And just like that, the birthing and breeding season came to an end here on October 1st! Though there are still a few females here for outside breedings that the fellas of the CCNF Stud Barn will have to work on, as the person in charge of managing the breeding operations here, it does feel…
We are pleased to announce that our rookie Herdsire and newly-minted AOA National Fleece Show Fawn Champion Male, CCNF Dreadnought, has achieved his first confirmed pregnancies here at CCNF! This is very good thing creating real clarity going forward, particularly for yours truly who manages the breeding around these parts. Though Dreadnought had both his…
Let’s face it, with a herd our size bad stuff just happens sometimes. This is particularly true where the question of our production females are concerned. With 70 to 80 expectant females each calendar year, the odds of us going through a full birthing season drama-free are pretty much nonexistent. Even with 17 years of experience…
How slammed have we been the past few days? Well the news in question is 48 hours old and here I am just getting it out there now! It was only fitting that on the day that our crown prince, CCNF Elixir, came back to us for the summer breeding season after wintering at A…
The herd at CCNF has actually been shorn for almost 2 weeks now, though it’s telling of how full life has been that this is the first mention I’ve made of it here. After doing 2 days of shearing at the start of the month, our shearer, Matt Best, came back here on Monday the 12th…
Just finished putting the finale edits and touches on Centurion’s listing as he, rightly, makes a reappearance on the web alongside his brother Elixir, his sire Matrix Majesty, and his grandsire Archangel as a CCNF Herdsire. While Centurion is still 3 months shy of his 2nd birthday, we do anticipate getting him working sooner rather…
