Our Does
Milking Does
BETTER WAYZ BELLA 3*M - DOB: 4/21/2020
LA 2023: GVVE88
Moonspots
Image of Bella as a Third Freshener in 2023, milked out
Bella loves attention and isn’t shy with visitors. She is chocolate doe with a more refined body style and a gorgeous udder – scoring E for mammary – no surprise as she is from the same line as the Better Wayz Carabear line mixed with the Sugar Moon production genetics. Bella has earned her star in all 3 categories (Total Volume, Butterfat, and Protein). She kids so easily – triplets in 2022 and 2023 and quads in 2024. We have retained multiple daughters: Rockville Ridge BellaRose (2022), and Rockville Ridge Isabella (2023), Rockville Ridge Bella’s Beauty (2024).
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Belladonna 2*M
- Dam’s Dam: SG Ruckus Ridge Carabelle 1*M VEEE90
- Dam’s Sire: Gillispie’s Black Bear +*B
- Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
- Sire’s Dam: Sugar Moon Z Zip Me Up 5*M (Elite)
- Sire’s Sire: Amethyst Acres R Gianni *B
Zebulen’s dam Sugar Moon Z Zip Me Up and holds the record highest total milk production for the breed! The Amethyst Acres / Sugar Moon side of this pedigree puts milk in the pail and contributes beautiful udders.
BETTER WAYZ ZEE 5*M - DOB: 4/04/2020
LA 2023: GVVV86
Image of Zee as a Third Freshener in 2023, milked out
Zee is a shy but beautiful chocolate buckskin and a high producing doe. Zee has the addition of the Sugar Moon genetics from her sire, where the breed production record is held. Zee has reached the 93rd percentile in production for the breed and easily earned her milk star in all 3 categories. She is super wide and kids easily every year. Zee had triplets in 2022, twins in 2023 and 2024. She is my primary dam line and we have retained many of her offspring and every one of her daughters that has stayed earned their milk stars easily. We still have daughters Rockville Ridge SpiceZee, GraceZee, and BetZee in the herd.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Yahtzee 4*M
- Dam’s Dam: SG CuAtLilRedBarn I Spy 3*M EEEV91
- 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 (Elite)
- Sire’s Sire: Amethyst Acres R Gianni *B
Zebulen’s dam Sugar Moon Z Zip Me Up and holds the record highest total milk production for the breed! The Amethyst Acres / Sugar Moon side of this pedigree puts milk in the pail and contributes beautiful udders.
Rockville Ridge BellaRose 4*M - DOB 2/07/2022
LA 2023: GGGG81 (as yearling FF)
Barn Name: Rose
Image of BellaRose as a yearling FF not full
Rose is a beautiful doe out of Better Wayz Bella. She earned her milk star in all 3 categories as a FF and has my favorite foreudder in the herd. She’s maturing beautifully and is a super solid doe with a great rump. She kids easily and I am waiting for her to give me a doe to retain. She can be a stinker sometimes, but I love seeing this well built doe in my barn.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Bella 3*M GVVE88
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Belladonna 2*M
- Dam’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
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- Sire: Better Wayz Genesis *B
- Sire’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Pippi Pop 6*M VEVV86 (as FF)
- Sire’s Sire: SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B (Elite)
Elton Jay is the 4th most proven buck in the breed of all time and is a 99th percentile ADGA Elite Buck. His dam holds the highest PTA (predicted transmitting ability) and PTI (production type index) for the entire breed.
Pippi Pop’s average production is over 1100#, which puts milk on both sides of Genesis’ line.
