa bring you that is useful while farming?

He surprised me with a heated vest and some Shokz wireless headphones. It's too warm right now to use the vest but Santa insists that all the farm girls he talked to have one and swear by it. I didn't even know it was a thing. 🫣 The headphones are already getting a workout. Farm chores can be boring and monotonous. Listening to podcasts while working has been a game changer. Now I can keep my listening to myself and not be blaring to everyone within earshot of my phone's speaker. ☺️

Santa Rick knocked it outta the park this year. 🥰

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12/23/2024

We are having an unusually warm December this year. No complaints. It's just noticeably odd to be outside with no coat at the end of the year. 🤔 😎🤷‍♀️

12/22/2024

What things do you want to focus on for your herd in 2025? Here are mine:

⭐CONTINUE DHI MILK TESTING! And continue focusing on milk/udders. This is a big investment of time and effort but it's really rewarding.

⭐GET TO MORE SHOWS! This is a hard one, since it's just me, but I'm determined to make it happen this year. I need to wrangle up a helper or 2.

⭐ GET BETTER PHOTOS OF EACH GOAT! I'm not a very talented photographer but good photos on your website and social media is really important. That is how others can easily view your herd.

⭐ ENTER MY MINI NUBIANS IN THE VSHOWS! This fell by the wayside last year.

⭐ GET ADGA GOATS LA'd IF IT BECOMES AVAILABLE! Last year was my first time participating. I was so nervous and really had no clue what I needed to do to present my goats at their best. I'm looking forward to having a do-over.

I am excited to see how our herd improves in 2025. Every year it just gets better. 🥰

(Photo is of our senior Nubians and Mini Nubians enjoying a branch knocked down in a recent storm. L to R: Nellie, Mysti, Dream, Connie, Ginger, Jewel, Skye, and Dot.)

12/18/2024

Till-Riv MLC Spicy Endeavor *B (pending)
ADGA registered Nigerian Dwarf buck
*Beautiful blue eyes!*
https://www.willoughbycroft.com/nigerian-dwarf/nigerian-dwarf-bucks/andy-b

Andy is a well-behaved guy who really, really loves the ladies. He's got a stellar pedigree and beautiful udders behind him. My buck pen is overcrowded.

PM me to discuss. Located in Winlock, WA.

12/18/2024

FRANKE FARM B CHARLIE CARYALL 9*M (pending)
ADGA registered Nigerian Dwarf doe.
Chocolate with wattles.
Due 2-15-25.
https://www.willoughbycroft.com/nigerian-dwarf/nigerian-dwarf-does/charlie-9m

Charlie is bred to Till-Rive MLC Spicy Endeavor *B (pending). Charlie is a wonderful doe with a lot to good qualities. She has a stellar pedigree packed with superior genetics, milk stars, and champions. As a second freshener she has earned her AR star in butterfat and protein and narrowly missed earning hers for volume. I'm sure she will easily earn that next freshening. As far as milking, she's a dream. She LOVES being milked and will enthusiastically march to the stand and hop right up. She has good sized, easy-to-milk teats. She can be hand or machine milked.

She has easy births and gave me triplets this year. I retained her daughter.

She has a nice, easy-going personality and is spunky enough to hold her own amongst my full-sized milkers.

Charlie has a lot of positives to offer to a herd. PM me to discuss her. She's located in Winlock, WA. Exit 63 off I-5. Midway between Olympia and Portland.

12/17/2024

As I look forward to the 2025 season, I have had to face the reality that difficult cuts must be made in order for my herd to progress towards my goals. It gets harder every year. Both of these does are great girls and would be a wonderful addition to someone's herd. I'd love to get them into homes that will appreciate them. They have been bred to my bucks, for ADGA registerable kids. Available now or in the spring after they kid, and I'd like to get reservations on them. If you are interested, please reach out. I will be posting each doe separately. You can also find them on our website: https://www.willoughbycroft.com/home

12/12/2024

Thank goodness my milk samples finally made it to Langston, and they weren't spoiled. Whew! I can breathe now. 🥳

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12/12/2024

2025 Season Check list:

✅Registered my WLOBY CROFT herd name with ADGA.
(I chose the yearly renewal option for $15. I was surprised that it was crazy expensive to buy a permanent herd name. With MDGA it was a reasonable amount.) I didn't do this last year since I had no ADGA kids born carrying my herd name.

✅ Renewed membership with both ADGA and MDGA. I appreciate that MDGA gives a little discount for early renewal.

✅ Renewed 305-day milk testing with both ADGA and MDGA.

✅ Signed up for LA's through ADGA (they haven't yet charged me for this part...but the have me listed as being ADGA Plus, so I'm sure they will. Eventually. )

✅ Got my scale calibrated.

I hope I'm remembering everything. 🤔

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12/10/2024

I got my rear in gear and paid my ADGA and MDGA dues for the coming year and also renewed for 305-day milk testing with both. I decided to "go for the gusto" so you're looking at a newly minted ADGA Plus Member. ☺️

12/09/2024

The entire crew at Willoughby Croft would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and lots of happy, healthy baby goats in the New Year!

12/08/2024

Our two Silver Belles. 🎄🎅

Silver Storm (Nigerian Dwarf) and Steel Magnolia (F1 50/50 Mini Nubian).