Greta Dise, President
Colleen Reed, President
Tracy Ross, Vice-President
Nina Cooper, Treasurer
Mindy Wilson, Secretary
Pat Harder, Board
Melanie Pitts, Board
Sue Reimann, Board
Cassy Schooling, Board
Amanda Pennington, Board
Vol 25 May 2017 No. 1
Happy Spring to all the wonderful goat folks out there!
I've noticed time is moving faster as I get older. Goats that were just yearlings last year are turning eight years old already and have grandkids in the next pasture over. Here in Virginia, kidding season is mostly done and, with one last wacky snowfall behind us, we are headed into the muddy fields of true springtime. I consider all this unlovely mud just another reminder to check the FAMACHA scores and keep an eye on those pellets when they fall.
The EAGMA board is discussing the fall shows in Berryville (SVFF) and Rhinebeck (NYS&W). Your participation is encouraged. Volunteers are always wanted, so please speak up if you are available to help in either VA or NY. We are also talking about what it might take to bring back the Wooster show for 2018. If you are interested in helping with planning, or want to support the Ohio idea with your participation or sponsorship, please let us know.
The spring newsletter is usually devoted to catch-up news and look-forward notices. Check out the listing of upcoming shows and events. And of course, since this newsletter is for the people, it should be by the people as well. Please send any contributions for content to Amanda for inclusion.
I hope all is well across the EAGMA regions. I hope you have time to snuggle your goats and walk your fields, and that the kids grow up straight and true. I look forward to seeing them as hearty big babies in the fall.
In peace and harmony,
Colleen
EAGMA was founded in 1987 as “VAGMA” (Virginia Angora Goat and Mohair Association) to foster and support, through education and marketing, small Angora goat farming, small mohair-based business, and the acceptance of a non-traditional farm animal.
In 2008, in recognition of the growing diversity of the membership, VAGMA became the Eastern Angora Goat and Mohair Association.
The latest EAGMA 2017 SVFF Show News
The EAGMA Goat Show for 2017 will be at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival at the fairgrounds in Berryville, Virginia on September 22-24, 2017. This show will also be the National Show for the ACAGR registry. Fred Speck from Texas has agreed to judge our show this year. Dr. Speck is a 5th generation angora goat producer. Today, Fred is active as a 4-H leader and is superintendent of the Texas Open Youth Angora Goat Show in Kerrville, Texas. Fred is a well-known Angora goat judge and has judged in Australia, England, Canada, and throughout the US.
The goat show will also have Red Card classes again this year. These classes are an opportunity to show animals that are not fully white, so are disqualified from the white show, but do not exhibit enough color to show well in the colored classes. See the full class description on the website - Goat Entry Form.
The Mohair Fleece show process will be the same as 2016. Fleeces will be entered, judged, and sold (if noted for sale) at the SVFF fleece sale. Fleeces entries are processed in the Arts and Crafts Building on Friday, September 22nd from 10am to 2pm. All fleeces must have their SVFF form (and pay their fee). Each fleece to be judged will also need the EAGMA Fleece ID form (there is no additional fee from EAGMA). Fleeces will be judged Friday at 3pm in the same building.
EAGMA News
The board has decided to waive late fees for membership renewals for 2017 and to change the membership year start date to September in order to align with the submission of Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival entries.
2017 EAGMA Mohair Pool
I have spoken with Steve Haynes at Priour Varga Mohair regarding delivering mohair. He was very helpful in giving suggestions on how best to sort and bag the mohair. First- and he couldn't emphasize this enough- try NOT to bag in plastic. Plastic, especially if it is sealed, will retain moisture which will not only cause mildew and felting, it can actually rot the fleece. Burlap is best The current price for 17x28 burlap sacks at Tractor Supply is 1.19 a bag. If you absolutely have to bag in plastic, there will be a re-bagging fee of 6.00 per bag of theirs that they use. They charge a grading fee of .17 a pound. He recommends letting them grade- the mohair will yield a better price because it is guaranteed to be that grade. If you grade it yourself, the warehouse won't guarantee it and buyers won't pay as much. Besides keeping white, colored, and stained separate (more on that below) you only need to separate adult from kid. Yearling goes with adult.
