Maggidan's Minis Farm

Breeder of Quality NPGA Registered Pygmy Goats

The Rainbow Bridge

Inspired By a Norse Legend a Poem By Steve and Diane Bodofsky

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

We've said Good Night, but not Goodbye.  These special goats live on in their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters.

Maggidan's Minis Tzar

2 x Grand Champion
2 x Reserve Grand Champion
Sire:  PGCH Whirlwind Farms No Boundaries
Dam:  PGCH Maggidan's Minis Natalia
DOB:  5/11/01

Tzar was certainly a stellar buck and left a profound mark on our herd.  He was one of the first goats produced on our farm by NATL PGCH WWF No Boundaries, the last son of the legendary NATL PGCH WWF Merlin.  He passed on February 22, 2012.

Doll started her career as one of our top show does when she matured very fast as a youngster, taking her first big ribbon at barely 5 months old.  Of course we were very eager to breed her and she hasn't disappointed us.  Her kids are outstanding.  She passed over on May 29, 2011. 

Diamond was one of the first of my milking pygmies.  She was a flighty, wild gal when she was first introduced to the milking stanchion, but soon we were working as a team.  Later that first season she made a return to the showring with a calmer, trusting easy to handle attitude and quickly won 2 legs.  Diamond crossed the Rainbow Bridge on July 3, 2011

Lynbil Pygmy's Classy Lady II +

Junior and Reserve Grand Champion at the 2000 Florida State Fair
Sire: Lynbil Pygmy's Ike
Dam: Lynbil Pygmy's Classy Lady
Date of Birth: 6/23/98

When we first brought Classy home as a 5 month old kid we hoped she would not be too intimidated by all of the strangers she was joining.  But Classy knew she was destined to be leader one day and walked into the doe barn butting heads and taking names.   After Hebe retired from the throne Classy Lady became the Herd Queen she was meant to be.   When we look out at our herd we can easily see her influence in our best caramel does.  She nearly always gave us at least one caramel each time she has kidded.  Classy left us on March 15, 2011

Zephyr was a favorite on the show circuit.  She was a flashy doe with lots of "look at me" attitude.  She had an easygoing personality if you don't sneak up on her (I suspect she needs glasses or contacts, LOL).  Her structure is quite correct and she is not at all an extreme doe, being very smoothly blended, balanced and proportional.    She crossed the Rainbow Bridge in January 2012.

PGCH Maggidan's Minis Penelope

Sire: Maggidan's Minis Rulon
Dam:  Maggidan's Minis Katydid
DOB:  2/7/06

Penelope has been an eye catcher since she was born and is from our favorite doe line.  She is a powerful but feminine doe with lots of show ring presence and is just getting better and better.  Just look at that topline and her balance and proportion.  She has nice strength of bone, straight well set legs both front and rear and a sweet pygmy type head.  Her first kidding went very easily and she raised the kids (triplets!) by herself.  She finished her PGCH in about 2 months.  Sadly we lost Penelope in October of 2011.

PromisedLand Passion For Purple

Pictured with her 3 week old doeling, Passion Flower, sired by Ike
Dam of GCH Maggidan's Minis Boy Blue, owned by Kathy Williams of Snokist Farm
Sire: PGCH WWF No Boundaries (1998 Natl. Ch. Buck)
Dam: PGCH Laurel Mtn. Cover Girl
Date of Birth: 4/15/99

Passion for Purple went to the Rainbow Bridge in the late fall of 2010.  She was the last of our goats with the PromisedLand herdname.

Charm went to the Rainbow bridge after a short fight with cancer in the late summer of 2010.  She had recently been retired to a friend's farm to lead and care for their small herd of wethers and enjoyed her last days being a herd queen.

