2023: Hallie's
first freshening yearling udder was totally
unexpected and the best surprise ever! She has
the nicest rear udder we have bred to date. Her
udder is incredibly high (we mean really high!)
and wide for a first freshening yearling and
teat placement is near perfect, pointing
straight down. her medial suspensory
ligament is near perfect as well. We thought the
best first freshener udder honors would remain
with Katamaran for awhile but Hallie's udder
just wows you when you see it - she really did
knock it out of the park.
As a yearling Hallie milks
over 8 pounds/day, peaking at 10.4 pounds. Her lactation has been level
until we hit 106 degree heat in mid-August the
week before State Fair. All does dropped a bit
but Hallie is still milking 8 pounds/day in
September. She is incredibly easy to milk, milks
down completely and is just a dream boat on the
milk stand.
2024: As a 2-year-old, Hallie
is mlking over 12 pounds/day into July. She is
Lap AI'd to Lucky*Star's HD Lugosi for February
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