He suggests always shearing your white goats first, or having a separate area. White brings a better price, and any colored hair/fiber in there will bring that price down, if the buyer doesn't refuse it altogether. He suggests you keep your colored and sell it individually if you have a market. If you absolutely must send it, he will take it, but understand that it could take some time to sell- he has very few buyers that want colored, and it does cost the warehouse insurance money to sit on the fleeces. Colored will often only get the same price as stained. Remove your stained hair from the white and bag it separately.
Recap:
No color in white
No plastic bags if at all possible
Bag kid, adult, and stained separately (yearling goes in adult)
Current prices per lb (subject to change):
Adult- 4.50
Fine Adult- 5.95
Young- 6.50
Kid- 7.00
Stain- 2.55
We think we will be asking .50 lb to haul to the warehouse in an enclosed trailer. We will have a firm price the beginning June. We will be going either last week in June or first week in July. Our interstate route will be 64W to 81S to 40W to 30W. We are willing to stop at rest areas or truck stops along the interstates. If people who live near each other could communicate and coordinate so that we have fewer pick up sites, that would be greatly appreciated. It would probably be a good idea to put your name and phone number in each bag. For our sake, if you could write down how many lbs and how many bags, as well as your name, address, and phone number and have 3 copies of it- one for the warehouse, one for us, and one that you will keep- we will check off each item and sign as proof that we accepted your mohair. I'm sure questions will arise. This will be the first time we have done this, so we're open to any suggestions. My email is puffthemagicrabbit@ - don't hesitate to contact me with questions or advice.
Thanks,
Mindy
Welcome to New Members!
|Polly Holmes | |
|2JP Ranch | |
|Mountain Home, TX 78058 | |
Members & Membership
Did you sell any goats as gifts this year? Gift Memberships are now available for a maximum of one year and may be purchased by a current EAGMA member to give to a non-EAGMA member customer to whom you have sold goats. The cost is $10. At the end of that year, the new member will be encouraged to join for the following year for the usual fee of $25.
A Youth Membership is available for anyone 18 years old and under for an annual cost of $10. Youth Memberships do not have voting rights. The membership form on the web page will be updated soon so that the type of membership can be indicated.
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Raising Angora Goats
Janice Spaulding
(Originally published in )
Although we haven’t had Angora goats for many years, they are still near and dear to my heart. Angoras were the very first goats we purchased 24 years ago!
These ethereal creatures, although work intensive, are so much fun to have around. They are laid back, calm, quiet, gentle, and contrary to popular belief excellent mothers. They are very protective of their young!
One very interesting thing we observed in our Angora goat herd was the use of “baby sitters”. One of our older girls “Lily” always stayed behind will all of the babies while their moms went off to browse. She would just lay and watch all of the little ones run, jump, climb, and make general nuisances of themselves, always with a little smile on her face.
When the moms would get ready to head out, you could hear lots of talking between them and their kids. It would almost seem that they were telling the little ones to stay with “Aunt Lily” and behave themselves. Then the moms would leave, browse and return about a half hour to an hour later. In the meantime, Lily would calmly keep peace and order out of that gaggle of tiny, curly white darlings.
In order to harvest the very best fleeces, though, you must keep after these goats as their hair grows. Mohair fleece grow about one inch of each month! The goats are shorn twice a year, spring and fall. Our rule of thumb was to shear just prior to kidding in the spring and just prior to breeding in the fall. This schedule worked out fantastically for us. The spring shearing would insure removal of hair from around the udder and the teats so that once the kids were born, the little ones could find the teats easily. Close trim around the [pic]butts made for an easy post-partum clean up. By shearing prior to breeding we were assured that the fleece would stay clean during the breeding process. The bucks can be rambunctious sometimes. And, by making sure the boys were shorn, it was less likely they retained the “eau du buck” scent once they had bred all of the girls.
Between shearings, we watched both boys and girls like a hawk making sure that their fleeces stayed clean. To accomplish this required a bit of effort. The girls need to have nicely trimmed back ends so that their urine doesn’t wick into their fleece and ruin it. Urine soaked fleece can also cause some nasty skin problems!
As for the boys, they need to occasionally be sat on their butts and the fleece around their pizzle trimmed close to their skin. Again, urine soaked fleece can cause severe skin problems especially in the heat of summer. When we were novices, I encountered a serious problem from urine soaked fleece. This poor little guy developed some oozing sores that eventually attracted maggots! It took hours to get all of the maggots not only out of the sores but they had also traveled up into his pizzle button. Quarts of peroxide and multiple doses of antibiotics later, he finally recovered, but it was tough going for a while.
