Welcome to Robin-Wood LaManchas!
Last Updated 9/25/11
2011 Premier LaMancha Exhibitor at the Illinois State Fair
We are now on FaceBook!
3 Generations of Beautiful Milkers!
Pictured (left to right): CH Robin-Wood Skyy Selkie TM, Robin-Wood
Irish Whiskey SP, & Robin-Wood Whiskey Zinger CT
2011 News:
8/15
Bare went BOB & BUOB, and Josephine went GCH @ Illinois State Fair
8/13 Jo went GCH & BOB, Zinger
went RCH, & Bare went BOB & BDIS @ Georgetown, IL
8/12 Bourbon went GCH & BJDIS,
Booyah went RCH @ Georgetown, IL
7/23
Zinger went GCH & BOB, Josephine went RCH, Bathsheba went GCH, & Bare went BOB @
Farmer City, IL
7/9 Josephine went RCH & Bare went GCH @ Melvin, IL
6/12 Zinger went GCH, Skyy went BOB & BUOB
in Ring A at Hoosier Classic; Josephine went BOB in Ring B
6/11 Bourbon went RCH in Ring A at Hoosier Classic; GCH & BJDIS in
Ring B
5/21
Josephine went RCH @ Hancock Co., IN
2010 News:
12/28 Josephine, Skyy, & Zinger were
confirmed pregnant via BioTracking
8/7 Skyy, Bare, Cinny, & Alabama went GCH,
Night & Pie went RCH at Georgetown, IL
7/24 Bare went BOB at Farmer City, IL &
Alabama earned her CH leg
6/27 Everybody (but Zwahili) entered
in the ADGA Nationals made the cut:
Skyy - 4th place Aged Doe, Whiskey - 13th place 4-year-old, Josephine - 15th
place 3-year-old, Zinger - 5th place Milking Yearling,
Zapped! - 20th place Milking Yearling, Pie - 15th place Int. Kid, Avril - 22nd
place Int. Kid, Amber - 13th place Jr. Kid
& Bare - 2nd/2nd Udder 3-year-old
5/22 Skyy & Bare earned a CH leg at
Hancock Co., IN, and Skyy went BDIS
2009 News:
12/4 Cinny was confirmed pregnant to
White-Haven PM Bundaberg via BioTracking
8/8 Skyy went RCH and Bare earned a CH
leg at Georgetown, IL
8/7 Zinger won Best Jr. Doe of Show at Georgetown, IL
7/25 Bare and Cinny went BOB at Farmer City, IL
6/25 Skyy went BDIS and Whiskey went
Res. BDIS at Cayuga, IN
6/20 Skyy and Zinger each earned a
CH leg at Elnora, IN
The majority of our Robin-Wood herd is made up of LaManchas. We focus on breeding an all-around goat that performs well in big and small herds, whether their purpose is for dairy production, exhibition, or just the typical family goat.
All of our animals are handled daily and are naturally friendly. Because of our focus on our growing family, we dam-raise all of our kids. The does are fed a 16% texturized dairy ration and are given alfalfa hay in the summer and grass-mix hay in the winter.
We attend at least three open shows every year and are excited that we pick up a grand or two at almost every show we attend. We try to post all the goats' show records on our site, not just their firsts or seconds.
We do not believe a goat should peak at two years old; our best does look their best at five, six, or older.
If you have any questions about our herd, feel free to ask!
We invite you to "take a gander" at our herd and to enjoy it as we do!
History of Robin-Wood
Robin-Wood started in 1985 by my parents, Bruce & Laura Foster of Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1986, 2*M GCH Long-Acres Shannon's Mimi (bred & owned by Laura Foster), won the title of ADGA National Champion LaMancha. She repeated her performance in 1988. Her daughter, 3*M GCH Robin-Wood Genuine Quality GS, claimed Reserve ADGA National Champion in 1989. Since then, Robin-Wood has produced many permanent champions up to this day.
In 2002, I took over the reins of the Robin-Wood herd from my parents. I kept all of the does in the herd that went back to Mimi and her daughter, "Genny." Though the herd was thinned out due to a major herd reduction in the mid-1990's, the animals that were left were still quite competitive in the show ring. At the 2003 Indiana State Fair, the Robin-Wood herd claimed Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor, with a Junior Champion to boot. Robin-Wood does claimed first in every class entered.
I married Chad on June 12, 2004 and moved the herd to Chrisman, Illinois.
Chad & Shannon Ellis & Family
26985 N. 1680th St.
Chrisman, IL 61924
(217) 269-2018
robinwood@agprospects.com
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