17
06
2008
Little Goats!
Posted by: Diane in Blogging from Down Under, Fibre Animals, Fibre is good for youThere is nothing so cute and exciting (I have decided) than a little goat (actually, newborn baby goats are about the cutest thing in the world but we’ll get to that later). These girls are less than a year old and just arrived (part of a flock of 19) at the farm.
One of them is mine :-D and will be called Daisy when mum has picked her out for me. There will be first fleece in August, and baby goats sometime next year (squee!)
ETA: Kathy Sue asked what kind of goats they are - they’re angoras, which means the fleece we get will be mohair. They’re a great fibre animal, being small and docile, and very prolific - a good return on your investment!
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June 17th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Aww cute, I love goats and would love to have one or more lol..
I love the name Daisy too..
June 17th, 2008 at 11:31 am
*squee* They truly are the cutest goats!
June 17th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Oh I want one too! Love them they are just so cute with all their shaggy hair in their eyes.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Way too cute!! But what kind of goat are they? Or, what kind of fiber do they make? Very soft-looking and long makes it less scratchy, right?
June 25th, 2008 at 4:40 am
Those are beautiful girls! I used to have two nanny Angoras: Knitty and Purl. Purl gave me a wonderfully strong and curly haired buck one spring that I named Mo-Buck. Unfortunately, I had to sell all 3 of them when we moved to the city. :( BUT I still have some of Knitty’s mohair and know a place to get the most beautiful colored mohair! http://www.singingfalls.com.
Thanks for posting about your goat. Please let us know more when you get her.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Oh! They are beautiful. Mohair locks are a lot of fun to dye. When you come to Colorado, we’ll go visit Liz’s goats and spin on the porch while watching the goats play. Oh, I better go tell Liz of this plan.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Look at my future skeins, all babies! They are so cute.