CONGRATULATIONS DAVEY ROBINSON !!!!

   This picture was sent to us by the Robinson family of Raleigh, Mississippi. Their son, Davey, purchased this wether during the summer of 2006 while here for the Summer Celebration IV Joint Production Sale. 

   Davey is eleven years old and in the sixth grade. This is his third year to show wethers. His good eye and hard work paid off. His wether was named the Grand Champion Market Wether at the 2006 Mississippi State Fair.  He also won Overall Champion Wether at the South Mississippi State Fair in Laurel, Mississippi with this wether. We would like to congratulate Davey on his accomplishments. 

This wether was bred by MNR Boer Goats of Arp, Texas. He was sired by one of our herd sires.

What a Crew

   This is some of the Arp FFA students and the awards that they won during the East Texas State Fair in the Fall of 2006. Most of these students are learning by doing at the Arp High School Animal Science Demonstration Farm in their Agricultural-Science classes. These students are not as angry as they may look. They have been working hard for the past few days and their smiles are tired.

Junior Champion and Overall Champion Doe

  Lauren Arnold proudly poses with the doe that she exhibited during the East Texas State Fair in September of 2006. This doe won the title of Junior Champion and Overall Champion Full Blood Doe. This doe, 2XL 30V, is one of the kids that we will be showing this year that were produced in a partnership flush between 2XL Boer Goats and Bosque Valley Boer Goats last fall. We are very proud of kids and are looking forward to hauling them this year.

Martine and RRD S941 "Rollin Thunder"

   Martine stands proudly with RRD S941 "Rollin Thunder" who we affectionately call "Trailer Trash". This nick name is not intended to take away from his beauty, natural muscle, capacity, breed character, or outstanding pedigree. It is simply because there was no place for him to call home when we bought him, so he called a 24" trailer his home for a couple of weeks. He was named the Senior Champion Buck and Overall Reserve Champion Buck at the East Texas State Fair in the fall of 2006.

   RRD S941 "Rollin Thunder" is a full brother to Ennobled RRD Brass Shot. We will be using this buck with many of our does during the fall of '06 breeding season.

Best Pair of Doe Kids

   This pair of doe kids were named Best Pair of Doe Kids during the 2006 East Texas State Fair. Lauren and Martine are shown here with Tim Whatley, the judge. The two does that were used in this pair were 2XL 28V and 2XL 30V. Both of these does were produced in the partnership flush between 2XL and Bosque Valley.

Best Pair of Buck Kids

   Justin and Blaine are pictured here with the judge and the Best Pair of Buck Kids at the East Texas State Fair. 2XL 27V and 2XL 31V are sons of RRD "Magnum's Recoil". These are both kids that were produced by the partnership flush between 2XL and Bosque Valley Boer Goats.

Best Pair of Full Blood Kids

   Justin and Blaine are pictured here with 2XL 28V and 2XL 31V. This set of kids were named the Best Pair of Full Blood Kids at the 2006 East Texas State Fair. Both of these kids were produced in the partnership flush between 2XL Boer Goats and Bosque Valley Boer Goats.

Home Sweet Home

   After accidentally selling my home and having to be moved  within ten days, I had to have a place to call home.  After buying the land that would one day be the new and improved 2XL Boer Goat Farm, we moved this  40 year old building onto the new land. This building was my grandmother's beauty shop for years, and then used for storage by my parents.  We started remodeling this building to be used as my temporary house. It is our intention to use it as an office or guest house when the new house is complete. Because the interior of this 12'X26" building was divided into a living area and a bedroom, it is affectionately referred to as the "Two Holer".   

This is the "Two Holer" Today

   After being completely stripped and remodeled, this is the "Two Holer" today. It has made a great temporary house. We have remodeled the interior and covered the outside and roof to match our new all metal home when it is complete. Don't laugh... you may have the opportunity to stay here sometimes when you are in the area.

Finally.... Work on the house has begun

   After almost a year of building fences, building sheds, building a pond, and remodeling the "Two Holer", we started on the new house. Notice that the once again the goat's needs came before the human needs. Go figure!!! This is a picture of the concrete truck that started pouring my slab at  6:00AM on a Saturday morning. Did I fail to mention that this slab  is just outside my bedroom window???

The Front of the New House

   This is a picture of the front of the new house. Notice that it is almost finished. It is dried in and ready for the interior work to begin. We are a long way from finished, but we are so much closer than we were this time last year. The "Two Holer" is conveniently located just to the left of this picture. Notice that we have a big front porch to welcome all of our friends and guests to the new and improved 2XL.

The Back of the New House

   This is a picture of the back of the new house. Notice that we have a back porch to sit and talk goats. The back porch will have plenty of chairs and ceiling fans. This is one place that we plan to spend time with out friends and guests. If you are ever in the neighborhood, please feel free to stop in and visit.

The View From the Back Porch

   This is the pond that we had dug after buying the land. This is the view that we have from the back porch. We will be able to sit and see the goats on the hillside on the other side of the pond. The pond has been stocked with channel catfish and they have grown over the past year. We look forward to sitting on the back porch and visiting with our friends and guests here at 2XL in the near future. We are hoping to be in the new house before the Fall Sale-A-Bration III Joint Production Sale in November, but who knows?

Smith County Class Winner

   This wether was bred by 2XL Boer Goats and was shown by a member of Arp FFA in the 2005 Smith County Junior Livestock Show and Exhibition. This wether won his class in the show and was selected to sell third in the Smith County Sale of Champions order right behind the Reserve Champion.

