I once read that chickens are the gateway animal for urban farmers. Well in our case that is true. What started out as just a couple of chickens has turned into nine chickens, one rabbit, and two goats. It has been quite an adventure over the past year.
Meet the Goats
Chloe and Sophie are Pygora goat does. They are a cross of Angora/Pygmy/Cashmere. I bought them for their fiber, they have very soft fiber that makes beautiful yarn. I am still learning a lot about fiber and I believe that Sophie has more mohair type fiber and Chloe has more cashmere fiber. I sheared them at the end of February and am slowly processing their fiber (I wanted to do this myself to have full appreciation of the process). Sophie is my sweet goat, Chloe is my feisty goat. They were very timid when I first got them and it has taken a lot of treats and handling to tame them. I hope to breed Chloe next year.
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Chloe (left) and Sophie (right) |
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Sophie helps clear a spot for their new house |
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One down, one to go |
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Shearing complete |
The original "Goat House," which was declared unfit by the girls, so construction began on a "proper" goat house. (Please excuse the ugly fence, that is the next project)
Chloe and Sophie enjoying the view of the snow from their new goat house.
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The goat/chicken pen on a snowy spring morning |
Meet Benjamin Bunny
I fell in love with Angora fiber this summer and decided that I had to have my own rabbit. So after some searching on craigslist I found my dear Benjamin. It has been a learning process for me and Benny. He has quite the personality and I am working on becoming a rabbit whisperer! He has beautiful fiber and I am looking forward to blending it with the goat fiber. The breeder said his coloring was "blue pearl". Benny will be joining the goats and chickens in the pen once I build his hutch. He currently lives in our sunroom but come summer it will be much too hot for the fuzzy bunny.
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Benjamin Bunny |
The Peeps
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