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HE DID IT AGAIN - +*B PLEASANT GROVE SUPER SAGA FOUR TIMES ADGA NATIONAL SHOW PREMIER SIRE
KICKAPOO VALLEY SAGA AMISH KICKAPOO VALLEY AIN'T ARCADIA TWO NEW NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONS!!! Welcome to Kickapoo Valley Dairy Goats! Thank you for your interest in Kickapoo Valley Dairy Goats. Our farm is located on the family farm only a few miles from where we first began raising dairy goats in the corn belt of Central Illinois. We began raising goats in 1981 when a doe was purchased for a great 4-H project. That doe, CH El Wick Moon's Laura, became our first permanent champion and helped to encourage our interest in breeding French Alpines and Lamanchas. Today the goat business is a partnership between father and son, Ed and Byron Jodlowski, and the love of the goats has now extended to the next generation of Evan, Cameron, Kenyon, and Griffen. Our herd has consistently flourished in the last fifteen years producing permanent champion does, high placing does at National Shows , Spotlight Sale animals, and many does that have done well for others. In 2006 we eclipsed yet another breeding goal - breeding a National Champion. We have also bred four National Junior Champions. In 2008 we had our first Reserve National Champions - Music, senior Alpine, Yellobird, junior Lamancha, and Yoda, junior Recorded Grade. Music's win was very special for us because she has won her class 3 times at a National Show - she is a special doe with a special personality. We are very proud of the animals that we have raised, and we are thankful for the people who have supported us by purchasing our animals. The 2008 National Show was certainly the highlight of last season. With both breeds we had nearly top ten places by all the milkers. Our Alpine milkers saw two class winners with Kickapoo Valley Saga Xylophone, 1st place milking yearling, and CH Kickapoo Valley Liason Music, 1st place 7 and older, Reserve Senior Champion, and Reserve Best Udder. In the group classes we were second in Dairy Herd, Best Three, and Get of Sire. Our Lamanchas also did well with a 2nd place Two Year Old, Fourth and Fifth place Four year old, and Third place Five/Six Year old. Wow, what a show! Thanks to the many people who helped us have so much success this season. In 2009 our herd finished one Alpine, two Lamanchs, and received many legs on other does. In the show ring we consistently were GCH at nearly every show - finishing an Alpine yearling, CH Kickapoo Valley Alcatraz Yetti; we picked up legs on Xylophone. With the Lamanchas, GCH Kickapoo Valley Musical Whisky finished with several GCH wins, but the most exciting Lamancha was our 2008 Reserve National Junior Champion, CH Kickapoo Valley Wild Yellobird - she was 6xGCH, 7xRGCH, and 3xBIS - AS A YEARLING. We also had a number of Best In Show winners including CH Kickapoo Valley Abner Scandal 3x, CH Kickapoo Valley Saga Whimsay 4x, and CH Kickapoo Valley Cal Violence 2x. We also had Best in Shows with many of our dry does. The next generation of Kickapoo Valley Cameron and Evan Jodlowski with two of their favorite does - both placed well in Intermediate I Showmanship with Evan topping the class. During the season they each won showmanship classes at the County and State Fairs. We are proud of their hard work and dedication in showing and working with the animals this year. Also, their brother Kenyon, our number one clipper, won his first showmanship class at the county fair. We also are proud of their hard work helping others clean pens and washing goats at the National Show. This year brother Griffen joined the troop as he will begin 4-H this year. This year we plan to freshen 50 does; a number of doe and buck kids as well as MILKERS will be offered for sale. We generally like to milk around 20 does, so obviously there will be a number of mature animals available in the spring. We do reserve the right to decide to not offer an animal for sale if we choose to retain it for our herd. However, we do strive to find quality animals for those interested in purchasing Kickapoo Valley stock. We will not sell any animal that we do not feel meets our standards of excellence. Not every animal sold is going to become a permanent champion or produce permanent champions, but it should compete well as a mature animal. Furthermore, once an animal has been deemed sellable and in good condition by both Kickapoo Valley and the buyer, it is the obligation of the buyer to assume responsibilities for the animal. We will not replace quality stock that is sold and deemed as not quality at a later time. For those purchasing young stock, all animals are raised on a CAE prevention program. We encourage those who purchase young stock from us to continue the practice of CAE prevention. We will be happy to test an adult animal for CAE at the buyer's expense or have the buyer test the animal immediately upon taking it into his/her herd; however, WE WILL NOT REPLACE AN ANIMAL AFTER IT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO ANOTHER HERD AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AND LATER TESTS POSITIVE TO CAE. A $100 deposit will hold an animal; we do reserve the right to keep any kid born despite the fact that we may be holding a deposit. Prices on animals are found at the end of an animal's description and do not include shipping and/or health certificate. We also have a Sales List Page this year that also gives information regarding doe, who she is bred to, price of kids, and her due date. Prices on milkers in the spring will vary dependent on what is available. For those interested in milkers, we ask you contact us as soon as possible to reserve your choice. We at Kickapoo Valley wish you and yours a happy, healthy kidding season and hope you consider an animal from us. Ed and Byron Jodlowski and Family 2452 2050th Avenue, Atlanta, IL 61723 (217) 871-1040 (Ed's Cell) (217) 648-2086 (Byron) edjod1@verizon.net or byronjod@juno.com
This page was last updated on 07/28/10.
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