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2008 Fiber Show-Offs for WF
April 20 ............. Open House and Kid Introduction May 2-4 .................... Denver Fiber Fiesta booth and Pickin' Spinnin' Grinnin' workshop May 24 - June 1 ............................ Louisville Tactile and Art Challenge Show 2008
October 4-5 .............................. Taos Wool Festival booth
Welcome to Ruger Paul! Eight does have spent the month of November and part of December with the sweetest looking and smelling young buck in the High Plains. Ruger Paul comes to us from a small handspinner's flock in Wyoming. This will be very exhilarating for the Farm since there have been no goat babies since 2004. Check out the website the end of April for photos of the Kids 2008.
WF had a vendor booth in the 2 foremost wool festivals of the southwest. These were juried selections and great opportunities to display my unique yarns, rovings, and kits. I plan on continuing to enjoy these festivals so add them to your calendars. Be sure to stop by and say HEY! Estes Park Wool Market Middle of June http://www.estesnet.com/Events/woolmarket.htm Taos Wool Festival First full weekend of October
Estes Park Wool Market Workshop by Kathy Artsy Yarn Spinning Friday, June 15, 2007
First Annual Open House January 28, 2007 1:00 - 4:30 PM showcased millspun local yarns, handspuns and yarn kits Watch for the Second Annual Open House next year!
Wynham Farms (aka gotmygoat) enjoys success as a first time vendor at Taos Wool Festival October 7-8, 2006 Wynham Farms Fiber Wins Ribbons at Taos Wool Festival October 1-2, 2005 Pictures and details"Agribusiness"
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You probably notice that I have no new pictures of kids for 2005-2007. We have taken a break from breeding for several reasons. The primary one is that we are 'full up'. Twenty goaties provide us with plenty of fiber and plenty of chores. We have a no-kill facility and take such good care of them that they live long and prosper. The above doe Henny lived to the ripe old age of 15. Also we do not sell our goats to just anyone for just any reason. If you have appropriate fencing and shelter, knowledge of Angora goats plus a sense of responsibility, please contact Kathy or Kelley. |
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I will try to keep up-to-date listings of appropriate mature goats for sale who would make good additions to established flocks or would be good starter goats for new goatherders.The does and wethers are all from the 2002 - 2004 kiddings so you can see them as they were and as they are now.The prices range from $200 - $400. Remember that they are white Angora goats with white backgrounds. In general this means finer fibers than Angora goats which have had color introduced from meat and dairy goats.
Wethers are good additions to a flock for several reasons:
- They are easy to manage and require less feed.
- Their fleeces are very nice since the wethers feed goes to fiber production only and not to reproduction.
- They are good companions for nice bucks.
- They have great personalities in general and amuse us. Laughter is good for a healthy body, right?
