ALABAMA
OPEN MARKET &
INTERNATIONAL BOER GOAT
SANCTIONED SHOW and
IBGA REGIONAL SHOW
CULLMAN,
ALABAMA
26-27 MAY 2007
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When Alice and Billy Thompson announced that the
2007 Cullman show would be a two-day show consisting
of the normal open show and the IBGA Regional Show
the day before, we knew where we would be Memorial
Day weekend.
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The ragtag show string, Venus, Kattie's Glory
with her two babies, Mystery with her to babies,
the botle baby - Fleur
de Les, CCF Beverly,
CCF Dancer, CCF Elly, CCF Chase and CCF Nixie we
were off to Cullman. CCF Awok was suppose to make
the trip as our wether, but got puny and was a last
minute scratch.
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We ended up with a girl with Polioencephalitis
and five days from kiding who had to be boarded
at the vets' to insure we didn't lose her. That
delayed our arriving at out planned time.
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The Mitchells, Brittany and Brandon, and their
two doelings and two bucklings, made the trip south.
Even with arriving later than we had guessed, we
had plenty time to get a bunch of baths and groomings
(9 in all). Buz Hipp showed us some grooming tips,
and we met some lots of old and new friends.
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With Great Pens (thanks Alice) we were set for
two days of showing. Some really great animals were
there. After supper at Pasquelle's (and all the
garlic bread we wanted), Brittany was now ready
for the show.
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Saturday morning came
early since we had to water and feed the goats. Then
we waited for the start of the show. There was a Junior
Show first, but the day moved fast. Just as we were
getting Beverly out of her pend, we notices that CCF
Dancer has developed a case of diarrhea and had shared
some of her 'problem' onto several of the goats. With
fast thinking and moving, Dancer was move to the trailer
and the spotted goats cleaned. No baths, but some
hard cleaning had to be done. |
CCF Beverly
went into the ring, walked a lot better than anyone
expected and picked up a blue ribbon in the 0-3
month percentage doelings class both days, but was
out-sized in the championship judging.
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CCF Mystery
took a fourth both days in the 16-20 month old percentage
does. |
CCF Nixie
SA placed sixth the first day and eighth the second
day in the 6 - 9 month fullblood doelings class.
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CCF Elly
SA, in the 12 to 16 month classe, did not make the
cut either day. She did do a good job of standing
and waiting. |
KWM Kattie's Glory
SA. The first day, Glory finished sixth and the
second day moved up three spaces to finish third.
The second judge thought she was an excellent doe
but her working roll, raising two babies, has compromised
her conditioning.
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BNZ Venus
made her sixth appearence at the show in Cullman.
Friday night she made every attempt to move her set
of cages into the next room. Saturday she entered
the ring and took a second. Scorned with the mere
red ribbon, she had to be moved to a different pen
for Saturday night. Gripping and grumbling, we left
her to her water, hay, and feed. Sunday was a better
day. She entered the ring about 7 pm and impressed
the Californian judge and took her rightful place
and class champion, but fell short in the Senior Doe
Championship competition. A massive senior doe was
beaten by a feminine doe for both the championship
and reserve. She took it like a pro, hurrying back
to her pen for feed, hay and water. |
CCF Chase, our
0-3 month old buckling, did not make the cut in
a big classes.
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The wether - We purchased a wether
from Little Mountain Farms, Lowell and Linda Walker,
and they delivered it to us in Cullman. We has scratched
little Awok and had not intended to show a wether,
but Sunday morning at 0700, the official found Little
Mountain Xtra and he was weighed in. When we arrived,
Billy Thompson told us Awok, our wether, had been
weighted in. After a couple of anxious moments we
remember Xtra. We found Joe Hale, and he agreeded
to show the wether. At 48 pounds, he was out weighed
by all in his class; but with Joe's help, Xtra - aka
Awok - came away with a third place ribbon. We think
Xtra will be a great wether for the fall 4-H shows.
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