RSA Hebe

Dam of PGCH Maggidan's Minis Mr. Goodbar and Maggidan's Minis Bricklin
Sire: PGCH Precious Pygmies Ike (1992 Natl. Ch.)
Dam: RSA Maggie
Date of Birth: 2/11/95

With Hebe's passing on January 13 it was the end of an era on our farm.  She was a founding doe, our first herd queen. She missed her 15th birthday by just one month.  Her legacy goes on in our herd through her son PGCH Mr. Goodbar, and her grand-daughters, Katydid, Phoebe, Margo and Last Little Detail and all of their progeny.  She contributed her unusual brown caramel color, her beautiful pygmy type head, and correct structure.  And there is no doubt she contributed to Goodbar's magnificent beard and coat, look at hers!  She would have earned her "+"  if all of her wether kids had been registered.

Phoebe slipped to the Bridge on New Years Eve 2009-2010.  She was a beautiful nearly show quality doe, except she lacked the "diva" quality to take those top ribbons.  She preferred to stay home and make babies.

Sar-Jim Pygmy's White Rose

Junior and Grand Champion at the 2002 Florida State Fair, Senior and Reserve Grand Champion (2006)
Sire:  Homelea Mr. Goodbar
Dam:  Sar-Jim Pygmy’s Lil Phoenix
DOB:  3/5/00

Rose waltzed to the Rainbow Bridge on November 13, 2009 after a long battle with cancer.  She introduced the "chocolate" color into our herd.  She leaves behind 2 outstanding daughters American Beauty and Sarann.  If we had registered all of Rose's kids she would have easily earned her "+".  She was an awesome show doe right into her old age, taking her last championship ribbon at age 7.

PGCH Maggidan's Minis Mr. Goodbar
 
Sire:2 x GCH Bizzy Acres Cimarron
Dam: RSA Hebe
Date of Birth: 6/5/1998

Goodbar lived his last years in our geriatric unit with his dam Hebe.  He enjoyed hobbling out into the sunshine and  blubbering at the pretty young girls who wander the yard.  He cavorted to the Rainbow Bridge on August 11, 2009 after turning 11 years old.

2 x Reserve Junior Champion (her second time out!)
Maggidan’s Minis Abby

Sire:  KaBills Bad Bob
Dam:  Maggidan’s Minis Passion Flower
DOB:  5/9/06

A promising life cut short when she died during surgery to repair an injury.  Abby joined the herd at the Bridge in the summer of 2008.

NATL PGCH Whirlwind Farms No Boundaries

1998 NPGA National Champion Buck
Sire:  NATL PGCH Whirlwind Farms Merlin (1991 Natl. Ch. Buck)
Dam:  Whirlwind Farms Sophisticated Lady
Date of Birth:  4/10/96

NB passed peacefully to the Rainbow Bridge on December 14, 2006.

PGCH Lynbil Pygmy's Ike

26 Permanent Grand Champions in his 5 Generation Pedigree!
Sire:  PGCH Precious Pygmies Ike (1992 National Ch. Buck)
Dam:  PGCH Creekside Farm Becca Sue
Date of Birth:  5/2/96

Ike went to the Rainbow Bridge on March 22, 2005.  His passing was peaceful.  He lives on in his many kids.

Lily Valley Pygmies Rockne
 
2 x Grand Champion
Sire: Smokey Mountains Winchester 
Dam: M & M Pygmies Nyce
Date of Birth: February 1, 1993

Rockne retired from showing due to a shoulder injury.  We euthanized Rockne in the spring of 2001 due to increasing discomfort from arthritis and his bad shoulder.  He had an incredible impact on the quality of our herd, one daughter is a PGCH another has 2 GCH wins.  Their offspring have consistently done well in the showring.  He is sorely missed.

Maggidan's Minis Bricklin

2 x Reserve Junior Champion
Sire: 2 x GCH Lily Valley Pygmies Rockne 
Dam: RSA Hebe
Date of Birth: 2/21/99

Bricklin struts at  the Bridge since 11/23/06, he was 7 years old when he passed.  Bricklin was wethered in 2005 and lived his last year or so with all the girls.  Here he is hanging out with Sandman our marker buck.  Sandman is 10 years old, when he was about 18 months old we had him vasectomized and made him our marker buck.

