Nigerian Dwarf Bucks

Little Dipper Farms

Breeding service offered by driveway breeding or does can be boarded if needed for a rate of $2/day board for dry does. All does brought for breeding must have current and negative CAE (ELISA) testing paperwork present at time of breeding in addition to passing a physical health inspection by LDF. We also offer 4-H breeding discounts. Contact for more information.

Pictured as 6yo

One of Shanghi's daughter

MCH Piddlin Acres PV ShanghiKnight
11/30/03
Height: 21 3/4" at 6 years old

Sire: Twin Creeks Peacful Voyage *S VG (MCH Twin Creeks BH Bay Watch ++ S* E x MCH Twin Creeks BH Mariri's Zinnia 4*D E)

Dam: Piddlin Acres Shanghai Noon (Piddlin Ares SC Maestro +S E x Far N Best Suzuki *D VG)

AGS Wins-

3 x GCH Buck

1 x RGCH Buck

ADGA Wins-
1 x GCH Buck

NDGA Wins-

1 x GCH Sr. Buck

1 x RGCH Jr. Buck

1 x RGCH Sr. Buck

We decided to purchase Shanghai after seeing several of his offspring and udders he has thrown. I really like this buck's uphill stance, dairy character, length and levelness or topline and the width between his hocks. I have loved all of the udders I have seen on his daughters. They have plumb teats with a good medial and very snug side and rear attachments. Each one seems to have the same socked on udder appearance. He is always complimented by the judges how well he has held up over time, his great front end assembly, hooves an legs, and dairy character. I'm interested to see the kid crop he gives us next year-

Another one of Shanghi's daughters

Photo courtesy of Shelley Young

Little Dipper R Big Spender

3/11/08

1 x GCH Sr. Buck
1x RGCH Sr. Buck
1x GCH Jr. Buck

1st in class @ 2008 AGS Nat'ls

Sire: PGCH Shooting Star WS Ransom (MCH/PGCH Ponders End MTB Wall Street VG x PGCH Inavale Rhapsody 'E')

Dam: ARMCH/CH Castle Rock Rainy Day Fund *D (Twin Creeks PD Moneyinthe Bank VG x Ponders End SL Faerie Dust)

I liked the kids from this breeding so much, we decided to keep this buckling as a herd sire (we very rarely keep bucks intact). I really like his combination of dairy with some masculinity. Spender has a strong topline with flat bone and very nice rib spacing. He's also very wide between the hocks with a well rounded escutchen, and has tight hooves and straight legs. With his conformation and the udder genetics in his background, I couldn't ask for a better blend of characteristics. He's a mama's boy (even though he's quite pungent) and still follows me around the pasture asking for some lovins.

Spender's Dam

Spender's full sister's udder

One of Dusty's daughter's udders

BRB SS Dust in the Wind
2/12/05

Sire: Twin Creeks BW Storm Surge + *S (deceased) (MCH Twin Creeks BH Bay Watch++*S E x MCH/CH Twin Creeks Mariri's Zinnia 4*D E)

Dam: Piddlin Acres Nota Gossip (deceased) (Piddlin Acres Bethoven x Piddlin Acres Start A Rumor *D VG AR)

NO SHOW RECORD

Somehow along the line, we had ended up with only one of Dusty's doelings after selling him. We're grateful to have him back in the herd after seeing the improvements in his offspring. All of his doelings have done well in the showring. He stands incredibly wide in the rear, with a high, open escutchen. He has strong, straight legs and hooves, incredibly flat bone, not to mention the great rib spacing and brisket extension. He has already proved himself as well in the mammary area of his doelings, improving udders well over their dam with attachments, medial, and teat size and placement. Two of his daughters have easily gotten their AR stars as first fresheners, so he's been a huge improvement in "milkyness" as well. Each freshened daughter I have seen milks down to absolutely nothing. Very soft, milkable udders that are full of milk, not meat. We have also been impressed with the front end assemblies and straightness of hooves and legs he has given to his offspring. He's not the friendliest of bucks so even though he's already gotten a good start to proving himself with his offspring, he's never made it into the show ring.

A daughter of Dusty