Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Farmer123]

They also like to pair up with their own kind so you may want to add one more Angora doe so she's not too lonely...

 

[taprock]

A friend clipped this for me from a food magazine on most expensive foods.


For those of you like me who don't know what a Livornese is, Here in America we call them
a Leghorn.

Mine already roam free although no goat milk. Maybe I just need to call them by the French name and then I can sell eggs for $2 an egg.

 

[Stacykins]

Stacykins she is adorable! I've never been inclined to want goats but how can you not love that face. Is she as friendly as she looks?

I am told she is friendly! Sounds like the breeder handles all her babies, because who would want a flighty goat at shearing time? Plus, goats are like dogs with hooves when socialized, my Nigerians LOVE all the attention they can get!

Nice name, and very sweet face. I would love to put my fingers into the coat of an Angora goat to find out what it feels like.

Opa,
Do you have any homemade ideas for an automatic opening/closing door? Have you come across any affordable to make plans perhaps?

Mohair is a wonderful fiber. Kinda magic, almost. Warm in the winter, cooling in the summer. Smooth and almost silky, but still fluffy.

Stacy!!!! She is sooooo cute!!! She looks like she could be very expressive with those ears!

Will she stay small???
Add an angora to my wish list, Santa!!!!

Thanks, I think she is adorable, also! Angora does are usually between 80 and 100 lbs when fully grown. So they're not huge, but they are bigger than the small breeds like pygmies and Nigerian Dwarves.

They also like to pair up with their own kind so you may want to add one more Angora doe so she's not too lonely...

Thanks for all the information! I will have to read those books! And don't worry, I have two Nigerian Dwarf does that she will be pals with. No lonely goaties on this hobby farm! And no cold or wet goats, either. Their shelter is dry and draft free, with clean pine shavings. Often when it is raining the NDs spend the whole day inside, they hate getting wet, I bet Bailey will be the same way.

 

[Elyssia001]

So I learned something today! I always thought a Angora was a type of sheep. Besides being irresistably fluffy, are they solid dairy goats? Or are they primarily used for their er.. wool? (She is incredibly cute!)

Taprock, that article is insane! I've never noticed analmond flavor to a fresh egg before.

 

[ladyrsanti]

So I learned something today! I always thought a Angora was a type of sheep. Besides being irresistably fluffy, are they solid dairy goats? Or are they primarily used for their er.. wool? (She is incredibly cute!)

Taprock, that article is insane! I've never noticed analmond flavor to a fresh egg before.

I've always been confused by angora too because I've always thought it was a rabbit. But it turns out there are Angora goats AND angora rabbits. But angora fiber is only from the rabbits. Mohair is from the goat.

 

[NovaAman]

So I learned something today! I always thought a Angora was a type of sheep. Besides being irresistably fluffy, are they solid dairy goats? Or are they primarily used for their er.. wool? (She is incredibly cute!)

Taprock, that article is insane! I've never noticed analmond flavor to a fresh egg before.

I am thinking, need to buy goat milk, and start feeding it to the girls, find out their italian names... then start selling at outrageous prices! Oh, I could afford to buy a real farm then! LOL

 

[Stacykins]

So I learned something today! I always thought a Angora was a type of sheep. Besides being irresistably fluffy, are they solid dairy goats? Or are they primarily used for their er.. wool? (She is incredibly cute!)

Taprock, that article is insane! I've never noticed analmond flavor to a fresh egg before.

The Angora goats are used for their fiber, which is called mohair. Mohair has been used since ancient times, dating back to prehistory. For good reason, since it is has such nice qualities, such as the sheen and warmth. I am going to try and milk her, when she freshens. But since Angoras aren't bred for milk production, they won't produce as much for as long as a dairy breed.

I've always been confused by angora too because I've always thought it was a rabbit. But it turns out there are Angora goats AND angora rabbits. But angora fiber is only from the rabbits. Mohair is from the goat.

Yeppers! Mohair is the goat product and angora wool is the bunny product. Since they both originated from the region of Turkey previously known as Angora, they share the same breed name.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

So you plan on breeding her Stacy?
I think it would be funny to mix an angora with a pygmy...They would look like shihtzus! LOL

 

[chicken grandma]

I like it so it is not going anywhere! I was just wodering if I could have a real treasure!
I found that Hefners closed in 1991... so it is at least that old.

BYFM - I really like that! I think that is super! Who is the artist??

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

BYFM - I really like that! I think that is super! Who is the artist??

I believe it says John Avtuel.
I couldn't find anything about him though