Pygora Goat Shearing

Learn tips from Garden Girl on how to shear your urban livestock.

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Full transcript:
How to Shear a Pygora Goat
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Some people keep goats for many different reasons. Some keep them for meat and some keep them for dairy. I keep my goats for their fiber.

These goats are special goats. They are Pygora goats. Pygoras were bred for the first time in the United States in the 1980s. What they are is a combination of the Pygmy goat and Angora goat.

What you get is a smaller goat that can give you Cashmere type fiber that you can spin into luxurious wool.

A few weeks ago, I have my friend Sam who has raised goats for 10 years. Come over and help me sheer them, take a look.

Exciting!

I am just so excited because I think this is really cool even though it does look kind of grouse and I am picking out duty out of her nails.

I grew up on the East River.

Exactly!

(Sheering Sound)

See we are not showing you so, it is okay.

Look! Truly handspun!

(Laughing)

Duty time.

That sure was a lot of time and I can not wait to start spinning.

So for farmersalmanactv.com, I am Patti the Garden Girl. Thanks for watching!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• urban
• sustainable
• living
• goat
• livestock
• shearing
• pygora

[ericnbre]

How much on average would you earn from shearing a single goat?

[HTCSWEOD]

I thought of you yesterday Patti! We visited a myotonic goat breeder where they are expecting kids soon... some of the parent stock had a cashmere mix fleece... wow was it plush! So, we can't wait to get them and I'll be watching your shearing and carding of the hair... THANK YOU as always Patti, for sharing your tips and practices.... Fred

[GoldenEars69]

But how do they taste? :D

[mrsengeseth]

bet it feels nice to them to get the shearing done, especially in te summery months!

[usmankhan55]

does she noe how to shear goat.

i think shes just a show off but inspiring for some ppl so they can just get started or get them into theses activities

[HTCSWEOD]

Is this an annual shearing? Do you have to groom the goats often to keep their coat in prime condition? My son says, if we get goats, he'll run away. Maybe if he had a spiffy winter hat, he'd change his mind :}