Empanada is a low casein granddaughter of our beloved Ethel. She is an incredibly tall doe for her age but lacks the width we appreciate so much about Ethel’s line. This lack of width stems from her maternal grandsire’s genetics. She is the first milking low casein goat in our herd, and we hope there to be many who follow.

Empanada freshened at sixteen months old with a beautiful, but petite, mammary for a first freshener. Her udder could easily accommodate more milk, but her production volume isn’t quite what we want it to be. We always give FFs a second chance though! Her teat placement is excellent and her attachment appears to be an improvement over Ethel’s, and her dam’s. Her udder is set further forward, lacking the desired 1/3-1/3-1/3 placement, but we expect that might change with maturity if she gains some width.