Ella is enchanting for several reasons. First, because I just love her dam, Storybook’s Annette. Second, because she is so wide and deep, with great breed character and a lovely brisket. This girl is very dairy typed, and we expect lots of milk from her.
Ella Growing Up
Ella’s Registration
Coming soon…
Ella’s Dam Line
Ella’s dam is one of my all-time favorites: Storybook’s Annette. She is currently on track to gain her 305-day milk star in 2024, nursing only singleton Ella. This is her second freshening.
Her FF udder, left, was high, tight, and productive. She has great teat placement, a nice fore udder, and good strong medial.
To see her beautiful body, click here.
Annette’s dam is Gingertop Farm Giselle *P. Giselle is a prodigious milker. In 2021 MDGA’s Top Ten national milk testing program, Giselle placed in ALL THREE categories: #8 for milk weight, #9 for butterfat weight, and #10 for butterfat percent!
Until 2024, Giselle had only given me one daughter, Annette. In her final breeding before retiring, she gave us twin doelings, Storybook’s Desiree and Storybook’s Lorraine.
Ella’s Sire Line
Ella was sired by Mosaic’s Mahogany Obsidian *B. Sid is new to us, and we have yet to freshen daughters (Ella will be one!) but he comes from a great line of milkers and we’re excited to see what he has brought to our herd.
Sid is a deep and wide boy, and dark chocolate in color. Combining Green Gables and Blackberry lines, Sid has put great breed character on his kids so far.
Sid’s dam is Blackberry’s BV Pure Black Obsidian 2*P (barn name “Sin”).
She was in the MDGA Top 10 305-Day 2021: #7 in Butter Fat Weight and #4 in Butterfat Percentage.
In 2022, Sin became a finished champion.
Ella’s paternal granddam is Blackberry’s Snowflake Obsidian *P, in 2020, on the MDGA 1-day milk test Top 10 list, Snow placed #3 in Total Pounds, #5 in BF wt, and #7 in BF %.
She is descended from the famous Blackberry’s Moon Man +*B.
To see even more udders behind our Sid, please click here.