We are breeding Dairy Angora hybrids for a multipurpose goat. One that is good for fleece and milk. We are calling these hybrids Dangora (Dang-gora) goats. We will have more in the spring. All these kids are very cute and we will see what other cute kids come this next year. Any Dairy Angora cross goat can be called a Dangora. Mischief Mischief is our experiment goat. We bred our Alpine doe DD to our Angora buck Slade. She is really cute and friendly. We are trying to breed a goat that will give us fiber and milk at good quantities. Her mom and Grandma gives more the a gallon of milk a day each. So we are hoping to breed her and get more fiber on her future kids. She is getting fuzzy. She will produce a downy coat like cashmere. We love that she has the alpine markings and the color is coming out in her fiber. Dude Dude is related to Mischief he is out of Mischief's Grandma and Slade. He is a brother to Jack. He is another Dangora. He has a different color pattern than Mischief. He also started having fluff. We had to re-home Dude because he is a whether. Jack Jack is related to Mischief he is out of Mischief's Grandma and Slade. He is a brother to Dude. He is another Dangora. He has a different color pattern than Mischief. He also started having fluff. We had to re-home Jack because he is a whether. Lamancha Angora Hybrid Dangora Our Friend Kate bred two of her Lamancha does to Slade. This was one group of kids. They both have some fuzz on there backs and have the typical lamancha ears. They have been re-homed. Our Friend Kate bred two of her Lamancha does to Slade. This was the second group of kids. They both had curly hair when born and had fuzz on there backs and have long angora ears instead of lamancha ears. They have been re-homed.
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Kray
6/26/2016 01:22:11 pm
I was thinking of crossing an alpine doe with an angora buck so that the kids would have spinable fiber. Have you had any success with this type of cross? If so, is the fiber spinable and what is the spinning quality of the kids fiber, more like cashmere, fine wool, or mohair? Thank you very much! - Kray
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Allison
6/27/2016 09:28:10 am
The doe that we had from this cross was sold. But I did keep her first fleece. It was beautiful. We didn't get a lot but what we did get was very soft. Her hair turned out more like a cashmere. She had the alpine color in her fluffy cashmere.
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