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KGBA Volunteers Needed!
Hello KGBA Members!!
If you have been an active member since March 1st of this year and are interested in helping the association, please consider volunteering for a board position.
Board members attend monthly board meetings via conference call, take part in various committees and work to promote the Kinder goat in accordance to our bylaws. Specific descriptions of each position can be found at www.kindergoatbreeders.com/bylaws.html
The elected term is 1-3 years, with directors spending an average of 5-10 hours a month managing the affairs of the association. All positions are volunteer and therefor unpaid positions. If interested, please contact us at kindergoatbreeders@gmail.com before September 24th. Please include a short (no more than half-page) bio to be included with ballots when expressing interest in candidacy. Hopefully we will see new faces with new ideas on the upcoming ballots!
Rushing Paperwork
We have had a number of people recently request that their paperwork be rushed for shows or sales. While we try to honor all of these requests and do everything we can to assist our breeders in selling and showing their Kinders, we can’t always do so.
Spring and summer are busy times of year for everyone including the volunteers that handle KGBA paperwork. As an association made up entirely of volunteers, we do not offer rushing paperwork as a service because we cannot always guarantee that we will be able to fill these rush requests. All paperwork goes through a two-step process in order to ensure accuracy, and this process takes time as well as manpower. With our limited volunteer base, things can be delayed by the illness or vacation of one volunteer. This is why we recommend getting paperwork in as soon as possible. If for some reason you do need paperwork rushed, we ask that you contact the KGBA directly PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR PAPERWORK to find out if your request can be filled. Requests are handled on a case by case basis, depending on many factors. Even when we agree to try to return your paperwork quickly, getting things back to you by a specific day is never guaranteed.
Normally, paperwork is processed in the order in which it is received, so asking for things to be rushed inevitably slows down the process for other people’s paperwork. Please keep this in mind and be considerate when making special requests.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Sue Beck
KGBA President
Kinders in the News
Thanks to the efforts of our Secretary, John James, Kinders have made the news again!
John has been working tirelessly to create a youth program for the KGBA. The program will include many fun and educational opportunities for youth members of the association, one being the doe chain described in the article. For more information about the Doe Chain or the Yourh Program in general, please contact John James at fallfirefarm@gmail.com.
http://www.the-review.com/news/20180508/4-h-member-receives-goat-as-part-of-breeding-program
Sanctioned Kinder Goat Shows of 2018
Shows are a great place to meet other breeders, market your goats, pick up goats you have purchased, and learn a lot! Kinder shows always have many great participants that are happy to help new exhibitors, and we often hold free clinics on a broad range of husbandry and healthcare topics. I encourage everyone to attend a show this year – with or without your goats!
The following is a current list of Sanctioned shows for 2018. We will post announcements on additional shows as soon as they are sanctioned. If you have questions about upcoming shows or getting your own show sanctioned, please contact our show director, Kelsee Gibbs, at kelseegibbs@yahoo.com.
Canfield, OH 44406
Star Buck Awards
We have recently had a resurgence of interest and participation by our membership to get their goats on Milk Test! This is great for the breed! It gives owners and breeders, as well as the Association a fantastic look at the hard, verifiable data at the quality and quantity of the milk our Kinders produce. While our hard working girls earn their Stars on their own merit, many people are unaware of how bucks can earn their Stars and Pluses based on Milk Test data. Here are the following rules regarding the awarding of Star and Plus designations, taken from the KGBA DHIR Program;
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A KGBA registered buck shall be entitled to a +B designation if:
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He has three *M daughters from three different dams. All dams must be registered with the KGBA or;
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He has two sons that earned their +B designation.
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A KGBA registered buck shall be entitled to a ++B designation if:
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He has three *M daughters from three different dams. All dams must be registered with the KGBA and;
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He has two sons that earned their +B designation.
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A KGBA registered buck shall be entitled to a *B designation if:
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His dam is a *M doe that has qualified on both milk and butterfat requirements, or a doe that earned her star on a One Day Test AND his sire is a +B, or a *B, or;
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His dam is a *M doe that has qualified on both milk and butterfat requirements, AND his sire’s dam is a *M doe that has qualified on both milk and butterfat requirements. Either the dam or the sire’s dam may have earned her star on a One Day Test, but not both.
Election Results
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