Smith County Class Winner

   This is another class winner from the 2005 Smith County Junior Livestock Show and Exhibition that was bred by 2XL Boer Goats. Arp FFA and wethers bred by 2XL Boer goats won three out of seven classes at this show.

Smith County Class Winner

   That is right... three out of seven class winners in the 2005 Smith County Junior Livestock Show and Exhibition were bred by 2XL Boer Goats and exhibited by Arp FFA members. This is another class winner from that show.

Thanks Arp FFA Booster Club

   This is a picture of the livestock trailer that was purchased and donated by the Arp FFA Booster Club. The Booster Club has concession stands and other fund raisers to raise money during the year to help support some of our activities.

Arp High School Experimental Farm

   In the fall of 2002, the Arp ISD Board of Trustees set aside this land to be used by the Agricultural Science Department as an Experimental Farm. The students and volunteers from the community have fenced it in and built sheds and pens on it over the last year.

Another Picture of the Farm

   This is another picture of the farm. At this time, we are running on donations from area people and some of our friends that we have met on the show road. We hope on day to be able to breed and sell enough goats to support ourselves.

Thank You Arp ISD Board of Trustees

   In the spring of 2003, the Arp ISD Board of Trustees voted to build this pavillion at the experimental farm. We are able to use it to host our workshops and other activities that the Arp Agricultural Science Department sponsors.

THANKS RENA LYNCH!!!!

   At the 2003 State Fair of Texas, Rena Lynch asked how we funded our Animal Science Department's Experimental Farm. We told her that it was running on donations this year, but we hoped to be self supportive in a couple of years. She offered to donate a set of percentage does. This is five of the ten does that Rena donated to the Arp High School Animal Science Department. We are looking forward to breeding them this spring and raising our own show string.

The First Kid

   This is the first doeling that was kidded at the experimental farm. Her dam was donated to us by DJ and Karen Bartley of  DJK Boers of Tatum, Texas. She was kidded in November of 2003.

More Rena Does

   These are two more of the does that were donated to us by Rena Lynch. We are so pleased with these percentage does. They are all beautiful long bodied does that we are sure will produce an outstanding set of kids for our Animal Science Department.

Worming Does

   All of the does at the experimental farm are wormed monthly and vaccinated annually. Blake and Patrick are worming one of the does that Rena Lynch donated to us. Not only do our students learn to manage a herd of goats, but the learn responsibility, budgeting, math, estimating weights, selection of goats, and they have fun doing it. Can you tell that these two are having a ball?

The Work Never Ends

   Blake and Patrick are worming another of our new does before she is turned out into the pasture. We had to worm goats on one of the coldest days of the year. Don't let the t-shirt fool you. Patrick is freezing. Our students learn the cold hard facts about managing goats in this class. We gotta do what we gotta do when it needs to be done.

#35 and Her Little Surprise

   At the school farm we put all of our does in pens for the night. This doe hid behind a round bale of hay with a guilty look on her face and refused to come in. When we went to persuade her, we found this little surprise. She is a beautiful little doeling and we are proud to have her. THANKS RENA!!!!!

Mother and Kid are Fine

   This is another picture of the doe that surprised us with her little secret. Both the doe and the doeling are fine. We were surprised and happy to have this new addition to our herd of percentage does. Who would have thought it?

Blake watches Showmanship 101 at the State Fair of Texas

   While the others were getting last minute showmanship tips from Rena and Tim, Blake watched from a distance. They all learned from the experience and had a great time too.

Splatter, Kristen, and Amber in the Winner's Circle

   Splatter was named the Reserve Champion Doe at the 2004 East Texas State Fair. It was a long day for all three of the girls, but it was well worth it.

   Amber and Dixie make a lap around the show ring at the 2004 East Texas State Fair. This was the first show for both of them and they lived to tell about it.

   Blake is all business at the State Fair of Texas, but Saphire is checking everything out. Saphire could care less about the show ring, she is busy looking at all of the sites. Saphire did place second in a large class at this show.

Now get still and stop that sniffing.

   Tyler was more interested in sniffing the air at the State Fair of Texas than he was in the idea of showing. Blake tries to keep his attention while showing. Our friend, Rebecca Norris, is also doing a fine job of exhibiting her buck in this class.

   Kristen gets last minute tips from Tim at the State Fair of Texas. The students from Arp High School Animal Science Showteam were lucky enough to get to work with some wonderful goats the night before the show and brush up on their showmanship skills.

   MD Shirley has asked Kristen to turn Splatter loose and let her move freely about the show ring. Kristen is wondering who will be responsible for catching Splatter if she really has to turn her loose. Splatter says, "you heard the man turn me loose".

   While at the State Fair of Texas, Rena Lynch was nice enough to put her doe through the torture of a showmanship class. This doe knew more about showing than the Arp High School Animal Science Showteam.

  Tim and one of the beautiful does that we watched show at The Sate Fair Of Texas. The Arp  High School Animal Science Show Team had a ball at the show and learned while having fun. We had a showmanship class and a clipping class while there. Thanks, Tim for all of your help at the show.

   Rena leads another doe into the Winners' Circle at 2004 The State Fair Of Texas. This beautiful doe is one that we watched Rena Lynch fit and show at Dallas. The Arp High School Animal Science Show Team enjoys learning from others everywhere we go. We have met many great exhibitors and seen many beautiful goats at all of the shows. We enjoy taking it from the classroom to the show ring. Thanks, Rena for everything.

   This outstanding young black and white paint buck is a son of "Cody" and our black doe "Miss Priss". He was the high selling buck in the First Annual "Celebrate Summer" Joint Production Sale. He was purchased by Mr. J.T. Ward of Jacksonville, Texas.