Food4Thought MardiGras Flasher

ADGA #N2287554

April 24, 2022

Collected October 2024 by XCELL Genetics None Available for Sale at this time

AS1C B/B G6S Normal

Flasher came to us from Food4Thought Dairy Goats near Douglass, KS. We had reserved a son by him, out of our favorite doe in their herd; that son wasn’t produced but Brandy graciously offered us Flasher instead. We’re excited to have him here, and looking forward to him adding great length and height to our does. His daughters in the Food4Thought herd are performing very well- Charteuse already has her dry leg, and several others have 1st and 2nd place class placings under their belts. We’re confident he’ll have finished daughters in their herd in the next few years.

Flasher’s dam-line is of the well-proven Blissberry herd. His dam, Mardi Gras, is the only doe in his 4-generation dam-line who hasn’t achived her permanent championship yet, but she has two legs awarded, and we think the third is pending. Her rump structure is what initially caught my eye- wide and flat enough to carry a dinner platter! Mardi Gras’s paternal granddam, Bing Bang Boom, is a doe I’ve long admired for her general appearance. There are many more great Blissberry does behind him, as you can see in the dam-line ancestor’s section below.

Flasher’s sire-line is not well proven in performance programs, but have been successful in the local region for many genrations. His sire’s dam, 4RS Licorice, is a paternal relative of our beloved Lilly (Ethel’s dam). When we discovered Lilly’s relatives in Brandy’s herd, we knew we wanted to bring in some of those genetics since we lost Lilly way too soon. These goats have great size, dairyness and production, and we’re confident Flasher will bring that to our herd.

Linear Appraisal Data

Flasher has not been appraised.

His dam appraised FS 84 (+V++) as a 2-yr old first freshener.

June 2023- photo credit Brandy Rigg

late 2023- photo credit Brandy Rigg

late 2023- photo credit Brandy Rigg

August 2024

Flasher’s Pedigree

Food4Thought MardiGras Flasher

Progeny @ Bluestem Acres

2024- Kansas Bluestem Parade Trinket

2025: We hope to retain a few kids from Flasher in the Spring & Fall kidding seasons in 2025.

Supporting Photos

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Dam Line Ancestors-

Dam: Blissberry Mardi Gras (photo credit: Brandy Rigg)

DHIR data: Mardi Gras earned her star as a 2yr old FF, producing 1930 lbs of milk over 260 days at 5.8% butterfat and 4.4% protein. She has no other complete lactations on record.

Linear Appraisal: 2-02 +V++ 84

DD: Kastdemur’s Baton Rouge as a 3rd old, 3F

DHIR data from Blissberry: Baton was a FF Yearling producing 1080 lbs at 4.3% butterfat and 3.5% protein. Her 5th lactation, as a 5yr old, is her best lactation on record, at 2500lbs of milk over 255 days.

Linear Appraisal: 5-07 EEEE 91

DSD: Blissberry Bing Bang Boom

DHIR data: Bing Bang Boom milked almost 2500 lbs as a 2yr old FF and hit over 3000lbs as a 3yr old 2F, with 4.5% butterfat and 3.9% protein.

Linear Appraisal: 3-04 VEEE 92

DSSD: Wingwood Farm Tac Toledo

DHIR data from CDCB: FF as a 2yr old, producing 2016 lbs over 305 days, 5.4% butterfat, 4.0% protein; best lactation on record is her 2013 lactation at 2600 lbs over 301 days.

Linear Appraisal: 4-01 EEEE 92