Naturally colored and white mohair fleece and mohair roving for spinning and weaving
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Naturally colored and white mohair fleece and mohair roving for spinning and weaving
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The Angora goat originated in the area of Asia Minor that is now Turkey. The Angora dates back prior to early biblical history; mention is made of the use of mohair at the time of Moses. Angora goat fiber — called mohair — became a valuable product in commerce early in the nineteenth century.
Angora stock was distributed to various European countries, with limited commercial success. But when Angoras were taken to South Africa in 1838, mohair production was established in that country. The Union of South Africa is one of the three leading mohair-producing sections in the world and is exceeded in production only by the United States and Turkey. The most valuable characteristic of the Angora as compared to other goats is the value of the mohair that is clipped. The average goat in the U.S. shears approximately 5.3 pounds of mohair per shearing (mohair grows at the rate of 1" per month) and is usually sheared twice a year.
The Angora is very picturesque animal in which both sexes are horned. The bucks usually have a pronounced spiral to the horn, which comes back and away from the head; the horns of mature bucks sometimes reach two or more feet in length The ears are heavy and drooping. The Angora goat is a small animal as compared to sheep, common goats, or milk goats. There is considerable variation in the size of goats, but mature bucks will range from 150 to 225 pounds; does weigh 70 to 110 pounds when mature.
Colored Angora Bucks for Sale |
 Herd Sire Carlie Crest Ontario |
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Dallas -- b. 4/27/98, CGAR B432. Black with light belly. Exceptionally large and well built buckling with tight curl. Dam: Topaz, CAGR D819, silver/red light belly. (Sired by Carlie Crest Ontario--black patterned with velvet black face and ears, New Zealand bloodline, bred by Heather Popper, Ontario, Canada, CAGR B398. Heavily fleeced with excellent curl. Throws kids with intense color ranging from black to red/browns). Gentle and people friendly. Offered at $400. |
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Andor -- b.5/12/99
as a copper with black markings, now silver/brown. Large, well built
yearling with good curl.
Dam: Amber, CAGR
D987, red/brown badger face. Sired by Carlie Crest Ontario (see above).
Gentle with a pleasant, people friendly disposition. Offered at |
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Sebastian:
b.5/7/00. Born copper red with black markings, fleece away from body now beginning to
silver- black with red face and ears after shearing. Out of
Topaz, CAGR doe D819, (silver/red light belly) by
Carlie Crest Ontario (see above). Another big fellow with thick cover and solid
body. Will make an outstanding herd sire. Offered at |
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Magnus: b.5/2/00. Solid body red/apricot color (hard to describe), out of Maria, CAGR doe D991 (red/brown reverse badger face) by CAGR buck B404 Zachie - red/apricot still holding at kid fineness at three years of age. Magnus is exceptionally large and has all the body and fleece attributes of his sire. Offered at $450. |
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Adrian: b. 5/19/00, sold self black out of Springli, CAGR doe D957, by Carlie Crest Ontario (see above). Heavy, curly fleece and solid body with all the attributes of Ontario. Offered $400. |
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Phoenix: b. 5/24/00. Born dark apricot, Phoenix has faded to an almond color with apricot ears and face; heavy, curly fleece. Out of Sylvie, CAGR doe D817 (red/brown badger face), by Zachie CAGR buck B404, a red/apricot still hold at kid fineness at three years of age. Offered at $250 - SOLD |
Colored Angora Wethers for Sale
Hansel --
b. 5/99, silver with black markingsBailey --b. 5/99, another handsome silver fellow
Hector --b. 5/00, beautiful medium gray
Digby -b. 5/00, almost white, has a taupey undertone
Dusty -b. 5/00, almost white with a taupey undertone. Digby's twin
All of our wethers are gentle and people friendly. Offered for sale at $80 each.
Colored Angora Does for Sale
Please contact us for information on colored does offered for sale.2002 colored kids will hit the ground in May. We anticipate 9-12 beautiful kids in browns and blacks, all of which will be offered for sale. Please contact us for information.
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Heidi - b. 5/3/00, out of Hesper by Dallas; a lovely brown doeling with tight curl. Heidi is going to be an outstanding doe and it would be nice to see her go with her dam and we would include her twin (gray buckling -now wether - Hector). Offered at $400. |
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Anwyn - b. 5/19/00, out of Springli - an exceptional dark champagne doe - and Ontario. Anwyn is a dark apricot with tight curl and is going to be a big girl like her dam. Offered at $450. |
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Hertha - b. 5/3/99, out of Jappa - a reverse badger face black - by Carlie Crest Ontario. Hertha is a black frosted reverse badger face with excellent tight curl. She has all the attributes of her dam and sire and will be of breeding age this Fall. Offered at $350. |
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Bo - b. 5/93, she is a reverse badger face gray; a big girl with wavy type fleece. She throws big kids and we have bred her to Ontario and that cross has produced tight curl. Although a more mature doe, she still has many good years and kids going for her. Offered at $300. |
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Topaz - b. 5/94, a big girl, silver/red brown, and throws big kids like herself. Usually twins. I never thought I would be offering her for sale and am only doing so now because we need to reduce our herd. Offered at $350. |
Mandy
- b. 5/6/99, a white doeling out of registered whites Maia (of Silver Lace line genetics) by Bojangles. Full bodied with good feet. Dense, tightly curled fleece and will be of breeding age this Fall. Offered at $200.Kara
- b. 5/12/99, a white doeling out of registered whites Kiko by Bojangles. Bull bodied with good feet. Also a dense, tightly curled fleece and will also be of breeding age this Fall. Offered at $200.| Sired by Bojangles -- AAGBA 646194 out of Texas Schmidt line. Dense tightly curled fleece all the way down to his hooves. Shears 10-12 lbs per year. Throws outstanding kids. |
Zephyr -- b. 4/24/98, AAGBA registered. Dense cover with tight curl. Dam: Fancy, AAGBA 637180. $175.
Baxter -- b. 5/02/98, AAGBA registered. Dense cover with tight curl. Dam: Minit, AAGBA 623046. $175.
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