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A sad story involving LaMancha goats

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jul 23

I wrote about LaMancha goats, a breed noted for an almost complete lack of ears. One of the principal goat-breeders that developed the LaMancha was Mrs Eula Fay Frey who lived in Bell, California. Her husband had developed...

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Who's a pretty boy? Clancy is

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Nov 22

My nephew is now breeding angora/mohair goats as well as other breeds. I put up a photo some months back but the goat didn’t have much fleece at the time. In this photo, you can see he has a bit more. This is the buck, Clancy....

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A mohair kid for you to drool over

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Jul 22

My sister and her son have a very successful goat stud. They have a number of different breeds and have just gone back into raising mohair goats. The does have just started to kid and I’ve attached a photo of one of the newborns....

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Angora goats produce mohair; Angora rabbits produce angora

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Mar 22

We went to visit my sister yesterday. She lives with her son on five acres and they have a highly successful goat stud. They have several different breeds and now they have introduced Angora goats into their enterprise. I...

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Angora rabbits & other long-haired breeds

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 5 Mar 13

For a short time, my roommate and I are fostering a large German/French Angora rabbit. She's quite a character, and looks like a huge gray pom-pom with ears. So far she seems to be enjoying the company of people, as well as my...

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Favorite material for clothing...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 25 Jul 09

I love comfortable clothing, and my all around favorite fabric is cotton, the softer the better. Angora or silk feel wonderful to the touch, but once I have it on, angora feels prickly to me and silk almost...

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Natural Hairball Remedy for Cats???

Nykkee @Nykkee (2522) • Canada 4 Apr 08

I have a cat that is angora or at least an angroa mix. He has very long fluffy gray fur. He is a great little cat but he has a problem with puking everyday. Other than this he is fine, he's active and happy and affectionate and...

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