Maggidan's Minis Sandman (the white caramel buck pictured above) joined his buddy Bricklin at the Rainbow Bridge on January 31, 2008.  He was born just a few days after Hurricane Fran blew through in September 1996, changing the look of Maggidan's Minis pastures forever.  His sire was Lynbil Pygmy's Crown Royal and his dam was Laurel Mtn. Topaz.  Sandman taught us a lot about how a buck interacts with his herd of does.  In his mind ALL of the kids were his and he was a very proud herdbuck.

PGCH Harper Valley Dakota

Sire: Bizzy Acres Noah  
Dam: Lucky Charms Mighty Sassy
Date of Birth: 3/12/95

Dakota crossed over quietly in the night December 5, 2007.  A rambunctious and fractious buck in his early years, he mellowed to being a fine old gentleman during his many years on our farm.

Lynbil Pygmy's Crown Royal

Reserve Grand Champion, 2 x Junior Champion
Sire:  NATL PGCH Precious Pygmies Ike
Dam:  Lynbil Pygmy's Lady Di
DOB:  4/23/95

We euthanized Royal in 2001 due to arthritis.  He was our first champion buck and a real gentleman.  We are very proud to have owned him.  We only have one daughter, Pavo, but we have a grand-daughter Moonpie.

Maggidan's Minis Candy Man

Senior and Grand Champion
Sire:  PGCH Whirlwind Farms No Boundaries
Dam:  Maggidan's Minis Candy Kisses
DOB: 3/9/03

We lost Candy Man from Urinary Calculi, our first case in 16 years.  We were so proud of him when he won his GCH at the 2005 National Convention.

Redbud Eight Buffy

Grand dam of GCH Maggidan's Minis Candy Man
Sire:  Redbud Eight Dusty
Dam:  Raby's Hillside Acres Sissy
DOB:  10/30/90

Buffy quietly passed away several days after her 16th birthday.

Charm has passed on, leaving us with two outstanding daughters, Whatta Doll and Rockette.

Maggidan's Minis Bailey

Sire:  PGCH Harper Valley Dakota
Dam:  Maggidan's Minis Espresso

Bailey was one of our first Dakota daughters and gave us our second set of quadruplets.

Maggidan's Minis Glory Bound

Sire:  NATL PGCH Whrilwind Farms No Boundaries
Dam:  Laurel Mt. Sapphire

Glory was one of our first No Boundaries does.  She was a bottle baby having been orphaned at birth so she was exceptionally sweet and spoiled.  She gave us our first Bad Bob baby, Sophie, and lives on through her beautiful daughter.

Maggidan's Minis Raindance

Sire:  PGCH Harper Valley Dakota
Dam:  Lynbil Pygmy's Classy Lady II
DOB:  5/1/02

Raindance died suddenly (of a massive abdominal tumor) in March 2007.  She leaves us with Moondance her beautiful daughter.

Lynbil Pygmy's Starr... Born May 2000 and crossed over April 2007

Proverbial Pygmies Rippling Water

Senior and Reserve Grand Champion at the 2002 Florida State Fair
Senior and Grand Champion at the 2003 Florida State Fair
Sire: PGCH WWF Priceless Edition 
Dam: R&R Acres Poker Annie
Date of Birth: 4/6/98

Ripple passed over the Bridge during her last kidding Spring of 2008.  Her daughter Rosa followed her mom a few months later.  They leave Rosa's daughter, Margo to carry on.  We will miss Ripple and Rosa two sweet and wonderful does.

Maggidan's Minis Katydid

Sire:  PGCH Whirlwind Farms No Boundaries
Dam: Maggidan's Minis Firefly
DOB:  3/16/02

Katydid passed over the Bridge shortly before her due date in early summer of 2008.  She leaves a remarkable legacy in her daughters Zephyr, Pansy and Penelope.

Maggidan's Minis Ivan

Junior Champion and Reserve Junior Champion
Sire:  PGCH Lynbil Pygmy's Ike
Dam:  PGCH Maggidan's Minis Natalia
DOB:  7/20/03

Crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on 12/20/08 after a sudden illness.  We'll miss you big boy.