I have 4 goats on the farm now. I received them along with my dear Lorenzo I wrote about in last weeks newsletter. They are all female. They produe cashmere. Cashmere goats in the U.S. are quiet large but my ladies are little, they also seem to have the markings of Nigerian dwarf goats. I usually […]
Cashmere Goat Fur
I went to school yesterday. I know that sounds a bit silly. I went to school to teach 7th-8th grade kids about, making yarn, where fiber comes from, how i do fiber prep, and I even taught them how to spin on a drop spindle. Many people thought the kids would not interested or they […]
Goat care is something I’ve been learning for about the last year. Basic care for fiber goats is not difficult. They need shelter often a 3 wall shelter is enough to make them comfortable. Giving high quality grass hay when pasture is unavailable and a good sweet feed are essential for great coats. You may want […]
Last week was an interesting week. We got a good sized snow storm. My Hubs kept asking me what I was gonna do(the storm took place on my b-day). I’m gonna sit home and knit. There is nothing better to do during a snowstorm anyway. As soon as I tell people I have goats they […]