Rockville Ridge SpiceZee 6*M - DOB 2/14/2022
LA 2023: GGAG82 (as yearling FF)
Image of SpiceZee as a FF yearling not full
SpiceZee is a super promising doe, hitting 93rd percentile for production as a first freshener. SpiceZee earned her milk star in all 3 categories easily and has a socked on udder and nice large teats. Her daughter Rockville Ridge Posh Spice also looks to have her large milkable teats.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Zee 5*M
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Yatzee 4*M
- Dam’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
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- Sire: Better Wayz Genesis *B
- Sire’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Pippi Pop 6*M VEVV86 (as FF)
- Sire’s Sire: SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B (Elite)
Rockville Ridge Isabella - DOB 04/03/23
Moonspots
Barn Name: Izzy
Image of Izzy at 14 months - newly fresh with a silly spring haircut
Izzy is our Togg look-alike – she’s a chocolate swiss with moonspots. Her wild haircut above was just for fun – she is actually very long haired and wasn’t finished being shaved the day I snapped the pic. Izzy was our only FF in 2024 and she did not disappoint. She’s out of Better Wayz Bella, who is not my highest production dam line, but Izzy has been a standout performer for milk production. She has some maturing to do still, but I love what I am seeing. She has such beautiful dairy skin and milks down to nothing. I find her easiest to hand milk even as a FF.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Bella 3*M GVVE88
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Belladonna 2*M
- Dam’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
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- Sire: Better Wayz Genesis *B
- Sire’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Pippi Pop 6*M VEVV86 (as FF)
- Sire’s Sire: SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B (Elite)
Yearlings & Doelings
Rockville Ridge GraceZee - DOB 02/06/23
Image of GraceZee as a 6 month old
I am so excited to see GraceZee freshen in 2025! I absolutely love her dam Zee, and so far GraceZee looks to be one of the best built does she has produced! GraceZee is very wide and level thurl to thurl. I love her legs and she has a nice front end and depth even as a yearling. Every Zee daughter has had a lovely udder, so I am excited to see how GraceZee matures as a milking doe.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Zee 5*M
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Yatzee 4*M
- Dam’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
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- Sire: Better Wayz Genesis *B
- Sire’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Pippi Pop 6*M VEVV86 (as FF)
- Sire’s Sire: SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B (Elite)
Rockville Ridge Posh Spice - DOB 03/03/23
Barn Name: Posh
Image of Posh at 5 months
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Rockville Ridge SpiceZee 6*M
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Zee 5*M
- Dam’s Sire: Better Wayz Genesis *B
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- Sire: Better Wayz Vader *B
- Sire’s Dam: Better Wayz Izzy 4*M VEEE90
- Sire’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
Rockville Ridge BetZee - DOB 02/06/23
Image of BetZee at 4 mos
It’s a toss-up as to who I am more excited about, GraceZee or BetZee! BetZee is out of Better Wayz Epic Wood and will be one of his first daughters to freshen. I absolutely love her. She did get some of Epic’s flash, but Zee is already a very high production doe and Epic should bring strong production and udder genetics. But, as refined as Epic is, BetZee is a super wide and deep bodied doeling even at 8 mos old. I love everything about her so far and cannot wait to see her freshen in 2025.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Zee 5*M
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Yatzee 4*M
- Dam’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
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- Sire: Better Wayz Epic Wood
- Sire’s Dam: Better Wayz Treehugger GVGV85 (as FF)
- Sire’s Sire: Gardenviewfarm F Epic Legend *B
Rockville Ridge Bella's Beauty - DOB 02/04/24
Barn Name: Beauty
Image of Beauty as a 6 month old
Beauty will be one of Epic’s first daughters to freshen in 2025! She is from Bella’s line, which is a little slower maturing, but she has all the right parts. I expect her chest floor to widen next year, but am excited to see how her production compares to Bella’s daughters out of Genesis. Epic should bring good production – and he obviously stamped Beauty with a lot of flash. So far, she’s a long and refined doe with a nice leg set and front end assembly.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Bella 4*M GVVE88
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Yatzee 4*M
- Dam’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
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- Sire: Better Wayz Epic Wood
- Sire’s Dam: Better Wayz Treehugger GVGV85 (as FF)
- Sire’s Sire: Gardenviewfarm F Epic Legend *B
Rockville Ridge Sweet as Pie - DOB 02/01/24
Barn Name: Sweetie
Image of Sweetie as a 4 month old
Sweetie will one of the first Vader daughters to freshen. I really like what I see so far. Her dam SchotZee had our highest rear udder height and was a deep and very proportionate doe. I hoped to imporove her stature (SchotZee was proportionate, but very short at 18.5″ as 2F) and she had less rear leg angulation. So far, Sweetie appears to have a very high eschutchen and I am happy with her size and rear leg set. Looking forward to seeing her production and how she continues to mature. She will be one of Vader’s first does to freshen.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Rockville Ridge SchotZee 6*M
- Dam’s Dam: Better Wayz Zee 5*M
- Dam’s Sire: Better Wayz Genesis *B
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- Sire: Better Wayz Vader *B
- Sire’s Dam: Better Wayz Izzy 4*M VEEE90
- Sire’s Sire: Amethyst Acres G Zebulen +*B (Elite)
Better Wayz Sheba - DOB 01/16/24
Polled and Moonspots
Image of Sheba as a 5 month old
Sheba is our newest addition from Better Wayz. Our first polled doe, she has dams on both sides with LA scores in the 90’s and is just so well put together! Her sire, Swiss Mister, is out of SG Better Wayz SwissMiss Carabear 3*M VEEE92, Elite & Top Ten! Swiss Mister’s sire is Better Wayz Is A Hunk *B, who is out of SG Better Wayz Isabelle 3*M EEEE92, also Elite & Top Ten! Sheba already has an incredibly wide rump for her age and I am just so excited to have her in the herd and see how she freshens.
Dam
Sire
- Dam: Better Wayz Queenie 1*M VEEE90
- Dam’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Queen Lillian
- Dam’s Sire: Better Wayz Sir Bear *B
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- Sire: Better Swiss Mister *B
- Sire’s Dam: SG Better Wayz Swiss Miss Carabear 3*M VEEE92
- Sire’s Sire: Better Wayz Is A Hunk *B