But here, first in the wooly bully line up is handsome Cloud. Notice how beautifully his wool is growing in.

Second in the line-up we have Lily, the pretty and shy young lady whose mohair is the loveliest curly, silky texture. I cannot wait to shear her and play with her fleece this Fall.

Third in line, but usually always first, is the matriarch of all the goats, Queen Luna. She is my favored one and will always have a special place in my heart.

And fourth in the wooly bully line up is little Churro lamb, Blanca, who is not as little anymore. She came here so stand-offish and fearful, but now is happy to be petted and given treats by hand, just like everyone else.

And fifth in line is our precious Karakul lambie, Svetlana, who is never far from her pal, Blanca. She has become our cuddle lamb who doesn't mind when any of us snuggle up to her spongy, curly, soft wool.

And what is this little guy doing being included in this wooly bully line up, you ask? (No. Those are not my 'man-hands'. Thankfully, those are John's. He has a soft spot for Pepper, as you can see)

This cutie is our rescue goat, a goat he came to us sort of neglected and over-fed. We were told he was a Boer full-bred...or maybe a cross. Who knows. The lady who sold him to us didn't.
We believe that our cutie Pepper is a Boer mixed with a hair goat, possibly a cashmere, cashgora or angora. He doesn't feel like a typical smooth-coated wiry haired goat. He is super soft, plush and fuzzy. More like a sheep.

And you can see that his fur is possibly being bleached by the sun or just changing color like many sheep or hair goats do. He came here several months ago with jet black fur/wool and it is quickly turning silvery.

Pepper even has some crimp in his 'wool'!

We all love digging our hands into his plush, deep soft fur. It's so thick and soft! If you enlarge the photo, though, you can see that there are tiny siky hairs mixed into the woolier fur. I'm going to try brushing him out and see what I come out with. Maybe it will come out similar to an angora rabbit. We'll see.
6 comments :
Thanks for the cheery photos!! I love your blog...it's inspiring to see your projects grow and change!
Are sheep as hard to fence in as I have heard goats are?
Reading this post makes me want to learn how to knit.
Been meaning to ask you, do you buy your feed at the Hitch N Post? If you do, then you know Mike and Lorraine and Terry, three of my favorite people in the whole wide world.
Nice pictures of the wooly (and not so wooly ones). You must be great with animals to have cuddly sheep! I don't know anyone with cuddly sheep.
libelula,
Thanks for stopping by and leaving some nice comments. I'll be sure to check out your blog, soon, too.
Hi Mell,
Nah! Sheep are easy! hehe Actually, I think it mostly depends upon how much space you give your goats, what breed they are, and what temperament they have. None of my goats try to escape (so far). They all seem to like their current digs. And the sheep just stick together with the 'flock'. Where they go, the sheep go too.
Hey, 7MSN! Awesome of you to stop by and leave a nice comment. You're gonna laugh, I think, but I don't know how to truly knit either! haha
I can knit on a round or straight loom, but not with needles. I think I might just be too uncoordinated! ack.
OMG, Linda!! It is SUCH a SMALL WORLD! Yes, we buy almsot all of our feed at the Hitch N Post. We are always make to feel welcome by Mike, Lorraine or Kit whenever we stop in. They've always remembered our names, knew which feed we needed, asked about our llamas or horse, or goats, and even our kids or our spouse that didn't come along for the feed trip. haha!
In fact, I was just over there today chatting up with Mike, showing him pics of my new Henry Miller Saddle and asking for advice, etc.
He's considering being one the Hnery Miller Saddle Distributors, actually.
He knew just who you were and we talked and laughed all about your ranch, pigs, how far from everything you are, how you and Terry worked over at Walkin' in Circles, what a super nice person you are, and all sorts of cool stuff. Mike said he'd been down to your ranch for a clinic once, too. Cool!!!!
So, now I am even more looking forward to meeting you now.
Truly what a small world!
Hi Christy, Thanks for visiting.
I'd like to think I've got some kind of magical powers over our animals, but....No, our cuddly sheep didn't happen overnight. We spend ALOT of time with our animals, handling them.
My daughter basically lives in the barn, and we use the T-Touch techniques on all of our animals. I think it has been so worth it, too.
Thanks for the info on how you worked with the animals. I plan to spend a lot of time with our animals too and I can see how the T touch thing would be a good idea.
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