Dolly-Rock Farm
Volume 1, Issue 2---April 2010
Happy Spring!
The weather is getting warmer, the
days are getting longer, and
everyone, I am sure, is itching for
fresh produce on their plate or to
get their hands in the dirt.
Springtime is when the work load
at Dolly-Rock steps up a few
notches. There are fences to build,
fields to prepare, and things to
plant.  Babies are appearing every
other day, it seems, regardless of
the weather, and the herds are
acting stupid as they get antsy to
be put out to pasture for the most
of the rest of the year.  

THANK YOU to all our customers,
old and new, who were not detered
by rotten weather, and continued
to purchase our products.  We are
well stocked, and welcome new
customers at any time. Simply call
in advance.  The mosquitos are
waiting, so enjoy this beautiful
spring weather while it lasts..and
pray for rain! (Not to much)
Bruiser
Learning to drive
tractor
Rare Breed
Corner
Oberhasli dairy goats are listed
as 'recovering' on the American
Livestock Breeds Conservancy
watch list.  They are the smallest
of the full size dairy goats, and
have the lowest number of
annual registrations with the
American Dairy Goat
Association. Obers were brought
to America from Switzerland in
the early 1900's. They were
originally called Swiss Alpines,
and thus contributed to the
development of todays American
Alpine breed. In the late 1930's, a
woman from California named
Esther Oman, saved the breed
from disappearing forever into
the herd records as alpines. She
abhorred the practice of
crossbreeding and was
determined to keep the lines
pure. With the help of a few
other dedicated purists, the
breed was renamed Oberhasli,
and the years of work and
dedication that followed saved
them. In 1979, the ADGA board
of directors voted to give the
Oberhasli breed their own
herdbooks, and officially
recognize them as a seperate
breed. Today, Ober numbers
continue to grow.
Zipper and Ghiradeli

The oberhasli color pattern is known as
chamoise. All obers are a shade of
reddish-brown with black markings.
Occasionally you will see a solid black
doe. This is acceptable within the breed.
As a breed, obers are a tougher lot. They
are prized as pack animals, because it is
known they are less afraid of weather,
water, and obstacles than other dairy
breeds. Their milk tends to be of a sweet
nature. The oberhasli's living here at
Dolly-Rock Farm are extremely gentle,
including our buck. They are cooperative,
milk nice, and are easy to handle.

Snap and Cornstalk
so..what's next?

Our main spring focus is to
get the fields ready, get
everyone out on fresh
pasture, and keep the
babies alive as they
continue to be born. We
are saddened by the loss of
one of our cows as she
gave birth last month. Her
heifer calf lived and is now
being bottle fed. She can be
seen in the herd gallery
pages on the website.  
We will be butchering pigs in about a
month, so if you are interested in a half,
let us know soon. If you are after a quarter
of beef, we might be sending a steer soon
also. We have PLENTY of eggs. No limit
right now. Hope to see you all soon!

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