Rafter O at Cordova Creek - Canyon Lake, Texas

FEMALE

  • Nickname FCH Rafter O Prickly Poppy
  • Date of Birth Feb 23, 2024
  • Mother FCH Rafter O Wild Verbena
  • Father FMCH Blackberry's BQ Frozen Tundra *B
  • MDGA AMN20110

FCH Rafter O Prickly Poppy

Breed: Mini Nubian, 4th GenRafter O Prickly Poppy - Mini Nubian Doe
Date of Birth: 02-23-2024
Percentage: 64.03% Nubian / 35.97% Nigerian
Traits: Two-Tone Chamoisee


🐐 About Poppy

Poppy is a beautiful young doe who represents the very best of our breeding program. She combines the strength of our treasured Clover maternal line with the power and consistency of our outstanding herd sire, Tundra, making her a true genetic goldmine and an elegant, promising package.

Her conformation is a harmonious blend of her dam and granddam, showcasing balance, dairy character, and correctness throughout. From her level topline and strong feet and legs to her feminine head and smoothly blended front end, Poppy displays exactly the kind of structure we aim to reproduce generation after generation.

As a first freshener, Poppy has exceeded even our highest expectations. Her mammary system has proven exceptional, featuring the best foreudder we’ve produced in our herd to date, along with impressive capacity, balance, and overall dairy strength. Those qualities quickly caught the attention of judges in the show ring, where she earned her championship and achieved the remarkable milestone of becoming a Finished Champion as a first freshener.

We’re especially excited about Poppy’s future, not only because of her impressive pedigree but also because she is already demonstrating the traits we value most in a dairy goat: refinement, productivity, structural correctness, and a willing, easygoing temperament. She embodies the next generation of the Clover family legacy, and we believe she has all the tools to become an influential cornerstone of our breeding program for years to come.


🏆 Show Highlights

  • May 2024 – TMM Piney Woods PolkaRafter O Prickly Poppy - Mini Nubian Doe
    • 🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Junior Doe – Judge: Regina Tervo

May 2025 – TMM Hill Country Two-StepRafter O Prickly Poppy - Mini Nubian Doe

    • 🥇 Grand Champion Mini Nubian Junior Doe – Judge: Kelly Martin
    • 🏆 Best in Show Junior Doe (all breeds)

Summer 2025 – MDGA Virtual Show
Poppy earns top honors in the Senior Yearling class at the Virtual Show!  In a field of 23 entries, she placed 4th in one ring for her long, level topline, level rump, strong legs, and impressive body capacity, and 8th in the other for her length, substance of bone, and well-sprung ribs. A strong showing that highlights her quality and promise.

May 2026 – North Texas Tango
🥇 Grand Champion Senior Doe – Judge: Kelly Martin

May 2026 – Gulf Coast Swing
🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Senior Doe – Judge: Kimberly Fullen

June 2026 – Piney Woods Polka
🥇 Grand Champion Senior Doe, Best of Breed, Best Udder of Breed – Judge: Kimberly Fullen

Poppy comes from a powerhouse pedigree filled with show wins that are too numerous to count. From both sides of her lineage, her ancestors have consistently excelled in the ring. For a full appreciation of her genetic strength, we invite you to explore the individual accomplishments of each goat in her pedigree—Clover, Verbena, and Tundra—and you’ll quickly see why we’re so excited about Poppy’s future.


🌼 Name Origin

Prickly Poppy is undoubtedly an apt name for this lovely flower. They are easy to grow and attract nectar and pollen-gathering insects. You are almost sure to see a bee of some kind when you look into one of these large, frilly white blooms. Plant Prickly Poppies where you can enjoy them from a distance, as they really are prickly! The foliage is a blue-green color, and the leaves somewhat resemble fresh Swiss chard, with white ribs running down the veins.

Kidding History

Year Doelings Bucklings Kids Sire
2026 1 2 Winnie, Doc, & Kit Haze

Poppy’s Kids

Poppy Pedigree Photos

📸 For photos of Poppy’s lineage, be sure to visit Verbena and Tundra’s pages—her dam and sire—where you can see the beautiful genetics behind this promising young doe.

Health & Screenings

  • CAE, CL, Johne's, Q-Fever - Negative

    • UBRL
    • 03 Fri Jan
  • G6S Normal by Parentage

Achievements & Titles

  • Best of Breed - Senior Doe

    • TMM Piney Woods Polka
    • June 2026
    • Kimberly Fullen
  • Best Udder of Breed

    • TMM Piney Woods Polka
    • June 2026
    • Kimberly Fullen
  • Grand Champion - Senior Doe

    • TMM Piney Woods Polka
    • June 2026
    • Kimberly Fullen
  • Reserve Grand Champion - Senior Doe

    • TMM Gulf Coast Swing
    • May 2026
    • Kimberly Fullen
  • Grand Champion - Senior Doe

    • TMM North Texas Tango
    • May 2026
    • Kelly Martin
  • Grand Champion - Mini Nubian Junior Doe

    • TMM Hill Country Two-Step
    • May 2025
    • Kelly Martin
  • Best in Show - Junior Doe

    • TMM Hill Country Two-Step
    • May 2025
    • Kelly Martin
  • Reserve Grand Champion - Mini Nubian Junior Doe

    • TMM Piney Woods Polka
    • May 2024
    • Regina Tervo