Folks have asked me how to clean mohair fleece; the process is similar to the way you would do a wool fleece. No sudden changes in water temperature, no agitating of the fleece, and I highly recommend Dawn Dish Liquid to cut the grease and remove the dirt. The best way to keep lice off your goats and your fleece is to make sure the goats are de-loused immediately after each shearing!
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North American
Angora Goat Shows for 2017
This is the first year I am attempting to compile a list of Angora Goat shows across the USA and Canada. Please send in any events that I missed. Thanks! –ed.
1/15-1/16 – Texas: Texas Open Commercial and Registered Angora Goats at the Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show
2/2-2/18 - Texas: Junior Angora Goat Show at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo – white goats only
6/10-12, 2017 – Montana: Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival
6/15-6-18 – California: Angora Goat Show at the Alameda County Fair
6/22-25 – Oregon: Angora Goat Show at the Black Sheep Gathering – note, all goats must be registered.
6/30-7/1 – Texas: Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association (TAGRA) Show and Sale
7/13-30 – California: Angora Goat Show at the California State Fair
7/30-8/5 – Michigan: Open Class Goat Show at the Monroe County Fair – Angoras are specifically ruled in the catalog, and can compete in the Open Classes, including non-dairy, pack, and cart.
8/1-8/6 – California: Open Angora Goats at the Orange County Fair – goats must be recorded/registered
8/19-8/20 – Iowa: White and Colored Angora Goat Show at the Iowa State Fair
8/18-8/20 – Michigan: Mohair Fiber Goat Shows at the Michigan Fiber Festival
9/22-9/24 – Virginia: Eastern Angora Goat and Mohair Association Show at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival
9/23-9/24 – Oregon: Goat Show at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival
10/10 – Ohio: Dairy/Angora Goat Show at the Fairfield Junior Fair
10/21-22 – New York: 20th annual Northeast Angora Goat Show at the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival
10/27-29 – North Carolina: Angora Goat Show at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (NC)
2017 EAGMA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
Check marks denote farms with colored Angoras. If you see a mistake on this list or have any questions regarding your membership status, contact Nina Cooper, treasurer, nhcooper@
