Our Bucks
Our Bucks
Genesis got his name because he was “In the Beginning” for our farm just as the first words of the Bible. He is the foundation of the Rockville Ridge herd just as God is the foundation of our family and homestead. His name is a nod to the Creator of life and the giver of all the good we have. We were hopeful that Genesis would create a lot of good in our herd as well. He certainly had the credentials and has delivered. We have freshened 5 of his daughters so far and can see that Genesis passes beautiful mammary systems (a few FF udders pictured above). All of his daughters have consistently high rear udders with excellent attachments and very solid production – each earned their AR milk stars as FF. His sire is the Elite 99th percentile Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay (EJ), who has sired many elite and top 10 does with LA scores in the 90s, including multiple 92s!
Dam
Sire
- Dam: SG Better Wayz Pippi Pop 6*M VEVV86 (as FF)
- Dam’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Poppi Seed 5*M VEEV89
- Dam’s Sire: Kyeema Ridge Big Time +B
- Sire: SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B (Elite)
- Sire’s Dam: SG NC Promisedland MG Diva 4*D 1*M VEEE91
- Sire’s Sire: Old Mountain Farm Romeo ++B
Genesis’ Sire Elton Jay has his Superior Genetics Designation and has been the 99th pecentile Elite Buck for the breed.
2019, 2020 & 2021 ADGA Elite Buck!!
PTI21: 263 PTI21: 132 ETA21: 291 ETA12: 172
Elton Jay’s dam (Diva) holds the highest PTA (Predicted Transmitting Ability) and PTI (Produciton Type Index) for the entire breed.
PTA Milk +349, PTI1: 581, PTI2: 357
Vader was named because I have 3 boys who like Star Wars and the name stuck. He has the Sugar Moon side in his pedigree which I love for udders and milk production. I am very happy with the way he has filled out. I only have two retained doelings so far from Vader on my own farm (Rockville Ridge Posh Spice & Rockville Ridge Sweet as Pie), but Vader has amazing depth of body and excellent legs. Looking forward to seeing the udders he puts on daughters. Vader has elite animals all over his pedigree. His dam is Better Wayz Izzy who LA’d VEEE90 in 2024 and she’s a daughter of elite doe Isabelle who scored EEEE92 and has been a top 10 elite doe for many years! Vader has some gorgeous animals in his pedigree!
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Izzy 4*M VEEE90
- Dam’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Isabelle 3*M EEEE92 (Elite)
2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 ADGA Elite Doe
2020 & 2021 Top Ten for Butterfat – 1st place 2021! - Dam’s Sire: Better Wayz Sirocco’s Legacy +*B (Elite)
- Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
- Sire’s Dam: Sugar Moon Z Zip Me Up 5*M
- Sire’s Sire: Amethyst Acres R Gianni *B
Vader’s Sire’s dam Sugar Moon Zip Me Up is in the 99th percentile for total milk production for the breed. The Amethyst Acres / Sugar Moon side of this pedigree puts milk in the pail and contributes beautiful udders.
Epic is our third, and youngest, buck out of Better Wayz Farm. We are so excited to use this flashy boy without sacrificing milk production or proper conformation. Epic Wood (Barn name: Epic) has beautiful legs with Elite animals on both sides of his pedigree. His dam Treehugger was a stand out milker among the first fresheners at Better Wayz in 2023. We will be freshening Epic’s first daughters (BetZee and Bella’s Beauty) in 2025 and are excited to see udders!
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Treehugger GVGV85 (as 1 YO FF)
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Chakra 5*M VEVE88
- Dam’s Sire: Better Wayz Braveheart Carabear *B (Elite)
- Sire: GardenViewFarm F Epic Legend *B
- Sire’s Dam: Creeping Thyme Farm Whoa 2*M VEEE91 (Elite)
- Sire’s Sire: GardenViewFarm D Fievel *B (Elite)
Whoa is FULL sister to 99th percentile Elite, SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B!
Samurai (Sam) is on lease for the 2025 kidding season and boy are we lucky to have him! As nice as my other boys are, Samurai is almost putting them out of a job while he’s here as he is a nice match for everyone and will be here this season only. Sam is a total stunner. A picture doesn’t do him justice. This boy has an amazingly wide rump that is also lovely thurl to thurl. He has a solid front end with proper legs – I don’t think there’s a thing I don’t like about him yet. Plan is to retain heavily as his dam Isabelle (EEEE92) is one of my most favorite does ever.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: SG Better Wayz Isabelle 3*M EEEE92 (Elite)
2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 ADGA Elite Doe
2020 & 2021 Top Ten for Butterfat – 1st place 2021! - Dam’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Jaybelle 2*M
- Dam’s Sire: SG Gillispie’s Black Bear ++*B (Elite)
- Sire: Better Wayz Chakra Khan *B
- Sire’s Dam: Better Wayz Chakra 5*M VEVE88
- Sire’s Sire: Better Wayz Bravehart Carabear *B
Bravehart is full brother to SG Better Wayz SwissMiss Carabear 3*M VEEE92 (Elite & 2021 Top Ten), SG Better Wayz Harmony Carabear 3*M VEEE91 (Elite) and SG Better Wayz Funshine Carabear VEEE91 (Elite)!
Reference Goats
All of our herd started from the same farm: A Better Way Farm near Charlottesville, VA. Kathy is an amazing breeder and an inspiration. If you look through the pedigrees of the goats owned by Rockville Ridge, you will see many names of other goats listed that I don’t own. If you want to see what they look like and what accolades they had earned, I have included images of some of them here. Some are still owned by A Better Way, and some started there and have been sold to other farms. All reference goat images with the yellow background are the property of A Better Way, LLC. You can find A Better Way Farm at https://www.abetterwayfarms.com/
