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Kinder Cashmere?
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 21:05
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One of my bucks grew a prodigious undercoat this winter. He's been shedding all month.
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| This is California aka Clark Kent aka Supergoat (Because he's mild mannered & flew cross-country to get here). |
This downy undercoat is indeed called cashmere, although it would be nowhere near the quality of fiber that would come off a true cashmere goat.
I've had goats grow undercoats before, but never like this. The fiber artist in me is fascinated and wants to harvest it! He absolutely does not like a brush but will let me pluck it out until he gets bored and wants to move on.
Unfortunately it's not exactly spinnable quality. It's short, scurffy looking, and has a lot of his black hair mixed in.
It's driving me nuts because I need an updated photo of him but he looks pretty scruffy right now. Not that he cares, but I'm sure it will be cooler once his shedding is all done.
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