My husband and I are about to close on 9.5 acres. I have always been a goat person however I just discovered angora goats. Can you recommend a good place to educate myself on what to look for in a good starter herd? also, how many would you suggest I start with. I also work full time. Thanks
It goes for $10-30/lb for the unprocessed fleece. Yearlings go for more and the finner and softer the fiber the more valuable. If you check Etsy some stuff goes for pretty much I checked and some doll locks go as high as $30 for oz's. It will go for more if it's processed but once it's off and washed you can build up a stockpile to get through boring times rather than doing crosswords, or doing an iColoring book, or binging Netflix. So even an unprocessed fleece can go for more money than a meat goat will for the whole animal, but with a little work, spinning, knitting weaving you can make bank on a downtime investment
They dont produce enough milk to be a dairy goat, but have been bred with Nigerian dwarf to make nigora goats, which produce both milk and fiber. Angora are for fiber.
It would probably be best to get a saanen or two for milk and sell the hybrids off and use the nanny for milk once the kid is weaned and you'll have a surrogate on the off chance you'd need.
I thought about crossing angora goats with nubians to create a milk fibre goat. Would be practical this nungora goat ir what people wluld call them. Bc there is a pygora a fleshy angora so why not with milk?😁
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I agree with your mom. Could never harvest a critter I had cared for. Hunting is a different story.
Great video! Please create more content... I'm a new sub looking for info on fiber goats. :)
My husband and I are about to close on 9.5 acres. I have always been a goat person however I just discovered angora goats. Can you recommend a good place to educate myself on what to look for in a good starter herd? also, how many would you suggest I start with. I also work full time. Thanks
Is there a good market for the fur? Or is it more beneficial to just spin it and use it yourself?
It goes for $10-30/lb for the unprocessed fleece. Yearlings go for more and the finner and softer the fiber the more valuable. If you check Etsy some stuff goes for pretty much I checked and some doll locks go as high as $30 for oz's. It will go for more if it's processed but once it's off and washed you can build up a stockpile to get through boring times rather than doing crosswords, or doing an iColoring book, or binging Netflix.
So even an unprocessed fleece can go for more money than a meat goat will for the whole animal, but with a little work, spinning, knitting weaving you can make bank on a downtime investment
Could you milk angora goats? I wonder how different the milk would be compared to regular dairy goats. 🤔
They dont produce enough milk to be a dairy goat, but have been bred with Nigerian dwarf to make nigora goats, which produce both milk and fiber. Angora are for fiber.
It would probably be best to get a saanen or two for milk and sell the hybrids off and use the nanny for milk once the kid is weaned and you'll have a surrogate on the off chance you'd need.
How has shearing gone? Please make more videos.
Where you at in Texas? I live in Paris Texas
what is the difference between goat and sheep?
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I thought about crossing angora goats with nubians to create a milk fibre goat. Would be practical this nungora goat ir what people wluld call them. Bc there is a pygora a fleshy angora so why not with milk?😁
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Hello can you provide fine adult mohair wool
You should name one of your goats after your son.
Oh! I so need to do that!!!
I have Azerbaijan red angora
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