CONNECTICUT
Michele Moskaluk
Baa Baa & Black Sheep
Watertown, CT
(203) 206-0107
info@
FLORIDA
Lorie McCombie
A Fuzzy Farm
11785 E Cove Springs Path
Floral City, FL 34436
(352) 726-7183
afuzzyfarm@
GEORGIA
Karen and Jim Becksteine
Mockingbird Hilltop Farm
840 Pocket Rd.
Braselton, GA 30512
(706) 654-3282
mbhtf@
Tina Evans √
Dry Creek Naturals
160 Pine Bow Road
Taylorsville, GA 30178
(770) 324-4380
mohair@
Dawn and Rick Owens √
The Next Best Thing…
763 Davenport Rd
Braselton, GA 30517
(706) 654-9208
ponder4@
MARYLAND
Lisa & Bill Check
Flying Goat Farm
5241 Bartonsfville Rd
Frederick MD, 21704
(443) 538-8303
goatherd@
Mary & Mark Henderson √
Tree Stump Acres
3720 Danville Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
(301) 372-8614
Peggy Keeney √
Keen Valley Farm
3055 Mayberry Road
Westminster, MD 21158
(410) 346-7009
keeneypd@
Annie Lesch
4643 Wentz Rd
Manchester, Md 21102
410-374-4960
leschan1@
Karen J. Schlossberg √
Avalon Springs Farm
29100 Ridge Road
Mount Airy MD 21771
(443) 277-5670
AvalonSpringsFarm@
Susan & Pat Walsch
5429 Broadway
White Hall, MD 21161
(443) 992-8408
suziwrn@
Kathryn Withers √
The Withers Farm
6401 Woodbine Rd
Woodbine, MD 21797
(410) 795-6070
jmarckathy@
MASSACHUSETTS
Cynthia Herbert & Bob Ramirez
Moonshine Design at Keldaby
12 Heath Road
Colrain, MA 01340
(413) 624-3090
keldaby@
MICHIGAN
Marily Ford
Stack A Rock Ranch
65375 Balk Road
Sturgis, MI 49091
269-651-8230
marilymford@
Melanie Pitts √
MacGregor Hollow Farm
4515 Waters Rd
Ann Arbor MI 48103
734-741-9185
MelaniePitts@
Liz Stout
5767 West 32nd Street
Fremont, MI 49412
231-924-2063
lstout@
MISSOURI
Sue & Eric Reimann √
Alpaca Springs
10250 High Street
Belgrade, MO 63622
573-766-5716
alpacasprings@
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Bonny Collard √
207 Marlow Hill Road
Marlow, NH 03456
603-446-3944
Bonny.collard@
Elaine Driscoll √
Chickadee Haven Farm
Auburn, NH 03032
603-851-1176
chickadeehavenfam@
Facebook: Elaines Mohair Goats
NEW YORK
Lisa Ferguson
Laughing Goat Farm
1485 Mecklenburg Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
baa@
Dan Melamed √
Buckwheat Bridge Angoras
111 Kozlowski Rd.
Elizaville, NY 12523
(518)537-4487
FAX 518-537-6099
slhdem@
Chuck & Lisa Skillman √
Troll Bridge Farm
Arcade, NY 14009
716-560-7493
lisaskillman@
NORTH CAROLINA
Elaina M. Kenyon √
Avillion Farm
4737 Shanklins Dead End Rd
Efland, NC 27243
(919) 563-0439
avillionfarm@
Lori Rose
Rosehill Farm
4315 McIntyre Road
Gibsonville NC 27249
(336)214-0352
larose@triad.
OHIO
Sherri Brazak √
Acorn Ridge Angoras
14532 TWP Rd 13
Brinkhaven, OH 43006
30-377-4086
sbrazak@
Amanda Pennington √
Caravel Angoras
7535 Angola Rd
Holland, OH 43528
(419) 787-9669
caravelangoras@
caravelangoras.
Barbara Vasil
3MBJ Goats
8456 Harris Road
Lodi, OH 44254
Barbaravasil.3mbjgoats@
OKLAHOMA
Emmelita & Alvin Hoskins √
RebelRidge Angora Farm
5402 North Rebel Ridge Road
El Reno, OK 73036
405-919-8423
angoradoes41@
PENNSYLVANIA
Linda Apuzzo
Laughing Wolf Farm
16756 Mt Airy Road
Shrewsbury, PA 17361
Glen Cauffman
Glen Cauffman Farm
545 Centerville Road
Millerstown PA 17062
(717) 580-1416
grc1@psu.edu
William Churchill √
Underhill Farm
1658 West Loop Rd
Hollidaysburg PA 16648
(814) 695-8732
underhillfarm@
Abby Curtis
Centrefield Farmstead
135 Lower Julian Pike
Port Matilda, PA 16870
(814) 234-3900
centrefieldmohair@
Greta Dise √
Persimmon Tree Farm
12901 Pleasant Valley Road
Glen Rock PA 17327-8260
(717) 235-5140
persimmon2@
John Frett √
Pinxterbloom Farm
155 Good Hope Road
Landenberg PA 19350
(610) 274-1508
jfrett@udel.edu
Harry & Susan Graver
7525 Hickory Road
Stewartstown PA, 17363
717-993-5759
suegraver@
Leslie & Ron Orndorff
Tintagel Farm
6512 Blooming Grove Road
Glenville PA 17329-9407
(717) 235-2814
info@
Katrina Updike √
Fluffy U Fiber Farm LLC
1305 Detters Mill Road
Diver PA 17315
(717) 887-2364
fluffyufiberfarm@
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mary (Mea) Stone √
Stony Woods Farm
815 E Gold Street,
McCormick, SC 29835
stonemea@
Facebk: Stony Woods Farm
TENNESSEE
Janet Dale
Locust Mount Enterprises
912 Glendale Road
Jonesborough TN 37659
(423) 753-8662
pudenhead621@
Todd Eastin
On the Mountain
601 Johnson Hollow Road
Shady Valley, TN 37688
(423)739-5077 (h)
(423)291-2517 (c)
