Salinas · California · Est. flock 2026
The quiet luxury
of Alpine genetics.
Swiss Alpine genetics. California light. Stud-farm discipline. A fourteen-head Valais Blacknose program built by John & Gen under Monterey Mini Cow Company — not a petting zoo, a stud farm.
14
Valais head
8
Ewes & ewe lambs
3
Rams & ram lambs
3
Source programs
The program
Assembled for structure, markings, and multiplication — not novelty.
Our flock unites three deliberate lines: foundation ewes from Valais Blacknose of Lovers Lane (Fred & Cheryl Hayes, Ohio); a nine-head acquisition from Cashmere Cottontail Farm in Northwest Arkansas — including proven ram Herbaria MegaMan (VBSS#006526); and a young ewe pair from Washington.
Registrations flow through VBSS / VBSANA channels. Scrapie flock tags travel with interstate documentation. Breeding decisions favor full-blood and purebred architecture suitable for AI and long-horizon flock building.
Our Story
2026 Collection
Reserve MegaMan Breeding Straws
Interest list open — not for sale yet
We are preparing a limited 2026 semen collection from Herbaria MegaMan (VBSS#006526). This page is a reservation of interest only. No straws are available for purchase at this time.
- · Registered: VBSS#006526
- · Full blood · Sire Iowa Leonidas · Dam Herberia Highlands Lucky
- · Scrapie flock AR001020
On the ranch
Guardian dogs, palm light, and careful hands.
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