FEMALE
- Nickname Blackberry's BE Flourite
- Date of Birth Feb 25, 2024
- Color Blue Roan
- Mother CA Blackberry's CV Dinah
- Father Blackberry's BQ Encore *B
- MDGA XN22101
Blackberry’s BE Flourite
Breed: Mini Nubian, 1st Gen
Date of Birth: 02-25-2024
Percentage: 82.42% Nubian / 17.58% Nigerian
Traits: Blue Roan
🐐 About Flo
Flourite—affectionately known as Flo—comes to us from the esteemed CA Blackberry herd in California, and we are thrilled to incorporate more of their exceptional genetics into our program. Her pedigree is absolutely stacked, featuring numerous 90+ ADGA appraisal scores on the dam’s side, a testament to generations of structural excellence and productivity.
On the Mini Nubian side, Flo’s lineage includes Blackberry’s Snowflake Obsidian, a powerhouse doe and daughter of the legendary VMCH Blackberry’s Moon Man ++*B and the herd queen herself, Paradise Blackberry. With such a foundation behind her, Flo is a perfect blend of beauty, strength, and proven genetics.
🏆 Show Highlights
May 2025 – North Texas Tango – Judge: Jake Bradford
🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Junior Doe
June 2025 – Gulf Coast Swing – Judge: Kelly Martin🥇 Grand Champion Mini Nubian Junior Doe
Summer 2025 – MDGA Virtual Show – Judge: Anna LaBarbera
🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Junior Doe
💬 “I’m selecting the 2nd place senior yearling as the Reserve Champion Mini Nubian. She is the most similar to the champion of the day in terms of length of body, body capacity, levelness over her back and rump, and strength of feet and legs. She is very deserving of her reserve champion title, and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to seeing her and the champion as milking does in the future.”
Summer 2025 – MDGA Virtual Show – Judge: Arika Zeiter
🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Junior Doe
💬 “Our Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian is our Sr Yearling. She also has the advantage in General Appearance with a long level topline and rump, smoothness of blending in the front end assembly, tightness at the point of elbow, extension of brisket straightness in the fore legs and great angulation to the rear legs and width between the hocks and chest floor. She also excels in Body Capacity with depth in her barrel. Beautiful doe, Congratulations!!”
September 2025 – West Texas Waltz – Judge: Kelly Martin
🏆 Best of Breed AOM Junior Doe
Flo is already proving herself in the show ring, catching the eye of judges with her balanced conformation and ring presence. These early wins are an exciting start to what we hope will be a long and decorated show career.
🌿 Looking Ahead
With her standout pedigree, elegant build, and early success, we’re eager to see what Flo accomplishes both in the show ring and on the milk stand. She’s a shining example of the quality we’re striving to produce here at Rafter O, and we couldn’t be happier to have her as part of our herd’s future.
Kidding History
Coming soon!
Flourite Kids
Coming soon!
Flourite Pedigree Photos
Health & Screenings
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G6S Normal by Testing
- UC Davis
- 01 Tue Apr
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CAE, CL, Johne's, Q-Fever - Negative
- UBRL
- 03 Fri Jan
Achievements & Titles
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Best of Breed - AOM Junior Doe
- TMM West Texas Waltz
- September 2025
- Kelly Martin
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Reserve Grand Champion - Mini Nubian Junior Doe
- MDGA Summer 2025 Virtual Show
- June 2025
- Anna LaBarbera
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Reserve Grand Champion - Mini Nubian Junior Doe
- MDGA Summer 2025 Virtual Show
- June 2025
- Arika Zeiter
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Reserve Grand Champion - Mini Nubian Junior Doe
- TMM North Texas Tango
- May 2025
- Jake Bradford
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Grand Champion - Mini Nubian Junior Doe
- TMM Gulf Coast Swing
- May 2025
- Kelly Martin