Colored Angora Goats
Breeding angora goats for color is a newer venture in goat keeping. For centuries, goats with colored fleeces were culled, as white was desirable for dyeing. Handspinners like to use the naturally colored fleeces to make beautiful yarns. They are a medium sized goat with docile, friendly personalities.
We have a small flock of colored angoras. Most are gray/black and we would like to add a reverse badger buck soon. We have a gorgeous red buck to add some red to the flock. Feel free to contact us if you have a great quality reverse badger buck available.
I am a member of CAGBA, and currently the North Central Regional Director for the association. I am also a member of Spinners Flock, a fiber and spinning organization in Michigan.
Links
Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association
Nemai 2/8/04
This is our Angora wether. He is a faded red roan, mostly white with a sprinkling of red.
2004 Chelsea fair: 2nd place showmanship & pet wether .
2005 4H 3rd place showmanship & pet wether. Chelsea fair: 1st place showmanship.
2006 MFF: 2nd place showmanship. Chelsea fair: 1st place showmanship, 1st place pet wether.
2007: MFF 1st place showmanship. Chelsea fair 2nd place showmanship.
Nemai
Nemai spent a few weeks in the house when he first arrived here, with Fifi, before they went outside. He was a bottle baby, and is still very friendly and a great showmanship goat.
Nemai made the local newspaper in 2006 after winning the pet wether class with my daughter at Chelsea Community Fair.
2008: MFF 1st place showmanship. Chelsea fair 2nd place showmanship. 4H 3rd place pet wether.
MGH Nessie
4/2008 Dam Roni: Sire Hill 5023
Nessie is a CAGBA registered doeling with a red tipped gray fleece that is dense, full of luster and nicely curled. She has pretty frosted ears and nose like her dam.
Hill Shepherd 4115
3/1/2007 Dam Hill Bombay; Sire: Hill5037
4115 (or Rory as we call him) is a really nice structurally correct buck with a beautiful, tightly curled reddish fleece. He has excellent coverage and is a great choice for our Herdsire. CAGBA registered.
2008: MFF 1st place colored yearling buck
MacGregor Hollow Mairead
5/ /07 Dam: Roni Sire: ISF Jabez
Mairead is gray with a sprinkling of red and has frosted ears and nose just like Roni. She has a very lustrous, pretty fleece. CAGBA registered.
2008: MFF 2nd place colored angora yearling doe (behind Keely).
Mairead will be bred to Hill4115 for 2009 kids
Indian Springs Roni
2/10/04
Roni is a beautiful doe with wonderful conformation, her fleece is a lustrous silver gray. She has good coverage and a fine fleece with lots of luster. Her nose and ears are lightly frosted. CAGBA registered.
Roni will be bred to Hill4115 for 2009 kids
MacGregor Hollow Black Star
4/10/05 Sire: LHF Aiden Dam: LHF Starlette
Blackie is a gray doe with a curly, soft fleece. She has marbled blue eyes. She is a shy girl, but will come for carrots. CAGBA registered.
2006 MFF 1st place angora yearling doe. 2nd place colored yearling fleece. 4H: 1st place yearling doe, Reserve champion angora
Blackie will be bred to Rory (HILL4115) for 2009 kids
MacGregor Hollow Sinead
5/1/06 Dam: Blackie Sire: CHF Terrance
Sinead is a gray doe with a beautiful, dense fleece. She has marbled blue eyes. She has excellent coverage. CAGBA registered.
2007: Michigan Fiber Fest Grand Champion Colored Angora Doe and 1st place colored angora yearling doe
2008: MFF Reserve Champion Colored Angora Doe and 1st place adult doe.
MacGregor Hollow Keely
5/07 Dam: Blackie Sire: CHF Terrance
Keely is a beautiful doeling with a dense curly gray fleece and marbled blue eyes. She looks just like her big sister Sinead. She loves carrots as much as her mom. CAGBA registered.
2008: MFF Grand Champion Colored Doe and 1st place colored yearling doe.
Keely will be bred to a Persimmon Tree Buck for 2009 kids
MGH Bo-Peep
4/2008 Dam Raven: Sire SpeckFarm Brock
Bo-Peep is a second generation angora/fainter cross 3/4 angora and 1/4 fainter. We are trying to add some of the fainter hardiness into our colored angora line. She has awesome coverage, lock structure and length for an F2. She is a white color factor and we will be evaluating her as she grows for kemp and other fleece factors.
Blackie and Nathaniel the Blue winning Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion at the 4H Fair 2005
This picture of Nathaniel the Blue and Starlette at our 4H fair won Best of Show at Michigan Fiber Fest and 2nd place at Chelsea Community Fair 2005.