eastin@
Allie Goldberg
De Colores Farm
3272 New Hope Road
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 390-3025
decoloresfarm@
TEXAS
Polly Holmes √
2JP Ranch
150 Scenic Drive
Mountain Home, TX 78058
(775) 750-2433
paulineholmes99@
Pat & Tracy Ross √
South Texas Angora Goats
PO Box 197
Harper, TX 78631
830-864-5561
tracy@angoragoat.us
VIRGINIA
Emily Bauer √
Peace Hill Farm
18101 The Glebe Lane
Charles City, VA 23030
susan@
Charles & Adrienne Hall Bodie
Solevento Farm
1002 Still House Drive
Lexington VA 24450
(540) 463-2808
candabodie@
Nina H. Cooper √
Hill & Dale Farm
PO Box 118
Free Union VA 22940
Diana Gulick √
Fairview Farm
5152 Old Auburn Road
Warrenton VA 20187
(540) 347-0546
fairviewfarm@
Pat Harder √
Kid Hollow Farm
PO Box 101
Free Union, VA 22940
(434) 973-8070
kidhollow@
Charlie & Maggie Harris
PO Box 112
Orlean, VA 20128
540-364-2111
540-270-3629
cmharris112@
Larry & Kristina Haas Lawwill
Peavine Hollow Farm, Box 86
Free Union VA 22940
(434) 973-2279
peavinehollow@
Patty Oglebay
193 Blinky’s Rd
New Canton, VA 23123
(434) 964-7445
patriciaoglebay@
Heidi Passino
Dragon Hill Farm
2531 Ruritan Lake Rd.
Scottsville, VA 24590
(434) 989-6541
Heidi@
Robert Phillips √
3689 Ridge Road
Timberville VA 22853
(540) 820-2849/(540) 896-9406
rphillips6664@
Colleen Reed √
Giant Cricket Farm
9424 Mountjoy Road
Marshall VA 20115
(540) 364-4728
giantcricketfarm@
Jessica and Bill Ressler
499 Mont View Lande
Luray, VA 22835
Ashlea499@
Cassidy Schooling √
Greenstone Farms
13320 Taylorstown Rd
Leesburg VA 20176
(703) 431-1539/(540) 822-4873
CassySchooling18@
Mindy Wilson
Puff (the Magic Rabbit)
214 Hanback Road
Gordonsville VA 22942
(540) 222-5760
puffthemagicrabbit@
Joan Yorkey √
Shenanview
777 Wagon Trail Lane
Shenandoah VA 22849
(540) 742-5927/ 652-6633
jyorkey@
EASTERN ANGORA GOAT & MOHAIR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Name ______________________________ Business/Farm Name ____________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________________ State___________ Zip_________________
Phone: Daytime___________________ Evening_____________________ Fax: ______________________
E-Mail: ___________________________________ Website: _______________________________________
New application ____ Renewal ____ Gift____ ($10) Youth ($10) _____
White goats ____ Colored goats ____
[This gift membership is from: ______________________]
Dues are $25.00 per year ($30 late renewal), due prior to July 1 of every year
Free Line-Item Newsletter Advertisements for the Membership - All 4 EAGMA Newsletter Issues
Make check payable to EAGMA
Send form and check to
Nina Cooper, Treasurer, EAGMA
Hill & Dale Farm
P.O. Box 118, Free Union VA 22940
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FROM:
Amanda Pennington, editor
7535 Angola Road
Holland, OH 43528
TO:
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EASTERN ANGORA GOAT & MOHAIR ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
In this issue:
President’s Letter … pg 1
EAGMA 2017 Show … pg 1
Mohair Pool … pg 2
Welcome New Members! … pg 3
Raising Angora Goats … pg 3
Directory of 2017 Events … pg 4
Classifieds … pg 4
Membership Directory … pg 5
Membership Application … pg 9
Classified
These ads are free to members. Send them via any method to the newsletter editor. You may advertise any incidental goat-, fiber-, or farm-related sales.
FOR SALE: Recessive Colored Angora Goats from Persimmon Tree Farm. These goats are show quality from champion bloodlines. Most breeding stock is from CSPN Sharon Chestnutt, Oregon. Doe kids, a few buck kids, yearlings, and adults for sale. Reverse badger, badger, and solid black. Contact Greta Dise 717-235-5140 or persimmon2@
FOR SALE: Bucks and bucklings from Giant Cricket Farm. We have two yearling red bucks for sale who are sweethearts and easy to handle. They come from red does with a recessive black father. Also for sale are two kid bucks, one a reverse badger and one solid dark grey. Both kids are from the recessive/black gene pool. Photos and fleece samples available. Contact Colleen Reed at 703-402-8604 or giantcricketfarm@
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