Over the Moon KUL Apollo
February 24, 2022
ADGA #N2237090
Collection: None
AS1C B/B G6S Normal
Apollo is one of our senior herdsires. He was not a buckling we planned to retain, but his outcross pedigee intrigued us, and here we are. Not only is he an outcross himself, but he is also almost an outcross on most of our doe lines. Therefore, we’re really playing with fire when it comes to breeding for consistency, but there are so many things we like about him that we haven’t let him go. First, we love his temperament. He is never pushy and while he does get rutty, his demeanor is still mild when being handled. Apollo is confident enough to get does bred quickly, but not too pushy and aggressive that he scares the younger does, either. Next, we love his depth of chest and the rest of his front end. From a young age, he’s had a great and deep heartgirth that has really added to his uphill appearance. His neck is thick and he has plenty of dairy wrinkles throughout. Apollo seems to pass on his well angled rear legs and correct feet to his daughters. We also appreciate his width throughout, and hope to see that carried into the rear udders on his progeny.
Apollo’s parents come from two distinct lines of breeding. His dam line is all Wingwood Farm and his sire’s line is mostly Goldthwaite. Both of these are styles that we love, and that other breeders have had success crossing. Apollo’s dam, Over the Moon Lovin Astrid, did not get to milk to her full potential before developing mastitis as a second freshener. Astrid’s mammary, see photo below, had great height and width, with nice large teats of a good length. Astrid’s dam, Wingwood Farm Sweet Anise, made the ELITE list as a yearling first freshener, and had a large a capacious mammary and great will to milk. Anise appraised VEVV 86 as a yearling, following along in the footsteps of her dam, Wingwood Farm Lucky Antares. Antares milked 2500 lbs in her yearling lactation, and received a final score of 90 VEEV as a three year old. Apollo’s dam-side pedigree also includes Wingwood Farm Ami Tiger Lily, Wingwood Farm Tim Aminance, Wingwood Farm Blue Taiwan and, let’s not forget, My-Enchanted-Acres Rnboskittles.
Apollo’s sire includes many Goldthwaite animals worth mentioning, like Godthwaite Lady Juliette and Goldthwaite Painted Lady. He’s also backed by some great bucks, such as Goldthwaite Merlin, Goldthwaite Black Tie Affair and Goldthwaite Tied Up In Silver. While the Goldthwaite herdname might not be as well-known today as the herdname Wingwood Farm, the animals are no less worthy of praise. Goldthwaite Juliette boasts a high DHIR lactation of 2,820 lbs of milk as a two year old, and we expect that those milky genetics were passed down through the generations to Apollo.
Linear Appraisal Data
May 2022
November 2022
June 2023
September 2023
Apollo’s Pedigree
Over the Moon KUL Apollo [1-07 FS84 (GGV )]
Progeny @ Bluestem Acres
Kansas Bluestem Sunkissed Eden, FF Yrlg Mammary- November 2024
Kansas Bluestem Sunkissed Lulu- senior kid, September 2024
2023- Kansas Bluestem Sunkissed Eden, FF November 2024
2024- Kansas Bluestem Sunkissed Lulu; KitKats Sunkissed Auxesia
2025: We hope to retain a few kids from Apollo in the Spring and fall kidding seasons in 2025.
Supporting Photos
The photos in this section have been taken from various websites. All photo credit extends to the photo owners and clicking on the photos will take you to the original site, where possible. If photos were sent to me from other breeders, I was not able to link to the original source.
Dam Line Ancestors-
Dam: Over the Moon Lovin Astrid as a two year old, second freshener
DHIR data: Astrid freshened at 26 months old; milked for 249 days, producing 1,260 lbs of milk, 65 lbs of butterfat (5.2%), 45 pounds of protein (3.6%) … her peak of 7.8lbs/day was reached at day 51, and then quickly followed by mastitis, which affected the volume over the rest of the lactation
Linear Appraisal: 2-06 VGVG 85
Dam’s Dam: Wingwood Farm Sweet Anise as a yearling first freshener
DHIR data from Wingwood Farm: Anise freshened at 13 months old; milked for 229 days, producing 1,510 lbs of milk, 67 lbs of butterfat (4.4%), 57 pounds of protein (3.8%)
Linear Appraisal: 1-02 VEVV 86
DDD: Wingwood Farm Lucky Antares as a three year old
DHIR data from Wingwood Farm: Antares freshened at 18 months old; milked for 468 days. Her 305 day period produced 2,500 lbs of milk, 139 lbs of butterfat (5.6%), 98 pounds of protein (3.9%)
Linear Appraisal: 3-02 90 VEEV
DSD: Wingwood Farm Ami Tiger Lily as 4 year old doe
DHIR data from Wingwood Farm: 3rd lactation as a 4yr old doe, 305 days in milk, producing 2,450 pounds of milk, 128 pounds of butterfat (5.2%), 90 pounds of protein (3.7%)
Linear Appraisal: 5-02 88 +EEE
DSSD/DDDD: Wingwood Farm Tim Aminance as 6 year old doe
DHIR data from Wingwood Farm: Lifetime total, 1869 total days in milk, producing 15,880 pounds of milk, 738 pounds of butterfat (4.6%), 552 pounds of protein (3.5%)
Linear Appraisal: 6-05 91 VEVE
DDSD: My-Enchanted-Acres RnboSkitles as a 2yr old FF
DHIR data from My Enchanted Acres: FF lactation, 308 days in milk, producing 2,130 pounds of milk, 114 pounds of butterfat (5.4%), 94 pounds of protein (4.4%)
Linear Appraisal: 2-06 88 VEVV
Sire Line Ancestors-
Sire’s Dam: Victory Meadows Leilani
DHIR data: no completed lactations
Linear Appraisal: 1-07 88 VVVE
SSD: Goldthwaite Painted Lady as a yearling first freshener
DHIR data: none available
Linear Appraisal: 2-01 88 VVVV
SDSD: Goldthwaite Clematis
DHIR data: 5th lactation; 306 days in milk, producing 2,530 pounds of milk, 122 pounds of butterfat (4.8%), 98 pounds of protein (3.9%)
Linear Appraisal: 6-04 91 VEEE
SSDD: Goldthwaite Lady Juliette
DHIR data: 4th lactation, 306 days in milk, producing 2,640 pounds of milk, 121 pounds of butterfat (4.6%), 100 pounds of protein (3.8%)
Linear Appraisal: none